christ
Continued from Chapter 4 (Genesis 3:15, 17:8) God made two significant promises to Abraham concerning the everlasting possession of ’Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel, by his descendants: [F]or all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed forever. (Genesis
abraham
Continued from Chapter 5 (Genesis 18-19) Christians take Genesis 18 and 19 as proof for their trinitarian views. In their search for evidence in support of the doctrine of the Trinity, they claim that the three angels who appeared to Abraham as he sat in his tent door under
deuteronomy
Was Jesus a Prophet? Let's find out in this post. A major tenet of traditional Jewish thought is that the Torah is a blueprint for creation. That means that every significant event, even major personalities are somehow hidden within the tapestry of the Law of Moses. Surely, no
adonoi
Continued from Chapter 6 (Genesis 18:30) The word,’adon, “lord” (plural, ’adonai ), may be used in the singular or the plural to refer to a divine or human lord. But, how are we to understand the meaning of the related word form ’adonoi (with the long vowel qametz), used
existence
Who was Jesus? Did Jesus really exist? What would he say? Where would he be most comfortable? Let's find out in this interesting post. His Existence a. The Historical Jesus One of the most frequently asked questions by Jews for Jesus Street Missionaries is “Who do you think
elohim
Continued from Chapter 7 (Genesis 32:25-31) Christians use the biblical story of Jacob’s wrestling with an angel as proof of their belief in a triune deity. As with Genesis 18 and 19, they claim that this narrative proves God manifested Himself in human form. And Jacob was
christianity
Continued from Chapter 8 (Genesis 49:10) Christians attempt to demonstrate that the Messiah had to come prior to the end of Jewish sovereignty in 70 C.E. by citing Genesis 49:10: “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until
christian translators
In a similar fashion to the mistranslation of the “Virgin Birth” , Christian translators have manipulated many parts of Scripture to “force” it to conform with their prejudicial notion that it is replete with references to Jesus if one were merely open-minded enough to see it. Let’s take a
angel of the lord
Continued from Chapter 9 (Exodus 3:2-8, 10-16, 18) The Angel of the Lord Some trinitarians claim that whenever the Scriptures mention malach ’Adon-ai (Y-H-V-H), “an angel of the Lord,” the angel is Jesus. They translate all passages mentioning such an angel as “the
angel
Continued from Chapter 10a Trinitarians cite this passage as further evidence of their allegation that the term “angel of the Lord” refers to part of a triune deity. To them, the text seems to indicate that the angel who appears as a fiery manifestation to Moses is the same being
atonement
Continued from Chapter 10b (Leviticus 17:11) Fulfilling the Torah’s requirements Christians argue that the multiplicity of biblical laws makes it impossible for one to have a proper relationship with God based on those laws because no one person could possibly fulfill all of the Torah’s requirements. But,
bible texts
Misquoting Texts – What does Tanach really say? The claim of Paul and the New Testament authors is that Jesus fulfilled many prophecies connected to the Hebrew Scriptures (so-called Old Testament) and a true believer will easily be able to see them. The gospel according to Matthew, in particular, attempts
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