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