judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ADAM AND ISAAC Paid Members Public
In this post I will be looking at specific early Christian apocryphal and pseudepigraphic writings, which give us an idea of the early Christological views held during that period. Some of these sources are believed to have originally been Jewish works that subsequently underwent revision and redaction by Christian scribes.
EHYEH AS GOD’S NAME Paid Members Public
In this short post I will show how the phrase Ehyeh, which is what God named himself to Moses, functions as a name/title for YHWH. Here is the passage which I am referring to: “He replied, ‘I will surely be (Ehyeh) with you. Your sign that I have sent
THE WORD, MESSIAH & TARGUM OF ISAIAH Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing particular chapters and verses from Isaiah and contrasting them with the Aramaic paraphrase known as Targum Pseudo-Jonathan. The Targum was produced by Jews for the benefit of their countrymen who could only understand Aramaic. This paraphrase of Isaiah gives us an insight into
EARLY CHURCH ON PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD Paid Members Public
It may come as a surprise for Protestants to learn that prayers and offerings for dead Christians were an early and widespread practice observed by the universal Church. What makes this rather intriguing is that the Christians did not invent this custom, but rather inherited it from the Jews that
Prayers of Jews to Angels and Other Intermediaries Paid Members Public
During the First Centuries of the Common Era MEIR BAR-ILAN I. Introduction It has been claimed that angels with divine power have no place in Judaism, a monotheistic religion, as the strength of such a religion lies in the exclusivity of the divinity.1 Angels can thus be no more
JEWISH PRECURSORS TO THE TRINITY, EUCHARIST & MARY Paid Members Public
In this post I will provide some extra-biblical Jewish support which demonstrates that there were certain Jews who were aware of a second divine Power existing alongside of God. I will further highlight that these Jews even believed in a female spirit creature who is dead to God loved and
JESUS’ DIVINE SONSHIP AND BLASPHEMY Paid Members Public
According to the Scriptures, in particular John’s Gospel, the Jewish leadership wanted Pilate to kill Jesus for claiming to be the Son of God: “Then they led Jesus from the house of Ca′iaphas to the praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the praetorium, so that
JWS, RABBIS & THE 2 YHWHS OF GEN. 18-19 Paid Members Public
This will be the final segment to my series discussing the clear, unambiguous witness of Genesis chapters 18-19 to the existence of two distinct divine Persons of YHWH, One of whom appeared on earth in the form of a Man and the other One that was in heaven: JW BIBLE