Shalom everyone, 39 years ago today, at a time when I was floundering desperately in matters of religion, when I didn’t know what to believe any more or where to turn to, I had a direct, living experience of God, which radically altered the direction of my life; it...

Shalom everyone, The current wars around the world have once more sent many Christians and Jews into a full-blown messianic frenzy. I would agree that a time of tribulation is coming (I would even say that it has already started), but the mainstream approach is all...

In ancient Israel, both married women and men covered their heads in public as a sign that they were ‘holy’ to their spouses. From historical evidence, it was not the case that all the hair of either women or men had to be completely hidden; modesty and prudery are...

This article follows on from my post comparing Talmidaism with moderate Islam. There is one very good reason why the Israelite faith necessitates knowing YHVH (Jer 31:34, cf Hos 2:20), and advises us to learn about the character and nature of YHVH (1Chr 16:11, 22:19,...

Introduction This is a follow-on article to my previous article examining whether the historical Yeshua existed. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. There are many thousands of people in history whose existence is only known from a single attested source –...

Introduction Orthodox Jews who support a restoration of animal sacrifices in any rebuilt Temple, often use Ezekiel’s descriptions of sacrifices as proof that there will be blood sacrifices when the Temple is rebuilt. Along with Isa 56:7 (which describes the sacrifices...

Shalom everyone, In the early parts of the Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew word כבוד kavod (glory) does not refer to God’s splendour or majesty; it refers to a specific and incredible power of YHVH. It is referred to in the words of the biblical prophets, who experienced it...

This article is a follow-on to my discussion with ChatGPT on the Nature of YHVH as a responsible but not controlling Parent. This important aspect of YHVH is a quiet but consistent under-thread in the Miqra and in the teachings of Yeshua. It is all part of the Yahwist...

I was having a conversation with ChatGPT about any possible positives Islam might have which Talmidaism didn’t, and why some people are drawn to submission- and control-based systems, because I wanted to understand what attracted certain types of people to Islam. It...

This is another article on messiahship, following on from, “Did Yeshua think of himself as the messiah?” This article deals with how Christians argue Jesus‘s Davidic descent in spite of their belief in his virgin birth. The Miqra (Hebrew Bible) quite clearly states...