Five Problems with “The Trinity”

Five Major Problems with the Trinity

by Sean Finnegan (May 2011) [click here for video]

1. Jesus Was a Jew

A veritable revolution in Jesus scholarship in thetrinity last century occurred when scholars began taking seriously that Jesus and his earliest followers were Jewish, living in a particular socio-political Sitz im Leben, which is typically designated as second temple Judaism.

The Case:

  • the radical monotheism of Deuteronomy (4.35, 39)and the Shema (Deut 6.4-5)
  • if Jesus was a Jew then he
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Is Jesus God?

IS JESUS ‘GOD’?

(NOTE : The following article was writQuestion-Markten with “Oneness” adherents in mind)

At John 17:1-3 Jesus prayed,

John 17:3 REV And this is life in the age to come, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

Jesus addressed this prayer to his Father, used the singular form of the pronoun, and described this singular “You” as “the only true God.” Thus, according to Jesus, the Father alone is … Read the rest

John 1 in Aramaic

by Biblical Monotarian

Aramaic English New Testament IMAGENOTE : I post this for informational purposes because I found it interesting. The nuggets are found more in the footnotes, but me  posting this does not imply that I agree with all of it.

Taken from the “Aramaic English New Testament” published by Netzari Press.

John Chapter 1:1-14

1. In the beginning (fn 1) was the Miltha. (fn 2) And that Miltha was with Elohim. And Elohim was that Miltha. 2. This was with Elohim in … Read the rest

The Shift from Messiah, Son of God, to Jesus as “God.”

by Sir Anthony Buzzard

downloadLee Strobel in his well known investigation of the Christian faith spoke with an evangelical professor, Ben Witherington. The conversation proceded as follows. Strobel said:

“Jesus tended to shy away from forthrightly proclaiming himself to be the Messiah or Son of God. Was that because he did not think of himself in those terms or because he had other reasons?”

Ben Witherington replied:

“No, its not because he did not think of himself in those terms. … Read the rest

John 1:1 – A Close Examination

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This is an in-depth examination and look at John 1:1 by John Schoenheit.download

John is director of Spirit & Truth Fellowship and editor of the REV (Revised English Version) bible translation project.

NOTE : The administrator of this web site does not necessarily endorse all of the views of Spirit & Truth Fellowship, but recommends this video and the REV Bible translation. The administrator of this website hopes that the REV Bible project succeeds in becoming an acceptable … Read the rest