[First posted December 9, 2014: Bet you didn’t know: “Jews and Christians are sometimes referred to in the Qur’an by Arabic translations of these names, but they are also referred to as “People of the Book.” This term originates in the Qur’an, and it comes from the recognition that Jews and Christians were recipients of […]
[First posted December 9, 2014: Bet you didn’t know: “Jews and Christians are sometimes referred to in the Qur’an by Arabic translations of these names, but they are also referred to as “People of the Book.” This term originates in the Qur’an, and it comes from the recognition that Jews and Christians were recipients of […]
Read more[First posted November 8, 2012, another interesting discussion from Paul Johnson in A History of the Jews. As the title of the post suggests, this is about the development of Islam in a nutshell. This book is downloadable as ebook from amazon.com, and part of our MUST READ category. Reformatting and highlight ours—Admin1.] Like […]
Read more[First posted in 2013. If you’ve checked out the links we have listed on this website, most of them are Jewish: some with anti-missionary agenda, meaning they counter the claims of Christian missionaries whose target converts are Jews who are ignorant of their own faith-heritage; some Jewish websites reflect Jewish viewpoint or opinion on current […]
Read more[Posted March 26, 2015 & Jun, 2015; worth revisiting. What happened on Sinai? A lot. Not the least of which the Creator speaks to representative humanity —the mixed multitude —and cuts a covenant with the people He formed from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The wonder of this God is He condescends and goes down […]
Read more[First posted 2013, reposted during the Christian Lenten season in 2015; always a timely reminder about Jewish expectations for the Jewish messiah that signals the ‘end of the age’. James D. Tabor in his book Restoring Abrahamic Faith clarifies: “What we need to recover is some balance: The prime emphasis of the Scriptures is upon the return […]
Read more[First posted May 11, 2015; for another excellent discussion of the Sabbath, here’s a post that features the chapter in another book we highly recommend, RESTORING ABRAHAMIC FAITH by James D. Tabor: The WAY of YHVH – 4 – Observing the Seventh Day Sabbath —Admin 1] ———————- As Christians we never questioned Sunday as […]
Read more[First posted March 29, 2015. What could possibly be ‘good news’ coming from ‘bad news’ Judas, the infamous betrayer of the Christian Savior who ‘ID-d’ his Master with a kiss? This Foreword by author Bart D. Ehrman is copy-pasted from the preview of the book available at amazon.com.–Admin1] ———————– FOREWORD BART D. EHRMAN In fall […]
Read more[Originally posted December 9, 2013, reposted March 29, 2015; a timely clarification of where the idea of messiah originated. This is second to the last subtopic, so please bear with us . . . there is so much to study (and check out) in James D. Tabor’s absolutely SOBER and thoroughly researched claims. As […]
Read more[Continuing Chapter 2 of James Tabor’s Restoring Abrahamic Faith: THE WAY; first posted July 2, 2012.—Admin1.] ————- Remembering the seventh day (Saturday) Sabbath is a vital part of the restoration of true BIBLICAL FAITH. This fourth commandment is not a minor statute or ordinance to be changed or abrogated with the passing of time. It is […]
Read more[First posted august 20, 2014, reposted September 17, 2015; part of a series of post featuring this MUST READ/MUST OWN book. This chapter best explains in a way it has never been explained and understood before, that chosenness was actually not unique to Israel. Read on to find out more. We will feature only two […]
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