There are scholars of Islam who, by analogy, have compared theQur’anto the Jewish Torah, and theHadīthto Judaism’s Oral Torah—that second Jewish sacred text which comments on and clarifies the first. In essence, the comparison suggests that both theQur’anand theHadīthhave authority, both...
When seeking aZohardefinition, we should understand thatThe Zoharis a collection of commentaries on the Torah, intended to guide people who have already achieved high spiritual degrees to the root (origin) of their souls. The Zoharcontains all the spiritual states that people experience as their ...
“For he will give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” This verse is taken from Psalms 91:11 This chapter serves to protect Jewish tradition. The verse hints at the heavenly protection and the messengers of G-d - the angels that accompany the man. Heavenly ...
And that is the polite way to say it.The fourth point, strictly speaking, is not a Biblical one. But the history is faulty. The fact is that from Paul’s day (in the book of Acts) there were Jews in “every city” that read the Torah on Sabbath.Acts 15:21 For Moses of old ...
What is the Torah? Who were the Maccabees? How many books are in the Tanakh? What is the oldest manuscript of the Old Testament? What book of the Bible is David in? How many Gnostic Gospels are there? What is the middle book of the New Testament?
In the Torah, Numbers 23:19, "God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind." And in Zabur (Psalms) 31:5, "Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth." ...
That night Moses, at his own initiative, sets down the laws in writing. The next morning the covenant is ratified through sacrificial rituals and the public reading of the covenant document (Exodus 24:1–8). Moses’ Second Ascent Moses is then told to ascend the mountain once more, this ...
WatchingIt(the 2017 version), we’re quickly struck by the extra brightness with which the G3 delivers highlights. The stained glass window behind Stanley’s head when he returns the Torah to his father’s office is significantly brighter than it is from the G2. What’s more, it’s also...
The statement is comparable to what John said, and every Jewish reader would have had the loud tone of their teaching Rabbi in their head as their mind turned back to Genesis and the Torah. This was the beginning of history; their story and knowledge of the Holy begins here. Here, though...
If they had only taken the time to study the Torah with open hearts, ask questions and seek to understand, they would have known the truth instead of making assumptions based on ignorance. When it comes to the Word of God, the more we know, the better. ...