by Shmuel Parzal | Sep 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
I have only very recently (within the last year or so) become aware of various attempts to replace the word, ‘Kingdom’ with other words. Some people live in societies where the word ‘kingdom’ itself has taken on such terribly negative connotations – attaining an...
by Shmuel Parzal | Sep 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our Point of Origin – Our Starting Point This article is ultimately about labels – the choice between defining ourselves by a label and glorifying it, or defining ourselves by the Message we live, and glorifying the Message instead. Massoritism is a modern...
by Shmuel Parzal | Sep 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, In biblical Yahwist theology (and therefore in Massorite Talmidi theology too), the Word or Message of YHVH is not a created being like the idea of the Christian logos. It is an integral and transformative power of YHVH, just like YHVH’s Holiness...
by Shmuel Parzal | Sep 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Definitions Before we start, I thought it best to give a couple of definitions, because they can be confusing to anyone not familiar with the terms ‘apologetics’ and ‘apologist’. They are nothing to do with saying sorry; they come from an ancient Greek word meaning...
by Shmuel Parzal | Aug 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
I recently had a conversation with a friend who had had a miscarriage, and she wondered what might have been going on with the soul of her deceased child. I have extracted the important parts from that conversation, and turned it into a readable article. The initial...
by Shmuel Parzal | Aug 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, I was recently asked to explain why I disagreed with Bart Ehrman’s opinion that, since the Romans executed Jesus as a messiah, that he must therefore have been executed for political reasons. Ehrman believes that the Romans executed Yeshua...
