judaism
Studies involving Jewish Scripture, tradition, and theological themes with relevance to biblical interpretation.
THE VOICE OF YHVH APPEARS Paid Members Public
In this article I will quote rabbinic sources to prove that when in Genesis 3:8 it is stated that Adam and Eve heard YHVH’s Voice walking, that this Voice was not simply the sound of God walking through the Garden. Rather, the rabbis admitted that God’s Voice
JUSTIN, JEWISH CHRISTIANS & THE LAW Paid Members Public
In this post I will be excerpting the section from the holy saint Justin Martyr’s discussion with Trypho and his Jewish friends, where this blessed martyr shows that salvation comes only through our Lord Jesus Christ. Justin will also mention Jewish Christians who still kept the Law and who
SIRACH & THE TALMUD Paid Members Public
In this post I quote select passages from the Babylonian Talmud where the rabbis affirm the authority of Ecclesiasticus, also known as Ben Sirach, and even quote from it to establish doctrine. The rabbis even placed Sirach in the section called Writings (ketuvim). כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָ
ISAIAH’S SERVANT & THE SEED PT. 1 Paid Members Public
In the next two posts I will be excerpting Messianic Jewish scholar and apologist Dr. Michael L. Brown’s lengthy exposition and defense of the Messianic interpretation of Isaiah 52:13-53:12, which can be found in Volume 3 of his multi-volume work, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus: Messianic Prophecy
TARGUM OF ISAIAH 53 REVISITED Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting the English translation of the Aramaic paraphrase of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 done by Sefaria, an orthodox Jewish website. All emphasis will be mine. הָא יַצְלַח עַבְדִי מְשִׁיחָא יְרוּם וְיִ
RABBINIC JUDAISM & THE NEPHILIM Paid Members Public
The following quotes are from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Chapter 22 (https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_DeRabbi_Eliezer.22?lang=bi). These citations give us an idea of how some rabbinic authorities interpreted Genesis 6:1-4, which speaks of the sons of God cohabiting with the daughters of men. All emphasis
MIDRASHIC PSALMS ON GOD’S SPIRIT Paid Members Public
The following quotations are taken from the Midrash Tehillim. These citations show that even the rabbis believed that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person who speaks as and for YHWH God, All emphasis will be mine. PSALM 5 דבר אחר אל הנחילות. זה שאמר הכתוב (משלי ח כא) להנחיל
MESSIAH OF THE MIDRASHIC PSALMS Paid Members Public
The following quotations are taken from the Midrash Tehillim. What makes this interesting is that the Midrash attributes the following OT texts to the Messiah and/or his days: Genesis 49:8-12; 1 Samuel 2:10; Songs 4:8; Isaiah 4:5, 11:1-10, 16:5, 49:23, 57:19;