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  • Conjunctions

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.  Psalm 51:11  NASB   And – Oh, the extent of this mighty little letter.  Attach a vav to a Hebrew word, and all kinds of things can happen.  Here, in particular, we are faced with some significant translation choices.  You see, vav can mean, “so, then, and, with, together, so that,…

  • Subliminal Theology

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, even to the Israel of God  Galatians 6:16 (NIV translation) Even– By now you must realize that you and I are victims of the translators’ theological persuasion.  When we read the text in any language but the original, we must rely on the clinical honesty of the…