Tag: #jesus
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The true origins of begadkefat?
So first then what is begadkefat? It is a grammatical system where consonantal pronunciation changes in certain letters of the Hebrew writing script. This often depends on whether begins or ends syllables or words and is often indicated with a dagesh mark which is a dot that appears inside or next to a letter. This…
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The Trinity and why does it matter?
So what is the Trinity? It is the theology that God exists in three persons: The Father (known in the Old Testament as YHVH) The Son (known in the New Testament as Jesus or Yeshua) and the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost. Here below is from John 1:1 ESV 1 In the beginning was the Word,…
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What is the truth on Isaiah ישעיהו 14
First here let me quote the early verse before the more significant parts arrive. Here is Isaiah/ Yeshayahu 14:1-8 14 The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land.Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.2 Nations will take them and bring them to their own place.And Israel will take possession of…
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Is Calvinism Biblical?
Let us start with, who was Calvin? Born as Jehan Cauvin in 1509 ce in northern France and he was one of the important people in reformed theology which took a more radical view of the Protestant reformation. Although Cauvin himself did not know anything of Calvinism it was his theology that inspired his followers…
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Scribal error and Psalm 22
Starting here with this quote from Emmanuel Tov’s Exegesis in the Bible. “Omission of ʿayin (in Yeshayahu in Qumram) indicates the weakening oflaryngeals and pharyngeals. Supralinear letter added. ומי בימי ביAddition of waw is probably due to Aramaic influence. עזיהו עוזיהShort theophoric names are more frequent in the Second Temple period.יחזקיהו יחזקיה See the previous…
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How should Hebrews 6:4-6 be looked at?
So what is the letter to the Hebrews chapter 6 verse 4 about anyway? (ESV) English standard version. 4 “For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the…
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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 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…
