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...

This article is a follow-on from my previous article, ‘Did Yeshua think of himself as the messiah?’ One of the most common assumptions in Paullist Christian theology, is that when Yeshua referred to himself as “the Son of Man”, he was openly and irrefutably claiming...

I wanted an impartial answer to the question of whether Yeshua thought of himself as the messiah, based on the scriptural evidence, rather than whether his followers thought of him as a messiah (a crucial difference). I asked ChatGPT to look at all the biblical...

In Yahwist theology, political authority is never absolute. Power belongs ultimately to YHVH alone, and all human rule is provisional, accountable, and morally constrained (Deut 10:17; Ps 146:3). Any political system that concentrates unchecked power, suppresses moral...

This is purely a reference article which links up to other articles. It lists all biblical verses in the Miqra where prophets criticised civil rulers. Examples from Yeshua’s teachings starts about halfway down. Here is a carefully curated list of biblical examples...

Shalom everyone, For a religious person, one’s faith should always be the conscience behind one’s political choices, but religion should never take political power, because it will become utterly corrupted by it. (For your reference, ‘Yahwism‘ and ‘Yahwist‘ refer to...