judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
The Binitarian Nature of the Holy Bible’s supreme proof text for the unity of God Pt. 7 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun And now we come to the final part of our series. Jude and Shema Jude is another NT writer who splits the Shema between the Father and the Son. “For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert
The Binitarian Nature of the Holy Bible’s supreme proof text for the unity of God Pt. 6 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion by analyzing what the blessed Apostle Paul had to say concerning the creed of Deuteronomy 6:4. Paul and the Shema Seeing that Jesus himself explained Israel’s monotheistic creed along binitarian lines it shouldn’t come as surprise to find that his followers
The Binitarian Nature of the Holy Bible’s supreme proof text for the unity of God Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion regarding the Biblical witness to the binitarian nature of the Shema, the monotheistic creed of Judaism found in Deuteronomy 6:4, which says, “Hear O Israel, the Lord our God (Eloheinu), the Lord is one (echad)!” We noted in the first part of our
BIBLICAL MONOTHEISM EXAMINED Paid Members Public
[Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11] [Appendix A, Appendix B] BIBLICAL MONOTHEISM EXAMINED Trinitarian or Henotheistic in Nature? Pt. 1 Sam Shamoun From its inception, the Church has always affirmed a belief in the
Are the Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Paid Members Public
Appendix Addressing Some Arguments in Support of the Apocrypha Sam Shamoun In this particular section we want to address three main arguments often used to support the inclusion of the Apocrypha within the OT canon of inspired Scriptures. 1. The NT documents contain dozens of allusions to the Apocrypha, and
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 4 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off by taking a look at the witness of the early church writers. The Testimony of the Church Fathers In this section, we shall examine the writings of some of the Church Fathers, as well as some of the medieval theologians, to
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We continue from where we left off. The Testimony of the Apocrypha The Apocrypha clearly and unequivocally prove beyond any reasonable doubt that they should not be included within the inspired OT canon. The following verses demonstrate why: “and stored the stones in a convenient place on the
Are The Jewish Apocrypha Inspired Scripture? Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume our discussion of the Apocrypha. Why The Apocrypha Are Not Scripture The Testimony of Jesus and the New Testament Writers A careful reading of the NT data shows why the Apocrypha must be rejected. Neither the Lord Jesus nor his Apostles ever quote from the Apocrypha