Today’s Word
Heschel and Hari
“Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well for me because of you, and that I may live on account of you.” Genesis 12:13 NASB You are my sister – Justifying a paradigm usually means adjusting evidence to fit the assumptions. Scriptural defense of the doctrine of the Trinity is an…
The End of the Beginning (3)
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To seek – Judaism and Hellenism, Martin Hengel’s magnum opus, might at first glance appear to be a study of the difference between these two streams. At…
The End of the Beginning (2)
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To seek – Ezra changed forever the way we interact with God. Now we read instead of listen. That wasn’t the only result of this monumental shift. …
The End of the Beginning (1)
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To seek – In a footnote, Gordon Tucker wrote, “It is worth noting that this verse expresses something of historic importance. Previously, the root drsh was used…
Biblical Deductive Logic (Rewind)
For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of YHWH, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances Ezra 7:10 JPS 1917 To Seek – More than a decade has passed since I wrote this initial study of Ezra 7:10. When I read Gordon Tucker’s footnote about this verse…
The Adjustment Bureau
The LORD is my light and my rescue. Whom shall I fear? Psalm 27:1 Robert Alter Rescue – I checked twenty-seven English Bible translations of Psalm 27:1. Every one of them translated these words as “the Lord is my light and my salvation.” In fact, I doubt you’ve ever heard it any other way. The…
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