Question: Rav Singer, Why did you say Christians mistranslate the scripture by saying “almah”doesn’t mean “virgin,” when their translation of virgin comes from the Septuagint’s “parthenos,” not the Hebrew “almah”? “Parthenos” does mean “virgin.” They didn’t mistranslate but used a different text. This is pretty well known, did you not know? I don’t think this is a very […]
Q & A: How Do Missionaries Paint the Virgin Birth Into the Mouth of Rashi?
June 21, 2011Question: I had spent six years in the messianic movement until my family asked me to study your tape series with an open mind. I did and as a result, I have returned to Judaism. I have been a religious Jew for more than a year. Ever since I left, however, a Christian friend of […]