Nothing True, Part 5

Eliphaz continued his response to Job’s lament: Masoretic Text Septuagint Job 4:9 (Tanakh/KJV) Job 4:9 (NET) Job 4:9 (NETS) Job 4:9 (English Elpenor) By the blast (מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת) of God they perish, and by the breath (וּמֵר֖וּחַ) of his nostrils are they...

Nothing True, Part 4

Eliphaz continued his response to Job’s lament: Masoretic Text Septuagint Job 4:6 (Tanakh/KJV) Job 4:6 (NET) Job 4:6 (NETS) Job 4:6 (English Elpenor) Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Is not your piety your...

Jesus the Leg-breaker, Part 1

“Jesus the leg-breaker” is a more persistent tale than I expected.  I decided not to give it short shrift. I am the beautiful shepherd,[1] Jesus said.  Did He mean to turn my attention to Him or to human shepherds?  Do I know Him through the Bible?  Or should I study...