On a visit to the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, I could not help but ponder the impact Christian art has had on how we understand Jesus, the gospel and the Bible.
In the article “Praise” or “Acknowledge”?, dealing with Gen. 49:8ff, I suggested that יודוך [YODUKHA]—rendered “will praise you” —might more logically be translated “will acknowledge {‘confess’} you”.
Few would take notice of the original meaning of the name given to the parliament of Israel.
Initially, my purpose in meeting Rabbi Elijah Peretz was to find out more about his wild game meat business.
In the articles dealing with Ps. 110:4 [“After the Order Of”?] and with Isa. 53:5 [“By His Stripes”?]—both pronounced Messianic passages—I demonstrated differences between the Hebrew of the Masoretic text [MT] and the Greek Septuagint [LXX].
…or should having plenty be enough?
“‘Boys will be boys’ has been an excuse for immoral behavior for too long.
Day of Atonement and the Suspension of Justice – Part III
In an extraordinarily well-conceived article on snippets from biblical Hebrew (First Fruits of Zion, Nov-Dec 1997, issue 52), Rimona Frank—an Israeli with a very good command of Hebrew, as well as English—compares two words from the root bet-resh-khaf: brakha (blessing) and the seemingly ‘lowly’ berekh (knee).
