Today’s post by Dr. Skip Moen sparked a vein of frustration in me. It is about the Shema (the prayer that Jewish people say every day), and it’s translation in the gospels. First read his post here. Then you can read my comments, if you’d like: As a teacher, I see this mindset (that it’s…
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The Difference a Word Makes
Due to wakeful children I’m directing you to a post by Dr. Skip Moen. It’s about Jesus’ statement that His kingdom is not [out] of this world. Our translation vs. the Greek. It’s pretty huge. And it totally changes the meaning of what Jesus said. Check it out.
Missing?!
Psalm 1:3 (NASB) He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams [fn] of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf [fn] does not wither; And in [fn] whatever he does, he prospers. See that word in italics? Do you know why it’s in italics? I didn’t. I figured it…
Lost in Translation
2 Corinthians 2:12 And God has actually given us his Spirit (not the world’s spirit) so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. I was reading a book by Skip Moen last night where he explains parts of the Bible in the context of the Hebrew world instead of the Greek….
