Month: April 2024

Why You Should Believe Jesus of Nazareth Is a Human Person

by Troy Salinger [source]

Pantokrator_of_SinaiBefore I present why you should believe Jesus of Nazareth is a simple human person, I must define what I mean by simple, since the word has many applications. I will use the Collins online dictionary definitions for simple that pertain to what I mean in applying this word to Jesus. Here are the applicable definitions:

1.having or consisting of only one part, feature, substance, etc.; not compounded or complex; single
2.without additions or qualifications; … Read the rest

7 Reasons Why Not To Think The Memra Of The Targums Is A Second Hypostasis Of God

By Troy Salinger

MemraThe purpose of this article is to counter some of the torrent of misinformation being promulgated on the internet concerning the ‘memra’ of the targums. Many of the claims made regarding the meaning and function of memra in the targums is greatly over-exaggerated or just plain false. Most of the misinformation and hyperbolic claims being disseminated by online apologists have been derived, whether correctly or incorrectly understood, from the work of two scholars – the Jewish Professor … Read the rest

A Brief History of the Unitarians 1687

imagesA Brief History of the Unitarians by Stephen Nye · 1687

[I post this because it traces long before the Socinians, the doctrines they held can be found in history prior to Nicea]

The First Letter, Concerning the Unitarians, vulgarly called Socinians.

SIR,

IN Answer to yours, demanding a brief account of the Unitarians, called also Socinians; their Doctrine concerning God (in which only they differ from other Christians, the Remonstrants, professedly agreeing with them in other points of Faith … Read the rest