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| In May 1987 Ya’acov, an Orthodox Jew,
sent a C60 cassette to our Webmaster, a Gentile believer in Jesus, explaining ‘why
the Jewish people rejected Jesus’. A correspondence began that has lasted until the
present. Not all the letters are online yet but they will be added at regular intervals.
Follow their debate week by week as Mike and Ya’acov hammer out the issues. For
readers not familiar with Hebrew and Jewish terminology, explanations of terms appear in
square brackets.
Letter 1 is
the substance of Ya’acov’s cassette recording, expressing his basic objections
to Christianity and Jesus:
Letter 1: to Mike
Errors of Christianity: The Trinity; The Cross; Easter; Christmas; Immortality of the Soul; Sex worship; Speaking in Tongues; Celibacy; Jesus not the Messiah; Jewish sects; Paul; Messianic texts; the Talmud. Letter 2: To Ya’acovMain points of Ya’acov’s letter: Isaiah 53; Second Coming; Paganism; The Trinity; Paul; Mediator; Sacrifice Letter 3: To MikeThe Virgin birth; Second Coming; Son of God; Human Sacrifice; Trinity; Impossibility of keeping the Law. Letter4: To Ya’acovTime of Messiah’s coming; the Virgin Birth; Son of God; Atonement. Letter 5: To MikeThe so-called New Testament; Why don’t Christians keep the Law? Jesus’ blood; Virgin birth; Jesus an Essene; Unfulfilled prophecy. Letter 6: To Ya’acovThe meaning of almah; The Second Coming; The Trinity; The Need for a Mediator and Sacrifice; Recognising the Messiah. Letter 7: To MikeMike has failed to understand Ya’acov’s arguments. Letter 8: To Ya’acovThe Second Advent implicit in the Tanakh; Jesus the Prophet like Moses; the Priest of the order of Melchizedek; Almah means Virgin; the Names of Messiah. Letter 9: To Mike Deuteronomy 18, Isaiah 53, Psalm 2, Zechariah 12 have nothing to do with Jesus. Letter 10: To Ya’acovJesus the Prophet like Moses; Rabbinic comments on Isaiah 53; the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53. Letter 11: To MikeJesus not a Prophet; the Talmud. Letter 12: To Ya’acovBrief note. Letter 13: To MikeNew Testament is Pagan. Letter 14: To Ya’acovExamples of Occultism in Rabbinic Writings. Letter 15: To Mike Christians do not keep the Law; New Testament is pagan because of the Second Coming. Letter 16: To Ya’acovThe Influence of the Talmud; Keeping the Law. Letter 17: To MikeKeeping the Law Letter 18: To Ya’acovNo Excuse for not keeping the Law; Ya’acov’s chutzpah. Letter 19: To MikeWhy Jews cannot keep the Law; Jesus a Necromancer. Letter 20: To Ya’acov The Jewish dilemma Letter 21: To MikeWhy Jews cannot keep the Law; Paul ignorant of Hebrew. Letter 22: To Ya’acov The Jewish dilemma Letter 23: To MikeYa’acov keeps the Ten Commandments; Christians do not. Letter 24: To Ya’acovThe Authority of Paul; the Necessity of a Mediator; Keeping the Law. Letter 25: To MikeThe Authority of Paul; No Need for a Mediator; Mike an Idolater. Letter 26: To Ya’acovRequest for evidence for Ya’acov’s assertions. |
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