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The Trinity in Neofiti Revisited

I quote from the English translation of Targum Neofiti 1: Genesis (The Aramaic Bible 1A), translated with Apparatus and Notes by Martin McNamara, M.S.C, and published by The Liturgical Press in 1992. All emphasis will be mine. CHAPTER 1 1. From the beginning1 with wisdoma the Memra2 of

The Messiah of Genesis Rabbah

Bereshit Rabbah is a rabbinic exposition of the book of Genesis. As such it gives us an idea of how the rabbis understood the Person and work of the Messiah. For instance, the following OT texts are all interpreted in respect to the Messiah: Genesis 1:2; 3:14-15; 4:

Justin, Pagans & Gods

I quote St. Justin Martyr’s second defense of the Christian faith to the pagan rulers where he states that the gods worshiped by the Gentiles are actually the fallen, rebellious angels and the demons they sired from women who deceived them into thinking they were the divine beings worshiped

TALMUD, JEWS, GENTILES & DEATH PENALTY

I quote from the Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 57a to show what it says about the punishments that are to be inflicted upon Gentiles and Jews who either commit murder or robbery. These references are interesting since they reveal that there is a difference in respect to a Gentile who murders

The Uncaused Origin of Creation

Non-Trinitarians that reject the Deity of Christ will often quote the following Johannine passage to prove their case against the Trinity: “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” John 17:3 They assert that since the

CHRIST: THE FATHER’S CO-CREATOR

The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 4: Doing What Only God Does: Jesus’ Divine Deeds, Chapter 32: The

TRENT ON GENESIS AS HISTORY

The following excerpt is taken from The Catechism of the Council of Trent, pp. 41-43. It shows that the official Catholic position on the Genesis account of creation is that it is actual sacred history, and not mythology. All emphasis will be mine. Not Three Almighties But One Almighty When,

CHRISTIANS ON CHRIST’S OT APPEARANCES

In this post I reference some early and later medieval fathers, saints, theologians, etc., who take the view that the God whom the patriarchs and prophets such as Abraham and Moses was the Lord Jesus Christ in his prehuman existence. Some of these writers also taught that Christ is the

THE VOICE OF YHVH APPEARS

In this article I will quote rabbinic sources to prove that when in Genesis 3:8 it is stated that Adam and Eve heard YHVH’s Voice walking, that this Voice was not simply the sound of God walking through the Garden. Rather, the rabbis admitted that God’s Voice

RABBINIC JUDAISM & THE NEPHILIM

The following quotes are from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Chapter 22 (https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_DeRabbi_Eliezer.22?lang=bi). These citations give us an idea of how some rabbinic authorities interpreted Genesis 6:1-4, which speaks of the sons of God cohabiting with the daughters of men. All emphasis