by admin | Jul 30, 2022 | Psalm 22, Section Six
This is a continuing look into Psalm 22 as the music in Jesus’ heart as He endured the cross. The tone of the psalm seems to change abruptly. Masoretic Text Septuagint Psalm 22:22 (Tanakh/KJV) Psalm 22:22 (NET) Psalm 21:23 (NETS) Psalm 21:23 (English Elpenor) I will...
by admin | Sep 4, 2021 | Funeral, Section Six
A friend asked for the transcript of the prayer I prayed at my mother’s funeral. I should apologize to my sister. She asked for the same thing many months ago and I never got around to it. So, finally, here it is. It is a prayer that Jesus has taught, and continues...
by admin | Jul 8, 2018 | Forgiven or Passed Over?, Forgiveness, Section Four
In another essay I considered occurrences of sâlach (ונסלח) in Leviticus, translated will be forgiven. The rabbis’ translation ἀφεθήσεται (a form of ἀφίημι) in the Septuagint (See Table1 below) impressed me and I compared those same passages of Leviticus to...
by admin | Oct 11, 2016 | Section Three
What follows are pro and con comments from two websites. I set the texts side by side in Greek and English translation for comparison/contrast and offer them here without comment. “There are a number of references to the book of Sirach in the New Testament. James...
by admin | Jan 15, 2015 | Forgiven or Passed Over?, Section Three
Revisiting an essay—David’s Forgiveness, Part 1—I realized I had put an inordinate emphasis on the word forgiven without looking into the meaning of the original Hebrew word. My suspicion of Bible translators feels at times like a paranoid schizophrenic’s fear of the...