Lawbook or Narrative? The Bible, even the Torah section alone, isn’t a lawbook. The Torah is a story. If you open to the beginning of the Torah, you won’t find a preamble to a law code. You’ll find the story of God creating the world and how God and humans lived in it together. In …
Do we need to believe in God, or just keep the Law? Read More »
Early Jewish Interpretation A common misconception about the New Testament is that it teaches belief in three gods. I mean look, the trinity is a core idea in Christianity. Everyone knows the trinity is three God’s –case closed. Well, “Trinity” is a contraction of the words Tri-unity. So, “trinity” is intended to emphasize God’s oneness. …
The Torah, the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, and the Old Testament. What are they, what are they about, and what’s the difference between them? The Tanakh and the Hebrew Bible The terms Tanakh and Hebrew Bible are synonymous. The word Tanakh is a Hebrew acronym; the consonants each represent words, with the vowels added in …
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