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An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 5 on Responding to May’s Email
Randall Johnson April 21, to May, Jared Okay, guys, here is my reply to May’s email at last. I decided, May, that I couldn’t deal with all your arguments in the email itself, so I put them in a
Continue reading...An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 4 on Simply Quoting Torah (Scripture)
Jared April 13, to me, May There’s the thing – I actually didn’t put forward any arguments. I actually just quoted you Torah. We still keep and honour Torah – we (Jews and Noahide)
Continue reading...An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 2 on the Interpretation of Isaiah 53
Jared April 11, to me, May That’s a fair point, I just feel it’s misleading for young Christians trying to understand these ancient texts. You mentioned Isaiah 53 – the key to understanding
Continue reading...An Account of My 2015 Email Debate with Two Jewish Apologists, Jared and May – Part 1 on the Correct Translation of Psalm 22
On 7 Apr 2015, I replied to a question from a man named Jared in regard to a post I had made in AskthePastors: Yes, I have studied Hebrew. Didn’t think answering that in the blog would make sense
Continue reading...Slavery in Scripture
In a world in which most people believe slavery, that is, owning another person, is wrong, whereas in the past slavery was considered a normal part of life, we must ask where this current moral judgment
Continue reading...My Heart Overflows – Psalm 45
According to Jamieson-Fausset-Brown’s commentary, this psalm is according to “Shoshannim—literally, “Lilies,” either descriptive of an instrument so shaped, or denoting some tune
Continue reading...No Broken Bones – Psalm 34
This is one of the few psalms we have that gives us a historical setting in explanation of its origin. David had experienced the deliverance of God from death. As often, David’s experience as
Continue reading...Why Have You Forsaken Me? – Psalm 22
This psalm of David is a lament that turns to praise for deliverance. David feels abandoned by Yahweh to his enemies, whom he figuratively describes as bulls, lions, and dogs who are tearing at him.
Continue reading...Messianic Psalms
TYPES OF MESSIANIC PSALMS Most psalms are not Messianic in the sense that there is a direct reference or prediction to Messiah in them. Rather, they are an indirect prediction in that the immediate reference
Continue reading...Summary of arguments from the book Divorce and Remarriage: Four Christian Views
Summary of arguments from the book Divorce and Remarriage: Four Christian Views No Divorce, No Remarriage (Laney) Three Requirements for Marriage: a public act of leaving one’s family to establish a
Continue reading...Predicate Nominatives in the New Testament
Predicate Nominatives in the New Testament and the “Problem” of John 1:1 and Other Passages A predicate nominative in the New Testament is, by definition, a noun in the nominative case that is linked
Continue reading...Psalm 110 and Messiah – Luke 20:41-44
In Jesus’ day the interpretation of Psalm 110 was that it spoke of the Messiah as David’s Lord. But because of the implications this had for following Jesus as Messiah, a new interpretive
Continue reading...Misinterpreting Scripture – Luke 4:9-13
I have been spending a lot of time immersed in Jehovah’s Witnesses history and teaching. They have their own translation of the Bible and in John 1:1 they translate, “In the beginning was
Continue reading...Wash All of Me – John 13:1-20
In March 2016, “Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees Thursday, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of welcome and brotherhood
Continue reading...The Sacrificed Servant – Isaiah 53:4-6
One Jewish interpretation of Isaiah 53 is that the suffering servant is Israel and the griefs and sorrows Israel has carried are the griefs and sorrows of the nations. In fact, their punishment of Israel
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