isaiah
Messianic prophecy, divine identity, and theological themes explored through the Book of Isaiah.
Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Paid Members Public
Addendum A The Jewish Exegesis of Isaiah 52:13 Sam Shamoun In this section we will be citing specific Jewish sources to show that Christians are not the only ones claiming that texts such as Isaiah 52:13 are about the Messiah. We start off with the targums, which are
Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Paid Members Public
More Evidence of Biblical Corruption? Pt. 6 Sam Shamoun This brings us to the final part of our rebuttal. The Arm of Yahweh Has Come! The prophet Isaiah announced that Yahweh would send an envoy ahead of him to prepare the people for his coming where he would rule and
Is Jesus God’s Servant or Son? Paid Members Public
More Evidence of Biblical Corruption? Pt. 3 Sam Shamoun In this part of the rebuttal we are going to examine the contexts of those specific passages of Acts where Jesus is called pais in order to determine whether it is more appropriate to translate the term as child/son or
I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice? Paid Members Public
What The OT Really Teaches Concerning Vicarious Sacrifices Sam Shamoun Muslims oftentimes appeal to certain biblical passages which, on the surface level, seem to deny the importance of blood sacrifices for salvation. For example, appeal is often made to Hosea 6:6 which the Lord Jesus also quoted in Matthew
Early Jewish Monotheism and Divine Plurality Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue our analysis of the extant non-canonical Jewish writings to see what the authors of such works believed about God, principal angels and other heavenly beings. In this article we will be examining certain statements from the writing called Joseph and Aseneth. Before delving into this work
Whose Seed Shall the Messiah See? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The prophet Isaiah spoke of a righteous Servant whom God would exalt after having offered his life as sacrifice in order to make atonement for the sins of God’s people: “Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As
The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Introduction Here we begin a series of articles where we will be looking to specific OT passages concerning God’s promise to raise up a King for his people, a King who would reign forever. We will then proceed to examine such statements in light of the explanation
The Glorious Splendor and Majesty of King Messiah Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We now come to the final part of our discussion. As far as the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures are concerned, the Lord Jesus is the only One that perfectly fulfills all of what passages such as Psalm 21 say concerning the Messiah. For example, the NT affirms that