On the Importance of the Talmud

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1 NASB Record – “It is obvious that the Torah contains much idiomatic usage, and translating it literally (as do most translations) distorts the meaning of the text.  To a large degree, the ‘Oral Torah’ consists of a tradition as…

The Scroll and the Book

And the LORD said to Moses, “Write this down as a remembrance in a record, and put it in Joshua’s hearing, that I will surely wipe out the name of Amalek from under the heavens.”  Exodus 17:14  Robert Alter Record – Compare the translation of the same verse in the NASB: Then the Lord said to Moses,…

Taken for Granted

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1 NASB Record – The Jews invented history. Most people don’t realize this. They think history has always been part of the human way of thinking. But they are wrong. Eliade has conclusively shown that virtually all…

Trans-slay-tions

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Matthew 1:1 NASB Jesus the Messiah – What do we do with this expression from the NASB? Oh, we might look at the footnote too. That says, “Heb Yeshua (Joshua), meaning The Lord saves.” More confusion. Let’s be…