9th Century Assyrian Bishop, Psalm 110:1 & God's Name Paid Members Public
In this post I quote the commentary of Mar Ishodad of Merv (Mari Ishoʿdaḏ Maruzaya), who was the bishop of Hdatta (circa 850 AD), which is near current-day Mosul, Iraq. Ishodad is considered a very important and prominent theologian of the Assyrian Church of the East, who wrote some very
Rabbi David Kimchi (RaDaK) & Messiah Paid Members Public
David Kimchi, also known as RaDaK, was a medieval rabbinic commentator and philosopher who lived from 1160–1235 AD. In this post I will quote from his commentary in regards to a few OT texts that are either Messianic or have a direct bearing on Christian exegesis of OT verses,
Muhammad’s Gay Companions Paid Members Public
The narrations cited here are taken from the following YT video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psr1AR0KvO4). All emphasis will be mine. https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&tTafsirNo=4&tSoraNo=93&tAyahNo=6&tDisplay=yes&LanguageId=1 Tafsir Quran, Surah Ad-Duhaa
Bible Error: How Old was Ahaziah? Paid Members Public
The late Dr. Gleason L. Archer addressed the issue of Ahaziah’s reign and age, since 2 Kings. 8:26 states he was 22 whereas 2 Chronicles 22:2 states he was 42. When did Ahaziah ben Jehoram become king? 2 Kings 8:25 says that Ahaziah son of Jehoram
Ambrose, Augustine, Peter of Lombard on Gen. 1:26 Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite the works of three intellectual and spiritual giants of the Faith to show how they interpreted Genesis 1:26-27, particularly verse, where God uses plural pronouns when speaking of making man in the image and likeness of God. The readers will see that these
St. Athanasius & Messianic Prophecies Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation of the Word. This great Trinitarian defender and Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt appealed to Messianic prophecies to prove that Jesus is the Christ and the Lord God whom the prophets foretold would come in the flesh and
St. Augustine, Phil. 3:3, the Spirit & Latreuo Paid Members Public
The following citation comes from St. Augustine's On the Trinity, Book 1.. The blessed Augustine quotes Philippians 3:3 to prove that the Holy Spirit is given latreuo, which is the worship giveN to God alone. All emphasis will be mine. 13. Similar evidence has been collected also
MarYa Jesus: Aramaic Bible & Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
The Aramaic Bible, commonly referred to as the Peshitta, employs a unique word MarYah, which some authorities believe is a compound phrase consisting of Aramaic Mar (“Lord”) and the shortened form of the Tetragrammaton or the divine name yod-heh-vav-heh, namely, Yah. If this is so then the term literally means