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Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.

JUDAISM’S RAMBAM CONFIRMS: THE MESSIAH IS THE MIGHTY GOD AND GOD’S BEGOTTEN SON! Members Public

In this short post I will cite from a renowned medieval rabbi named Moses Maimonides (referred to by the acronym Rambam) who interpreted texts such as Isaiah 9:6, 11:1-4 and Psalm 2:7 as Messianic prophecies. This proves quite significant since it exposes the lies and deceit of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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WHAT DID KOHLER REALLY SAY ABOUT ISLAM? Members Public

Sufi Muslim Hamza Yusuf is fond of citing Jewish scholar Dr. Kaufman Kohler’s seemingly positive statements concerning Muhammad and his role in bringing about the Messianic Era. I have, therefore, decided to quote what Kohler actually wrote for the benefit of the readers, lest they be deceived by the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ALLAH TORTURES JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN PLACE OF MUSLIMS Members Public

The aim of this post is to gather together in one place the different versions of a report attributed to Muhammad where he claims that his deity will torture Jews and Christians in hell for the sins committed by Muslims. The purpose for me doing so is to show just

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE ANGEL METATRON: JUDAISMS’ SECOND YHWH Members Public

This is a continuation from the following post: TWO POWERS IN HEAVEN: REVEALING ISRAEL’S SECOND GOD. In this specific installment I will be focusing on the angelic figure which the Talmud names Metatron. This is the One that the rabbis identify as the Angel who bears God’s very

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TWO POWERS IN HEAVEN: REVEALING ISRAEL’S SECOND GOD Members Public

RABBINIC JUDAISM’S STRUGGLE WITH DIVINE PLURALITY In this post I will be citing from specific rabbinic sources highlighting the difficulties that rabbis had with the very same [O]ld [T]estament texts cited by Christians and others to prove the existence of multiple divine Persons within the Godhead. The

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Is Mohammed Really Predicted in Deuteronomy 33:2? Members Public

Answering Osama Abdullah’s Open Challenge #1 I came across this challenge on Osama Abdullah’s Answering Christianity website a while back, and had filed it away in my mental “to do” list, but then promptly forgot about it until this summer. Here Mr. Abdullah, a Muslim apologist of the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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GOD’S SON IN TARGUM NEOFITI REVISITED Members Public

This is a follow up post to my article where I discuss the Trinity in Targum Neofiti (TN for short): THE TRINITY IN TARGUM NEOFITI. TN contains a remarkable paraphrase of Genesis 1:1, where it is explicitly stated that YHVH has a Son who made creation in wisdom: From

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PRE-CHRISTIAN EXEGESIS OF ISAIAH 52:13-53:12 Members Public

With the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) in 1947, we have now found what many believe is the oldest extant interpretation of Isaiah 52:13-53:12. This is due to some of the fragments that were found, which scholars have named the “Self-Glorification Hymn”.Photos of these fragments

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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