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To Whom The “Arm of The Lord” Has Been Revealed

To Whom The “Arm of The Lord” Has Been Revealed

Continued from Part 3 ISAIAH 53:1 53:1:  “Who would have believed our report [literally, “what we have heard”]?” As we enter chapter 53, a change of speakers occurs.  In Isaiah 52:13-15 God is the speaker, now in verses 1-8 it is as if it were the representative spokesman for the gentile nations who is speaking.  The spokesman declares:  “Who would have believed our report?” The gentile nations, as expressed through their spokesman, can scarcely believe what they have to say let alone expect
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Why Jesus' Humble Origin Is Not Proof For Being The Suffering Servant

Why Jesus' Humble Origin Is Not Proof For Being The Suffering Servant

Continued from Part 4 ISAIAH 53:2 53:2:  “[H]e grew up … a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry land … no form nor comeliness … nor appearance that we should delight in him.” The futile search for Jesus in Isaiah 53:2 The early years: Was Jesus’ apparently humble and inauspicious origin proof that he was the servant? His situation was no different than myriads of others living in Judea or Galilee. Does the description of the downtrodden rejected servant of verse 2 fit the one of Jesus
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Interesting Comparisons Of The Gospels About Jesus

Interesting Comparisons Of The Gospels About Jesus

Continued from Part 5 ISAIAH 53:3 53:3:  “He was despised, and rejected of men … and as one from whom men hide their face:  he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” Comparing the description of the servant with that of Jesus. Rejection of the servant contrasts greatly with the Gospel accounts of the extent of Jesus’ popularity throughout his life generally (Luke 2:52) and during his public ministry in particular.  The servant is said to be “despised,” “rejected,” one “from whom men hide th
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
What The Gospels Truly Say About Jesus Being Afflicted

What The Gospels Truly Say About Jesus Being Afflicted

Continued from Part 6 Jesus’ popularity in review: Do the Gospel’s describe Jesus as a person who “was despised and rejected,” or from whom people fled?  The words:  “He was despised and rejected of men … and as one from whom men hide their faces … and we esteemed him not” cannot be applied to Jesus if one is to believe the Gospel narratives. The Gospels claim that Jesus enjoyed widespread popularity during his lifetime among all classes of society.  The evangelists report that the chief prie
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
The Misconceptions Around Jesus Healing The Sick And Afflicted

The Misconceptions Around Jesus Healing The Sick And Afflicted

Continued from Part 7 ISAIAH 53:4 5:4:  “Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; but we considered him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” The servant as a vehicle for bearing “our” diseases and pains. Did Jesus heal the sick and infirm?  Matthew makes use of Isaiah 53:4.  He writes:  “This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, ‘He took our sicknesses and carried our diseases’” (Matthew 8:17).  The context shows that Matthew understands this verse lit
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Where Christian Renderings of Hebrew Text Change What Is Conveyed

Where Christian Renderings of Hebrew Text Change What Is Conveyed

Continued from Part 8 ISAIAH 53:5 53:5:  “But he was wounded as a result of our 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 5s and thereby, allowed their s
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Was Jesus Actually Scourged Before Pilate?

Was Jesus Actually Scourged Before Pilate?

Continued from Part 9 The rest of the story John’s claim that Jesus was “scourged” during the trial before Pilate (John 19:1) leaves open the extent of injury incurred by Jesus at the hands of the Romans.  Generally, the normal Roman thoroughness, when it came to torture, would have left no doubts of torture being inflicted. Jesus would have bled profusely and would have had great difficulty standing on his feet. Yet, Jesus is portrayed as confronting Pilate without any kind of impairment due
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
The Legitimate Cause of Jesus' Death

The Legitimate Cause of Jesus' Death

Continued from Part 10 Not by blood loss Presuming Jesus was nailed to the cross, did blood oozing from the nail wounds cause his death?  The Roman method of execution by crucifixion was designed as a punishment to be prolonged in order to serve as a lesson to both the victim and all onlookers.  Since no vital organ would be pierced crucifixion usually caused a slow death.  If the victim expired within a short time he would deprive his executioners of satisfactorily meting out the sentence in
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz