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...
by admin | Nov 9, 2020 | Isaiah 53:10-12, Psalm 22, Section Five
English translations of the final clause of the first verse under consideration follow: Masoretic Text Septuagint Isaiah 53:10d (Tanakh) Table Isaiah 53:10d (NET) Isaiah 53:10d (NETS) Isaiah 53:11a (Elpenor English) and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his...
by admin | Oct 31, 2020 | Section Five, The Lost Son of Perdition
For the scripture says to Pharaoh, Paul quoted (Table below), “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”[1] It occurred to me in the previous essay how much the larger...