Tag: #Bible
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A historical look at the Nikud נקוד, the Hebrew vowels
In ancient Hebrew the language was written without vowels in the script itself and the pronunciation of words was handed down in oral tradition. I (this is my opinion) look at it this way. For instance we know that you put ketchup on hamburgers and you put mayo on a turkey club or horseradish on…
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What is divine inspiration?
So when we say the Bible is the word of God, what is meant by this? Did the Bible just drop from heaven? So most peoples understanding both those who believe in the truth of scripture and those who do not. It sort of goes like, a prophet goes into a daze or trance and…
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The Yom Kippur confessional
So what is the Yom Kippur confession or the Viduy ashmnu meaning confession of our guilt. This is recited several or many times in the 24 hours of Yom Kippur by Orthodox Jews. If you do noy know Yom Kippur is the Biblical day of atonement which is every year on the 10th of Tishrei…
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The case against Rome fabricating Christianity
(Disclaimer) This is not a specific response to one person’s Roman creation theory or a bad review of one book but is an abstract refute of all notions that in any way Rome could have invented Christianity. This is a full abstract debunk of the general idea as a whole, I am aware multiple people…
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A look at the Word of Faith movement
So what is then the “Word of faith movement”? The basic answer is that it is a Pentecostal Christian based theology with heavier emphasis on reciting scripture out loud and also believing by blind faith ahead of time that you have already received what you have prayed for. For instance this from Mark 11:22-24 would…
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Section 3 Late Biblical Hebrew and Mishnaic Hebrew
What is late Biblical Hebrew ? In general it is the post exilic style found in the mid 500’s bce and forward. This is third evolution in Hebrew itself as I show down below. Pre Biblical Hebrew- from the Patriarchs to about the Judges era 1800 bce to just later than about 1100 bce using…
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Section 2 Analysis of Early Biblical Hebrew
Before I formally begin the article I want to give you a pronunciation guide if you do not know the nikud (vowel points in diacritics). A- A as in father ‘ The apostrophe is the quickest e that is almost silent. E- E as in pet. Ei- E as in they or A as in…
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On the ancient origin of Biblical Hebrew Section 1
So what is the history of Hebrew linguistics? Not a large amount is known about early Hebrew but it is a Northwest Semitic language from the larger Afroasiatic language family. Modern historians consider Hebrew a subdivision of Proto Canaanite languages. If we go by the Bible it indicates that Avraham (Abraham) came from the Sumerian…
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The Talmud and the Gospel accounts
Does the Talmud back up the New Testament on the account of the trial and execution of Jesus the Son of God. People often argue that there is not much evidence outside the New Testament itself backing up the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Natzerat. Josephus and Tacitus talk about the life and…
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Table of nations hypotheses
This article is a follow up to my article on the historicity of the Tower of Babel. This is to further elaborate on some of the things discussed in the other article. I will by no means try to make exact connections from Biblical patriarchs to modern nations. We all know history and that city…
Truth in Mikra 