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Who was Jesus?

Who was Jesus?

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 Jesus was?” It is important to be informed of an appropriate answer – whether or not they intend to respond to the petitioner’s obvious “leading” question or not. Suffice it to say, much controversy abounds concerning t
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 13 - OF MIRACLE WORKERS AND PROPHETS

Chapter 13 - OF MIRACLE WORKERS AND PROPHETS

Continued from Chapter 12 (Deuteronomy 13:2-4) The New Testament claim that Jesus performed miracles is one more exaggeration on the part of early Christians seeking to impress would-be converts. But the assertion that Jesus performed miracles is irrelevant as far as proving anything concerning his being the Messiah. Deuteronomy 13:2-4 declares: If there arise in the midst of you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, wh
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 14 - A SECOND MOSES

Chapter 14 - A SECOND MOSES

Continued from Chapter 13 (Deuteronomy 18:15, 18) The Torah declares that “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me [Moses] from among you, from your brethren, to him you shall listen…. I [the Lord] will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brethren; and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him” (Deuteronomy 18:15, 18). Christians allege that these verses are a prophecy that refers to Jesus. This tendentious in
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 18a - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Chapter 18a - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Continued from Chapter 17 (Isaiah 7:14-16) Isaiah 7:14-16: Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: behold, the young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Curd and honey shall he eat, when he knows to refuse the evil, and choose the good. Yes, before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you have a terror of shall be forsaken. Conceiving the myth The sign of Isaiah 7:14 occupies a prominent place in
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 18c - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Chapter 18c - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Continued from Chapter 18b Could God bring about such a miracle as is proclaimed in the doctrine of the virgin conception? The Jewish Scriptures teach that God is omnipotent: “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me?” (Jeremiah 32:27). Technically, God, being Almighty, can do whatever He wants, without being limited or determined by the laws of nature that effect that which He created. Omnipotence implies that God can do anything He desires, which would
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 18j - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Chapter 18j - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Continued from Chapter 18i Who could say with certainty that she was a virgin following her child’s conception or at his birth?11 A virgin being with child would not be an outstanding sign? The sign is a message imparted by the name of the male child, that is, Immanuel — “God with us,” born to the young woman, and the events that subsequently followed his birth. In the New Testament, everyone assumed Joseph was the father of Jesus (Luke 3:23) and Jesus is never called Immanuel. The birth of
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Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 19 WHO IS THE CHILD?

Chapter 19 WHO IS THE CHILD?

Continued from Chapter 18j (Isaiah 9:5-6) Who is the child? Isaiah presents many of his messages through the use of prophetic names (Isaiah 7:3, 14; 8:3). In one such passage he declares: For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called A wonderful counselor is the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the ruler of peace; that the government may be increased, and of peace there be no end, upon the throne of David, and
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 20 OUT OF THE STOCK OF JESSE

Chapter 20 OUT OF THE STOCK OF JESSE

Continued from Chapter 19 (Isaiah 11) Isaiah 11 is generally accepted as a passage which speaks of the Messiah and the messianic age. In verse 1 the prophet states: “And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.” The phrase, “out of the stock of Jesse” is a reference to the Davidic dynasty, from which will come an invigorated leader of Israel (“the shoot”) who will be the Messiah. Christians, recognizing that this chapter speaks
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz