Was Paul a Conman? Powerful Interview With Rabbi Tovia Singer

[@Clementine_D]

I'm not Jewish myself, but I've been fascinated by Jewish history and customs since becoming friends with an Israeli girl in my teen years. I would give anything to take a history class with Rabbi Singer!

[@van3363]

Many reform temples offer Judism classes. Check them out. I went decades ago because my great grandparents were Checkoslavokian jews. I was raised Catholic. I wanted to know more. I am no longer a Catholic, no longer a Christian. One can not unlearn the truth. ❤

[@BrentKrohn]

Take that history class from a historian, a professor who teaches the history of religion in middle eastern antiquity. Take your Jewish theology class from the good Rabbi.

[@kimberlywallace6148]

I’m not Jewish but ended up in a Messianic Jewish Synagogue 🕍 with Jewish friends. Well!! I began to question Paul’s contradictions and saw through his smoke screen. I started questioning the “Rabbi” and giving my opinion. The man went berserk!! Next thing I knew I was accused of “Witchcraft!” If that’s not A Cult then I don’t know what is!! By the way Rabbi Singer, donkeys 🫏 are actually highly intelligent and sociable little darlings. When treated with kindness they are wonderful pets. Having lived in Morocco 🇲🇦 for a few years and seeing the absolute abuse and neglect of these poor equines I got involved with a Donkey, Mule and Horse Sanctuary run by an elderly British Jewish couple outside of Marrakech and what a wonderful place it still is! A Labour of Love! 💕

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

Non-Jews are obligated to keep the 7 Noahide laws.

[@AdaraBalabusta]

Yes, the messianics are 100% okay with deception-just as was Paul. I am glad that you left them. ✡️❤️

[@Qrayon]

@@FrankieVos But He doesn't always do that on YOUR schedule.

[@AdaraBalabusta]

@@FrankieVos The entirety of the nt is fictional. Many false books have been completely preserved. ✡️❤️

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

@@FrankieVos The intent of the Creator of the world is not within the power of man to comprehend, for His ways are not our ways, nor are His thoughts, our thoughts. Ultimately, all the deeds of Jesus of Nazareth and that Ishmaelite who arose after him will only serve to prepare the way for Mashiach's coming and the improvement of the entire world, motivating the nations to serve God together as Tzephaniah 3:9 states: "I will transform the peoples to a purer language that they all will call upon the name of God and serve Him with one purpose."

[@stevenxiaofenghuang]

The Rabbi is working very hard to explain Torah and it’s authentic principles. We want to hear the authentic stuff, not the second hand stuff, third hand or even counterfeit stuff. Thank you so much Rabbi.

[@susanlett9632]

That's exactly right! 💯

[@brotherlogicrmf2199]

Funny you guys bring this up right now and I'm reading a book called mythmaker. It's a book showcasing Paul's lies about his background as a Pharisee, a colleague of the Sanhedrin and there is an account of the Ebionites claimed Saint Paul was never a Jew but a gentile from Taurus. Pauline Christianity is essentially a campaign against Judaism.

[@bigtomboye]

Funny, I never read Paul, and actually had no idea of his espistles until Rabbis Skobac & Singer were recommended... now i wud agree, it seems like a crusade against Judaism 🤔

[@ZairatulIshaak]

He is pharisees,not ebionites

[@brotherlogicrmf2199]

@@ZairatulIshaak Why would Paul lie by saying he used to persecute Christians as a Pharisee but in Acts 5 Peter's trial. The Pharisees showed Peter mercy and let him go. Why, because Peter style of Christianity was similar to the Pharisees. Peter upheld Jewish laws and refrained against idolatry meaning Jesus was not God. Paul lied. Everything I'm saying is in the book mythmaker Paul invention of Christianity.

[@smshimba]

@@brotherlogicrmf2199 who gives a damn about mythmaker book. I don't believe in made up story books

[@brotherlogicrmf2199]

@@smshimba I'm pretty sure you don't. BeLIEf is a powerful drug.

[@boo-ix]

Love your books! Thanks so much for your hard work ❤

[@yochananzahav3758]

I am on a 25 hour fast for refuah shelemah for your dear Father, Shlomo Zalman ben Leah HaCohen. HaShem is with your Father now and forever. I have tearfully prayed several times today, the Mi Sheberach in english and Hebrew and also a prayer of my own, in english and Hebrew for refuah shelemah for your Father, pleading to HaShem that He provides complete healing and recovery, so that your Father may see Eliyahu HaNavi and Moshiach ben David and the full final redemption with the Third and final Temple in Eretz Tziyon, Yerushalayim with his own eyes, if it be the will of HaShem. May HaShem bless you, your dear Father Shlomo Zalman ben Leah HaCohen, your entire family, and all Am Yisrael. Am Yisrael Chai!

[@ToviaSinger1]

Thank you so much for your prayers.

[@ScoutBallin]

@@ToviaSinger1 , 👉Does Judaism follow the celibacy of Elijah and Elisha, Samuel 😇? 👉According to Genesis 49:11, who washed his robe in bloody wine? what is Jacob or Judah? 👉Ananias from Damascus was Paul's mentor at the command of the Lord Jesus. 👉Jesus is the Son of Man in bethel became Bethlehem. 👉Jacob the deceiver what about Paul?

[@kellydavid7408]

If Tovia's mission is to reach his people and keep them from the contamination of the church (christianity) youtube is a very effective tool.

[@kellydavid7408]

Thank you for the heart Tovia, but I have to be honest. I am not a believer in the Tanakh. I don't believe in the God of Israel. I have many reasons for a non belief which I will not waste your time in mentioning. I do have an great respect for your knowledge and passion for your religion. You strike me as a kind man that would lay down your life for your people. That takes courage and I believe you are courageous. I don't know if I have the blood of the Tribe coursing through my veins (because my last name is David) but even if I knew that I did, I think I would still be holding the stance that I do now. I have studied the filthy "new testament" thoroughly and I have no reservations in calling it filthy.

[@neuroshalom]

Keep in mind that the Vatican has named the book editor of christian text “Edizioni Paoline” which translates in English to Paul’s Edition. In fact they should have called Paolanity instead of christianity.

[@kimberlywallace6148]

Thank you for another fabulous Talk! We so appreciate your knowledge and wisdom Rabbi Singer! It’s a relief to hear that we “Unbelievers” are not crazy after all!! Turns out that we are just gifted with the ability to read 👏👏👏!!

[@YTRhyms]

Your not crazy, just mislead..

[@danzeladams856]

Yeshua&Paul did not disagree,in Colossians Paul spoke to Greek colonists&native Phrygians, not Jews,so these people never kept holy days/Sabbath,etcetera, so now as christians they do keep it,therefore he say in 2 Colossians 2:16-"Let no man therefore judge you in meat,or in drink,or in respect to a holy day,or the new moon,or the Sabbath days;"----If he spoke to Jews it can be understood that he spoke against their Levite laws,but he spoke to pagans,meaning he was speaking in favor of the law but not the Levite law but the law Jeremiah promised God would give the Israelites, the new covenant, the Melchizedek law that Yeshua introduced but the Jews rejected

[@kimberlywallace6148]

@@danzeladams856 Yeshua and Paul didn’t disagree because they never met in person, unless you consider Paul’s “vision” on The Road To Damascus a meeting. “Yeshua, as we know him, was Torah Observant. Paul had no authority period.

[@YTRhyms]

@@danzeladams856 Yeshua is the Rock!!! spaul is sinking sand. Circumcize your Bibles and cut out the last 26 books that are roman; then You'll understand, The Son of man, and obey His Commands... and Live Forever>>>

[@MAKESQ]

Paul was the L. Ron Hubbard of the ancient Roman era.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

In an 1820 letter to William Short, Thomas Jefferson describes Paul as the "first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus."

[@j.lsantos9106]

💗Thank you rabbi 💖your way with words Hashem has given you the ability to connect with us on levels I haven't seen before in such a righteous way. Laughter, tears of joy and confidence. All praise to Hashem 💘Lets get biblical 💗 🕎 🇮🇱

[@TheMormonAtheist]

Tovia is the best. His knowledge of scripture is out of this world.

[@Jamie---00101]

Paul was a Jewish Joseph Smith. 😂😂😂 That's awesome.....

[@AdaraBalabusta]

Agreed. That one is going to stay with me. ✡️❤️

[@g.p.ryecroft]

That was my big unforgettable takeaway too. When Rabbi Singer said it, I was like, exactly! So much of the puzzle fell into place.

[@edwardpayne4385]

Until you know Jesus you can never know Paul, it is in receiving Christ alone that the scriptures are opened up to you and why it is written that scriptures are spiritually decerned. You will never understand the scriptures especially the new testament reading it in your flesh because it is a spiritual book that can only be understood by the Spirit of Christ that you receive when you receive Him. and this is why scriptures say that you must be born again, born of the Spirit, it you are not born again in the Holy Spirit you are still in your flesh and you will remain there until you receive Christ for the forgiveness of their sins. Just as the apostles except Paul ,were very unlearned men but spoke of things far and beyond that they every were taught up until Jesus was resurrected and it was not until they received the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem that they became wise in the Spirit because nothing they spoke of after they receive the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, they spoke in great wisdom and authority that was never taught to them by man. Because it is the Spirit that gives life and understanding of the scriptures.

[@migdaliacarter953]

@@edwardpayne4385 No, the Torah is Hashem's instructions for living this life. What you talk about is Greek/Roman mythology about a pagan idol, featured in a false book.

[@anthonydavinci7985]

Agree or Not, Rabbi Singer is easily Respected.

[@samfromisrael]

Paul paganized Judaism in order to serve the Roman Empire... Under the cover of a so-called "Jew".

[@samfromisrael]

@@Diana-xm1dm yea, and I'm your fairy god mother..

[@samfromisrael]

@@Diana-xm1dm give it a rest...you lost... Get over it

[@susanlett9632]

​@@samfromisraelif you're her fairy godmother PLEASE give the slippers to the stepsisters! This person deserves nothing. SMH

[@terryulmer969]

@@Diana-xm1dm Yud-hey-vav-hey does not spell "Jesus"! Never has! Never will! We follow the instructions of the One True Creator G_d, not the lies of Christianity!

[@AdaraBalabusta]

@@samfromisrael Ooh! I would definitely appreciate meeting Prince Charming! ❤😂

[@ItsDeepakhere]

Thank u Rabbi... I wasted my close to 5 years now in Christianity or rather Believing / Following Jesus... I feel blessed to listen to you as if I am guided by God's hand... The worst sort of slavery is mental slavery .. and Pastors are largely trained to lull desperate, needy people searching for God in a Church where they can be stuck up for a long time just because people are naive or they believe other in name of God/ search for God...... And when it comes to deluding .. I consider it is one of the greatest sin to delude a soul in its search for God ( His Creator)... Many a times to Come out of a Lie is very painful ... One has to let go of a lot.. and let go for a very hard labor to be lost... Truth is very expansive .. The cost is too high.. But At last the spark and beauty of Truth is One will have to let it in... The Soul feeds on it..

[@andytyler6252]

I'll save you another 5 years. God isn't real. ;)

[@keithsmith3678]

I used to put Paul and his teachings on a pedestal, but see now, with help from Rabbi Singer and others, that Paul was a deliberate distorter of the Jewish religion and a pretty devious person.

[@susanlett9632]

Thanks!

[@glenosher5748]

Those who are mature will be gentle and patient with all who are falling and restore them with gentleness, humility

[@User-x5s3x]

Not all of us have the patience of Rabbi Singer, after learning that we've been outright LIED TO by "Christianity", our entire lives!!

[@answermelove]

Beautiful word of wisdom.

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

Paul says that by the deeds of the Law no one can be called righteous before the Almighty. The Jewish Bible calls people righteous.

[@abc_6]

*Romans ch9 v3-5* “I speak the *truth* in Christ-I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit- 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were *cursed* and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race, 4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. 5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised![a] Amen.”

[@terryulmer969]

​​@@abc_6The One True Creator G_d specifically said in no uncertain terms, that there is Only One G_d! And besides G_d there is NO OTHER SAVIOR! Christians are a blind people who have eyes and deaf ones who have ears! Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 43: 1And now, so said the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and the One Who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you, and I called by your name, you are Mine. אוְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֚ר יְהֹוָה֙ בֹּרַֽאֲךָ֣ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹֽצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה: 2When you pass through water, I am with you, and in rivers, they shall not overflow you; when you go amidst fire, you shall not be burnt, neither shall a flame burn amongst you. בכִּי־תַֽעֲבֹ֚ר בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֚ךְ בְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶֽהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ: 3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead. גכִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֽוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֚תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ: 4Since you are dear in My eyes, you were honored and I loved you, and I give men in your stead and nations instead of your life. דמֵֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַֽאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֚ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ: 5Fear not for I am with you; from the east I will bring your seed, and from the west I will gather you. האַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ: 6I will say to the north, "Give," and to the south, "Do not refrain"; bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the end of the earth." ואֹמַ֚ר לַצָּפוֹן֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֚יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵֽרָח֔וֹק וּבְנוֹתַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ: 7Everyone that is called by My name, and whom I created for My glory, I formed him, yea I made him. זכֹּל הַנִּקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֔י וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖י בְּרָאתִ֑יו יְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־עֲשִׂיתִֽיו: 8To bring out a blind people, who have eyes, and deaf ones who have ears. חהוֹצִ֥יא עַם־עִוֵּ֖ר וְעֵינַ֣יִם יֵ֑שׁ וְחֵֽרְשִׁ֖ים וְאָזְנַ֥יִם לָֽמוֹ: 9Were all the nations gathered together, and kingdoms assembled, who of them would tell this or let us know of the first events? Let them present their witnesses, and they shall be deemed just, and let them hear and say, "True." טכָּֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֗ו וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִ֚י בָהֶם֙ יַגִּ֣יד זֹ֔את וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ יִתְּנ֚וּ עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְיֹֽאמְר֥וּ אֱמֶֽת: 10"You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "and My servant whom I chose," in order that you know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before Me no god was formed and after Me none shall be. יאַתֶּ֚ם עֵדַי֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה וְעַבְדִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתִּי לְמַ֣עַן תֵּ֠דְעוּ וְתַֽאֲמִ֨ינוּ לִ֚י וְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא לְפָנַי֙ לֹֽא־נ֣וֹצַר אֵ֔ל וְאַֽחֲרַ֖י לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶֽה: 11I, I am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior. יאאָֽנֹכִ֥י אָֽנֹכִ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מִבַּלְעָדַ֖י מוֹשִֽׁיעַ: See! No so-called Jesus is ever needed!!! Never has been!!! Never will be!!! We follow the instructions of the One True Creator G_d, not the lies of Christianity.

[@terryulmer969]

The One True Creator G_d specifically said in no uncertain terms, that there is Only One G_d! And besides G_d there is NO OTHER SAVIOR! Christians are a blind people who have eyes and deaf ones who have ears! Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 43: 1And now, so said the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and the One Who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you, and I called by your name, you are Mine. אוְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֚ר יְהֹוָה֙ בֹּרַֽאֲךָ֣ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹֽצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה: 2When you pass through water, I am with you, and in rivers, they shall not overflow you; when you go amidst fire, you shall not be burnt, neither shall a flame burn amongst you. בכִּי־תַֽעֲבֹ֚ר בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֚ךְ בְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶֽהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ: 3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead. גכִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֽוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֚תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ: 4Since you are dear in My eyes, you were honored and I loved you, and I give men in your stead and nations instead of your life. דמֵֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַֽאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֚ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ: 5Fear not for I am with you; from the east I will bring your seed, and from the west I will gather you. האַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ: 6I will say to the north, "Give," and to the south, "Do not refrain"; bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the end of the earth." ואֹמַ֚ר לַצָּפוֹן֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֚יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵֽרָח֔וֹק וּבְנוֹתַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ: 7Everyone that is called by My name, and whom I created for My glory, I formed him, yea I made him. זכֹּל הַנִּקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֔י וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖י בְּרָאתִ֑יו יְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־עֲשִׂיתִֽיו: 8To bring out a blind people, who have eyes, and deaf ones who have ears. חהוֹצִ֥יא עַם־עִוֵּ֖ר וְעֵינַ֣יִם יֵ֑שׁ וְחֵֽרְשִׁ֖ים וְאָזְנַ֥יִם לָֽמוֹ: 9Were all the nations gathered together, and kingdoms assembled, who of them would tell this or let us know of the first events? Let them present their witnesses, and they shall be deemed just, and let them hear and say, "True." טכָּֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֗ו וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִ֚י בָהֶם֙ יַגִּ֣יד זֹ֔את וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ יִתְּנ֚וּ עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְיֹֽאמְר֥וּ אֱמֶֽת: 10"You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "and My servant whom I chose," in order that you know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before Me no god was formed and after Me none shall be. יאַתֶּ֚ם עֵדַי֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה וְעַבְדִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתִּי לְמַ֣עַן תֵּ֠דְעוּ וְתַֽאֲמִ֨ינוּ לִ֚י וְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא לְפָנַי֙ לֹֽא־נ֣וֹצַר אֵ֔ל וְאַֽחֲרַ֖י לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶֽה: 11I, I am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior. יאאָֽנֹכִ֥י אָֽנֹכִ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מִבַּלְעָדַ֖י מוֹשִֽׁיעַ: See! No so-called Jesus is ever needed!!! Never has been!!! Never will be!!! We follow the instructions of the One True Creator G_d, not the lies of Christianity.

[@firstname3241]

​@@abc_6Are you suggesting to take the Romans over the Word of One G-d of Israel 🤯 ❓ What kind of insanity is that❓

[@Matthew_Scan]

@@firstname3241 the Romans didn’t write that it was written for Roman citizens

[@gokhan_duran]

Thank you Rabbi.

[@russrussel3947]

THANK YOU Honorable RABBI. I've learned the answers no Fake Rabbi could ever answer about Paul from YOU. 21:06 Now I finally understand what the adults were laughing at in the octagonal shaped sanctuary as a bored Church-depressed child. (Galations 5:12) Paul was very, very, very sick and he is considered a "Saint".

[@glenosher5748]

Joel 2v29 I'm pouring my spirit on all flesh your male and female servants sons and daughters will prophecy God's word which he has exalted above his name Psalm 138v2 your old will dream dreams and your young will see visions and whoever calls on the Lord shall be saved ❤

[@JosephMage]

Baruch HaShem 🙏🏽✡️🌈

[@76olimpo]

thank you Rabbi

[@samfromisrael]

Paul was a self-proclaimed LIAR, but we should believe him when he tells us that he was a Jew from the tribe of Benjamin. _RIIIIIIIIIIIGHT_

[@AdaraBalabusta]

Yes! Saul/Paul brags about being a liar! Who does that? 😮

[@samfromisrael]

@@AdaraBalabusta sociopathic PRIVELEGED types He felt protected... He was a made man A Herodian A Roman citizen

[@cheryldeboissiere1851]

Nero’s cousin, an Aemilianus Paulus

[@JambavatiSutaDas]

1 Corinthians 9:20 [20]To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law;

[@marinirob]

Yeah a “Hebrew of Hebrews” a “Pharisee” that didn’t know Hebrew and used the Septuagint

[@jibblecain]

Matthew 13:24-25 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy (Saul of Tarsus) came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

[@GilbertGreich]

Todah Rabba!

[@sharonfahey5374]

Rabbi, did you ever give over the teachings of Chronicles? If so, where can i find them?

[@answermelove]

How are your parents? Prayers said for all involved. Grace be poured out, may Faith abound.

[@mrartistbill]

I get that the New Testament doesn't make a lot of sense, but how does Rabbi Singer explain the violence ordered by God in the Old Testament? I am not trying to debunk the OT but trying to understand the violence ordained by Jehovah in it.

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

Why do you care about Jewish commandments? Focus on your 7 Noahide commandments.

[@onejohn2.26.]

The cities that God ordered destroyed in the so-called old testament, were hybrid people they were not fully human they were descendants of the Fallen Angels

[@aubreyleonae4108]

Just had a thought... I am not aware of any mega-synagogues or celebrity rabbis. I am not Jewish nor Christian, but that is telling I think.

[@AdaraBalabusta]

There are some celebrity Rabbis: Rabbi Boteach is one; he was on Oprah and on Roseanne’s talk show. I agree, though, that there isn’t an equivalent of, say, Osteen.

[@screamtoasigh9984]

​​​@@AdaraBalabustahe has been really really unorthodox from the getgo though, he made Sen Cory booker (while is was still in college, co-president of Lchaim society at Chabad Oxford University that the rabbi was running.) This was before Booker went antisemitic. He's done a lot of good but he's to my knowledge never led anything in terms of a synagogue. We don't have mega shuls unless you count 770 (headquarters of Chabad) maybe during Schneerson's time? The closest thing maybe would be the original Kabbalah Center in California that was mostly for gentiles. The Kabbalah Center in Israel does good services (can't say anything about anything else but they used to have during Covid a gentile run the camera/operate the livestream for Shabbat services (which may seem wonky but the frum rabbis at Seven Beggars synagogue have shown how to do it, you can see on their channel, complete with the stremels and comply with halacha - although it is an obvious point of debate depending on the congregation. (You can start to play prior to Shabbat and not touch the screen, it streams live the whole time but there's only picture and sound when the room is in use so there's no issue there. After Shabbat they shut it off on their end so the video stops. (They aren't the only shul to do this too I know of a few others that do this). Off topic but in case you were interested.

[@aubreyleonae4108]

@@AdaraBalabusta Thank you. Osteen was the type I was thinking of. I've heard of Boteach, probably from rabbi Singer

[@veteran2x]

❤

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

Paul and Peter didn’t see “ eye to eyes 👀 “ Paul being aggressive and stubborn.😮

[@josephgerard5473]

On this subject, I heartily recommend atrack I discovered by accident (it appeared in my 'recommended' feed) by a British band called UNIT. The track is A Tribute To The Israeli Defence Force and it is excellent - tuneful and forceful without being bombastic combined with a lovely lyric. I know next to nothing about the group but on investigation I see they've recorded a whole batch of Jewish related tracks such as Pesach, Yom Kippur, Bar Mitzvah, Israel Is Real, The 613 Mitzvot and probably others I don’t know about yet. Some of them feature Rabbi Moshe Bryski which is definitely a recommendation in itself.

[@RubenLRodriguez-w5b]

Good evening rabbi tovia singer , thank you for your vast knowledge of the Christian theology as a former chry myself and subscribe only to Torah and the Tanak and as a former Jehovah witness my apologies for even mentioning the name as we all know is a false name, my question is Rabbi if you could please let the Christian know do they have an obligation to the ten commandments or simply only the 7 no abide laws in my layman terms would be they have right to claim the ten commandments thank you , may Hashem continue to bless the holy people's if G-d amen

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

God gave 613 commandments for Jews and the 7 for Gentiles.

[@AdaraBalabusta]

It is my understanding that non-Jews are obliged only to obey the seven Noahide laws. HTH. ✡️❤️

[@ShemaHaTorah]

by FAITH, we keep the Mitvots and believe it to be an opportunity and blessing to draw near to God .. the idea that faith replaces Torah is absolutely absurd. How Paul ever got away with such a thought and the whole western world believed him is crazy

[@mauielectriccruisers]

Until you realize the the word faith to Paul means receiving the literal (body and blood, soul and divinity) of the sacrificial lamb, the Christ, just like the Passover lamb was consumed the eve of exodus. His blood is free from sin, that’s why it can be consumed for the remission of sin, and the (FULFILLING OF THE TORAH), be blessed….

[@ShemaHaTorah]

@@mauielectriccruisers yes, that makes perfect sense.. in the greco-roman mystery religions and cults of the 'dying and rising' gods and their fellowship meals by their idolatrous worshippers.. concept has nothing to do with the Hebrew scriptures or the creator God who see's such things as an abomination

[@Lyndadeve1376-_xyz]

It was a simplified miracle. Humans, we are lazy, the simpler the better

[@matpieterse3287]

❤love your work Rabbi

[@samfromisrael]

Paul was a Herodian family member, therefore he was an Idumean convert. In other words he was an *ARAB*

[@susanlett9632]

Interesting!

[@samfromisrael]

@@susanlett9632 look into it..

[@susanlett9632]

​@@samfromisraelI ABSOLUTELY will! I'm a former Christian. A Noahide now. Planning on moving in the fall to convert hopefully. I'll definitely look it up. 😊

[@samfromisrael]

@@susanlett9632 James Valiant....author...search him out

[@AdaraBalabusta]

Interesting. What is your source? ✡️❤️

[@The_Plain_Truth]

As a Christian I have had issues with Paul for many years . Today I am one of Jehovahs witnesses I still question Paul . Was he circumstanced on the 8th day ? Did he really hear Jesus speaking on the road to Damascus ??? Paul a top Jewish leader ??? And he wrote most of the New Testament letters ??? Yes it's questionable Since I started to listen to Rabbi Singer in 2014 I have had questions I still have . Yes , I believe in G_d but am struggling even today 2024 .

[@Exposed777]

Romans 3:7 answers this.

[@steveclark8538]

Yep. Thanks Tovia. See: Concise Overview of the Critique of Jesus of Nazareth - D.C.S.

[@westernrumsecularflintston3417]

Very logical and Prof. Rabbi Tovia's knowledge of comparative religion is very classy and meaningful

[@lauranell2978]

Rabbi just send us your light as a Kohen

[@Helen-ls8ij]

I agree with the rabbi that Paul delberately lie just to pave the way for Christianity. However, Paul did this because he has a premonition that there is a big posibility that a new religion not related to Judaism with doctrine of violence toward Jews would emerge and he saw Christianity as a solution. The Rambam acknowledged the positive effect of Christianity to the world and popularity of the Torah although the Rambam saw Chistianity as a religion of idolatry. Paul is a zealot he would do everything to protect his people that made him a liar. Judaism is a true religion.

[@NetanelWorthy]

Was Paul a liar? Yes. OK next question.

[@potem1]

I agree with Singer....It does appear that Paul has twisted the Torah to fit his own doctrine! Paul stated he received a lot of what he said from direct revelation!! I left the christian movement over a decade ago, (primarily over the trinity doctrine) and personally, I intend to never go back!! One day, a lot of this confusion will be eliminated. I am also hopeful and prayerful that if the old testament and Torah has any kind of efficacy, our understanding about the real truth about the Eternal will be made clear to all of mankind! Thank you!!

[@PopeSixtusVI]

I looooooove Judaism but can't convert because I'm a Puerto Rican Catholic and can't afford a house in walking distance of a synagogue. Keep ot up, though.

[@matpieterse3287]

Paul misrepresents, of course: his books are contrary to the books of Moses. Paganism can't be Jewish. Blessed be The God of Jewish Faith Hashem ✡️.

[@haleysalz1770]

I have a question - what’s your stance on the ishmaelite exile?

[@firozebachu5601]

Paul adapted elements of Judaism to align with Roman interests, operating under the guise of a "Jew" and under the influence of the Roman Empire, particularly Constantine. However, his most significant contribution was in refining paganism by embedding it within Christianity. Before Paul, pagan beliefs were fragmented and inconsistent, but with the rise of Christianity, these elements were unified into a cohesive and organized system.

[@glenosher5748]

70 or 75 going down to Egypt is not the big issue .. the point is they came out of Egypt to stop boasting as they were only slaves... Take care of the outcasts widows orphans alliens etc ❤

[@mauielectriccruisers]

That may be the case, it only means that HaShem has not revealed every last detail about his global plan for salvation to his chosen people. Only the parts that concern their role in it. For example, your father Abraham could not tell your mother Sarah what he was about to do with Isaac. Just imagine what would’ve happened.. be blessed..

[@Matthew_Scan]

Speaking of circumcision do Jews they have to keep the fore skin for religious purposes?My mum during nurse training have to find a Jewish babies for skin that was thrown out by mistake

[@burneshollyman2621]

Granted there is no internal consistency to these NT stories but how is Paul different from Rambam in that each is an interpreter or "apologist" for their faith? There are as many of not more in the Tenacht. Both are doing the same thing; taking narratives and providing apologetics for their stories. Please illuminate us on this point. Do Paul and Rambam really differ in what they are each doing? Thank you in advance.

[@Theshamanomar]

Paul was an Erav Rav. I’m surprised the rabbi never mentions them….

[@elizabethbooth5446]

Thank you rabbi

[@freehermanjose5816]

His mates used to call him Paul the Arsehole. That's what I've heard. Don't shoot the messenger.

[@jt36048]

First, Paul was a thief. He was collecting tithes from his followers when the Creator clearly explained that the tithes are to be taken to Jerusalem, into the temple and given to the high priest on his hands. The list of Paul's lies are to long to describe. Paul is the Church's god because Christians do what Paul said, not what Jesus said.

[@lollolliii]

then for what do we read the gospels if we dont do what Jesus said. Being a Christian even implies that John 3:3 already happened, making ur statement wrong

[@mattikarosenthal3298]

It is true what your teacher said, you know the new testament as well as you know the Torah. Good for you, I read the New Testament not because I am a Christian, I have a proud Greek Jew, and would never convert, but I read it so that I understand where they are coming from, and they are coming from a place where they do not know Torah. They are completely clueless on what the biblical prophecies were regarding the Messiah. How can they believe that the Jayman is the Messiah, without knowing that he did not fulfill any of the biblical prophecies? I feel sad for them because they just do not know, and they put their faith in a mortal Jewish man. They also do not know that there have been many many false Messiah’s in our history, and the Jayman is just one of them thank you for explaining things to both Christians and Jews.

[@robinandersen4181]

My question is this, if there is no forgiveness of sins without blood which is the life source of living beings, then how do you explain the last 2000 years where there is no Temple, no system set in place for the forgiveness of sins? If Leviticus is still valid under the teachings of YHVH, then how is there forgiveness? We all are far beyond the Holiness of YHVH, so how is this reconciled. Also, Paul, Kefa was taught under one of Israels greatest Rabbi's Gamli'el Shimon ben Gamli'el? It does not make sense to me, how many times in your own heart have you broken the Mitzvot? I know for me it's more often than it should be. The goal then is for the writings to show us how we are not capable of keeping the Mitzvots.

[@Dan-pv5oq]

Rabbi Singer states that resurrection is Jewish and the Greeks found it foreign. However, other scholars claim Jews did not believe in an afterlife of any kind until some time in the Second Temple period, maybe even into the Hellenistic age. How does Rabbi Singer square this?

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

Belief in the resurrection is a fundamental principle of Judaism.

[@ex-conindustriesllc.9484]

I can square this. Jews have always believed in an afterlife. Read the stories about Enoch and Elijah. Both died and both walked with God.

[@markince656]

Rav starting realize that The historical Yeshua and the Jerusalem Church upheld Torah. Paul just wrote epistles/letters that later devolved into modern Christianity. Just because Paul wrote letters it doesn’t mean it’s equivalent to the Word of Yah! I think his letters were altered by the Church of Rome!

[@elijah7924]

His writings do not make me cry.

[@stephenbailey9969]

For one view, there is N. T. Wright's "Paul, a Biography" which describes the changes and continuities in Paul's outlook and teaching within the context of the diverse Jewish community during the Second Temple period.

[@g.p.ryecroft]

Stephen, you have me wanting to rush through the books leading up to that. I'm only on The New Testament and the People of God. Sounds like a good book, as are most of Wright's works.

[@She_iswise]

Paul lead me to Islam. God showed me the truth 🤲

[@yahiataha358]

Your absolutely correct there are many authors in the Bible some are anonymous the earliest manuscripts are from the second or third century many years after Jesus died the authors of the Bible pretty much could’ve wrote whatever they wanted to. Judaism and Islam both teach there’s one God and one part worship your creator and submit to him yet Christians are confused about the bible, Jesus even in the bible teaches to worship God the one and only yet because of the heavy editing it can be very confusing. Congratulations on converting to Islam 👍

[@Lyndadeve1376-_xyz]

Not a good choice, the religion of peace

[@us.nyc.10011]

It could vary well be the Roman church and lumped it under Paul's name. It doesn't matter either way because both of their narrative go against the teachings of Jesus. Now, just because Paul and/or the Roman church said what they said, No One has the right to attack or accuse Jesus and blame him for corruption he has nothing to do with it. If you attack Jesus, you may as well attack Moses, Abraham, Noah and all messengers of the Almighty.

[@GerardoMagnano]

Paul was an asset of the Samech Mem.

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

I question Torah principles on morality and racism 😮

[@nicolediamond8273]

If Paul was a conman, he wasn't a very good one because he left a prominent position as a pharisee to become an outcast. He went from living well to being hungry often. He went from being respected to making tents for a living. Paul had a supernatural experience which convinced him of something so contrary to his religion that he converted within three days! So profound was Paul's experience that he was willing to be tortured to death to maintain his testimony.

[@zdzislawmeglicki2262]

It always surprises me how much and in how much detail Rabbi Singer knows the New Testament. Now, Rabbi Boteach wrote a really good book "Kosher Jesus" in which he presents Jesus in a positive light, as being close to or even one of the Pharisees of the day and an anti-Roman rebel to boot. At the same time Rabbi Boteach is very critical of Paul. For starters he refutes Paul's claim that he, Paul, was a Pharisee, studying under Gamaliel. There is apparently no evidence that Gamaliel ever had any students. Besides, when Paul quotes "the scripture" it looks like he quotes from the Septuagint rather than from a Hebrew scripture, something a real Pharisee would not do. It always puzzled me, what Paul's real goal was throughout his ministry. Was he simply mad? Was he a crook living off the people he preached his gospel to? Or… and this is an intriguing possibility, did he really and consciously want to produce an export version of Judaism that diaspora Jews drifting away would be willing to embrace, and to bring new faithful from amongst the "gentiles" to the world of Judaism as well? I have little doubt that his "vision" on the road to Damascus, about which there are two conflicting reports in the Acts, was either a stroke, or an epileptic fit, or a heat stroke-whatever it was it turned him around, and history was made.

[@susanlett9632]

It's hard to tell what Paul's issues were He was a very disagreeable man to be sure! I'm convinced that if he'd met Jesus personally he wouldn't have gotten along with him either. Insane people have existed for eternity sadly

[@mariahavraham7507]

Paul was zealot before he went to Damascus to persecute Christians and he continued his zealous activities beyond that point. Persecuting Jews during his travels.

[@deborahrodriguez-castinado9536]

I was told Paul meant you can’t be saved by keeping the law-as in sola-scriptura”, but living by faith refers to keeping the fences. For example, a karite keeps “the law”. As is. Paul says that’s not enough.

[@calinlpop7686]

Did David respect Saul always? Why? Does not Saul (later Paul) mean "asked"? (1 Sam 8,9) That is 1 :people ask for 2:God answers 3:the consequence happens The cause is number 1 not 3 ! If people choose correctly at number 1 Number 3 doesn’t matter at all. But decision of God must be respected. Like David did. God bless Israel!

[@andrewfrennier3494]

Hellenized is named after Helen of Troy

[@papajim6408]

What I believe R. Tovia is doing in his arguments against Paul, is really against the Christian Church as they have misinterpreted Paul. Any disparaging remarks perceived by Paul and made against the Law(Torah), are actually against the ORAL Law (referred to as the traditions of men). You see Jesus doing exactly this in Mark 7. If you read Acts 24:14 you see clearly Paul not advocating for a new religion making the Sabbath obsolete but upholding the Law and the Prophets. What has happened and Peter emphasizes this in 2 Peter 3:16, Paul has had his words twisted to say what he he did not say which will lead to so many’s destruction. 32:14

[@petersumner2229]

Hi Tovia, who owned the the burial tomb. So wealth bound who ensured the rolling was well balanced, further who said it was closed. You mention an Earthquake, in what hour, tearing of the veil and opening of the graves. These are just myths. Tell me what you know of JOSEPTH of Arethamia, again you seek a precriptive nature, there is more than one storey here to tell. Jesus, died and rose again in Jerusalem. This is a Judiac home, surely people understand he gave of himself for his righteous people. He rode a Donkey, humility at its best. God Tovia you are a great man, like you the Lord fights to preserve his sacred people, Israel and the Judiac tribe, God Bless.

[@mauielectriccruisers]

The only way to unlock Paul’s, and all of Christianity’s enigma for that matter, is understanding the power behind human sin and moral deficiency before the LORD. Only then will our inability to save ourselves, even by the Torah be evident. Only then we accept that we are against a (power greater than us), only then repentance, which causes our sacrifices to be acceptable make sense, only the being made righteous by the sacrifice makes sense, and only then the necessity of a sacrifice of no less value than (the word made flesh) as a ransom for adequate payment make sense. To Jews it’s a free upgrade to the new heaven. To gentiles, it’s the only way out of hell. Happy to debate you Sun-Fri.. Be blessed..

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

Each and every person has merits and sins. A person whose merits exceed his unrepented sins in God's calculation is termed righteous.

[@mauielectriccruisers]

Thank you for your comment. A big missing item in the balance between good and evil deeds is that good is the expected norm, not a payback for evil. How we are made righteous is completely different. Even in the Mosaic law, the ultimate payment came at the cost of the sacrificial animals/ birds, a clear indication that it takes a life to save a life, which is what Paul is all about.. only in this context is Paul believable..

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

@@mauielectriccruisers There is no place in the Hebrew Bible that says that only blood can be used to gain forgiveness for sins from God.

[@brookvalley907]

I think Paul is just saying that you do not have to keep a complicated Canon of laws to enter into the Kingdom of heaven. All you have to do is have complete faith in God to enter the kingdom. When the rich man asked Jesus, what do I need to do to have eternal life? He gave him his answer when he said. Why do you call me good. There is only one who is good. That is, have full faith in God. Then Jesus ask him, do you keep the law? And the man said that he did keep the law. And Jesus said there's only one more thing that you have to do, sell everything that you have and give it to the poor. The reason he told him to sell everything that he had was to put him in a position where he had to have full faith in God, because he could no longer put faith in his fortune.

[@glenosher5748]

Love is patient ❤love is kind ❤love is not rude ❤love covers over a multitude of sin ❤

[@User-x5s3x]

Uhh....that's just plain WRONG, and is from the "NT", that is absolutely NOT scripture that was given to mankind by God!

[@ShemaHaTorah]

and cult leaders always like to use the word "love"

[@reginaldodepaulaleite7878]

I cannot understand why so hate for Jesus

[@ShemaHaTorah]

the lecture was about Paul ,, did you watch it? Jesus was hardly mentioned let alone hated on

[@g.p.ryecroft]

Paul in Romans 9:33 says Jesus will be a stumbling block to the Jews.

[@ex-conindustriesllc.9484]

Why do Christians perceive a hatred for Jesus when Jews educate individuals about the inconsistencies and the lies of the NT with the Tanakh? Truth is not hatred.

[@9978fupxq]

​@@Diana-xm1dmsorry "God is not a man" numbers 23 19

[@She_iswise]

⁠@@Diana-xm1dmJesus is a prophet of God. He always said he was the son of man. His religion was Islam, not Judaism.

[@johnlasseigne7676]

How do you not see that all the ritualiualizm pointed to the kingdom of God that the Messiah would bring?

[@belindawolke7320]

👍

[@lancesandberg3921]

What supports that Paul was a slave?

[@glenosher5748]

Eclesiastes 7v20 not one that does not sin 😢

[@Matthew_Scan]

Romans 1;26. Paul calls lesbians sinners then in Corinthians he says fornicators adulters thieves can’t enter the kingdom of heaven, but now can by the blood of Jesus Christ 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@EdwardM-t8p]

Crucifixion was a cruel and unusual punishment; recent work by Dr. David Tombs has revealed that it was something the good Rabbi would reconize as an abomination. But Christianity ~ maybe even Paul ~ transformed the crucifixion of Jesus to his being nailed as a god to a cruciform tropaeum* for the express purpose of torture! * Justin Martyr 1st Apology 55, see also Francesco Carotta, _Was Jesus Caesar?_ and "The Gospel of Caesar".

[@keithdano]

Who wrote the Gospel? who wrote the Torah? Who wrote the Quran?

[@She_iswise]

The author of the Quran is God Almighty

[@m.c.rabbit7257]

Qur'an has no dialog of Muhammad unlike gospel and Torah has dialog of Abraham Moses and Jesus and his disciples

[@Matthew_Scan]

Paul didn’t dig up plates and translate the Hebrew to English in a magic hat like Joseph Smith did At least we have historical evidence of Paul , Joseph Smith said No one could see the ancient plates cause God wanted them back ( conveniently)

[@ShemaHaTorah]

Paul's invisible "ancient plates" is his supposed vision of Jesus .. once more far out there and wild , 'ancient plates' or 'jesus himself coming to you in glory and blinding you' ... um yeah, Paul's wild tale is far more outlandish then Joseph Smith

[@Matthew_Scan]

@@ShemaHaTorah you sound like a moon landing denier 🤡

[@ShemaHaTorah]

@@Matthew_Scan ""made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image "" Revelation 13... signs like these are the doings of the beast

[@jwoldner3926]

So you are a carpenter. If you are of Levi

[@hg33star30]

Paul was investigating 'Jesus-Experiences', everything just got deified by later Christans. Many people nowdays also claim to have such experiences, and im pretty sure not only in Christianity with Jesus. You can easily take away the gloryfication, because this also comes with miracles. When it comes to supernatural things, scholars take that literally, because they had to be neutral, but thats the reason why most believe Paul was apocaliptic. Christians can have those experiences, and also for their salvation, but it gets very thin, when they try to project this to the world. Thats why im no longer a Christian, because thats hypocritical and has nothing to with a soulful human being. I clinged on it till the bitter end, despite the fact knowing that those legends are acutally rooted in pagan myths. I even rethinked what its mean to be a Christian. I still believe that the true nature of a Christian should be to sacrifice himself, just like Jesus, but only in order to humble himself before God and thus gaining merciness.

[@glenosher5748]

Pure and undefiled religion is to visit the widows and orphans in their distress and keep ourselves spotless from this sinful world ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MikePhilbin1966]

Could 'paul' have become 'josephus'? Iff the 'jesus that he wrote about' was a syrian-friend from the AD 70's revolt?

[@jeffsilverberg5848]

He first deluded himself into believing that Jesus was Christ, then he went after the pagans and probably told them it’s easier to be like him, since he knew what it was like before he left Judaism. ✡️✡️✡️

[@joshbedford4889]

Hey Tovia, small correction: Paul is famous for being essentially the ONLY early church apostle who DIDN'T travel with women and didn't get married. He is peculiar for traveling instead with young men (John Mark, Timothy, etc). Their is a fringe but reasonable argument that he might have, in fact, been gay.

[@AdaraBalabusta]

Thecla of Iconium was a follower of the alleged person Saul/Paul, a divorced man.

[@joshbedford4889]

​@sitresjolie2343 Thank you for the correction. I forgot about her. However, that is an outlier, if I am not mistaken.

[@samfromisrael]

@@Thelostf61 the GayZeus

[@AdaraBalabusta]

Possibly. Legend has it that Thecla was what we might now term a “fan girl.”

[@streetfighters805]

@@Diana-xm1dmwhich Israel the state or the People?

[@carterbetts7195]

Paul was an apostle to the gentiles so why would he try to convert gentiles to Jewish law ?

[@buzzyjones3556]

I have friends who believe Jesus upheld the Torah and Mishnah and Talmud, Paul as well and that it is misunderstood that it is apposed to the Tanakh. Now, if that were true does it matter, because Jesus doesn't fulfill the Jewish idea of what the Messiah is? If it isn't true, how can I know Paul was apposed to Tanakh even apposed to Jesus?

[@hrvatskinoahid1048]

He taught the idolatrous trinity in Matthew 28:19.

[@glenosher5748]

Isaiah 64v6 all humans are sinners 😢

[@glenosher5748]

Without faith it's imposable to please God ❤

[@User-x5s3x]

Well, only in the sense that we must believe that He exists, because of what we see in the world around us, yes.

[@ShemaHaTorah]

by faith we keep the Torah and draw near to God through the Mitvots,, and thus please God. so yes you are correct

[@johnfoster3736]

So, coming from a Zionist Christian perspective here this becomes interesting. Especially since there is no small disagreement also between myself and the church at large on this point. I have no small distaste / "love-hate relationship" with Paul, BECAUSE a vast majority of Mr. Singer's account is CORRECT, and frankly Paul's attitude is often very non-demonstrative of Jesus' message as outlined in the (presumably) *direct quotes* which can be found in the four primary gospels (and most notably Mark, Matthew, and at some level Luke, though Luke and John are... well... difficult in their own right at times. Luke because of his relationship to Paul and John because it's a different feeling Jesus altogether.) And it further made obvious in Paul's relationship specifically with James, which can be found in Acts and in Paul's point blank rebellion to his initial sending (he wrote specifically contrary to his instructions.)

[@AdaraBalabusta]

If you are not Jewish, you are only obligated to follow the seven Noahide laws. Now that IS good news! ❤

[@johnfoster3736]

@@AdaraBalabusta This always surprises me a little bit about the Jewish people, that they say this to Christians, when Christians already subscribe to the Ten Commandments given to Moses on Sinai, excepting of course that that they were never slaves in Egypt! Why does the Talmud go out of it's way to create a second "divine law" when the vast majority of goyim already subscribe to the original (between the Muslims and Christians)?

[@aymenadalet6558]

Not True

[@johnfoster3736]

@@aymenadalet6558 What would you say is true here, aymenadalet