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Chapter 32 - WHO WAS PIERCED?

Chapter 32 - WHO WAS PIERCED?

Continued from Chapter 31 (Zechariah 12:10) Christians have argued that the prophet Zechariah is speaking of Jesus when he declares: “And they shall look to Me whom they have pierced; then they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only son” (Zechariah 12:10). They equate the “Me” with the “him” of verse 10 and connect both to Jesus at his supposed second coming. At that time, they expect the Jews will repent their allegedly having caused his death. Grammatically, the “Me” and the "him” c


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Zalman Kravitz

Chapter 37c - THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS AND  PSALM 22

Chapter 37c - THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS AND PSALM 22

Continued from Chapter 37b The incorrect spelling is most likely due to a defective manuscript, a similar error is found in the Septuagint reading. As stated above, most Christian Bibles render verse 17b as: “They pierced my hands and my feet.” This supposedly follows the Septuagint, the Greek biblical text used by the early Christians. The Septuagint’s rendering is assumed by Christians not only to be dependent on understanding the Hebrew as derived from the verb “to dig [soil]” but, in addit


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Zalman Kravitz

Chapter 37d - THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS AND  PSALM 22

Chapter 37d - THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS AND PSALM 22

Continued from Chapter 37c Some scholars say the spelling ka’aru is found in a 1st/2nd century C.E. manuscript from Nachal Chever (5/6 HevPs). Typical of the tendentious claims made by those advocating the Christian reading of verse 17b is the following: “Psalm 22 is a favorite among Christians since it is often linked in the New Testament with the suffering and death of Jesus. A well-known and controversial reading is found in verse 16, where the Masoretic text has ‘Like a lion are my hands and


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz