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Were the New Testament authors contriving anti-Jewish episodes or simply stating historical fact?

Were the New Testament authors contriving anti-Jewish episodes or simply stating historical fact?

Were the New Testament authors contriving anti-Jewish episodes or simply stating historical fact? Did they distort even factual events so as to blame the Jews? Let's find out. Answer: To answer these questions objectively one need only to read and compare the Gospel narratives of events surrounding the trial and execution of Jesus. These accounts show wide discrepancies, but it is the manner in which the blame for Jesus' death is shifted away from the local Roman authorities and placed upon al
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
According to the New Testament, after how long an interval did Jesus promise to return to earth?

According to the New Testament, after how long an interval did Jesus promise to return to earth?

According to the New Testament, after how long an interval did Jesus promise to return to earth? Answer: Jesus' alleged remarks about the parousia, that is, his promised second "presence," "arrival," present a problem for Christianity. Some of his statements anticipate a quick return (Matthew 10:23; Mark 9:1; John 14:3, 21:22-23), other comments are less sure and suppose an indeterminate interval before the return (Matthew 12:31-33, 24:50, 25:13; Mark 13:35-37; Acts 1:7); and in one instance J
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Was Jesus a high priest?

Was Jesus a high priest?

Isn't it true that Jesus was a high priest and therefore he offered himself as a sacrifice? Answer: It is true that the New Testament Book of Hebrews claims that Jesus was a self-sacrificing high priest. It states: "Christ appeared as a high priest . . . and . . . through his own blood . . . obtained eternal redemption" (Hebrews 9:11-12). Now, remember that the New Testament's Jesus could not violate, even inadvertently, one commandment of the Mosaic Law (Matthew 5:17-18) and that Jesus suppo
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
What is the only biblically acceptable means of sacrificial death?

What is the only biblically acceptable means of sacrificial death?

What is the only biblically acceptable means of sacrificial death? Let's find out. Biblically, sacrificial death could only occur through the shedding of blood exclusively (Leviticus 17:11). Jesus' death by crucifixion cannot be considered a sacrificial death. His death may have been caused by either asphyxiation or by going into shock brought on by the traumatic physical events of his last hours, before and after he was nailed to the cross. In his case, shock would not have been brought on sol
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22j - Nations of the World

Chapter 22j - Nations of the World

Continued from Chapter 22i 53:5: “But he [Israel] was wounded as a result of our [the nations of the world] transgressions, he was crushed as a result of our iniquities.” Christian renderings of the Hebrew text attempt to convey the message that the servant vicariously took upon himself the sins of the people, and this caused him, and not them, to suffer the consequences. This conclusion is arrived at by a distortion of the text. That is, they claim the servant took on the iniquities of other
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz