Who Am I? Part 11

In the movie M*A*S*H Major Frank Burns (Robert Duvall) is introduced on his knees at his cot praying aloud.  At sixteen I thought he was some kind of super-Christian.  I wouldn’t have prayed aloud like that at church camp. When he yelled at Private Boone (Bud Cort)...

Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 4

This is a continuation of a consideration of the differences between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint.  My working assumption is that the Masoretic text is a revision of the Hebrew scriptures made in accordance with Jewish tradition and that the Septuagint is a...

Patterns of Evidence: Exodus

Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, A Filmmaker’s Journey by Timothy P. Mahoney was Mom’s coffee table book this Thanksgiving.  I have a bit of history with my mother’s coffee table books.  This time I even asked her if she leaves them out for my benefit.  (She said, “No.”)...

Psalm 22, Part 6

This is a continuing look into Psalm 22 as the music in Jesus’ heart as He endured the cross. Masoretic Text Septuagint Psalm 22:14a (Tanakh) Psalm 22:14a (NET) Psalm 21:15a (NETS) Psalm 21:15a (Elpenor English) I am poured out like water, My strength drains away like...