Examples of Reinterpretations: Joseph Sarachek, In order not to expose themselves to criticism, many Jewish exegetes waived their own messianic explanations and expounded the texts as allusions to the past.[fn]Joseph Sarachek, The Doctrine of the Messiah in Medieval Jewish Literature (New York: Hermon Press, 1932)[/fn] [emphasis added] John Bowker commenting on Genesis 18:1-25,
If you have been following along in our shared study of the doctrine of the Trinity, you will be “ready to given an answer” (1st Peter 3:15) when you encounter fallacious claims regarding God’s nature or claims of contradiction.Consider the following exercise upon which I embarked as I considered
Examples of Reinterpretations: Minor Tractates of the Talmud-Soferim 40b, ‘Gladden us, O Lord our God,(1) with Elijah the prophet, Thy servant, and with the kingdom of the house of David, Thine anointed. Soon may he come and rejoice our hearts. Suffer not a stranger to sit upon his throne, nor let others any longer inherit …
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This summary of scriptures relevant to the biblical statements of there being many gods will be followed by the actual quotations: Exodus 7:1; 2nd Corinthians 4:1; Deuteronomy 32:36-39; Psalm 82:6-7; Psalm 86:8-10; Isaiah: 41:23-24, 29; Galatians 4:8; 1st Corinthians 8:5
The recent controversy over Brit Hume inviting Tiger Woods to seek redemption in Christianity rather than Buddhism elucidates three major themes that modern day pop and media culture do not seem to understand and thus, make unnecessarily complicated. Brit Hume is a Senior Political Analyst and Fox News Sunday panelist and Tiger Woods became a …
Examples of Reinterpretations: Professor Gershom Scholem; Professor Emeritus of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem:
This summary of scriptures relevant to the biblical statements that God is a Triune being, a Trinity, and that the Trinity consists of more than one person will be followed by the actual quotations: Job 33:4; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; Luke 1:35, 3:22; John 14:17, 20-21, 14:26, 15:26; Colossians 2:2; 2nd Corinthians 13:14; 1st Peter 1:2 …
With regards to the interpretation of the scriptures some of the conflicts amongst Jews and Christians are due to the fact that the Jewish understanding of the scripture has been, and is being, redefined and reinterpreted. Some Rabbis, Torah teachers, Jewish scholars and particularly anti-missionaries are now claiming that Jews have always believed in things …
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This is a summary of scriptures relevant to the biblical statements as to other attributes shared by the members of the Trinity namely: a voice like many waters (or rushing waters), indwells, sanctifies, fellowship, eternal, has a will, speaks, love, searches the heart, we belong to, savior, we serve, believe in, gives joy, draws us, …
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Various Scholars:Risto Santala,