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  1. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Scholarship v. the "guidance of the holy spirit"

    The Hebrew Feminine Noun – עַלְמָה – ʿal’mah DOES NOT refer to an “unmarried woman.” It describes a female of LEGAL MARRIAGE AGE – aka 12 years old or older, but even more specifically a female who is 12 – 19 years of age – aka a teenage girl. It does not describe any young woman’s sexual...
  2. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Is There No Way To Save Humanity From Its Self?

    Choose to do what is right as opposed to choosing to what is wrong; It's not really rocket science.
  3. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    It's a Win Win for the Trump administration

    When the Democrats prove time after time that they do not have a leg to stand on, and then verbally assault each other, it simply reinforces a Donald Trump reelection.
  4. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Sin?

    I had no choice but to pick “Sin is something else” because none of your other options are even reasonably close. “Sin” is Crime – aka breaking or violating the Law – nothing more and nothing less. The specific Hebrew and Greek words which are translated “sin” are – חַטָּאת – ḥattaʾt and –...
  5. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Christian Moms Complain About Lack of “Respect and Dignity” in Super Bowl Halftime Show

    Personally, I thought that the halftime show was the best part of the whole game, although the last half of the fourth quarter came in a reasonably close second. I honestly cannot see what everyone is clamoring on about. If people are complaining about too much skin being displayed they must...
  6. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    is Christmas Pagan?

    Since every single thing about xianity is pagan, why wouldn’t their holidays be pagan? They believe in gods that have relatives – that is about as pagan as pagan gets. They believe in gods that produce children with humans – that is about as pagan as pagan gets. They believe in a man that is...
  7. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Contradiction: Who incited David? Satan or God!

    There is no person, place, thing or idea named “Satan” anywhere in the Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew Verb – שָׂטַן – satan means: to be hostile to, to hinder, to accuse. The common Hebrew Masculine Noun – שָׂטָן – satan means: adversary, opponent, accuser. There is no instance of the word – שׂטן...
  8. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Why did the Jews reject their Messiah when he DID come?

    The entire xian story is pagan. The belief that any "god" could or would have any type of relatives is pagan, and therefore idolatry which is absolutely forbidden. The belief that any "god" could or would produce any offspring with any human is pagan, and therefore idolatry which is absolutely...
  9. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Prove: Satan does (not) exist

    Well considering that – שָׂטָן – satan is a Hebrew word, and that it is simply a common Masculine Noun which means: adversary, opponent; accuser; which is not now, nor has ever been a Proper Noun or a Name; there is no one or nothing that has ever been named “Satan.” Also considering that the...
  10. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Scripture copying before the printing press

    There are an awful lot of hoops and fences that must be jumped through and over just to become a Torah Scribe. I am not about to get into that, but I will say that Jews take our Sacred Writings very seriously. There has never been a point in time that xianity ever took their documents...
  11. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    God's Father

    Jewish women neither transfer nor carry either family or tribal lineage, She is born the daughter of her father and becomes the wife of her husband. Jewish lineage, familial and tribal, is transferred exclusively from father to son. Jewish women do not belong to any tribe, nor is her father...
  12. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Is there anything in the bible that would imply God loves satan?

    The chr-stian concept of “the devil” does not exist within Judaism, and in fact the very idea of such a character is a forbidden foreign religious belief – aka idolatry – aka pagan. There is no person, character or entity named “Satan” anywhere in the Hebrew Scriptures, because there is no name...
  13. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    In Ezekiel 18:4 does it say the soul dies?I am confused:(

    I am not entirely certain what you are asking about. Are you asking why the translators of the King James Perversion translated this passage the way they did? Or are you asking why there is a comma after the word sinneth before the phrase it shall die? I did not live in post-Elizabethan...
  14. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    CA Pot Taxes Down Due To Illegal Market and Other Problems.

    Apparently people don't understand the difference between street dirt weed and A+ strains. In reality the "weed stores" are selling at a lower price than the "street" sellers. But most people would prefer cheap garbage than quality product. The average price nationwide of something like Bubba...
  15. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Messiahs and oil?

    First off, the Masculine Noun – מָשִׁיחַ – mashiyaḥ means: someone or something smeared with oil – not “covered in oil.” It originates from the root Verb – מָהַח – mashaḥ - to stroke, smear; esp. to anoint; to install in office by anointing. It is closely related to the Masculine Noun – מְשַׁח –...
  16. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    The Origin of Us.

    And good on you for doing so. There is not, nor has there ever been, anything even remotely similar to the exclusively chr-stian concept of “original sin” in Judaism or in the Hebrew Scriptures. The very concept of vicarious atonement is alien and foreign to Judaism. Judaism teaches that there...
  17. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Really need help!

    Once again, this problem arises because you are trying to conflate chr-stian beliefs with the Jewish Scriptures. You might as well be trying to mix oil with water, Judaism and chr-stianity couldn’t possibly be any further apart or opposite from one another. Jews do not believe in anything...
  18. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Something about jonah

    For starters, that is Yonah 2:3 and 2:7 in Jewish Bibles. That which chr-stian translations call Jonah 1:17 is actually the beginning of the passage that chr-stian translations call chapter 2. I think that Yonah haNavi was very afraid that the stomach of that huge fish was going to be his grave...
  19. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    Parthenogenesis

    Technically, parthenogenesis is being able to reproduce without the need of outside interference. There are, and have always been numerous ways for a human female to become pregnant while still retaining an intact hymen. Sperm remains alive for 48 hours outside of the human body, any...
  20. Yohanan ben Yaaqov

    In Ezekiel 18:4 does it say the soul dies?I am confused:(

    Before being able to understand what is written in the 18th chapter of Y’ḥez’qél/Ezekiel, one must first understand the meaning of the word nefesh. The Hebrew Feminine Noun – נֶפֶשׁ – nefesh is defined: 1) resting place, esp. a structure next to or over a tomb 2) soul, life; person; will...
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