The Invention of Jesus

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

These served in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priest and scribe.  Nehemiah 12:26  NASB Jeshua – You will immediately recognize that the Hebrew spelling of this man’s mane is not Jeshua.  It is Yeshua.  He is not the only Israelite to…

The Audience Matters

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.  Psalm 39:1 Hebrew text numbering, NASB translation [For the rest of this year, we will investigate Psalm 39.  We will play a great game of connect-the-dots as we attempt to understand whyDavid wrote these words for a song.  Now that you know where we’re going,…