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“The world will not listen to what we believe until it feels the love that makes us believe it.”
― Eitan Bar, The Gospel Before Christianity: A Jewish Perspective on Jesus' Atonement, Sacrifice, and Redemption

“it was natural for the priests to engage in implementing judgment.[234] Thus, there is no reason to assume that it refers to the rabbis/ Pharisees, which are first mentioned towards the end of the Second Temple era.[235]”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“The rabbis claim that the thirteen methods by which they interpreted Torah[139] were given to Moses at Sinai.[140] The problem with this claim is that these methods are found in the Hellenistic world.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Napoléon wrote during his last days: “Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires, but on what did we rest the creations of our genius? On force! Jesus”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“When read in its Jewish context, Revelation ceases to be a literal end-time timetable and becomes what it was meant to be: a message of hope! It reassures the suffering church that, despite the apparent power of Rome (or any oppressive system), God reigns. Jesus, the slain Lamb, has already won the decisive victory. The imagery of judgment is not a prediction of a literal cataclysm but a dramatic way of affirming that the empires of this world will fall before God’s justice.”
― Eitan Bar, Revelation: A Jewish Perspective

“Our capacity for logical thought stems from being created in the image of a rational God, who fashioned a universe governed by logic. We explore this universe with our logical minds and deduce logical conclusions, a process known as science. As rational beings, the gospel should also resonate with our logic. Hence, believing in something that defies logic seems to undermine the very nature of God.”
― Eitan Bar, The “Gospel” of Divine Abuse: Redeeming the Gospel from Gruesome Popular Preaching of an Abusive and Violent God

“That description is remarkably similar to the one in Zechariah 12, verse 10: “When they look on me, on Him whom they have pierced” as well as to the description in Isaiah 53 where the Messiah is said to be “pierced for our transgressions” (Isaiah 53:5).”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“The tefillin were perceived as magical figurative symbols, and the use of such amulets, attached to the head or arms, were practiced in the ancient world by pagans, long before the first century.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Furthermore, holy writings attached to the body and portrayed as amulets were used by various pagan peoples. For example, an amulet which resembles tefillin was discovered in Mesopotamia.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Maimonides considered himself a disciple of Aristotle,[129] saw Moses as the chief philosopher, and even referred to [rabbinic] Judaism as a philosophical religion.[”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“While Christianity posits that Jesus is the divine Son of God and a part of the Holy Trinity - consisting of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - Judaism firmly upholds the belief in a singular, indivisible God. This fundamental difference creates a theological divide between the two faiths, as the notion of God taking human form and the idea of a triune deity directly contradict the principle of monotheism held by modern Judaism. Consequently, the doctrines of Christ's”
― Eitan Bar, Why Don't Jews Believe in Jesus: A Jewish-Christian Unfolds the Great Mystery

“The Siddur was composed by the Sages, beginning in the Second Century and was finalized toward the end of the first millennium.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Even the Jewish Sages recognized and admitted that Psalm 22 was a prophetic psalm about the Messiah. In fact, Rashi explains verse 27 as referring: “To the time of redemption, to the days of the Messiah”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“it is interesting to investigate how the mezuzah was turned onto an amulet which can guard the house against evil.[171] Historical and archeological research found that pagan nations from Mesopotamia used to mark their entries with different kinds of “mezuzahs”, which carried symbols of idols. Amulets of this kind were also found in Egypt, where this practice was made in order to keep the inhabitants of the home from all sorts of evil.[172”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“This Midrash understands that David described the future suffering and death of the Messiah, son of David. Evil people surrounded Him, as dogs encircle their prey. “For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; Like a lion are my hands and feet” (Psalm 22:16).”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“in contrast to what the Sages claim, the Sanhedrin was established only in the Second Temple Period, and not before.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“The Sages have considered the tefillin as amulets of divine power which could protect men. Their final shape and form, as was determined by the rabbis, is clearly taken from ancient Egypt, where a figure of a sacred snake was tied to the head as a good luck charm, and this resembles the traditional tefillin.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“the rabbis have decreed when to pray, how to pray, where to pray, and with whom to pray. But in complete contrast, biblical (Old Testament) prayer is individual, never repetitious, and is never restricted to one place or from anyone.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“research on biblical prayer, compared to “rabbinic prayer,” has suggested that praying out of the Siddur (i.e., the rabbinical prayer book) is closer to chanting mantras than to prayer as found in the Tanakh.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“For the past millennia, all Hebrew bibles say: “Like a lion are my hands and feet.” Or, in other words: my hands and my feet are like those of a lion. It doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense, does it? 1,000 years ago, the Masoretes who made the “Masoretic text” that Israelis all use today, changed one single letter in this verse: They shortened the letter VAV ( ו ) into the letter YUD  ( י ). Originally, the text actually read: “They have mined (bore a hole) in my hands and feet,” Meaning, they have pierced my hands and my feet. The original Hebrew word means to mine or bore, to make a hole or dig a pit.”
― Eitan Bar, Refuting Rabbinic Objections to Christianity & Messianic Prophecies

“The dependence on astrology and its worship typified the customs of many pagans, such as the Babylonians in Mesopotamia and the ancient Egyptians.[159] The ties between the Sages in Israel and the Gentiles, led them to believe in astrology, witchcraft, and other superstitions that are completely alien to the Bible.[160]”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“As pointed out several times already, the Levitical priests were the ones to whom the mandate to uphold the Torah was given. In fact, in a discussion about the Sabbath law, the Babylonian Talmud itself admits that the priests were quick and cautious in regard to keeping the commandments.[239] Hence, if there were any questions in regard to keeping the Sabbath laws, the people of Israel knew they could trust the priests and count on them to give the right instructions.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Thus Moses emphasizes the need to learn, to keep, and to do the Laws of the Torah, but he never promoted studying it only for the sake of studying, as the Sages teach. Moreover, rabbinic tradition has turned the act of learning Talmud into work itself (תורתו אמנותו)—a never-ending occupation which bestows merit, both in this world and in the world to come.[147] Of course, this “work” took place in the yeshiva, which (as shown above) was a duplication of the Greek academy”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“The close ties which the Pharisees had with the Greco-Roman world caused them to adopt many of their beliefs and customs, such as witchcraft and other superstitious rituals which were completely alien to Scripture.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Nowhere do these verses give the judges any liberty to legislate new laws; instead, they simply instruct them to rule according to the Written Law (v. 11).[233] According to this passage, the role of the judges is merely to judge by the law of the Torah and not to add countless new laws which in most cases have nothing to do with the Written Law.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“the Hebrew Scriptures have lost their relevance compared to the rabbinic “new covenant,” and they were now used only as a tool to validate the Oral Law and to strengthen the rabbis’ authority.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Throughout the Bible, the priests were the ones who were given the Torah; they were responsible for teaching the Written Law to Israel; and they were responsible to preserve it in order to pass it on to future generations;[237] therefore, they knew best how to implement the Torah and to judge according to it.”
― Eitan Bar, Rabbinic Judaism Debunked: Debunking the myth of Rabbinic Oral Law (Oral Torah)

“Upon reading the Scofield Reference Bible, numerous Protestants readily accepted its footnotes without extensive scrutiny, thereby embracing the rapture doctrine. Intriguingly, this doctrine had remained virtually unheard of throughout the preceding 1,800 years of Church history.”
― Eitan Bar, Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind

“Ancient Gnostics believed salvation came through gnosis — divine knowledge that “enlightened” the soul. Similarly, many modern Western gospel presentations that teach people are saved or damned based on what they mentally understand reduces the Gospel to a cerebral exam. It’s the same fleshless gospel — repackaged Gnosticism disguised as Christianity.”
― Eitan Bar, Revelation: A Jewish Perspective

“In the life and ministry of Jesus, SHALOM takes on flesh. He didn’t just teach peace; He embodied it. He didn’t just pronounce forgiveness; He became the reconciliation. The brokenness between God and humanity—He stepped into it. Not as a warrior bent on destruction, but as a suffering servant who bore our wounds to make us whole.”
― Eitan Bar, Lost in Translation: 15 Hebrew Words to Transform Your Christian Faith