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THE JEWISH RESPONSE TO MISSIONARY CHRISTIANITY - Introduction

INTRODUCTION For Jews adhering to traditional Judaism the Torah is God’s words revealed directly to Moses. Subsequent additions to the Jewish cano...

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Chapter 23 - The Angel of His Presence

(Isaiah 63:7-10) Some trinitarians believe that the idea of the existence of three divine personalities active in man’s salvation was declared b...

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Chapter 22q - Isaiah 53:8 and Isaiah 53:9

53:8: “As a result of the transgression of my people [the nations] he [Israel] has been afflicted.” The literal rendering of this verse is: “Fro...

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Chapter 24 - THE LORD IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

(Jeremiah 23:5-6) In their effort to substantiate the belief in a triune deity, Christians have alleged that a prophecy given by Jeremiah suppor...

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Chapter 25 - A WOMAN ENCOMPASSES A MAN

(Jeremiah 31:22) “A woman encompasses a man” Christians offer a tendentious interpretation of the verse: “For the Lord has created a new thing ...

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Chapter 33 - THE COMING OF ELIJAH

(Malachi 3:1, 23-24) Did Elijah come and we didn’t recognize him? The prophet Malachi declares: Behold, I send you My messenger, and he shall c...

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The blue string

This is a question answer with the Rabbi Zalman Kravitz. Find answers to your questions here.

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Chapter 39 - THE KING OF ISRAEL

Psalms 45:7-8 reads: “Your throne, God [’Elohim], is for ever and ever; a scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteou...

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Chapter 38 - A FRIEND’S BETRAYAL

(Psalms 41:10) New Testament authors attempt to legitimatize the claims they make on behalf of Jesus by referral to biblical verses.

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Chapter 3 - The Seed of the Woman

(Genesis 3:15) Some Christians explain the genealogical discord between Matthew and Luke by claiming that the determination of the Messiah’s gen...

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Chapter 5 - THE SEED OF PROMISE

Continued from Chapter 4 (Genesis 3:15, 17:8) God made two significant promises to Abraham concerning the everlasting possession of ’Eretz Yi...

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Chapter 6 - ABRAHAM’S THREE VISITORS

Continued from Chapter 5 (Genesis 18-19) Christians take Genesis 18 and 19 as proof for their trinitarian views. In their search for evidence...

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Chapter 8 - JACOB WRESTLES WITH AN ANGEL

Continued from Chapter 7 (Genesis 32:25-31) Christians use the biblical story of Jacob’s wrestling with an angel as proof of their belief in a tr...

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Chapter 9 - THE SCEPTER AND THE STAFF

(Genesis 49:10) Christians attempt to demonstrate that the Messiah had to come prior to the end of Jewish sovereignty in 70 C.E. by citing Genes...

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Chapter 10a - THE ANGEL OF THE LORD

(Exodus 3:2-8, 10-16, 18) The Angel of the Lord Some trinitarians claim that whenever the Scriptures mention malach ’Adon-ai (Y-H-V-H), “an angel ...

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Chapter 10b - THE ANGEL OF THE LORD

Trinitarians cite this passage as further evidence of their allegation that the term “angel of the Lord” refers to part of a triune deity.

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Chapter 12 - Y-H-V-H IS INDIVISIBLE

The Nicene Creed It is a fundamental belief of most Christians that God consists of three beings in one: God the Father, God the Son and God the H...

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Chapter 11d - THE ATONEMENT PROCESS

That which is acceptable to God The sacrificial atonement system of the Torah was given exclusively to the Jewish people: “I have given it [the bl...

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Chapter 11f - THE ATONEMENT PROCESS

The sacrifices of our lips ̶ ̶ Hosea 14:3 The understanding that under certain circumstances prayer alone is sufficient in the atonement process i...

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Chapter 11g - THE ATONEMENT PROCESS

Availability of God’s forgiveness As we have seen, the sacrificial system is a part of one method the Almighty provides for attaining forgiveness ...

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Chapter 11i - THE ATONEMENT PROCESS

The poor man’s offering What does the Torah say concerning a poor man who cannot afford the price of a blood sacrifice? But if he cannot afford tw...

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Chapter 15 - THE LAW: A CURSE OR A BLESSING?

Deuteronomy 27:26 states: “Cursed be he who does not establish the words of this law to do them.” Paul, seeking to deprecate the Torah in an effort...

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Chapter 16 - ’EL, ’ELOHIM AND Y-H-V-H

(Joshua 22:22, Psalms 50:1) Trinitarian Christians make use of ’El, ’Elohim and Y-H-V-H, employed in Joshua 22:22: “’El, ’Elohim, Y-H-V-H, ’El, ...

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Chapter 17 - PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF A QUATERNARY

Proving the existence of a Quaternary Trinitarians manipulate the Scriptures to establish the triune doctrine. If they had a Quaternary to prove, t...

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Chapter 18d - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Parthenos (virgin) - The etymology of the Greek word parthenos is uncertain. A complicating factor is that there are several instances of the word ...

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Chapter 18e - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

‘Almah The Christian understanding of the scriptural uses of ‘almah is usually governed by the attempt to prove that the word means virgin in Isaia...

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Chapter 18g - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

The ’ot What was the purpose of the ’ot, the corroborating sign, the divine attestation, of the message the prophet delivered? The timing of the ev...

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Chapter 18h - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Why does the Septuagint use parthenos? The Hebrew phrase ha-‘almah harah ve-yoledet ben literally rendered is “the ‘almah pregnant and shall bear ...

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Chapter 18b - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Several suggestions have been proposed to identify the mother and child. Frequently, she has been identified with a present wife of Ahaz or a young...

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Chapter 18c - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Could God bring about such a miracle as is proclaimed in the doctrine of the virgin conception? The Jewish Scriptures teach that God is omnipotent...

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