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PHall | June 5, 2025
Deuteronomy 6:4 is known as The Shema, as the single most important declaration of the Jews’ belief in monotheistism, and yet is notoriously ambiguous. Notice the various ways it can be translated (LORD equals Yahweh): 1. The LORD our God, the LORD is one. 2. The LORD is our God; the LORD is one. 3. […]
PHall | May 15, 2025
Were the first century Jewish believers in Jesus monotheistic? Yes. Did they believe Jesus to be Divine? Yes. How did they reconcile that God is one, and yet both the Father and Son are God? First, if you look at the Shema in the LXX, which is the Old Testament version quoted in the New […]