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Ramban (13th century): “The right view respecting this Parashah is to suppose that by the phrase “my servant” the whole of Israel is meant. . . .As a different opinion, however, is adopted by the Midrash, which refers it to the Messiah, it is necessary for us to explain it in conformity with the view [...]
Filed by Frank at September 26th, 2008 under Religion
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Isaiah 53:3; ‘despised and rejected by men…’ This is relevant to Israel if you read Isaiah 60:15, Psalms 44:130 – 14 but, Jesus was followed by multitudes (Matthew 4:25), applauded a prophet upon his triumphal entry in Jerusalem (Matthew 21:9 – 11), rulers feared a riot of the people so they had Jesus taken by [...]
Filed by Frank at September 26th, 2008 under Religion
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Memo: The chapter divisions are not original but instituted afterward. Isaiah 53 starts at Isaiah 52:13: ‘Behold, My servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.’ Isaiah plainly establishes, ‘My servant.’ Isaiah 41:8-9, Isaiah 44:1-2, Isaiah 45:4, Isaiah 48:20, Isaiah 49:3 all plainly say that Israel is ‘My [...]
Filed by Frank at September 26th, 2008 under Religion
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Josephus was a Jewish priest who was born (37 CE). A supporter to Judaism, he led a considerable Jewish force (Galilee) in opposition to the invading Romans. However, when the Jewish temple (temple-state) was destroyed in (70 CE), Josephus betrayed his people and joined the Romans (saving his life; Flavius). Josephus is known for being [...]
Filed by Frank at September 25th, 2008 under Religion
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Paul’s texts on the ‘Last Supper,’ are nothing more than a tutorial of a ritual; Paul knows nothing of who was sitting at the table, nor any reactions of the people sitting at the table, where and when it took place, or who betrayed Jesus. If Paul was writing about a real event then a [...]
Filed by Frank at September 6th, 2008 under Religion
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“When the Assyrians conquered Israel in 722 they as a matter of imperial policy (Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians, and Romans did the same), deported a significant segment of the population while refugees fled to Judah (which transitioned Judah from small community into a tangible state-type). The Assyrians also moved thousands of people from other parts of [...]
Filed by Frank at September 6th, 2008 under Religion
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Obvious: communism was not and is not atheistic. Communist-states merely removed religions that did not support the communist foundation and kept churches that obliged just like any other establishment.
History: During the Nazi period along with German Catholics in the 1920s, 1930s, and through the 1950s, the American anti-communist panic and right-wing fanatics fueled the [...]
Filed by Frank at September 6th, 2008 under Contemporary
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Zarathustra (Zoroaster in Greek & Zarthosht in Persia and India) founded the religion of Zoroastrianism. Scholars generally date his life between 1500 BCE to 1000 BCE based on his style of writing and he lived in Persia. “There are fewer than 200,000 Zoroastrians in the world today. In spite of its relatively few members, its [...]
Filed by Frank at September 5th, 2008 under Religion
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Antiquities of the Jews
War of the Jews
The Life of Flavius Josephus - Autobiography
Josephus’s Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades
Flavius Josephus Against Apion
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Filed by Frank at September 5th, 2008 under Religion
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Apologists when speaking on the historical New Testament like to point out that there are ‘thousands of manuscripts’, but what they do not mention or do not know is that 90% of them are 12th to 13th century or later and about 5% are 9th century and later. When the 1st Bible was assembled around [...]
Filed by Frank at September 5th, 2008 under Religion
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