Category: Blog
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Prologue: The Root and the Rift What if the greatest barrier between Jews and Christians today isn’t history, politics, or even doctrine—but something deeper, more buried, and rarely examined? What if the very theological soil in which Christianity has grown has, for nearly two thousand years, been fertilized with ideas that quietly stripped Israel of…
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The Curse Reconsidered – What Really Happened in Noah’s Tent “And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.” – Genesis 9:24 (KJV) A Misread Moment That Shaped History Few passages in Scripture have been more distorted or more devastatingly misunderstood than the account of Noah’s drunkenness and…
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The Hamitic Hypothesis – Rethinking Melchizedek’s Lineage “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.” – Genesis 14:18 (KJV) Reexamining an Ancient Mystery Having surveyed the traditional identification of Melchizedek with Shem and seen its theological elegance yet geographical inconsistency, we now turn…
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The Traditional View – Shem as Melchizedek “Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.” – Genesis 9:26 (KJV) The Birth of a Tradition For centuries, Jewish and Christian interpreters alike have identified Melchizedek with Shem, the son of Noah. From the Targums to the writings of early church fathers…
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Dividing the Nations: The Inheritance of the Sons of Noah “When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.” – Deuteronomy 32:8 (KJV) The Divine Division of the Earth After the…
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Saint Melchizedek (Qeddus Melkitsedeq). Ethiopian Orthodox icon Hard to Be Uttered: The Mystery of Melchizedek “For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God.” – Hebrews 5:1 (KJV) There are truths in Scripture that refuse simplicity. They are not hidden because they are secret, but because they…
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A Jewish Reading of 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 The Role of Women in the Early Messianic Assemblies: Home-Based Worship, Cultural Tensions, and the Synagogue Model Introduction: Re-reading 1 Corinthians 11 in Historical Context As we approach Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 11:2 16, our aim is not only theological and doctrinal but historical-critical. What was the…
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A Jewish Reading of 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Because of the Angels: Headship, Glory, and the Woman’s Covering in Light of Genesis 3 1Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3But I would have…
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Illuminating Scripture through its Jewish lens At first glance, the logo may seem simple: a stylized hand pointing to text, a menorah glowing in the background, and a phrase in Hebrew. But every element is saturated with meaning—rooted in tradition, theology, and the mission of this blog. The Yad: A Hand That Guides The golden…
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An Introduction to the Ten Commandments Teaching the Ten Commandments Through a Jewish Lens Rom 3:1,2 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Reclaiming the Ten Words: A Journey Beyond Christian Misreadings Heeding the Apostle’s Warning: Learning from…
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According to Biblical Research Reports Researching Biblical Subjects Important For Lasting Revival, how many commandments are there in the New Testament? According to the research often associated with “Biblical Research Reports” and similar organizations, the number of commandments in the New Testament is: 1,050 Commands This number comes from the systematic work of Bible teachers who compiled…
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This post launches a deep dive into the early life of Moses—a figure born under divine expectation. As the series unfolds, it will seamlessly transition into an exposé on the 430 years of Exodus 12:41, revealing how Moses’ story is inseparably woven into the fabric of Israel’s covenantal timeline. From the moment of his birth,…
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