The record of the genealogy of Jesus the ]Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1 NASB Record – By now you certainly know that Matthew purposely altered the genealogy of Yeshua to fit the Gematria numerical arrangement of the word “David.” The fact that he did this isn’t too surprising. What is more…
“The role of the intellectual is not to tell others what they have to do. By what right would he do so? . . . The work of an intellectual is not to shape others’ political will; it is, through the analysis that he carries out in his field, to question over and over again…
But I confess this to you, that in accordance with [h]the Way, which they call a sect, I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and is written in the Prophets; 15 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous…
For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelled in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well. 2 Timothy 1:5 NASB First dwelled – Was Timothy a Christian? Was his grandmother or his mother? If Paul wasn’t a Christian (and there is plenty of…
Woe, who add house to house, who put field together with field till there is no space left and you alone are settled, in the heart of the land. Isaiah 5:8 Robert Alter You alone – Private property and boundaries are at the heart of Israel’s social system. Since the day the tribes settled in…
And he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD has given and the LORD has taken away. May the LORD’s name be blessed.” Job 1:21 Robert Alter Naked – “You can’t take it with you.” We all know that is absolutely true. We came into…
Elu v’elu divrei elohim hayim Talmud Eruvin 13b Elu v’elu (These and these) – The Talmud relates the following story: Rabbi Abba said that Shmuel said: For three years Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel disagreed. These said: The halakha is in accordance with our opinion, and these said: The halakha is in accordance with our opinion. Ultimately, a Divine Voice emerged and proclaimed: Both these and those…
