Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef preached that a woman must dress modestly because she ‘is not an animal’ and that when subjected to a female performer, men should ‘conspicuously’ refuse to listen
Judaism
To misquote James White: ‘I have yet to meet a consistent Christian.’
A popular argument used by Christian polemicists is to claim that the author of the Qur’an (whom they take to be Muhammad), borrowed stories from early Christian apocryphal works. The assumption appears to be that because the Qur’an’s truths appear… Read More ›
Do you know why Orthodox Jews are forbidden to pray in Christian churches?
source Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Exodus 20:4 (King… Read More ›
‘A paradox of world-historical proportions’
Hans-Joachim Schoeps (1909 – 1980) was a German-Jewish historian of religion and religious philosophy. He was professor of religions and religious history at the University of Erlangen.
Melchizedek is called Yahweh in the Dead Sea Scrolls
My apologies for the poor quality of the images taken on my iPhone earlier. These are taken from the invaluable scholarly resource A Man Attested by God: The Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels by Dr J.R. Daniel Kirk. Many… Read More ›
Jesus, the Law, and a “New” Covenant
‘Jesus of Nazareth was a Torah-observant Jewish teacher whose followers, after his death, came to adopt a variety of attitudes toward the Law of Moses. Some of them insisted on strict observance; others argued that only parts of the Law… Read More ›
Jesus the messiah and Isaiah 53, Psalm 22
Christians point ‘to passages in the Bible that talked about one who suffered and was then vindicated, passages such as Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22. Jews, though, had a ready response: these passages are not talking about the messiah. And you… Read More ›
Who Bore Our Illnesses and Carried Our pains? Rabbi Tovia Singer Exposes Church Deception!
Published on 7 Mar 2017 ‘Christians are so convinced that Jesus is the messiah, they are utterly astounded that the Jews, of all people, are unconvinced that the Suffering Servant is not Jesus. But doesn’t Isaiah 53, which Christians frequently… Read More ›
Jews admit that the Bible has been changed – the shocking evidence
Reblogged from TheTorah.com – A Historical and Contextual Approach source [1] See M. Zipor, Tradition and Transmission: Studies in Ancient Biblical Translation and Interpretation [Heb.] (Tel Aviv, 2001), pp. 79-165. The sources were collected by C. D. Ginsburg, Introduction to the… Read More ›
Rabbis admit to changing the text of the Bible to “honour God”
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Paul – faithful follower of Jesus or inventor of a new religion?
This is an excellent article just published on Many Prophets, One Message – A Call to The Truth The Old Testament is filled with numerous commandments (‘mitzvot’ in Hebrew), 613 in total to be precise, and in Judaism one’s standing as… Read More ›
Jesus was a unitarian (surprise surprise)
Bart Ehrman’s like what else could it mean! 🙂 Mark 12:28-29 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which commandment is the first of… Read More ›
Translations of the Jewish Scriptures especially toxic to Christians, Rabbi Tovia Singer explains
Responding to caller, Rabbi Tovia Singer illustrates how Christian Bibles deliberately manipulated Jewish text and wove numerous Christologies into their “translations” of the Jewish Scriptures. Moreover, Rabbi Singer explains, Christian children are not trained in the Hebrew language. This renders… Read More ›
Why Call it Judaism? The Case for Humanistic Judaism
Humanistic Judaism is new and almost entirely unknown by people outside the movement. Its novelty and its radical break with tradition creates a lot of confusion for people who are only familiar with traditional Judaism and its liberal offshoots. One… Read More ›
The Charolite Trilogy
Originally posted on 1000 Verses – a project of Judaism Resources:
The Charolite Trilogy Introduction The purpose of this trilogy is to help you see the Jewish Christian polemic in a new light. Instead of presenting the arguments…
Open Letter to Paul
Hi there Saul, How did 2000 years treat you? Regards from your religion, she is today the world’s greatest religion, (long story how that came to be). While you were absent she spawned way out of control; I doubt you’d recognize her. She… Read More ›
Why do Jews feel so much rage at St Paul?
Even the New Testament records Jewish hostility towards Paul of Tarsus. If you want to know why Jews feel so much “rage” at Paul this video explains clearly and biblically. Key texts discussed: Luke 1:6: Both of them were righteous in the… Read More ›
P1 – Holy Facts! Brother Paul vs Christian
Another snippet from my marathon debate yesterday at Speakers’ Corner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsdxBxtQxpQ and before anyone complains (as they have done) that I’m preying on Christians who don’t know their faith, Josh is doing a PhD in Christian theology.
The soul of my Bible
I’m writing in a hurry hope it doesn’t come out sloppy. If yes, I’m sorry This is in response to JOURNEYERBLOG’s article regarding the TaNaCH [the Hebrew Bible] I would like to present the view of the Jewish religion. I… Read More ›
Judaism and Christianity on Salvation: Rabbi Tovia Singer Explains Why Paul Corrupted Scripture
A devastating rebuttal of Paul’s novel views on the Torah and how he deliberately distorted its teaching. Shocking!
Why keep the Law of God?
“You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty?” Malachi 3:14 I think there’s an inevitable question that will be raised in the conscience of the… Read More ›
Jesus remembered: ‘ideological tinkering must have gone on from the start’
Dale C. Allison Jr writes: ‘Some of my divinity students, who find themselves threatened by the discourse of the quest [for the historical Jesus], the chief categories of which derive not from Christian theology but from the modern study of… Read More ›
A Muslim, Jew, and Christian sit together at a dinner table.
A Muslim, Jew, and Christian sit together at a dinner table. The Jew says “I only follow Moses and his companions!” The Christian responds and says “Well, I accept Moses but follow only Jesus Christ and his way!” The Muslim… Read More ›
When men are called “God” in the Bible
Surprisingly, there are a number of places in the Jewish Scriptures (aka the Hebrew Bible & Old Testament) where beings other than Yahweh are called divine or “God”. I draw on the extensive discussion of key passages in King and Messiah as Son… Read More ›
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