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[UPDATE 2017: This monthly “aid” for searchers has been replaced first by “Yo Searchers! Need Help?” Then to use a word closer to our cultural Filipino/Tagalog word for strangers, we resorted to “Hoy” shortened to “Oy!” And it became — “Oy Searchers! Need Help?” for every month of every year. The original intention was to help web visitors find the topic (search term) they entered that made them land on many websites including this website.
Rather than figuring out a witty title for every month such as–
- June Search
- May Day
- Not for April Fools
- The “Aids” of March
- Help for February Searchers
- SOS for our FWH! – January Searches
—we resorted to a uniform title after running out of ideas and confusing searchers. It is not surprising the visitors still click this link in past years, there is much to learn from answers provided to past searches. Go check!—Admin1]
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Search Engine Terms: These are the terms that web surfers/searchers enter which land on our website; some successfully locate the appropriate posts, others fail, so here’s a boost—most recent added at the bottom of the list, updated as search terms are entered:
- “is oedipus a scapegoat or a sacrificial lamb” –Sacrificial goat, Scapegoat . . . what about the Lamb? Not on Yom Kippur.
- revelation 17 in a nutshell—Revelation in a Nutshell
- were there saints before jesus—What, there were resurrected saints at Jesus’ resurrection?
- 1 samuel 16:14 ra definition 1 – 1 Samuel 16:14-23 – “an evil spirit from God”?
- “order of worship for month” siddur month – Worship Aids – The Siddur
- orthonymous – this word quite often appears as a “search engine term” which often lands in our website, most likely because we have featured the MUST READ author Bart Ehrman, New Testament Professor/Scholar, Christian-turned-Atheist after investigating the canon of the New Testament; his discoveries are written in a series of books downloadable on the kindle app from amazon.com, namely: FORGED, MISQUOTING JESUS, GOD’S PROBLEM, and others. Ehrman explains that “orthnymous” (literally, “rightly named”) writing is one that really is written by the person who claims to be writing it. We will post an article titled “Gospel Truth?” based on the chapter of FORGED where Ehrman explains the different terms one grapples with when determining if any document is authentic or a forgery. [Updated 2/8/13: go to Gospel Truth – 3]
- “torah animal sacrifice”—TORAH 101: What were the animal sacrifices all about? – Jewish Perspective
- “no religion is an island study guide”-–No Religion is an Island – Abraham Joshua Heschel“613 laws explained sacrifice offering”––From 613 to 10 to 2
- joshua 1:8—
- “does the tanakh make more sense” —Here’s a paragraph almost at the end of the long article about Kazantzaki; most readers probably don’t bother reading through that kilometric post all the way to the end but you should, you’d be surprised how much there is to learn from Kazantzaki’s life! So here’s an answer to this searcher:
- “I am wondering why it had never once occurred to this indefatigable God-seeker who travelled far and untiringly sought truth from various sources including the whole spectrum of intellectuals of his time, from the irreligious to the fanatically religious, to simply read the first part of his Christian Bible which might have led him to the Hebrew Scriptures which would have undoubtedly led him to discover the One and Only True Saviour of mankind and creation—YHWH. He would have discovered how simple YHWH has made it for man to reach Him through partaking of the Tree of Life, living the TORAH and knowing Him through His Sinai revelation . . . not the complicated theology he had been taught and embraced. If he did investigate the Hebrew Scriptures and yet had chosen to remain within his Christian beliefs, then it is such a pity, because for those of us who discovered this truth even late in life, we now know that despite adversities in this world, life in YHWH is a joy and a celebration, the true Sabbath and Shalom, not unnecessary suffering and a lifetime of struggle and wondering, wondering, wondering . . . . ” ––NSB@S6K
- “rp filipino shortcut” —ISRAEL & RP“bereshiyth hebrew”—Bereshis barah Elohim, according to the ArtScroll commentary “is commonly rendered In the beginning God created, which would indicate that the Torah is giving the sequence of Creation — that God created the heaven, the earth, darkness, water, light, and so on. However, Rashi and Ibn Ezra maintain that this verse cannot be chronological; [AST] translation follows their view.
- “last temptation of christ kazantzakis heresy”—Tempted by ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’? Kazantzakis’ Jesus: “Salvation cannot be founded on lies.”
- “could the real jesus step foward” – Kosher Jesus
- “picture of the tabernacle of moses” —the Tabernacle of YHWH, the building of which was supervised by Moses to make sure it was constructed in accordance with the pattern shown to him by the Prospective Occupant on Sinai:
- “who were the kennizites in the bible?” —
- “seventh day adventist interpitation of gen.3:15who is the seed of the serpent” ––most likely the 7th Day Adventists interpret Genesis 3:15 with the typical Christian view, that the serpent is an early appearance of Revelation 12′s dragon so the seed would be all anti-christs (1 John); S6K however offers a different interpretation, please go to—-
- “sermons on mt sini” —
- Don’t know if this next entry is printable except in medical journals but since the Creator did assign man to name all living things including homo sapiens‘ body parts, here’s a weird entry: “old testament עָרְלָה word for penis” & “har mishchah” — instead of censoring we decided to clarify; ’SOS’ Benmara [hearoyisrael.net] resource-person-of-sorts who gives free FYIs on TNK/Hebrew words and here’s his reply:“introduction to moral grandeur and spiritual audacity” —REVISITED: Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity – Abraham Joshua Heschel
- I believe the Hebrew word there is “foreskin” and the vast majority of the time is used as such, I can’t think of an example off hand (sorry) but it only occasionally alludes to the actual entire penis (lol, my speech engine won’t say this word either) and the next one is found in 2 Melekiym 23:13: And the high places that were before the face of Yeruwshalem, which were on the right hand of the Har Mashchiyth [mountain of corruption; destruction], which Shelomoh the king of Yisra’el had built for ‘Ashtoreth[Astarte; Kena’aniy goddess of love] the abomination of the Tsiydoniy, and for Kemowsh [god of child-sacrifice] the abomination of Mow’ab, and for Milkom [‘Great King’; also Malkam; god of child-sacrifice]. Hope this helps!
- “shemoth 16″—Exodus/Shemoth 16 – “For today is a Shabbath to יהוה”
- “intro to the new testament”
- “what does the tanakh say about afterlife”– Q & A: What does the Tanakh say about the afterlife? — 1
- “rabbi m. younger” — Q&A: Why was the serpent cursed?
- Q&A: Who is the Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace in Isaiah 9:6
- Q&A: Genesis 3:15–the 1st “messianic prophecy”?
- Q&A: Original Sin and Psalm 51:7
- Q&A: Why did God take an animal’s life to provide covering for Adam and Eve?
- Q&A: Why did God have to choose a “people”?
- Ask the Rabbi/Teacher
- Q&A: “Let US make man in OUR image”
- “jewish mystique van den haag online” —Ernest Van Den Haag
- “shabbath on 2/8/13″— Shabbat begins at sundown Friday (erev Shabbat) and ends sundown Saturday (havdalah). The Jews have a tradition of welcoming (erev) and saying goodbye (havdalah) to the Sabbath and anticipating the next by counting their week as’ 6 days before Shabbat’, ’5 days before Shabbat’, and so on in the countdown to next Shabbat, since that is how they originally named their days of the week cycle, from what we understand [it probably has nothing to do with the fact that the names of our week are names of pagan gods. Helpful article that covers the Sabbath observance by gentiles: How now do we observe Biblical Feasts? – 2.] Sinaites have embraced the Jewish tradition of Sabbath celebration; we find it meaningful, beautiful, and great for family life, with time for Torah study, and a special time with the God who revealed Himself to Israel but who is the God of all nations and is in fact the Creator of the universe Himself. So to this searcher and all Sabbath-keepers,
- let us enjoy and be blessed for obeying the 4th commandment
- to remember the Sabbath,
- to keep it holy (set it apart from the regular routines of our 6 day week),
- to make it special by resting from our labors.
If the Creator modeled it Himself by resting from His creative work, we should do the same, because He said so and besides, it’s good for our overall health and there is blessing in obedience. Shabbat Shalom!
- “benmara“—What’s in a name? Another bible study!
- “who is the woman in genesis 3:15″—Prooftext 1a – Genesis 3:15 – Who is the “woman”?
- “shemoth chapter 27 verse 9″—You will make the court of the Mishkan: for the south side southward there will be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits [about 18 inches each] long for one side:
- “what does it mean caleb had a different spirit”—Concluding paragraph from My servant Caleb – a different spirit
- Caleb is often relegated to the background since Joshua is given more prominence for inheriting the authority of Moses, this time as a warrior-leader to fulfill part II of the assignment — Israel’s conquest of the promised land. The faithful Caleb of gentile roots who embraced the God of Israel and was counted among the tribe of Judah, stands out as a figure to emulate among us gentiles, who should not look at the intimidating obstacles to fulfill our individual choice to make known the One True God. Would that it be said of us as it was written of Caleb: because he wholly followed יהוה [YHWH], the ‘Elohiym of Yisra’el.
- “no religion is an island” — No Religion is an Island – Abraham Joshua Heschel“pattern in history” —A Pattern in History. [Where Judaism Differed by Abba Hillel Silver]
- “james tabor is wrong” —Must Read: Latest Articles by James Tabor
- “the great isaiah scroll – the most famous of the dead sea scrolls – can be translated instantly, simply by moving your mouse over the text”—-DDS (Dead Sea Scrolls) in English ONLINE? Thank Israel Museum and Google!
- ”I am your prince of peace and mighty counselor?” —Q&A: Who is the Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace in Isaiah 9:6
- “god’s thick silence” (?)—This entry is puzzling: has God been silent? Is His silence “thick”, perhaps meaning He appears to be sooooo quiet/silent in this day and age, leaving humankind to guess what He’s thinking? Well, the real good news, ‘gospel’ if you will, is that God has spoken and that speech reverberates through 6 millennia to this very day. After all, aren’t we still pouring over the TORAH, figuring out for ourselves, our generation, our age, our nation, our world — how it is relevant to life in general? Christians have long dismissed it as not relevant to Christian life; observant Jews continue to apply it to their people, their fortunes, and their Land; gentile Sinaites hear God speaking ‘loud and clear’ and endeavor to interpret an ancient revelation to life in this 21st millenium in the Gregorian count, 6th millenium in Hebrew reckoning of time. We see, hear, experience God still speaking to us whenever we open the Hebrew Scriptures, specially when we’re ready to really hear and obey.
- “noli me tangere original cover” — please go to nolipmap1.jpg or noli origina manuscript.jpg
- “hillel 18 benedictions of the prayer book”—A Pattern in History
- “moredkay bleoprant” — This probably should be spelled “Mordecai blueprint” . . . will get back to this searcher, though perhaps he should look at the long list provided by google.
- “a new history of early christianity charles freeman” — Must Read: A New History of Early Christianity by Charles Freeman
- “how to write a future tense prologue” —Must Read: Future Tense – Epilogue [by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks]
- “shiphrah and puah” —ART by BBB@S6K – Hebrew Midwives: Shiphrah and Puah
- “the jewish mystique.pdf ernest van den haag”—MUST READ – The Jewish Mystique
- “dramatic irony in exodus”—Dramatic Ironies in the Book of Exodus
- “and the wolf shall dwell with the lamb dead sea scroll”—DDS (Dead Sea Scrolls) in English ONLINE? Thank Israel Museum and Google!
- “uncircumcised lips bible meaning”/”exodus 6-30 i am of uncircumcised lips meaning”––Exodus/Shemoth 6-b: Do you have “uncircumcised lips”?“joshua 1:8-9″—This is the 2nd time this same searcher (presumably) landed here; so here is the HNT translation of the text: Yahuwshuwa’ 1– 8. This Çepher haTowrah [Writings of the Teachings; Instructions] will not depart out of your mouth, but you will meditate on it day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is written. Your way will push forward and then you will be mindful. 9. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and alert; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for יהוה your ‘Elohiym [Mighty One] is with you wherever you walk. As Christians/Messianics, we used to apply this to ourselves; in fact the verses are found in decorative posters, wall decorations, etc. but as discussed in Q&A: Re: TNK verses specific to Israel borrowed by Gentiles/Christians, verses that are specific to Israel and their leaders are not applicable to other contexts. However, the principle of obedience to Torah resulting in blessing is probably general in application, for the Giver of Torah surely means what He says to both Jew and gentile.
- Beth Yaacov Synagogue: 110 H.V. de la Costa cnr, Tordesillas West, Salcedo Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila 1227, The Philippines
Tel: (632) 815 0265www.jewishphilippines.org - “peter’s vision by any messianic rabbi” —Biblical Diet 4c: Peter’s Vision in Acts 10:9-23
- “beit yaacov synagogue makati”— Beth Yaacov Synagogue: 110 H.V. de la Costa cnr, Tordesillas West, Salcedo Village, Makati City, Metro Manila 1227, The Philippines Tel: (632) 815 0265, www.jewishphilippines.org
- “symbols for the shema”—Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA
- “exodus 6-30 i am of uncircumcised lips meaning”—-Exodus/Shemoth 6-b: Do you have “uncircumcised lips”? & The Soul of Evil
- “philosophical commentary on the last temptation of christ”—Tempted by ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’? Kazantzakis’ Jesus: “Salvation cannot be founded on lies.”
- “nils detlefsen”—
- “the meaning of be jealous for”—Is our God a “jealous, wrathful, and a vengeful God”?
- “cyber eavesdropping” —Want to cyber-eavesdrop?
- “who’s afraid of the old testament god”—Jeffrey Cranford
- “tanakh verses about afterlife”– “what is the symbol of the shema—Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA
