by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Section Five, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
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)...
by admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Isaiah 53:10-12, Psalm 22, Section Five
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...
by admin | Dec 19, 2020 | Section Five, The Fear of the Lord
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.”)...
by admin | Nov 29, 2020 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord
Moses recalled what the people of Israel had said to him as well as what יְהֹוָה֙ (Yehovah) said about what the people had said: Masoretic Text Septuagint Deuteronomy 5:24-27 (Tanakh) Deuteronomy 5:27-29 (NET) Deuteronomy 5:27-29 (NETS) Deuteronomy 5:27-29 (Elpenor...
by admin | Nov 15, 2020 | Psalm 22, Section Five
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...