judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
The Hebrew Bible Testifies: The Messiah Is As Old As God is! Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In this article we are going to revisit one of the OT passages which we briefly addressed in this earlier paper in order to show from the Hebrew Bible that the true prophets of God testified that the Messiah is actually an eternal Person, e.g. God, who
The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Examining Christ’s Divinity in light of the Greek Additions to Esther Sam Shamoun It is time, once again (*; *), to examine specific Jewish writings composed during the inter-Testamental period (e.g., the period between the Old and New Testament writings) to see what these sources have to say concerning God
The Gods of Israel have come down to save! Paid Members Public
More OT Evidence for a multi-personal God Sam Shamoun According to the Hebrew Scriptures, Israel’s Gods came down to save and make themselves known to them: “And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Lo, I am coming to you in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I
The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus Paid Members Public
Additional Evidence for the Son’s Consubstantiality with the Father Sam Shamoun In many of our articles (most of which can be found here) we have examined Jesus’ statements and the claims of the NT writers in light of the OT books in order to demonstrate that the inspired Christian
The Inter-Testamental Jewish Literature and the Deity of the Lord Jesus Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Jesus Christ – The God who gathers his people Sam Shamoun The Hebrew Bible uses the image of Yahweh spreading out his wings over his people to protect them: “The LORD recompense you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of
How the Hebrew Bible Falsifies Islam Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
The Messiah’s Exalted Status Sam Shamoun In this part (for Part 1 please click here) we are going to examine what the prophet Isaiah wrote by inspiration from the Holy Spirit concerning the exalted status of the Messiah in order to see how this fits in with the Islamic
How the Hebrew Bible Falsifies Islam Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The Nations shall Worship Yahweh and his Messianic King Sam Shamoun Introduction Muslim apologists are fond of claiming that the Hebrew Bible is closer in its teachings concerning God, Messiah, salvation etc., to the Quran, and Islamic theology in general, than it is to the Christian faith, particularly the NT
Does Elohim Provide Evidence For God’s Uni-Plurality? Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Elohim is the most commonly used word for God in the Hebrew Bible, more so than any other term with the exception of the Tetragrammaton or divine name, which in Hebrew is represented by the letters yod he waw he, i.e. YHWH (commonly rendered as Yahweh). Elohim