Articles to help spark study and discussion, as well as guest articles featured on Bechirah.
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The Messiah's Name - by Adam Drissel
By far the best article I have ever read on the subject. The author goes into not only the specific spelling of the Messiah's Name as supported by historical evidence, but also offers a grammatical breakdown of the Name. This then leads into what the Name COULD be, as well as what it could NOT be, given the restriction imposed by Hebrew grammar. Regardless of your preferred pronunciation, this scholarly article is well worth the time.
The Pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton: Piecing Together the Evidence - by Adam Drissel
As a logical companion to the article above, this one is yet again the best I have ever encountered. Far too often when considering the various pronunciations of the Name of YHWH, we tend to focus on how we feel, or the way it sounds to us. This, however, by no means actually dictates the pronunciation. The fact remains, that Hebrew, like any other language, has grammatical rules. And these rules were utilized even in Biblical Hebrew. What I have often found is that those favoring a non-traditional pronunciation of the Name, are often those with little to know actual knowledge of Hebrew, and are trying to rationalize a language they do not comprehend.
In this article, the author presents the case for the pronunciation that he believes to be correct. This pronunciation is not only corroborated exclusively by Hebrew grammatical rules, but also by ancient testimony of the Samaritans and even early Greek Church Fathers, who claim the Jews spoke the Name a specific way.
In this article, the author presents the case for the pronunciation that he believes to be correct. This pronunciation is not only corroborated exclusively by Hebrew grammatical rules, but also by ancient testimony of the Samaritans and even early Greek Church Fathers, who claim the Jews spoke the Name a specific way.
The True Origin of Christmas - by David C. Pack
This booklet, written by David C. Pack, gives well-documented, historically-accurate, undeniable evidence about the history of Christmas, and its unpleasant origins. While evidence abounds on the subject, this particular booklet serves as a thorough yet concise study on the matter.
(Please note: the author uses the Anglicized, generic titles of "God" and "Christ" as well as the name "Jesus." If you are horribly offended by this, and cannot read the truth contained in these passages on account of that, I suggest you avoid it. Nevertheless, the truth of the subject of Christmas does not change)
(Please note: the author uses the Anglicized, generic titles of "God" and "Christ" as well as the name "Jesus." If you are horribly offended by this, and cannot read the truth contained in these passages on account of that, I suggest you avoid it. Nevertheless, the truth of the subject of Christmas does not change)
The True Origin of Easter - by David C. Pack
Another writing by David C. Pack, it should be examined as a companion to that of The True Origin of Christmas. The above note also applies to this writing.
