Early Church on the Book of Enoch Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote from some of the early Christian writers that either viewed the book of Enoch as Scripture or believed it contained genuine prophecies. All emphasis will be mine. Jude 14Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied against them when he said, 15“Behold,
Zohar: The Holy Spirit of Messiah Paid Members Public
The Jewish book of mysticism called the Zohar interprets Gen. 1:26 as the words that the Shekinah spoke to God himself: וְלָא עוֹד אֶלָּא דְּעַזָּא וַעֲזָאֵל הֲווּ מְקַטְרְגֵי עֲלֵיהּ
Gen. 6:1-4: The Hybrid Seed of Angels Paid Members Public
In this article I will be citing some early and ancient Jewish and Christian interpretations of Genesis 6:1-4, where the sons of God that came into the daughters of human beings to have sex with them are explicitly identified as angels. It was during this time that the Nephilim
Miscellany on the Quran’s Haphazard Structure Paid Members Public
In this post I will be sharing various hadiths on the Quran appearing as a man on the last day to dispute with Allah, as well as its variant readings and textual corruptions. The Talking Quran Chapter on the virtue of following the Qur’an, the reward contained in acting
Ps. 22:16 Again: Digging Through the Objections Paid Members Public
The Jewish translations of Psalm 22:16(17), along with some Christian ones, go a form of the Hebrew text that has the noun “like a lion”: “Dogs surround me; a pack of evil ones closes in on me, like lions (ka’ari) my hands and feet.” The problem with
Rabbis Confirm: All the Prophets Were Christians! Paid Members Public
Rabbinic Judaism teaches that all the prophets announced the coming days of the Messiah: אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: כׇּל הַנְּבִיאִים כּוּלָּן לֹ
Maimonides: Seeing the Incorporeal God Paid Members Public
Moses Maimonides was a 12th–13th century AD Jewish theologian/philosopher who was heavily influenced by the Greek notions of God’s incorporeality and impassibility, which caused him to allegorize and anthropomorphize much of the Hebrew Bible. Maimonides explained away OT verses, which speak of God appearing invisible, tangible ways,
Ibn Kathir on the Quran as Muhaimin in Q. 5:48 Paid Members Public
I quote from Ibn Kathir’s exposition of the term muhaimin in the context of Q. 5:48, where the Quran is said to be a guardian/witness to the previous Scriptures. If the promise of our Lord is to be fulfilled (108) ﴾ [Al-Isra’] That is: If what God promised