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  1. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    And in what way did Jesus teach us to love God? I don't find Him say it's in meditation as you mentioned earlier. So what way are you referring to exactly. Let's get practical here. And what fruits are you referring to exactly? If I meet a lovely person who is caring, graceful and peaceful...
  2. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    Fair enough. Although my concern is for you, not your theology. This is one of those big subjects that we can't afford to have resolved by the clever sounding words of another person. What I mean to say is imagine you are on the stand now for your beliefs. Without this academic work to...
  3. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    True, but a story's ramifications has no logical bearing on its historic validity. Define "no one". The audience of this book would have been aware, as would the audience of other books suspiciously removed. For example, you are surely aware of Holocaust-deniers. Now, despite what people...
  4. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    Okay I hear what you're saying. It does require a leap of faith in some regard. But it's not implausible. After all, isn't the story of Ruth only recorded in one book, right? What other sources (besides genealogies) testifies of this story? If El Elyon dictated the Torah to Mosheh and His...
  5. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    No that's not quite accurate. The Messiah defines sin in one of His teachings as "lawlessness" meaning, of course, a state without law. I think the issue we are having in communicating on this issue is the very definition of sin. It seems that you think that "sin" is a thing with or...
  6. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    Hey Windwalker It sounds great and you could sell books on that and run plenty of successful seminars. But this is, at best, a subjective opinion and not found anywhere within the Bible. Thanks for the recommendation. However, to read a book to prove this point you're making seems a little...
  7. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    Yes, it's also known as 4 Ezra. Pardon my ignorance, but does this "unbroken chain of tradition" theory state that the Tanakh always existed - through the fall of Jerusalem and the exile? If so, what supportive writing is there for this? It would seem hard to imagine that the Babylonians...
  8. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    Haha, no my friend I was just joking with you. Of course I believe they exist! :) Fascinating works. I highly recommend you check out 2 Esdras though. Not just for the allusions of Messiah but also because of the detail of how Scripture came to be after the Yahudah's return from Babylon -...
  9. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    I hear you. It sounds good. But what is your definition of sin? What you think or what God thinks? Actually that is exactly what it means. Sin in Hebrew means "to miss", as in to miss a target you are aiming for. That target being the instructions and way of YHWH or Torah (or the Law)...
  10. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    All this to say "I believe in God, until specific commandments and details are given by Him" - am I right in my conclusion? Apologies if I'm not. But it seems you like the idea of YHWH rather than YHWH Himself - as He has recorded Himself in the Scriptures. I might have drawn a wrong...
  11. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    Haha, I'm not having that! Cite your sources! :) I will look deeper at through your response. Ah don't worry about that. I understand. I get the same as well from time to time. Defending the Jews against Christians and defending Christians against the Jews! Amen. What is more...
  12. Tzephanyahu

    Those that believe unleavened bread symbolizes Jesus

    To be honest, this "cute" tradition surrounding the Unleavened Bread, that is popularised among Torah-keeping Christians, is without evidence or referenced in the Besorah or the writings of the Disciples. I have seen it mentioned and even shared it (shame on me) during the Feast, but only as...
  13. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    Ha! Okay, I know I said thought-experiment but that didn't mean fantasy-experiment. :) The closest thing we have to this now is the Dead Sea Scrolls and, at a stretch, the texts with the Ethiopian Jews. However, let's imagine that we did find these texts - it would be very unlikely you would...
  14. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    As a thought experiment, if we imagine that the Scriptures did actually deviate from the original writings with the creation of the Masoretic Text, what evidence would convince you? What would be the proof you would require?
  15. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    Thanks for watching @Harel13 @shunyadragon I'm not sure where you are getting your ideas on the Old and New Testament. It also seems your understanding of the original texts and Dead Sea Scrolls has plenty of room for growth. Nevertheless, you seem certain and sure of your opinions, which I...
  16. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    There are very few places, I can probably number on one hand, where this thought process applies. The Scriptures are very clear to Hebrew and Greek scholars, Christian and Secular, as to when Yahweh is speaking. With the exception of the book of Jeremiah which has moments of interpretation...
  17. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    The differences between the Masoretic and Septuagint and Dead Sea Scrolls aren't limited to a hand full of references. The internet is flooded with this information. However, if you want a a video presentation detailing the significant changes and quotes from witnesses in the early church...
  18. Tzephanyahu

    How can a Jew reject Jesus as the Messiah?

    Yes, I'm sure you are right. Rabbinic Judaism was born out of the Pharisaic movement of the first century, as I'm sure you are aware. I'm sure you are also aware that the majority of the Pharisees weren't onside with the Messiah in the first century. You may not be aware how the Pharisees...
  19. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    Yes, that was my point. If you believed in Him a little, would you think He is just factually inaccurate or a liar... Just a strange question. But I see it's not really worth pursuing further as you say... So, with that understanding, it's hard to talk about Scripture - What YHWH says about...
  20. Tzephanyahu

    Question About Prayer

    True. But we were discussing statements YHWH makes Himself rather than Christians. I think that might be pushing Paul's words a little too liberally. But surely you balance Paul's writings with the rest of the Bible, right? True. Well, according to Scripture YHWH does care about specific...
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