by Trent Wilde Today, the word “spirit” usually means something non-physical. The “spirit” of a person is thought to be the immaterial part of them – sometimes equated with the soul. The “spiritual realm” is considered to be a plane of existence beyond the bounds of space and time. When reading English translations of the […]
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The Book of Jeremiah is a Montage
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) My last post dealt with Jeremiah 3:6-7. There is something important we can learn from verse 6 that I didn’t comment on. Hence, this post. Here is the verse: 3:6 And Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah the king, “Do you♂ see what she did? Turncoat – Israel – she went […]
Barki Nafshi
Introduction As readers of this periodical are aware, it has been over a year since we have published an issue of The Silver Trumpet. The reasons for this are manifold, but can be summarized in the following two points: (1) Those of us involved in producing this organ have been overwhelmed with other responsibilities, such […]
Wonders With Dust
Wonders With Dust An Explication of a Thanksgiving Hymn from the Dead Sea Scrolls by Trent Wilde The Message of the New Moon of the Ninth Month Nov. 29, 2019 The Thanksgiving Hymns are a collection of poetic writings composed by the Teacher of Righteousness – the founding prophet of the Qumran Community. Even though […]