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Robert Alter’s Introduction

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Sep 19, 2021

A few days ago I mentioned that the Introduction of Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible was crucial reading in order to understand the complexities between Hebrew and English, and to know why current English Bibles are more or less misdirected. Of course, you would have to buy the 3 volume set to read…

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Why You Can’t Read the Bible in English

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Sep 15, 2021

What is the best English translation of the Bible? That question gets asked over and over.  My answer, “Probably none,” isn’t really helpful because it doesn’t explain why English translations really don’t convey Hebrew thought.  Now I want to point you to an article that explains all this. Robert Alter produced a translation of the Hebrew Bible…

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THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Sep 9, 2021

ALL OF Today’s Word EDITIONS, from 2003 to 2020, verse-by-verse, chronologically arranged according to publication date. This phenomenal labor of love (collecting nearly 6000 studies) arranged by Daniel Hinssen allows you to follow my journey of thought through seventeen years of biblical verse-by-verse exploration. This incredible collection means that you can choose any biblical verse I have…

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Up to date Delays

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Sep 6, 2021

Many of you have written wishing us blessings on our return to Italy.  Well, it hasn’t happened yet.  We were supposed to fly on August 31, but some medical issues suggested we delay a bit, so we did.  Then we discovered that Italy changed the entrance requirements on September 1 (during which time we would…

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A Little More to Read

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Sep 3, 2021

I have excerpted material from the following academic PDF so that you can have a better understanding of some of the issues surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls and the impact on modern biblical translations.  Enjoy.   Excerpts from: Emanuel Tov Understanding the Text of the Bible 65 Years after the Discovery of the Dead Sea…

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