judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
ANOTHER QURANIC BLUNDER: JEWS WORSHIP OSIRIS? Paid Members Public
The Quran states that the Jews are guilty of the same sin that Christians commit in worshiping a specific human figure as the son of Allah: And the Jews say: Uzair (Auzayrun) is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are
JESUS CELEBRATES HANUKKAH Paid Members Public
This will be a very short post. According to John’s Gospel, the Lord Jesus celebrated Hanukkah (Hebrew for dedication): “The feast of the Dedication[a] was then taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter.(B) [b]And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon.
THE TRINITY IN THE ARAMAIC TARGUMS Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from the Aramaic paraphrases of the Hebrew Bible composed by Jews, called the Targums (Targumim). Targum is an Aramaic term meaning explanation/interpretation. These Jewish writings are vitally important since they give us an idea of how a certain segment of Judaism before,
THE TWO POWERS OF THE SAMARITAN RELIGION Paid Members Public
In this post I will be sharing some of the beliefs of the Samaritans to show this was another group that sprung forth from Israel which held/holds to a belief in two divine Powers. The specific Samaritan work I will be citing from shall be John MacDonald’s English
ISRAEL’S MULTIPERSONAL GOD Paid Members Public
In this article I will sum up the evidence from both the Hebrew Bible and the [N]ew [T]estament, which shows that Israel’s God eternally exists as a multi-Personal Being, particularly as three divine Persons. YHWH GOD IS ONE AND THERE IS NONE OTHER The [O]ld [T]
Jesus Forbids Sabbath Keeping Paid Members Public
Rev. Dr. Christiaan Kappes Jesus thought that destruction of the Sabbath observance by his Apostles was among the top items on his list to eliminate during his ministry to usher in the Kingdom of God. Jesus first exercises his loosing power over injustice or sin upon the allegedly non-workable Sabbath,
METATRON IS THE WORD OF GOD? Paid Members Public
The Hebrew Bible depicts God’s Word as a living divine entity whom God sends into the world to accomplish his will, including relaying his messages to his servants (Cf. Genesis 15:1-6; 1 Samuel 3:6-7, 20-21; Psalm 107:19-20; 147:15, 18; Jeremiah 1:4-11; Zechariah 4:8-9)
The Meaning and Purpose of Paying Jizyah Paid Members Public
Jizyah is the sum of money which the Quran imposes upon the disbelievers, specifically Jews and Christians, who come under the control of Muslims but refuse to change their religion: Fight those who believe not in God and in the last day, and who forbid not what God and His