Monthly Archives: June 2014

Consumer Alert!

Posted on June 29, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

Originally posted on 1000 Verses – a project of Judaism Resources:
Consumer Alert! ? You may be wondering: What is a “consumer alert” doing on a blog that focuses on religion? Perhaps you never thought about it this way, but religion…

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Judge Not

Posted on June 23, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

Originally posted on 1000 Verses – a project of Judaism Resources:
Christianity claims to be the only path to salvation before God. Many individual Christian denominations take this claim one step further with the assertion that this path leads exclusively through…

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Claiming Originality – Excerpt from Supplement

Posted on June 23, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

Claiming Originality – Excerpt from Supplement IV. 25. Page 216 In this section Brown takes a page out of Jesus’ book, and besmirches Judaism and her teachers. When Jesus presented his moral teachings to his audience, it was not enough … Continue reading →

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Fear, Guilt and Psalm 131:2

Posted on June 22, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

Originally posted on 1000 Verses – a project of Judaism Resources:
Fear, Guilt and Psalm 131:2 Fear can be a crippling emotion. Under the influence of fear people become paralyzed and cannot follow the directives of their brains. Even worse is…

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The Song of the Well

Posted on June 18, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

The Song of the Well In the book of Numbers (21:17-20) we are told that Israel sang a song about the well that accompanied them in the desert. The Talmud teaches that this song was part of a tri-weekly cycle … Continue reading →

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Who replaced the sacrifices? – Excerpt from Contra Brown

Posted on June 15, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

Who replaced the sacrifices?   Brown attempts to present the authors of the Talmud as individuals who have no regard for the message of scripture. After quoting 2Chronicles 7:14, Brown states:   “Yet this is the very verse quoted in … Continue reading →

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Not by your Righteousness

Posted on June 12, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

Originally posted on 1000 Verses – a project of Judaism Resources:
Not by your Righteousness One of the central teachings of Protestant Christianity is that no man is justified through their own good deeds (Romans 3:20). At first glance it would…

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Why a Jew cannot accept Jesus – excerpt from Contra Brown

Posted on June 11, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

Why a Jew cannot accept Jesus Christians can agree that there was an authentic God-given teaching available before Jesus was born. What was that teaching? Both Jews and Christians admit that the Jewish scriptures were a significant part of that … Continue reading →

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A Memo from the Church in the Year 1984 – by Jim

Posted on June 8, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

A Memo from the Church in the Year 1984   Brothers of the Ministry of Information, our Big Brother is concerned about the ongoing negative reaction of the Jewish community to the News.  It is imperative that we give them … Continue reading →

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The Guilt of Books

Posted on June 1, 2014 by yourphariseefriend

The Guilt of Books   Books don’t commit crimes, people do. If we are going to discuss the guilt or innocence of a given book, we need to first define and delineate what the discussion is going to be about. … Continue reading →

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