Thematic Index of Counter-Missionary Essays
The Virtual Yeshiva presents an on-going series of live counter-missionary trainings developed by Prof. Uri Yosef every Monday at 8 PM EST in the Noah Chat interactive classroom on the following topics:
NOTE: Lessons below are available in Adobe PDF and/or Adobe Flash files (click the respective links to download the free readers). Hebrew language letters are written in david.ttf, a Microsoft True-Type Font (link here for assistance if Hebrew language fonts do not appear correctly on your monitor or printer).
Contrasting Judaism with Christianity
Identifying the Jewish Messiah
Exposing the Myth of the "Virgin Birth" [REVISED]
Identifying the "Suffering Servant"
Refuting Some Common "Proof Texts"
- Deuteronomy 18:15-18 - A Tisket, A Tasket, Is this A Special Prophet?
- Isaiah 9:5-6 - What's in A Name?
- Jeremiah 31:30-36 - Will the Real "New Covenant" Please Stand Up!
- Micah 5:1 - Bethlehem: The Messiah's Birthplace?
- O Little Town of Bethlehem… (of Galilee)
- Zechariah 12:10 - A Piercing Look at A False Claim
- Zechariah 13:1-6 - False Prophets, Farmhands, and Lovers
- Psalms 2:12 - "Kiss the Son"? Where Is that Son of a Gun?
- Psalms 22 - Nailing An Alleged Crucifixion Scenario
- Psalms 110 - To Not Know "the L-rd" from "my master" Can End in Disaster
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Psalms [Part 1: Psalms 8, 16, 18]
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Psalms [Part 2: Psalms 27, 31, 34, 35, 38]
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Psalms [Part 3: Psalms 40, 41, 45]
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Psalms [Part 4: Psalms 55, 68, 78, 80, 89]
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Psalms [Part 5: Psalms 69]
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Psalms [Part 6: Psalms 102, 109, 118, 132]
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Psalms [Part 7: The "Big Picture"]
- Debunking "Proof Texts" from the Proverbs
Tackling Christian Beliefs and Claims that Are Based on Distorted Texts
Author and Instructor
Professor Uri Yosef was born, raised, and educated in Israel, and completed his higher education (Ph.D. and M.B.A.) in the US. A researcher, scholar, and former tenured professor, Uri speaks at various Jewish venues about the efforts to counter Christian missionary groups. Uri's background in languages includes: Hebrew (native tongue), English, German, and Yiddish on a fluent level; Arabic, Aramaic, Portuguese, and Spanish, and ASL (American Sign Language) at various levels of proficiency.
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