torah
Explorations of the Torah’s teachings, historical context, and theological foundations.
The High Priest’s Atoning Death Paid Members Public
According to the Torah, if a person accidentally, unintentionally kills another s/he is allowed to flee from the avenger of blood to a designated place called a city of refuge. The individual is to remain there until the death of the high priest, since his death absolves the person
Isaac's Death & Resurrection Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the article, Isaac Dies in the Akedah: From Bible to Midrash to Art. But Then Why Does Abraham Return Alone? Yet Isaac is absent when Abraham returns to his servants. בראשית כב:יט וַיָּשׇׁב אַבְרָהָם אֶל
The Calves of the Trinity Paid Members Public
A hidden gem for the Trinity can be found in the story of the Exodus and the event of the golden calf. The Israelites grew restless after Moses went up to the Mount to meet God, and demanded that Aaron fashion an image, an idol, of the God who brought
Submitting to the Bishop Paid Members Public
The Holy Bible is clear that the inspired Scriptures were never meant to be the private possession of the common folk, but were to be entrusted to qualified individuals appointed by God. These were the ones whom God authorized to teach and interpret the oracles of God to his people,
HEBREW WITNESS: CAN THREE BE ONE ? Paid Members Public
By The Late Rev. Sam Stern But how can three names be one? Are they one because we call them one? How three can be one is only to be known through the revelation of the Holy Spirit [Ruach Hakodesh] and in fact with closed eyes. [According to custom, the
RAMBAM ON MUHAMMAD & THE ARABS Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Iggeret Teiman (https://www.sefaria.org/Iggerot_HaRambam%2C_Iggeret_Teiman.10?lang=bi), which is a letter that the Moses Maimonides wrote to the Jews living in Yemen around the 12th century AD. In it we see what Maimonides thought of Muhammad and the
Muhammad: The Torah’s Upholder & Defender Paid Members Public
The following verse poses a major problem for Muslims: Have you not considered those (Jews) who are given a portion of the Book? They are invited to the Book of Allah that it might decide between them, then a part of them turn back and they withdraw. S. 3:23
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