judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
Doesn't the Bible degrade women, placing them on the level of animals and possessions? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question/Claim: Wives are included on a list of property with farm animals and houses in the Bible's version of the Ten Commandments. Doesn't this prove that the Bible degrades women, placing them on the level of
Doesn't Jesus' calling "belief that God is One" the greatest command disprove that he believed in the Trinity? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to Deuteronomy 6:4 there is only one Yahweh God. Jesus himself quoted this in Mark 12:29 to prove that God is one. Since Jesus quotes this as one of the greatest commandments doesn’t this prove that
Did the Jews Misunderstand Jesus? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: It is a pity that Christians consider the Jewish misunderstanding of Jesus as a witness to the Deity of Christ, while Jesus himself clarified that they were not able to understand his speech (cf. John 8:43-44). Why then appeal
Did Jesus claim that salvation comes from observing the Law? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Didn’t Jesus plainly teach in his instructions to the young ruler that a person is saved by observing the Law? (Cf. Mark 10:19-20; Matthew 19:18-20; Luke 18:20-21) Yet Paul contradicts Jesus by saying that a person
Isn't Muhammad "that prophet" awaited by the Jews? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The New Testament anticipates a Prophet to come, the one like Moses, along with the Christ and Elijah (cf. John 1:19-21, 25). Clearly these Jews were expecting the Prophet like Moses prophesied in Deuteronomy 18:15-19. Doesn’t this
What about God commanding the annihilation of the Amalekites? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Christians condemn the Quran and Islam for all the violence taught therein, but say nothing about all the OT brutalities such as God commanding the utter annihilation of the Amalekites, including women, children and animals. Why this inconsistency? Answer: Trying
God's Promise to Abraham's Offspring: Singular or Plural? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: In Galatians 3:16, Paul shows that he misunderstood the Hebrew OT. He erroneously thinks that Gods promise to Abraham that through his seed all the nations would be blessed was referring to one specific person. In reality, the word
The Old Testament and Rape : Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:28-29 Paid Members Public
The Old Testament and Rape Sam Shamoun Some Muslims claim that the following passage from the Holy Bible condones rape: "If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay the girl's