aggadah

  • Halakah and Aggadah

    Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I am offering direction as one who by the mercy of the Lord is trustworthy.  1 Corinthians 7:25  NASB Offering direction – The English translation misguides.  It ignores the Jewish context of Paul’s statement.  How does it do this?  By translating gnṓmē as “direction” rather than…

  • Absolute Relativity

    You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. Deuteronomy 4:2  NASB Not add/ nor take away – How flexible are your ethics?  Do you hold hard and fast to your own moral commandments?  Are…

  • The Objective

    All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 2 Timothy 3:16  NASB Training – The verse is quite familiar.  In evangelical circles it is often the sine qua non of the doctrine of inspiration. Arguments about the proper exegesis of the verse typically center on the meaning…