Yoma 39—The Red String
Forty years before the destruction of the Second Temple, our sages tell us[i] that signs of destruction already were visible in the Temple. The Yom Kippur raffle wouldn’t ever end...
Grappling with faith, rationalism, bible criticism, and sacred myths
Forty years before the destruction of the Second Temple, our sages tell us[i] that signs of destruction already were visible in the Temple. The Yom Kippur raffle wouldn’t ever end...
Some missionaries quote Talmudic and Midrashic writings of the rabbis, which allegedly support Jesus. The problem, however, is that they misquote, take out-of-context, or mistranslate these sayings. It is hypocritical...
“And you shall release, and [I will avenge Myself] of you because of your heritage that I gave you, and I will make you serve your enemies in the land...
“And I will tell “not My nation”: ‘you are My nation’, and they will proclaim: ‘You are our God’” Claim: “Not My nation” alludes to faithful Christians, believers in “Christ,”...
“A prophet from among you, from your brothers, like me, the Lord, your God will set up for you; you shall hearken to him.” Claim: “The” prophet of Deuteronomy 18...
“You are not to eat the blood of an animal… For the soul of a living is in its blood; and I set it upon you to be as an...
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,...
“Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will form a covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, a new covenant. Not like the...
“And they will look to Me concerning the one who was pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they shall be in...
“Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; Raise a shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king is coming to you. He is victorious, triumphant, Yet poor (humble), riding on an ass, on...
“And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, least among the thousands of Judah, from you one shall come forth to rule Israel for Me, one whose origins is from old, from ancient times”...
“For dogs have surrounded me; a pack of evildoers has enclosed me, they pierce my hands and feet.” Claim: The entire Psalm, particularly verse 17 (or 16 in Christian Bibles),...
“And behold the[1] virgin shall conceive and bear a son and name him Emmanu-El” Claim: The verse is a future prophecy about Jesus who was born to the Virgin Mary....
“Seventy weeks [of years][1] have been decreed upon your people and upon the city of your Sanctuary to terminate the transgression and to end sin, and to expiate iniquity, and...
Overview: This proof-text is by and large the most popular and most successful of all proof-texts. Speaking of the suffering of an unidentified servant for the sake of cleansing the...
By Meir Gold Overview: A major issue for Christian theologians is a certain prophecy of Jesus, a prophecy which, by an honest reading,results in the inescapable conclusion that the prophecy...
Overview: The alleged Resurrection of Jesus is regarded as the basis of belief for many Christian believers. Paul claims that there were 500 people who have witnessed the miraculous account....
Overview: The identity of mankind’s most-wanted man is still a mystery. A man named Jesus claims he’s got the title. Can he be the Messiah prophesied in the Bible? The...
Overview: A key tenet of Christianity is the belief that most of the biblical laws are void from the time of Jesus’ passing and on. These laws were coined the...
Overview: Christians crown themselves as the “New Israel,” i.e. the new Chosen Nation of God. What do the Scriptures say, do they still apply today, and how can we prove...
Overview: Christians worldwide claim miracles both in Jesus’ times and in the present. Did these stories really happen, and if not—how can we deny the credibility of thousands of people...
Overview: The obsession of Christians to missionize Jews and the new techniques they have developed in modern times leading them to unprecedented success. Much of this section comes only after...