judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
Is Michael the Ruler of Israel? The Witness of the Dead Sea Scrolls Paid Members Public
In this post (/2019/08/29/is-michael-the-ruler-of-israel-further-proof-that-jesus-isnt-an-archangel-pt-4/), I am going to appeal to the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) to provide further proof that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael. Even though he is not dogmatic about this identification, cult leader Gregory Stafford believes that there is an association between Melchizedek
JEWISHNESS AND THE TRINITY Paid Members Public
By Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Founder/Director of Ariel Ministries “Shema Yisroel Adonai Elochenu Adonai Echad” (Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord.) Rabbi Stanley Greenberg of Temple Sinai in Philadelphia wrote: “Christians are, of course, entitled to believe in a Trinitarian conception of God. but their effort
The Christian Shema: Confessing Jesus as Yahweh God the Son Paid Members Public
The Hebrew Bible exhorts the Israelites to confess that Yahweh is their God, Yahweh alone and that Yahweh is the sole Creator who made and gives life to all creation. I include the English translation of the Greek version (known as the LXX) along with the translation of the Hebrew
Another Verse That Exposes Muhammad as a Fraud: The Nonexistent Temple Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
I arrive at the final part of my discussion (/2019/06/30/another-verse-that-exposes-muhammad-as-a-fraud-the-nonexistent-temple-pt-2/). A Muslim Neophyte Helps Expose Muhammad’s Fraud In this section, I am going to address some of the arguments raised in the following post by a Muhammadan named Faiz Masood Siddiqi Faiz, a.k.a. quranandbibleblog
Another Verse That Exposes Muhammad as a Fraud: The Nonexistent Temple Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue my analysis of Q. 17:1, a text that exposes Muhammad as a false prophet (/2019/06/30/another-verse-that-exposes-muhammad-as-a-fraud-the-nonexistent-temple-pt-1/). The Ahadith to the Rescue? Turning to the hadiths won’t help the Muslims since these are the same sources that prove that masjid al-aqsa in Q. 17:1
A “Prophet” for Profit: More of Muhammad’s Inconsistencies Exposed Paid Members Public
The Quran explicitly states that jizya, i.e. a sum of money, was to be taken only from the “people of the Book,” e.g., Jews and Christians: O ye who believe! The idolaters only are unclean. So let them not come near the Inviolable Place of Worship after this
Jehovah Gets Pierced! Paid Members Public
The Hebrew Bible contains a remarkable prophecy, which is found in the book of Zechariah. The prophet foresaw the time when Israel would mourn for having committed the sin of piercing Jehovah their God! “The word of Yahweh concerning Israel: Thus says Yahweh, who stretched out the heavens and founded
OPEN CHALLENGE TO MUSLIMS: SHOW US WHERE THE QURAN MENTIONS CIRCUMCISION Paid Members Public
One will find many a Muhammadan polemicist claiming that Muslims are more faithful to Jesus, and by extension to the Mosaic Law, than Christians since the former observe circumcision, which God commanded Abraham and all his physical offspring to observe. Christians, on the other hand, do not get circumcised due