The Right and the Wrong Way to look at Tribulation
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...
Women’s head Coverings in Pharisaic law and in Reality
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...
Is the Personality and Character of Allah the same as that of YHVH?
This second article follows on from my post comparing Talmidaism with moderate Islam (below are all the articles in this series): 1. A Comparison of Talmidi values and Moderate Islamic values. 2. A Comparison of the Character and Personality of Allah and YHVH: Are...
If Yeshua really did exist, what could reasonably or logically account for the lack of any contemporary evidence?
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 –...
Ezekiel’s Temple as a Symbol of Idealised and Perfect Worship, rather than a Blueprint for a Restored Sacrificial System
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...
Evidence for the Cleansing Glory of God in the Hebrew Bible
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...
YHVH as a Nurturing, Non-Controlling Parent: An Overlooked Aspect of God
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...
The Positives of Massorite Talmidaism, grounded in its view of the very Nature of God
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...
Could Jesus have become the messiah through legal adoption?
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...
What Did Yeshua Mean by the term, “Son of Man”?
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...