wisdom
Explorations of biblical wisdom, discernment, and practical application of Scripture.
SIRACH & THE TALMUD Paid Members Public
In this post I quote select passages from the Babylonian Talmud where the rabbis affirm the authority of Ecclesiasticus, also known as Ben Sirach, and even quote from it to establish doctrine. The rabbis even placed Sirach in the section called Writings (ketuvim). כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָ
ROGERS, MELITO & WISDOM Paid Members Public
A Review of Anthony Rogers’ “Melito and the Wisdom of Pseudo-Solomon” Uploaded to Academia.edu on 12/14/24[1] I’d like to begin this review by noting that although Rogers and I engage in our own respective spheres of apologetics, I do not believe there is sufficient grounds
CHRIST: GOD’S CREATED WISDOM? Paid Members Public
The following is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 2: Like Father, Like Son: Jesus’ Divine Attributes, Chapter 13. Was Christ the
CHRIST’S DEITY IN HEBREWS Paid Members Public
The Book of Hebrews describes Jesus as YHWH God Incarnate, as well as the very Wisdom and Son of God who became a human being (Cf. 1:1-3, 6, 8-12; 2:5-18; 3:3-6). In fact, the inspired author states that it was the prehuman Jesus whom Moses beheld and
SCHOLARS AND THE 2 POWERS IN HEAVEN Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing particular scholars that acknowledge the fact that both the Hebrew Bible and early Jewish tradition affirm the existence of at least two distinct divine Powers. The second Power is variously identified as the Angel/Messenger of YHWH, the Son of Man, the Word/
JEWISH PRECURSORS TO THE TRINITY, EUCHARIST & MARY Paid Members Public
In this post I will provide some extra-biblical Jewish support which demonstrates that there were certain Jews who were aware of a second divine Power existing alongside of God. I will further highlight that these Jews even believed in a female spirit creature who is dead to God loved and
JESUS CHRIST: WISDOM’S HUMAN EMBODIMENT AND TABERNACLE Paid Members Public
A careful reading of the [N]ew [T]estament shows that Jesus is depicted as being the embodiment, in fact the human incarnation, of God’s eternal Wisdom. The inspired NT writers apply to Christ some of the same terms and characteristics, which the Jewish scriptures attribute to God’s
TWO REMARKABLE PROPHECIES: THE SON OF GOD IS SLAIN Paid Members Public
In the Deutero-canonical writings, there is a remarkable prophecy of God’s righteous Son being hated and put to death by his enemies: “Let us lie in wait for the righteous man, because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he reproaches us for sins against the law,