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Explanations of Jewish interpretive traditions and how midrashic readings illuminate Scripture.
Gamaliel Cites Jesus? Paid Members Public
There is an interesting anecdote found in the Babylonian Talmud where the renowned rabbi Gamaliel, who was the son of another prominent rabbi named Hillel, quoted the words of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here’s the Talmudic extract: לְמָחָר הֲדַר עַיֵּיל לֵיהּ
Talmud, Maimonides, Minors, Puberty & Sex Paid Members Public
I will be quoting from rabbinic sources in respect to the laws concerning sexual intercourse between various age groups, including minors as young as 3 years old, as well as the punishments incurred for illicit sexual acts. The readers will see firsthand that the rabbinic laws discriminate between Jews and
Talmud, Balaam & Bestiality Paid Members Public
According to the Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 105a–105b, Balaam used to have sex with his donkey and used his penis as a means of divination: קוֹסֵם בְּאַמָּתוֹ הָיָה. כְּתִיב הָכָא: ״נֹפֵל וּגְלוּי עֵינָ
The Talmud’s Messiah Paid Members Public
In this article I will quote certain sections from the Babylonian Talmud, which deal specifically with the Messiah. I will be citing the part of the Talmud titled Sanhedrin. Before I get to the references I provide a summary of what this portion of the Talmud teaches in respect to
The Demon Lilith in Jewish Tradition Paid Members Public
In demonology, and in Jewish folklore in particular, Lilith is the name given to an evil female spirit that seduces humans, specifically men, and hence is a succubus. She also known for murdering children. However. in the earlier stages of the folklore, Lilith was said to be Adam’s first
THE PREEXISTENT TORAH AND MESSIAH Paid Members Public
According to Genesis Rabbah, the personified Wisdom which speaks in Proverbs 8:22-36 is the preexistent Torah that was there alongside of God from before the creation of the world. It also interprets the light that YHWH clothes himself with according to Psalm 104:2, and the light that has
JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIA ON METATRON Paid Members Public
This section is taken from: MEṬAṬRON (Hebr. ; Greek, Μητάτωρ; Latin, “Metator”). All emphasis is mine By: Joseph Jacobs, Ludwig Blau Name of an angel found only in Jewish literature. Elisha b. Abuyah, seeing this angel in the heavens, believed there were “two powers” or divinities (Ḥag. 15a, above). When God
Encyclopedia Judaica on Metatron Paid Members Public
This extract is taken from Encyclopedia Judaic (Second Edition), Fred Skolnik, Editor in Chief, & Michael Berenbaum, Executive Editor, published by Keter Publishing House, 2002, Volume 14: Mel–Nas, pp. 132-134. All emphasis is mine. METATRON (Matatron), angel accorded a special position in esoteric doctrine from the tannaitic period on.