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The Jewish Messiah - Text - Spanish

The Jewish Concept of Messiah and the Jewish Response to Christian Claims - Spanish El Concepto Judío del Mesías y la Respuesta Judía a las Asertaciones Cristianas. 1) La palabra “Mesías” en Español corresponde a la palabra Hebrea “Mashiach”, la cual se traduce como “Ungido.” Usualmente se refiere a una persona iniciada en el servicio de Dios por medio de la unción con aceite (derramado en la cabeza, según Éxodo 29:7, 1ª. Reyes 1:39, 2ª. Reyes 9:3). 2) Existen muchos Mesías en la Biblia. Ya q

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 5 min read

Why I Am Converting To Judaism - Part 2

This is part 2 of a 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 1 and Part 3 as well. After doing a lot of research on the internet, I learned about the Messianic movement. One website in particular was instrumental in my thinking: www.jewsforjesus.com. Messianics call themselves Hebrew Christians or, more commonly, Messianic Jews. They observe a lot of modified Jewish rituals and customs in their synagogues, which are often sponsoring Baptist or Pent

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 6 min read

Why I Am Converting To Judaism - Part 3

This is the last part of the 3 part series by Angela Dekort about why she converted to Judaism. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 as well. Perhaps, I thought, it really wasn't important that Jesus hadn't fulfilled the main prophecies of the Messiah if he had at least fulfilled some of the others. I started to go through the prophecies outlined in Matthew, who, as a Jewish writer keenly interested in establishing Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, relied heavily on these prophecies. But I didn’t get fa

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 7 min read

Chapter 24 - THE LORD IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

Continued from Chapter 23 (Jeremiah 23:5-6) In their effort to substantiate the belief in a triune deity, Christians have alleged that a prophecy given by Jeremiah supports their contention. The prophet declares: Behold, the days are coming says the Lord, that I will raise up for David a righteous branch, and he shall reign as king and prosper, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is his name by whic

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Chapter 25 - A WOMAN ENCOMPASSES A MAN

Continued from Chapter 24 (Jeremiah 31:22) “A woman encompasses a man” Christians offer a tendentious interpretation of the verse: “For the Lord has created a new thing on the earth: a woman encompasses a man” (Jeremiah 31:22). The noun neqevah (“woman”) does not mean virgin per se and the verse says nothing of conception, pregnancy, or birth. Neqevah is used in the Bible in reference to any woman, virgin or not (Leviticus 27:4-7; Numbers 5:3, 31:15; Deuteronomy 4:16). Any discussion that s

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Chapter 30 - BORN IN BETHLEHEM

Continued from Chapter 29 (Micah 5:1) Micah 5:1 states: “But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, who are little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of you shall one come forth to Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from ancient days.” Except for the birth reference found in Luke (2:4-7) everything points to Jesus being from Nazareth. In any case, being born in Bethlehem is of questionable value in establishing messianic credentials for Jesus. So many essential quali

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 3 min read

Chapter 36c - MY FLESH DWELLS IN SAFETY: A RESURRECTION FANTASY

Continued from Chapter 36b Could Jesus have risen in either a completely different material body or in an immaterial body possessing the properties of an angelic being which could metamorphose itself from a “spirit” into a solid material form that could be touched (Genesis 32:24-26) or partake of food (Genesis 18:1-18)? These related theories contain respectively inherent problems. If Jesus’ body ceased to be material and later became material again, then it was not the identical body that was

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 4 min read

Chapter 39 - THE KING OF ISRAEL

Continued from Chapter 38 (Psalms 45:7-8) Psalms 45:7-8 reads: “Your throne, God [’Elohim], is for ever and ever; a scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God [’Elohim], your God [’Elohecha], has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.” In particular, we are interested in the literal text of Psalms 45:7a which states, “Your throne God [’Elohim] is forever and ever.” The overall context shows that an ear

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read