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“It is through listening to the other side
— Rabbi Jonathan Sacks ז״ל, Korach 5780
that we walk the path to truth.”
“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
—Yeshua, John 8:31–32
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About Chosen People Answers
Welcome to a Messianic apologetics ministry by Chosen People Ministries. Our team consists of Jewish and Gentile believers in Jesus. We seek to provide reasoned, researched, and winsome argumentation concerning the Messiahship of Yeshua of Nazareth.
Recent Articles
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The Lost Gospels: Evidence Against the New Testament?
In this article, we will investigate the historical evidence concerning the canonization of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, that is, the process by which these writings became widely accepted as authentic accounts about Jesus and were brought together to form a literary compilation. We will see if the skeptical narratives summarized above can…
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The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
Tags: apostles, authorship, canon, dating, evidence, forgery, history, Jewish roots, manuscripts, new testament, pre-70, resurrection, semitismsIf we are investigating the veracity of the New Testament, then we must consider the authorship of its books. Quite simply, if the books of the New Testament were not written by followers of Yeshua or by those closely associated with them, then the New Testament is less historically reliable. On the other hand, if…
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Is it Reasonable to Believe that Jesus is the Messiah?
If we were to listen only to the majority voices within Judaism for the last 1,500 years, then it may be clear why we ought to disregard Jesus’s claims. First off, Jewish people don’t believe in Jesus: only Christians do. Then there is the fact that Jesus didn’t end antisemitism around the world, but rather…
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Was the Greek Septuagint Twisted by Christians to Prove Jesus?
Rabbi Tovia Singer, a determined opponent of Yeshua and the claims of the New Testament, has made attacks on the Septuagint a key part of his arguments against the New Testament. By sowing doubt on the integrity of the Septuagint, he seeks to undermine belief in Yeshua. Whereas the typical wisdom would be to ask,…
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How Can Jesus Be Messiah If There’s No Peace on Earth?
One of the hallmarks of a Jewish view of the world is that peace will prevail during the Messianic age; it will be a time without war, poverty, antisemitism, and greed. The Messiah will burn every boot used for battle (Isa 9:5) because nations will no longer train for war (Isa 2:4). He will reverse…
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Psalm 22 and “They Pierced My Hands and Feet”
In the sixteenth century, Christian publisher Daniel Bomberg was commissioned to publish the first Mikraot Gedolot (Rabbinic Bible) using the newly invented printing press. Reportedly, as he was preparing the proofs for Psalm 22:16 (v. 17 in Jewish Bibles),[1] one of his Jewish proofreaders drew his attention to a single word: כארו (ka’aru). This word…
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Textual Criticism 102: Identifying and Solving Textual Problems in Hebrew Bible Manuscripts
Tags: textual criticismIn this article, we will summarize some general procedures in textual criticism and demonstrate methods that are helpful in identifying (and correcting) problems in the biblical manuscripts. The end goal is to have a clearer understanding of what is contained within the Holy Scriptures, so that we may better follow the God of Israel who…
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Textual Criticism 101: The Hebrew Bible
In this article, we will give an overview concerning why there is a need for textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. We will also define some important terms, introduce our readers to the major text families of the Hebrew Scriptures, and illustrate ways to access them online and in print. The following article (Textual Criticism…
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Forgotten Cohanim: Contrasting the Rabbinic Origin Story with the High Priesthood of Yeshua
Tags: 70 CE, authority, chain of tradition, high priest, mishnah, priesthood, rabbinic judaism, rabbis, Temple, torahLike any system of thought that seeks to answer the significant questions of life, Orthodox Judaism has an origin story. In this article, we will be investigating the historical claims, common in Orthodox Judaism since the Mishnah, that rabbinic sages of the Pharisee sect were the official religious leaders of Israel during the Second Temple…
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Does Belief in Jesus Result in Antisemitism?
One contemporary Orthodox rabbi has said, “Jew-hatred is a fundamental, necessary, inextricable tenet of Christian theology from the very beginning.” Is this true?