The Book of Ezekiel: The Rabbis’ Nightmare Paid Members Public
It is typical for anti-Christian rabbis to cite the following passage from Ezekiel to prove that the Messiah will be a mere human figure who himself will be in need of atoning sacrifices for the purification of his own sins: “On the fourteenth day of the first month you are
Discrepancies Between the Sacrifices in Ezekiel and the Torah Paid Members Public
The following is uploaded from this article: The Discrepancies between the Sacrifices in Ezekiel and the Torah - TheTorah.com. The laws of holiday sacrifices in Ezekiel 45–46 contradict the laws in Numbers 28–29. The problems are so significant that some Talmudic sages thought it would be best
Codex Sinaiticus & 2 Peter 1:1 Paid Members Public
Codex Sinaiticus (a supposed 4th century AD Greek manuscript of the Holy Bible) contains an interesting variant in 2 Peter 1:1. Instead of using the abbreviation (which scholars call nomina sacra) for "God" (ΘΥ – Theou), it has the word "Lord" (ΚΥ – Kyriou), which changes the
Jesus Christ: The Being Who Eternally Is Paid Members Public
Ben Sirach asked the question as to who has been able to see God so as to describe him: “Because of him his messenger finds the way, and by his word all things hold together… Who has seen him and can describe him? Or who can extol him as he
The High Priest’s Atoning Death Paid Members Public
According to the Torah, if a person accidentally, unintentionally kills another s/he is allowed to flee from the avenger of blood to a designated place called a city of refuge. The individual is to remain there until the death of the high priest, since his death absolves the person
Judaism Agrees: The Righteous Save the World Paid Members Public
It may come as a surprise to learn that rabbinic Judaism teaches that God saves mankind by ordaining that the righteous suffer for the sins of the world as an atonement. Here’s what the 18th century Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto wrote in this respect: [8] Besides this, there is
The Atoning Blood of Isaac Paid Members Public
Remarkably, there is a tradition within Judaism, which claims that Isaac was actually killed/slaughtered and then raised back to life. There are also traditions that even go as far as to connect Isaac’s willingness to be bound and slaughtered with atonement for sins. For instance, the belief that
Judaism’s Dying & Rising Messiah Paid Members Public
Rabbinic Judaism posits the appearance of two Messiahs, one of whom will be killed for the sins of Israel in order to make atonement for them. Rabbinic tradition calls him the Messiah Son of Joseph. The other messiah is the Son of David who comes and resurrects the slain Messiah.