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

Ramchal’s Messiahs Members Public

I will be quoting from the Secrets of the Redemption, Ma'amar HaGeulah by 18th century AD Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (Ramchal), and translated by Rabbi Mordechai Nissim, published by Feldheim Publishers in 2004. All emphasis will be mine. The Ramchal in Discourse III, Chapter 19, explains:12  Regarding

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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More 2nd Century Witnesses to Christ’s Deity Members Public

In this short post I will be citing excerpts from two early 2nd century writers on Christ’s Deity, the first will be from a Christian and the second from a pagan satirist. All emphasis will be mine. Aristides the Philosopher 2. Since, then, we have addressed you concerning God,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Rabbinic Judaism’s Perverse Godhead Members Public

The religion of Rabbinic Judaism is not the faith proclaimed in the Hebrew Bible, nor is its deity the one true God revealed in the inspired pages of the Old Testament. Rather, rabbinic Judaism is an amalgamation of the diverse pagan, gnostic philosophies and religious systems which the Jews came

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Found in an Orthodox Jewish Prayer! Members Public

Dr. Yehuda Liebes, Professor of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, published an article in Hebrew titled The Angels of the Shofar Blast and Yeshua Sar HaPanim (Jesus, Prince of the Presence), Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Thought (JSJT) 6, 1987, pp. 171–195. In it he shows

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Sam Shamoun
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1st AD Palestinian Jews Worship Jesus as YHWH! Members Public

One of the clearest evidences that Jesus was already being worshiped as YHWH by his Jewish followers in Israel and Jerusalem comes from what the Apostle Paul wrote in his first epistle to the Corinthians. Scholars typically date it around 53-55 AD, less than 20 years of Jesus’ physical, bodily

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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YHVH: The Divine Adjective Members Public

Deuteronomy 6:4, commonly referred to as the Shema, is the very heart of the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish faith. It is also the very foundation of the New Testament proclamation of the Triunity of God. The passage stresses the fact of YHVH being the only God whom his

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Rabbinic Judaism & Intercession of Saints Members Public

In this post I will provide some of the data from rabbinic sources showing that the Jews believed in the intercession of deceased prophets and righteous, holy men. For instance, rabbinic authorities state that the reason why Rachel was buried close to Bethlehem is because she would intercede for her

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Sam Shamoun
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JUDAISMS ON THE MESSIAH’S PREHUMAN EXISTENCE Members Public

In this post, I will be citing specific Jewish sources confirming the personal prehuman existence of the Messiah. ENOCH “And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness Which was inexhaustible: And around it were many fountains of wisdom: And all the thirsty drank of them, And were filled

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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