Bethsheba Ashe bethshebaashe@gmail.com www.shematria.com Hermeneutics and Biblical Studies. Abstract. By using the correct number sets for the Tanakh and the New Testament, 21 examples of biblical gematria are presented in an attempt to pass the threshold of reasonable doubt about the … [Read more...]
Shematria ~ now with Arabic
I'm pleased to announce that our dedicated biblical and occult gematria calculator is now able to work with Arabic. You could do Torah over breakfast, have the New Testament for lunch, nibble on the Book of the Law with your dinner and digest the Quran for supper! Greetings! Stay tuned … [Read more...]
Light, and the Genesis alphabetic acrostic.
Welcome back to the third installment of my blog, dedicated to gematria, the Merkabah and the birth of the alephbet. Today I’d like to discuss with you how the people of the ancient near east may have thought about light, and we’ll explore some common mystical and philosophical thoughts about the … [Read more...]
Genesis and the Tarot.
The verses of the Torah were first publicly numbered (as we find them today) by Robert Estienne (Robert Stephanus) in 1571, but the move was not without criticism at the time from traditionalists. The original manuscripts did not contain the chapter and verse divisions in a numbered … [Read more...]