What James Joyce could teach Bible critics about Torah and Truth

The link below from an article by Rabbi Francis Nataf is an excellent supplement to a series of teaching I have been presenting at Sha’arey Tzion, “contrasting Hebraic and Hellenistic Thought and Philosophy”. When it comes to interpreting the Scriptures, historic Christianity has been heavily influenced by the teachings of Plato and his students. It [...]

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Papias of Hierapolis

“Papias, along with Ignatius and Polycarp, was considered among the disciples of John, perhaps even his scribe. He later became bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor. The tradition that he was John’s scribe may have come from the fact that Papias was a compiler of the sayings and teachings of Jesus, which made up his [...]

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Messiah mystery follows death of mystical rabbi

© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com A controversy is raging in Israel, in evangelical circles in the U.S. and on kabbalah web forums worldwide following the posthumous release of what a revered Sephardic rabbi claimed to be the name of the Messiah.When Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri died in February 2006, somewhere between the age of 106 to possibly 117, 300,000 attended [...]

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