[Please read part 1 of Chapter One of Bart D. Ehrman’s book Forged: A World of Deceptions and Forgeries – 1 This continues that discussion. Reformatted and highlighted for post.–Admin1.] EARLY CHRISTIAN FORGERIES MOST OF THE INSTANCES I have mentioned are forgeries from after the days of the apostles themselves, from the second, third, and fourth Christian […]
Read more[Imagine . . . the last book of the Torah of YHWH was closed with the final warning about adding to or subtracting from the Sinai Revelation. The Israelites were reminded over and over about keeping the Law, choosing Life, motivated by the blessings for obedience, and passing on to the future generations all that […]
Read more[This is a wild guess, but there must have been 8 or more pharaohs throughout the whole 430 years that the Israelites were destined to live in Egypt. Why 8 and not 5, wouldn’t the pharaohs have enjoyed longevity just like other biblical figures? They could, if they followed the biblical diet. A […]
Read more[Sinaites enjoy singing the Sabbath liturgy. Since we don’t have our own music, we borrow from Christianity’s rich and varied hymnody. The music we love, the lyrics we can no longer agree with so we’ve made up our own lyrics. If you’re not familiar with the music, reciting the lyrics is the next best […]
Read more[For this Sabbath’s liturgy, we borrowed some prayers from the Baccalaureate Service of “UC” —a University in our city base, prayers written by two Sinaites who have granted permission.—Admin1] ——————————– O GOD of Creation, You are the Master of time and all that time produces; Designer of all created order: all that sustain life, all […]
Read moreIn the first article on Biblical Diet, I mentioned a great source book that should be in every family library: The Maker’s Diet, by Dr. Jordan Rubin. The following excerpt from Dr. Rubin’s book is intended to whet your appetite enough to make you want to get your own copy of the book, since […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O YHWH, our God, Lord, and Creator, You perfected Your universe on day six culminating in the ‘crown’ of Your creative work —humankind— then You set aside a seventh day. If You chose to set apart this day for rest, it behooves us who are made in Your image, to […]
Read more[This is from Rabbi Schmuley Boteach’s Kosher Jesus. Please check out previous posts from this MUST READ/MUST OWN resource; we’re sharing excerpts. In this chapter, Rabbi explains the roots of antisemitism and guess how big an influence is the Christian Scriptures’ depiction of the Jews who have been labeled ‘Christ-killers.’ . Reformatting and highlights added.—Admin1.] Chapter […]
Read more[Mother’s Day follows Labor Day —- wonder if the holiday planners made an unconscious connection between the two? We are resurrecting this post which analyzes how women in scripture fared in their roles as individuals with free choice, as wives, as mothers, and other roles they were limited to in their culture. Not surprisingly even […]
Read more[Here’s a tip from World of Judaica/support@worldofjudaica.com: “It isn’t an April Fool’s Joke! Today’s date of April 1st also coincides with the Biblical New Years Day, 1 Nisan. Even though the more commonly known Jewish New Year is on Rosh Hashana (the first of Tishrei), the first month is actually Nisan!” This post is intended to […]
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