[First posted in 2012. What prompted this repost is the series of mass killings, all occurring in the “land of the free”, the great USA. After the mass murder during a concert in Las Vegas, and the vehicle rampage in New York, the latest tragedy has just occurred in a First Baptist church in a […]
Read more[First posted in 2012; a thought-provoking article challenging the traditional Christian interpretation and justification for the shedding of blood to receive God’s forgiveness of sin. How far has this major world religion diverged from the plain meaning of an “Old Testament” text? How has Christianity used as “prooftext” the OT prequel to its NT sequel? […]
Read more[First posted in 2012; a thought-provoking article challenging the traditional Christian interpretation and justification for the shedding of blood to receive God’s forgiveness of sin. How far has this major world religion diverged from the plain meaning of an “Old Testament” text? How has Christianity used as “prooftext” the OT prequel to its NT sequel? […]
Read more[This was originally posted on the 4th anniversary of Sinai 6000 and reposted on year 6. This is not only still relevant but also still reflective of our stand today as the core community of a belief system specifically for gentiles which we have come to identify as Sinai 6000. The title reflects our […]
Read more[This is an excerpt from a revisited post that is so long that perhaps readers don’t bother reading to the very end. Except that this was at the beginning of the discourse, and if you’re curious, here’s the link for the complete discussion which is worth your patience and time, promise: Revisit: “We have heard […]
Read more[Every new day is a good time for starting anew. Every new day, one could consciously decide to return to foundational truth, the basics in bible study . . . so here’s the Book of Beginnings, the first of the Five Books of Moses, known as the TORAH, Instructions for Living, Guidelines for Life, conveniently listed […]
Read more[This is still a work in progress, not complete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the biblical text, specifically the translation of Everett Fox. It is complete however, in terms of the text for searchers who simply wish to read this official translation we have chosen for our website. —Admin1] […]
Read more[This is a work in progress; incomplete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the text from our 3 sources: Pentateuch and Haftorah, Everett Fox, Robert Alter. It is complete however in terms of the chapter-by-chapter translation of Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES.–Admin1] —————————– Leviticus/Waiqrah Leviticus/Wayyiqrah- Introduction – ‘And […]
Read more[This is a work in progress; it simply features the text from the translation of our choice, Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES, a must-read/must-own biblical resource. As we keep repeating, the reason it is our choice is because unlike Hebrew translations which do not print ‘the Name YHWH’ and substitute “LORD” or “HASHEM”, […]
Read more[This is a work in progress; simply featuring the translation of Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES. It does not include all the commentaries we usually insert after each verse, from PENTATEUCH AND HAFTORAHS, Everett Fox’s as well as Robert Alter whose translation is the same title as Fox. We hope we can finish […]
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