Friday, 23 September 2016

Seems like the Samaritan Torah came first

Is the Samaritan Torah authentic Jesus seems to agree !




Christians boast they have the Torah which is untouched, prestige non corrupted blah blah blah !! Little did they know we have many versions of the Torah e.g :

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Septuagint Torah for millions Greek Orthodox and eastern  orthodox speaking Christians?

Masoretic Torah for millions of English speaking Protestant Christians?

Samaritan Torah for a small remnant of northern Israelite tribe still worshipping at mount Gerizim  In Northern Israel?

Peshtitta Torah for today's Syriac speaking Christians?

Latin vulgate Torah read for centuries by the ancestors of today's Western Europeans 

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Now that we've established that  many versions of the Torah exist, the question is which is correct? Was Jesus aware of the different versions  of Torah during his time. we find something very interesting in the book of John about Jesus and the Samaritan woman, here's a quote from John 4:7-42. 

The story of the woman at the well. Verse 20 reads (the woman speaking), So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?" Verse 21 'Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.'

Notice how the Samaritan woman said her ancestors worshipped at Mount Gerezim. funny enough this commandment is only found in the Samaritan version of the Torah not Masoretic


And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on MOUNT GERIZIM, as I command you today, and coat them with plaster........ (Deuteronomy 27:4 Samaritan text)


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And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I command you today, and coat them with plaster. (Deuteronomy 27:4 Masoretic text)

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It seems clear that the Samaritan woman and her ancestors were reading a different version of the Torah no wonder Jesus replied by  saying 

Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.' (John 4:21)

There you have it the Samaritan Torah was acknowledged  by Jesus, which means it cannot be ignored by Christians. So now let us see what the Samaritan Torah tells us about Ishmael Pbuh 


He will be a FRUITFUL MAN; his hand will be with everyone and everyone's hand will be with him, and he will live among all his brothers."(Genesis 16:12 Samaritan text) 

                                                 
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He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers."
(Genesis 16:12 Masoretic text)

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Do you see how the Samaritan elevates  Ishmael Pbuh whereas the Masoretic doesnt, and without a doubt it's clear Jesus was aware of the Samaritan Torah which only means he knew Ishmael Pbuh was a chosen fruitful man....











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