If Yeshua really did exist, what could reasonably or logically account for the lack of any contemporary evidence?

by Shmuel Parzal | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized

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

by Shmuel Parzal | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized

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

by Shmuel Parzal | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized

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

by Shmuel Parzal | Feb 5, 2026 | Uncategorized

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

by Shmuel Parzal | Feb 5, 2026 | Uncategorized

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?

by Shmuel Parzal | Feb 4, 2026 | Uncategorized

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...