For Machen, the very fact that the passage does not have a history of Jewish messianic interpretation and the very unlikelihood of this passage being interpreted messianically makes the New Testament account all the more credible. In other words, the gospel writer, Matthew, was not trying to fit Jesus’ life into a traditional mold, but rather t…

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THEORIES REGARDING THE ORIGIN OF YAHWISM

Since the nineteenth century, a number of theories have been developed on the origin of Yahwism

1 The Kenite hypothesis
According to a widely accepted theory, the Kenites were the mediators for the Yahwistic cult (Van der Toorn 1999:912). The Dutch historian of religion, Cornelis P Tiele, was one of the…[Read more]

In my opinion, YHVH is the name of two persons, a father and a son. The father is the head of the son, naturally. The important thing when considering who is El, or Elohim, or El Elyon, is to discover if the reference is to the true eternal creator YHVH, the Father and/or the Son. Every other so called “god” is created by them and under their aut…

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The Origins of Yahwism

1 Introduction
This paper seeks to sketch the origins and early development of Yahwism¹ as it appears from the perspective of Deuteronomistic texts.² They provide an excel- lent glimpse to the development of Yahwism from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE, when these texts were mainly written. This period was crucial for t…[Read more]

The Yahwist Religion and Judaism

The Hebrew Bible claims that the Jews as a people worshipped Yahweh exclusively from the time of the Covenant, albeit with the worship of “false” gods from neighboring lands sometimes undermining their unity (and inviting divine retribution on the part of Yahweh for those transgressions). There is no histo…[Read more]

Hi Danny,

Hi Adam,

You: Deut 32:8-9 reflects this concept on High God (Elyon) and tribal God Yahweh for people of Israel.

Me: All this passage is saying is that when He divided up humankind He kept Israel for his own.
Yahweh is the Most High God (El Elyon)

Please read my post above the original Hebrew Text of  Deut 32:8-9 reads like this;

When…

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Hi Berean,

Gadam
Jesus is the best teacher of divine truths that the earth has known and will know.
Gadam, take a closer look at the life of Jesus, and you will see that his life was in perfect fellowship with the Father.

I like your positive attitude. In fact I still believe that Jesus is my Lord. I am sorry to post most critical stuff on the NT…[Read more]

Here is the severe allegation on the NT and Christianity…..

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CAMPAIGN IS TO EXPOSE THE BIGGEST COVER UP OF THE CHURCH AND SAVE THE CHILDREN FROM PREDATOR PRIESTS, BECAUSE THE PRIESTS DO NOT FEAR GOD NOR RESPECT HIM, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE CHURCH HAS BEEN HIDING A VERY DARK SECRET FOR MANY CENTURIES, AND THEY DON’T WANT…[Read more]

Adam,

References on how dead bodies did not hang overnight but got buried.

Deuteronomy 21:22-23

22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, 23you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under…

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Monotheism in the Ancient World

Monotheism is simply defined as the belief in one god and is usually positioned as the polar opposite of polytheism, the belief in many gods. However, the word monotheism is a relatively modern one that was coined in the mid-17th century CE by the British philosopher Henry More (1614-1687 CE). It comes from…[Read more]

Eric J. Sharpe has said: “Schmidt did believe the emergent data of historical ethnology to be fundamentally in accord with biblical revelation.

This may be the creation of another Christian. The context of origin of Hebrew religion was Polytheism not Monotheism. Every tribe may had its own god but that doesn’t prove any Monotheism. Deut 32:8-9…[Read more]

The apostle Peter sure thought the Jews crucified and killed Jesus, he never blamed it on the Romans.

Adam…..There are tons of scriptures that show the account of Jesus’ death,  and resurrection,  granted there could be some that are distorted,  but certainly not all.   IMO

This is what I was pointing out here that the NT writers were soft on…[Read more]

Who is God’s Suffering Servant? The Rabbinic Interpretation of Isaiah 53

Despite strong objections from conservative Christian apologists, the prevailing rabbinic interpretation of Isaiah 53 ascribes the “servant” to the nation of Israel who silently endured unimaginable suffering at the hands of its gentile oppressors. The speakers, in this…[Read more]

Adam……….I also believe that Isaiah 53,  was referring to the nation of Israel as the suffering  servant of God.   But we can’t rule out that God placed the sin of the world on the head of Jesus, as his sacrificial lamb, either.

Thank you brother Gene but Proclaimer wants bring this new topic into lime light these days to prove that Jesus the…[Read more]

Who Killed Jesus?

In 1965, as part of the Vatican II council, the Catholic Church published a long-anticipated declaration entitled Nostra Aetate, offering a new approach to the question of Jewish responsibility for the crucifixion of Jesus. The document argued that modern-day Jews could not be held accountable for Jesus’ crucifixion and that n…[Read more]

Adam……The execution of Jesus may be problematic for Bart Erhman,  because he didn’t  take into consideration,  that Pilot did not believe Jesus deserved to die,  and sought to free him on several occasions.  He even washed his hands about the whole matter,  so he could have Easley made an exception and allowed Jesus’ family and friends to gi…

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Debunking “The Forbidden Chapter” Isaiah 53 Conspiracy

Some missionaries claim there is a conspiracy to hide the truth from you.

They proclaim, “There is a chapter in the Tanach that used to be read in synagogues in the past, but later the rabbis decided to take it out of the Haftorah reading ‘to avoid confusion’… and today it is considere…[Read more]

If that is true, B.E. should not have anyone regarding him as anyone that should be respected. In my opinion, just of that interview, the dude is disqualified of being a serious opponent to continue to follow but instead he is just another deceived pawn of the evil enemy of truth. In other words, it didn’t take me long to find major flaws in his s…

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Adam……I like Bart Ehrman’s, Books a lot and many things he writes I agree with, but he lacks a very important then in his reasonings, in my opinion, he never express or acknowledges that God himself plays a Part in any of his historical reasonings. He makes it as if God plays no part in what has, and is happening in the past, or present, or futur…

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Hi Carmel,

Hi Gadam,

YOU: If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?

ME: NO Gadam, as long as one read scriptures CARNALLY, LITERALLY  AND WITHOUT CHEWING THE WORDS, REMAINS NOT ONLY BLIND OF THE TRUTH BUT ALSO CONDEMNED BY OWNS WORDS!

I request you to first prove your beliefs on Jesus as God to the Non-Trinitarians like…[Read more]