judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
PSALM 110:1: ADONI OR ADONAI? Paid Members Public
The following 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 5: The Lamb upon His Throne: Jesus’ Divine Seat, Chapter 36: Sitting at
Daniel’s Dyadic Monotheism Paid Members Public
The prophet Daniel saw a vision where he beheld two distinct divine Persons reigning forever over the entire world, where all nations and peoples in all languages worshiped them both: “As I looked, ‘thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as
DANIEL 8 & HANUKKAH Paid Members Public
In this short post I will be citing several commentaries on Daniel 8:11-14 to show its relevance to Hanukkah. All emphasis shall be mine. af. Daniel 8:11 sn The prince of the army may refer to God (cf. “whose sanctuary” later in the verse) or to the angel
MELCHIZEDEK: A DIVINE PRIESTLY MESSIAH? Paid Members Public
Among the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), a scroll was found in cave 11 at Qumran portraying Melchizedek as a heavenly divine Being. What made this document rather interesting is that texts about YHWH and God were attributed to him (Cf. Pss. 7:7-8; 82:1; Isa. 52:7), as well
THE QURAN ON INSCRIPTURATION Paid Members Public
The Quran speaks of the writing down of the revelations, which were sent to the Jews, Christians and Muslims: Those are they to whom We gave the Book, the Judgment, the Prophethood; so if these disbelieve in it, We have already entrusted it to a people who do not disbelieve
HEAR O CHRISTIANS: YHWH JESUS IS ONE! Paid Members Public
At the heart of the OT faith is the confession that YHWH God is one: “Hear (Shema), O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one (YHWH echad)!” Deuteronomy 6:4 “And Yahweh will be king over all the earth; in that day Yahweh will be the only one (YHWH
Jewish Traditions about the Afterlife Paid Members Public
Kaddish Prayer (c. Second Temple Period, before 70 CE): The earliest form, known as the “Half Kaddish”, dates back to the Second Temple period. The Mourner’s Kaddish is a Jewish prayer traditionally recited for eleven months after a loved one’s death and on the death anniversary (yahrzeit). It
DIVINE NAME, SAMARITANS & ZEUS Paid Members Public
In this post I will share some of the issues surrounding the Divine Name that appears over 6,800 times in the Hebrew Bible, and which is represented by four Hebrew Consonants yod he waw he (YHWH). Scholars typically refer to these consonants as the Tetragrammaton (“four letters”). Some experts