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IS MESSIAH BEN JOSEPH A BIBLICAL CONCEPT?

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Who is the Messiah? Boyarin wraps up his arguments by telling his readers that the followers of Jesus did not “invent” the idea of a divine savior, but rather that…

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Comfort and Assurance ? “I have said: my strength is lost and my hope from the Lord… “The Lord is my portion”, says my soul, therefore I will hope to…

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Mourners of Zion The three weeks; from the 17th of Tammuz until the 9th of Av, were designated by the spiritual leadership of Eternal Israel as a time of mourning…

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Unauthorized Negotiator Tom and Joe were partners in a business. As they walked up the path to the office one day they encountered a man exiting the door that they…

From Diminishing References to Increased Intensity to the Rhythm Argument In our video debate you presented the argument that chapters 40-48 focuson Israel while 49 -52 focus on the individual servant. When I pointedout that this is not the case, … Continue reading →

There are many ways to describe David’s career, to encapsulate the accomplishments of his life but let us see how the Bible describes David’s life. Toward the end of the book of 2Samuel (23:1) David is described as the man … Continue reading →

V. 65. Page 238 Here Brown devotes one paragraph to one of the major Jewish objections against Christianity (- note: one paragraph out of a five volume series that spans almost 1500 pages! And this paragraph is not even placed in … Continue reading →