Interpolation and Explanation

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Both low and high, rich and poor together.  Psalm 49:2  NASB Both – By now you realize that translations are often interpretations rather than textual communication.  Remember Robert Alters’ warning: “ . . . modern English versions, impelled by the misconception that modern readers cannot make sense of parataxis and that everything in the biblical text…

A Few Clues

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.  Genesis 2:25 ESV Both – Back to the Garden!  We seem to end up here over and over when we look for the biblical models of relationships and interdependency.  Each verse is pregnant with powerful imagery that restores our broken and fractured…