judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
JUSTIN MARTYR ON THE JEWISH CORRUPTION OF THE SCRIPTURES Paid Members Public
2nd century Church apologist and holy martyr Justin Martyr states that the Jews of his day not only rejected the Greek versions of the Hebrew Bible (known as the Septuagint [LXX]), but that they also removed clear prophecies of Jesus’ Deity, crucifixion and resurrection from their own copies of the
Al Wala’ wa’l Bara’: Islam’s Doctrine of Hate Paid Members Public
Can Muslims take Jews and Christians as their friends? Do the so-called authentic texts of Islam permit Muhammad’s followers to befriend and love individuals from another religion? Or are Muslims expressly forbidden by their god from taking non-believers as friends, comrades, protectors etc.? Love and Hate for Allah’s
EARLY CHURCH ON JEWISH CHRISTIANS AND LAW OBSERVANCE Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite from some of the church fathers and apologists of the first four hundred years in relation to their view of Torah keeping, especially in regards to Jewish Christians who continued to observe the Mosaic Law. All emphasis mine. IGNATIUS Chapter 8. Caution against false
EARLY CHURCH’S VIEW OF THE SABBATH DAY Paid Members Public
The current post has been adapted and modified from the following article: What the Early Church Believed: Sabbath or Sunday?. All emphasis shall be mine. The following quotations show that the first Christians understood that Sunday became the Lord’s Day as a result of Christ’s resurrection, and therefore
THE RABBIS’ DILEMMA: WORSHIPING GOD’S ANGEL Paid Members Public
The Tanakh prohibits the worship of any created being, including angels that dwell in the heavens above: “God spoke all these words, to respond: ‘I am the Lord, your God, Who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall not have the
CHALLENGE TO THE RABBIS: SEEING THE GOD OF ISRAEL Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite examples from the Hebrew Bible or [O]ld [T]estament where YHVH the one true God of Israel appeared visibly to various individuals. Some of these visible encounters include God eating actual food and physically wrestling someone till daybreak! My purpose is to challenge
Akedah: What Could It Mean? Paid Members Public
By Rich Robinson |January 01 1986 Every Rosh Hashanah, synagogue readings include the story of the Akedah from Genesis 22. Akedah is Hebrew for “binding” and refers to the central action in the story when Abraham binds his son Isaac on the altar in order to sacrifice him. The Story
THE GOD OF JUDAISM PRAYS? Paid Members Public
It is no surprise now to those who have spent enough time witnessing and/or debating Muslims that the Islamic god prays and worships in a similar fashion to the way Muhammadans do. This is affirmed by the following Quranic passages: Upon them rest the prayers and mercy from their