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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 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

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
Chapter 22c - 52:13: “He shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high”

Chapter 22c - 52:13: “He shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high”

Continued from Chapter 22b Exalted, lifted up, very high Rewarding the servant: The servant is to be raised to a higher position in the estimation of those who were previously appalled at the sight of him. Does “He shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high” refer to Jesus’ alleged rewards after death in heaven and on earth? Some Christians believe that the meaning of these words is to be found in Philippians 2:5-11, which speaks of Jesus’ supposed exaltation in heaven and on ea
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22d - Isaiah 52:14 and 52:15

Chapter 22d - Isaiah 52:14 and 52:15

Continued from Chapter 22c 52:14: “So marred was his appearance unlike that of a man, and his form unlike that of the sons of men” Let the truth be told Although many post-New Testament descriptions of Jesus on the cross paint a gruesome agonizing picture of his suffering the Gospels do not describe his appearance as being in a form unrecognizable as a human being. Isaiah’s description is best understood when one views pictures of horrific Jewish suffering during the Holocaust and the conte
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22L - Scourging of Jesus

Chapter 22L - Scourging of Jesus

Continued from Chapter 22k 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 impairmen
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22m - Death by blood loss?

Chapter 22m - Death by blood loss?

Continued from Chapter 22L 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
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
An Unavoidable Issue

An Unavoidable Issue

Jews for Jesus has a slogan, "We exist to make the Messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people world-wide." If this is the reason for their existence than they might as well close shop. Christendom's centuries old policy of degradation and contempt of Jews and Judaism, based on New Testament models, beat them to it. The repressive papal encyclicals, the tirades of Luther, the economic disabilities, the forced conversions, the expulsions, the enforced isolation of the ghettos,
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz