Muhammad's Suicidal Attempts Revisited Paid Members Public
In this post I revisit Muhammad’s encounter with the spirit who psychologically violated and demoralized him. The spirit had so traumatized Muhammad that he repeatedly tried to kill himself because of it. The citations that I will be quoting are all taken from Volume 1 of Ibn Kathir’s
Rabbis on Bethlehem as the Messiah’s Residence Paid Members Public
I quote here Eikhah Rabbah 1:51, The Sefaria Midrash Rabbah, 2022, for the express purpose of showing that even the rabbis acknowledged that Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. What makes this rabbinic source all the more relevant is that it ascribes to the Messiah the following OT passages:
All Creation Obeys the Messiah Paid Members Public
Among the discovery of the Dead Scrolls in 1947, a fragment was found in cave 4 called 4Q521, and named "Messianic Apocalypse" or "Resurrection Fragment." It has been dated around the 1st to 2nd century BC. This fragment is interesting in that it describes the heavens
Gospel of Q Confirms: Jesus is God! Paid Members Public
The Q Gospel is a hypothetical sayings Gospel, which scholars have reconstructed from the material found in Matthew and Luke. These scholars theorize that since Matthew and Luke include some of the same sayings of Jesus not found in Mark, they must have used a common source. The scholars have
Pistis = Faithfulness Paid Members Public
Here is how A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (commonly referred to as BDAG) defines the Greek word employed within the writings of the New Testament: πίστις, εως, ἡ ⟦pístis⟧ (Hes., Hdt.+; ranging in meaning from subjective confidence to objective basis for confidence). 1
Interpretation of Deut. 18:15-19 & 34:10-12 Paid Members Public
I cite various translations and/or interpretations of Deut. 18:15-19 and 34:10-12 from a variety of writings. All emphasis will be mine. Rashi 15 A prophet from among you, from your brothers, like me, the Lord, your God will set up for you; you shall hearken to him.
Pope St. Leo on Roman Primacy & the Filioque Paid Members Public
I will be referencing specific extracts from the letters and sermons of Pope St. Leo related to the Roman Supremacy and the Filioque. All emphasis will be mine. The following comes from Sermon 3, delivered on September 29, 443 AD, as translated in Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the
YHWH: One like the Son of Man Has Come! Paid Members Public
In Daniel 7, the prophet beholds an astonishing vision wherein he sees two Divine Powers/Persons. I quote part of the vision here for the benefit of the readers: “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel saw a dream and visions in his head as he lay