Tag: Misquote

In Genesis 22, it was on the third day that Abraham was about to sacrifice Isaac (v4). Of course, at the last minute, the angel of the Lord said to Abraham: “Do not lay a hand on the boy.” (v12) Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a midrash traditionally ascribed to Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus (1s...

Is Paul trying to deceive his readers? According to Rabbi Singer, Hosea is talking about the northern tribes of Israel: It is speaking about the restoration of the 10 Northern tribes of Israel in context. Paul in Romans 9 is applying that to non-Jews. That’s a complete misappropriation of t...