judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
Rabbis Confirm: All the Prophets Were Christians! Paid Members Public
Rabbinic Judaism teaches that all the prophets announced the coming days of the Messiah: אָמַר רַבִּי חִיָּיא בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: כׇּל הַנְּבִיאִים כּוּלָּן לֹ
Maimonides: Seeing the Incorporeal God Paid Members Public
Moses Maimonides was a 12th–13th century AD Jewish theologian/philosopher who was heavily influenced by the Greek notions of God’s incorporeality and impassibility, which caused him to allegorize and anthropomorphize much of the Hebrew Bible. Maimonides explained away OT verses, which speak of God appearing invisible, tangible ways,
The Jews Pierce Jehovah Paid Members Public
The following is taken from The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament, edited by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum, published by Moody Publishers in 2019, pp. 1285-1300. All emphasis will be mine. Zechariah 12:10-13:1 The Pierced Messiah
The Divine Messiah Gets Pierced! Paid Members Public
The following excerpt on Zechariah 12:10 is taken from Dr. Michael L. Brown’s Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Volume 3: Messianic Prophecy Objections, published by Baker Books Publication in date 2003. All emphasis will be mine. 4.31. Zechariah 12:10 has nothing to do with Jesus. Although
Rabbis on Bethlehem as the Messiah’s Residence Paid Members Public
I quote here Eikhah Rabbah 1:51, The Sefaria Midrash Rabbah, 2022, for the express purpose of showing that even the rabbis acknowledged that Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. What makes this rabbinic source all the more relevant is that it ascribes to the Messiah the following OT passages:
Interpretation of Deut. 18:15-19 & 34:10-12 Paid Members Public
I cite various translations and/or interpretations of Deut. 18:15-19 and 34:10-12 from a variety of writings. All emphasis will be mine. Rashi 15 A prophet from among you, from your brothers, like me, the Lord, your God will set up for you; you shall hearken
Rabbinic Cursing of Christians Paid Members Public
There is an ancient Jewish prayer that seems to date back from a time shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem, where the Jews in their synagogues would curse the minim (heretics). The prayer is known as Birkat haMinim. The minim most definitely include Christians, since this was a title given
Clement of Alexandria: The God of the Jews, Greeks & Post-Mortem Salvation Paid Members Public
I quote a particular section from St. Clement of Alexandria’s The Stromata, or Miscellanies, Book VI. In it, he cites a writing attributed to Peter to show that the Jews and Greeks worship the same God of Christians, and also addresses the Lord’s descent into Hades to preach