judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
The Seed that Blesses the World: Israel Not It! Paid Members Public
Orthodox Jews, Zionists and specific Christian sects quote the following Old Testament passage to prove that national Israel is the seed of Abraham whom God said would either be a blessing or a curse to the nations: “And Balaam saw that it was good in the eyes of Yahweh to
Jesus: The Balaam of the Talmud Paid Members Public
According to Talmudic scholars, certain references to Balaam in the Talmud are actually about Jesus. Case in point: And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!10 R. Simeon b. Lakish said: Woe unto him who maketh himself alive by the name
More on the Messiah in the Talmud Paid Members Public
The following citations are taken from the Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 93b-94a and 96b. I cite them since they ascribe OT texts, such as Isaiah 11:1-10 and Amos 9:11, and which also reject the idea of Hezekiah being the Messiah. All emphasis will be mine. מָשִׁיחַ, דּ
Mary in the Talmud Paid Members Public
In this post I will be excerpting references from Peter Schäfer’s book Jesus in the Talmud, published by Princeton University Press in 2007, in respect to what the Babylonian Talmud claims about the holy and blessed Mother of Christ. Here is what Schäfer writes regarding the names the rabbis
HEBREW WITNESS: CAN THREE BE ONE ? Paid Members Public
By The Late Rev. Sam Stern But how can three names be one? Are they one because we call them one? How three can be one is only to be known through the revelation of the Holy Spirit [Ruach Hakodesh] and in fact with closed eyes. [According to custom, the
The Talmud: Jesus is Burning in Dung! Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from Peter Schäfer’s book Jesus in the Talmud, published by Princeton University Press in 2007. Here is what is written about him on Princeton University’s website: Peter Schäfer joined the faculty in 1998, appointed as the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of
Closed Hebrew Mem & the Virgin Birth Paid Members Public
The excerpts here are taken from the following article: Mem - The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. All emphasis will be mine. The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin Mem - The thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet Mem (מ) is the thirteenth letter of
RAMBAM & MESSIAH’S ADVENT Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from Moses Maimonides’ epistle to the Yemeni Jews written in the 12th century AD, titled Iggeret Teiman (https://www.sefaria.org/Iggerot_HaRambam%2C_Iggeret_Teiman.10?lang=bi&ref=answeringislam.blog). All emphasis is mine. In your letter you have adverted to the