Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Proverbs

25 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

The set of "messianic prophecies" identified by Christians in the Christian "Old Testament" is not congruent with the set of "messianic agenda items" developed by the Jewish prophets in the…

Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Psalms: Part 7 – The “Big Picture”

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

This is the last in a series of seven articles in which claims of "messianic prophecies", along with their respective claimed "fulfillment" texts from the New Testament, are investigated.  In…

Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Psalms: Part 6 – Psalms 102, 109, 118, 132

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

This is the sixth in a series of seven articles in which claims of "messianic prophecies", along with their respective claimed "fulfillment" texts from the New Testament, are investigated.  In…

Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Psalms: Part 5 – Psalms 69

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

This is the fifth in a series of seven articles in which claims of "messianic prophecies", along with their respective claimed "fulfillment" texts from the New Testament, are investigated.  In…

Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Psalms: Part 4 – Psalms 55, 68, 78, 80, 89

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

This is the fourth in a series of seven articles in which claims of "messianic prophecies", along with their respective claimed "fulfillment" texts from the New Testament, are investigated.  In…

Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Psalms: Part 3 – Psalms 40, 41, 45

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

This is the third in a series of seven articles in which claims of "messianic prophecies", along with their respective claimed "fulfillment" texts from the New Testament, are investigated.  In…

Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Psalm: Part 2 – Psalms 27, 31, 34, 35, 38

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

This is the second in a series of seven articles in which claims of "messianic prophecies", along with their respective claimed "fulfillment" texts from the New Testament, are investigated.  In…

Debunking “Proof Texts” from the Psalms: Part 1 – Psalms 8, 16, 18

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

The two most heavily mined sources for Christian "messianic prophecies" are the Book of Isaiah and the Book of Psalms, respectively. This is the first in a series of seven…

A Divine Priestly King from A New Priesthood? {Psalms 110}

24 Jun 20215 Sep 2021

The many direct references and allusions in the New Testament to the 110th chapter in the Book of Psalms has turned it into the source of several popular so-called “messianic…

“Nailing” An Alleged Crucifixion Scenario {Psalms 22}

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

A casual reading of Psalms 22, either in the Hebrew or in an accurate translation from the Hebrew, is not likely to raise many eyebrows or draw much attention as…

“Kiss the Son”? Where Is that Son of a Gun? {Psalms 2:12}

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

Many Christian translations, the King James Version among them, employ the mistranslation Kiss the Son of the Hebrew opening phrase in Psalms 2:12, נַשְּׁקוּ־בַר (nashqu-var), the origin of which is…

False Prophets, Farmhands, … (and Playboys?) {Zechariah 13:6}

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

The verse Zechariah 13:6, as it appears in King James Version “Old Testament” and several other Christian translations, has been a popular so-called "proof text" in the portfolio of Christian…

Exposing the “Yeshu’a” Name Game

24 Jun 202114 Jul 2021

Although Christianity has been a tremendous success among all other groups, its efforts among the Jewish people have failed miserably.  As one of the smallest components of the world's population,…

“Arm of the Lord” – Revealing the Truth and Exposing the Lie!

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

A common phrase in the Hebrew Bible, “arm of the Lord”, a metaphor that normally would not conjure up thoughts of Christian "proof texts", has found its way into the…

“Use the Source, Luke!” {Luke 4:16-21}

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

The issue of whether Jesus, Christianity's Messiah, was properly anointed in order to qualify as Messiah was addressed, and resolved, in another article.  It is, however, important to also deal…

The “Last and Final Sacrifice” Takes the “Ten-Count”

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

Christian missionaries claim that those who do not accept Jesus as their lord and savior, which includes the Jewish people, are doomed to burn in “hell” because they cannot have…

Don’t Mess with the Blood! {Leviticus 17:11}

24 Jun 20218 Jul 2021

According to Christian theology, the “Fall of Man”, i.e., the sin of Adam and Eve, who ate from the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil,…

Why Jews Must Reject the Belief in Jesus

20 Mar 20208 Jul 2021

If there is one thing on which the Jewish community, with its diverse levels of observance, is in unanimous agreement, it is that a belief in Jesus is incompatible with…

The Anti-Jewish New Testament

19 Mar 202014 Jul 2021

Jewish people who have read the New Testament throughout the history of Christianity became well aware of the numerous passages of vicious and defamatory anti-Jewish polemic within it.  On the…

Judaism and Christianity – The Twain Shall Never Meet

19 Mar 20206 Jul 2021

A variety of opinions exists on the similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity.  The general trend among all these opinions is that, although there are some similarities between the…