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Explanations of Jewish interpretive traditions and how midrashic readings illuminate Scripture.
JEWISH SOURCES ON THE WORD AS A DIVINE PERSON Paid Members Public
In this post, I will be citing some of the Jewish writings which confirm that even the Jews saw from their reading of the Hebrew Scriptures that there was/is a distinctly divine Person sent by God called the Word of God/YHVH. THE HEBREW BIBLE ON THE WORD AS
Israel’s Royal God-Man! Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to look at specific texts in the Hebrew Bible where the coming Anointed King of Israel is described as a divine Being, who possesses some of the same essential characteristics and assumes the same roles, which are typically attributed to Jehovah God. I will
The Rabbis Affirm the Divine Prehuman Existence of the Messiah! Paid Members Public
In this short post, I am going to cite the rabbinic interpretation of particular OT texts in order to show that even specific rabbis believed in and affirmed the divine, prehuman existence of the Messiah. For instance, the rabbis understood that the following Psalm, which speaks of the Davidic Ruler
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN RABBINIC TRADITION Paid Members Public
In this short post I am going to cite certain authorities, which discuss the rabbinic Jewish view of the Holy Spirit. For instance, in rabbinic Judaism God’s Spirit is his very own Presence, his Shekhinah that fills the entire earth: “Another Rabbinic concept to indicate the nearness of God
Rabbinic Judaism and the Plurality of God Paid Members Public
In this short post I will be citing two sources to affirm that words such as Elohim (“God”) and echad (“one”) were even understood by Jewish authorities as pointing to a plurality within the Godhead, that the one God exists as a plurality of divine powers and manifestations. Elohim and
How Rabbinic Judaism’s Belief in Two Messiahs proves that Jesus is the Christ Paid Members Public
It may come as a surprise to some of the readers to discover that rabbinic Judaism came up with a belief in two distinct Messiahs, namely, the Messiah son of Joseph (also called the son of Ephraim), and the Messiah son of David. The rabbis further taught that the Messiah
King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba - a comparison between Targum and Qur'an Paid Members Public
King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba A comparison between Targum and Qur'an By Jameel (http://members.aol.com/crossfires/messiah/frontdoor.htm) INTRODUCTION In a Court of Law the prosecution is required to present evidence for a connection between the criminal and the crime. Should sufficient evidence
Sources of the Qur'an : Abraham and the Idols Paid Members Public
Abraham and the Idols The Qur'an claims "To thee we sent a scripture in truth, confirming the scripture which came before it and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah has revealed..." (Sura 5:51) However it may come as a surprise