Koran vs. Tanakh

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

With this ram the priest shall make atonement before Yahweh for the sin which he has committed. Leviticus 19:22  NASB Atonement – Many Hebrew words have cognates (similar words) in other middle-Eastern languages.  One of those languages is Arabic.  So it isn’t surprising to find that the Hebrew word kaphar has some relationship to the…

Tax Burden

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

You shall take the expiation money from the Israelites and assign it to the service of the Tent of Meeting; it shall serve the Israelites as a reminder before the LORD, as expiation for your persons. Exodus 30:16   JPS Torah Commentary Expiation – God does not like taxes (applause, please).  In fact, God doesn’t like…