torah
Explorations of the Torah’s teachings, historical context, and theological foundations.
God’s Love of Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible Paid Members Public
In this post I will show that the true God loves all nations equally, not just Israel. I will demonstrate that God commanded the Israelites to love the foreigner or non-Israelite as a fellow, native-born Israelite, and ordered that the same Law and commands equally apply to both Israelite and
The Gospel of Peter Paid Members Public
The Gospel of Peter is a pseudonymous work that claims to have been written by St. Peter, which scholars have dated to the 2nd century AD. The Gospel only exists in fragmentary form, which I include here for the benefit of the readers. All emphasis will be mine. The Gospel
Paul on Sabbath Observance Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue the discussion on whether Christians are obligated to keep the Sabbath day, as prescribed in the Mosaic Law (https://answeringislam.blog/paul-on-sabbath-observance/). In his fiery letter to the Galatians, the Holy Spirit filled Apostle warns the believers not to be deceived by the demonic powers that had once
Aphrahat & the Jewish Sabbath Paid Members Public
In this post, I quote the Assyrian Christian apologist Aphrahat’s refutation and repudiation of the Jewish claim that Sabbath observance is necessary for salvation. This blessed apologist shows that true Sabbath is that of God’s rest day, which is ushered in by the Lord Jesus Christ. DEMONSTRATION 13:
Q. 2:75-79, The Jews & the Fabricated Book Paid Members Public
The Quran refers to a specific group of Jews writing down a book that wasn’t from God and tried to pass it off as being God’s revelation: Do you (faithful believers) covet that they will believe in your religion in spite of the fact that a party of
The Trinity in Neofiti Revisited Paid Members Public
I quote from the English translation of Targum Neofiti 1: Genesis (The Aramaic Bible 1A), translated with Apparatus and Notes by Martin McNamara, M.S.C, and published by The Liturgical Press in 1992. All emphasis will be mine. CHAPTER 1 1. From the beginning1 with wisdoma the Memra2 of
David’s Throne = The Throne of YHWH Paid Members Public
In this post I will demonstrate that God’s intention was to rule as the sole King of Israel, and that God never wanted for his people to have a human king reign over them. I will show how God in his infinite wisdom planned to eventually become Israel’s
Avodah Zerah and the Messiah Paid Members Public
In this post I will be sharing excerpts from a rabbinic writing named Avodah Zerah in respect to the Messiah. According to this source, the Messiah was to show up two thousand years from the giving of the Torah, which would coincide right around the time Jesus appeared. It states