torah
Explorations of the Torah’s teachings, historical context, and theological foundations.
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
ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE, TRINITY & THE TORAH Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB), published by Thomas Nelson, 2008. The quotations will be in regards to the position that OSB takes in respect to the Trinity being mentioned all throughout the first five books of Moses, which are commonly referred to
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
JEREMIAH AND THE ARK Paid Members Public
The book of 2 Maccabees states that the ark of the covenant was hidden by Jeremiah the prophet in a cave located on the mountain where Moses was allowed to see the land of Canaan before he died, namely Mount Nebo (cf. Deut. 32:48-52; 34:1-8). The exact location
God Rested? Paid Members Public
A God-Sized Nap? Does God Ever Get Tired? James Patrick Holding Is. 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? Pretty clear, but the Skeptics have a few in
CHRIST & THE SCAPEGOAT Paid Members Public
Leviticus 16 mentions the scapegoat which on the day of atonements (yom ha’kippurim) would be chosen to carry away the sins of Israel into the wilderness: “He must also take two male goats from the congregation of the Israelites for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt
THE QURAN ON INSCRIPTURATION Paid Members Public
The Quran speaks of the writing down of the revelations, which were sent to the Jews, Christians and Muslims: Those are they to whom We gave the Book, the Judgment, the Prophethood; so if these disbelieve in it, We have already entrusted it to a people who do not disbelieve
DIVINE NAME, SAMARITANS & ZEUS Paid Members Public
In this post I will share some of the issues surrounding the Divine Name that appears over 6,800 times in the Hebrew Bible, and which is represented by four Hebrew Consonants yod he waw he (YHWH). Scholars typically refer to these consonants as the Tetragrammaton (“four letters”). Some experts