Remez, a Hebrew word meaning “hint” or “clue,” is a teaching and communication technique used by Jewish rabbis and teachers for at least the last 2,000 years. It is used in at least three forms—spoken, written and action or acted-out. This technique is used hundreds of times in the Gospels by all four Gospel writers, John the Baptizer, Jesus Christ and God the Father. When we grasp the concept and how it was used, it explains a number of puzzling passages in the Gospels and gives us deeper understanding of the messages recorded there for us.

Scott Ashley

United Church of God Pastor, Beyond Today Managing Editor

Scott Ashley is managing editor of Beyond Today magazine, United Church of God booklets and its printed Bible Study Course. He and his wife, Connie, live in Arvada, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. He also pastors congregations in Denver, Colorado Springs and Frisco, Colorado.
Mr. Ashley attended Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas, graduating in 1976 with a theology major and minors in journalism and speech. It was there that he first became interested in publishing, an industry in which he has worked for more than 40 years.