by Shmuel Parzal | Nov 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
(the main content of this article was originally written in Nov 2008) Shabbat shalom, my beloved brothers and sisters, This week’s sidra (Dt 17:14-21) covers the biblical Yahwist view of kingship – ‘messiah-ship’, and it is quite different to what Christianity or even...
by Shmuel Parzal | Nov 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
This blog-post is mostly by way of a reference article for newcomers. Do you have to become Jewish to follow Jesus? Paullist theology has one way of answering the question, “Do you have to become Jewish in order to follow the teachings of Jesus?” Both...
by Shmuel Parzal | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, my name’s Shmulik, and in this blog-post, I’d like to provide you with a brief insight into what Talmidaism is all about. Talmidaism is a modern term for what academics call, ‘Jewish-Christianity’. The term ‘Talmidaism’ was chosen as a substitute for...
by Shmuel Parzal | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, I recently received a very moving enquiry from someone who asked a very profound question. Without going into personal details (to maintain the anonymity of the enquirer), he basically said that he had lived a terrible and self-destructive life until...
by Shmuel Parzal | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
General Introduction Where theology and religion are concerned, ‘Syncretism’ is when you mix together (or ‘syncretise’) the theologies, beliefs and practices of two or more separate religions. Syncretism, by its very nature, is something that humans do. A syncretised...
