The Jesus Itinerary

[John V]

Furthermore, the very notion of the intercessor with the divine is wholly blasphemous to Jewish theology. One pursued a relationship with Yahweh, a god who was hardly out of reach to the heroes of the OT and a god who was insanely jealous and ceded the center stage to no one (the whole need for the nonsense of the Trinity was to weasel out of the intercessor-deity-in-a-monotheistic-religion conundrum).

Jews today would like you to believe this, and that the messiah is just a normal man who would liberate Israel through military might, but that's not the whole story. One example:
Isaiah 9
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

A child born who is mighty god and everlasting father? Fits pretty well with the trinity.

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Neither did the Jews have any concept of Hell or salvation.

Sure they did. They didn't focus on it as much as Christians, but it was there. A couple examples:

Daniel 12
2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Psalm 16
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Job 19
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I know,
That in my flesh I shall see God,
27 Whom I shall see for myself,
And my eyes shall behold, and not another.
How my heart yearns within me!