[Phinneous]

2.2 billion-strong hoax?

The CLAIM is the whole class. He strives to prove that Jesus himself didn’t claim to be son of G-d, and that, for instance, where he says “I and the Father are one” is one of many mistranslations. In this case, “one” being from a Greek word meaning “at or as one.”

And after establishing Jesus’ authentic Torah Judaism, he tries to show the apostles as increasingly open to absorbing new ideas and customs (pagan, for instance) to increase follower-ship, and as increasingly anti-semitic to make a distinction.

Lastly, he touts standard Jewish orthodoxy (Maimonedes, etc) that Christianity and Islam are part of G-d’s plan to “format” the entire world for monotheism (well, except for the pesky Hindus and Buddhists.)

I for one, see the logic and agree with him completely. But I’m sure there are Christian soldiers and special forces in Free Republic who know all of the wiley rabbi’s tricks...

[ifinnegan]

Your comment might have been a nice contribution if it weren’t smarmy and deliberately insulting.

[hinckley buzzard]

To acknowledge the undeniable Hellenization of Christianity by Paul does not compromise the validity of his teachings.

[circlecity]

"He strives to prove that Jesus himself didn’t claim to be son of G-d, and that, for instance, where he says “I and the Father are one” is one of many mistranslations. In this case, “one” being from a Greek word meaning “at or as one.”

That's nonesense. The Jewish audience who heard him say it clearly understood him to be claiming to be God and were getting ready to stone him for it. "You, being a man, make yourself out to be God" Jn 10:33