HISTORY OF (PALESTINE) ISRAEL 101
HISTORY OF PALESTINE ISRAEL 101 The Middle East is a mess. I don’t think there’s a person reading this blog who doesn’t understand the mess and the danger that looms over the Middle East. You might be inclined to think I was referring to the mess between Israel and what is commonly called Palestine. NOPE! The Middle […]
Genesis 1:1 – What is a Merism, and Why did Moses use one in this sentence–and why it matters
I once did a very intense study of Genesis 1:1. Most Bible translations have it wrong. They use what is known as a “Traditional Translation.” The real translation isn’t easy to put into a single English sentence. There is also a background story that needs to be taken into account: Moses was told by God […]
What is the Oral Law? And, is it from God?
Orthodox Jews maintain that when God gave Moses the written commandments, he also gave him a secret Oral Tradition or Torah she-be’al pe. This was a purportedly a code of conduct and interpretation passed down from generation to generation. The Oral Law supposedly was God’s instruction on how to live out the 613 commandments in […]