Was Jesus conceived in a supernatural way? Did Mary and Joseph claim so? Let's find out.

What are the implications of the author of Matthew using Hosea 11:1 to describe Mary, Joseph, and Jesus being called out of Egypt?

Will the messiah be the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of the world. Are born condemned and that without the practice of animal sacrifices we cann...

One of the cornerstones of Christian theology is that the only way to achieve atonement for sins is through the offering of a sacrifice whose blood...

Does the Talmud indicate a 1st century Jewish belief that resurrection would occur 3 days after the end of the world? Is there a reference about a ...

The word Shavuot means “weeks.” It marks the completion of the seven weeks (49 days) between Passover and Shavuot.

In an attempt to prove the Divinity of the Messiah, Christians misquote Psalm 110:1 as, "The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I ma...

The Christian belief is that one cannot achieve a personal relationship directly with God by the performance of Mitzvot anymore. What does Judaism ...

How can Christians apply the phrase v'ayn lo, "he has nothing" or "he shall have nothing" (Daniel 9:26) and Isaiah 53:12, where the suffering serva...

The Jewish interpretation of Isaiah 53 maintains that the suffering servant of Israel suffered because of the persecutions by the Gentile nations. ...

Revelation 11:15 states that "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ." Doesn't this verse show the equality ...

If 'almah means "young woman" in Hebrew why did the Jewish scholar who translated the Book of Isaiah into Greek use a Greek word for "virgin," part...

Can someone be forgiven by just asking for forgiveness?

Does "By oppression and judgment he was taken away," refer to Jesus? Read this interesting post by Gerald Sigal.

The second anointed one Verse 26. And after the sixty-two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off, and he shall have nothing; the people of a lea...

Which Jewish Translation Of The Bible You Should Read - There are three translations of the Jewish Bible that I recommend to people.

Anointing the Holy of Holies The expression “and to anoint the Holy of Holies” refers to the reestablished Second Temple (Ezekiel 46:12) and the o...

Identifying the Teachers of the Law This brings us to the final function that Eternal Israel performs in relation to the Law, namely the identific...

Isaiah 53 (52:13 – 53:12) describes the servant of the Lord who shocks the world with his unexpected exaltation.

THE MEANING OF ’ELOHIM Genesis 1:1, states: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Here the word for God is ’Elohim, having a p...

Salvation was reserved for the select few Jesus claimed that he revealed the meaning of his esoteric declarations (the parables) only to his disci...

53:10: “he shall prolong days” The concept of prolonging of days and that of gaining eternal life: The differences: The concept of a prolonge...

Is it true that there are New Testament passages that refute the Christian doctrine of the Trinity? Let's find out.

ISAIAH 53:1 53:1: “Who would have believed our report [literally, “what we have heard”]?” As we enter chapter 53, a change of speakers occurs...

Not by blood loss Presuming Jesus was nailed to the cross, did blood oozing from the nail wounds cause his death? The Roman method of execution by...

ISAIAH 53:12 53:12: “I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the mighty” There is a great divide betwe...

Continued from Part 13 Syncretic roots of Paul’s Jesus Much of Christianity is the development of Paul and his theological descendants, who pre...

Continued from Part 20 John 1:1 It is in John 1:1 that the nature of the Logos (the Word) is explicitly stated. The first verse of John, as tra...

Continued from Part 6 John’s Jesus states: “Even in your Law it has been written, that the testimony of two men is true [i.e., valid or admissib...

Continued from Part 27 The baptism formula Some Christian commentators allege that the command by Matthew’s Jesus to, “Go therefore, and make d...