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Any tips for Bible Study?
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The Jewish Publication Society 5-Volume Torah translation and Commentary is superb but requires a significant financial commitment.
The Jewish Study Bible edited by Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler is also worth having on the shelf.
The Jewish Study Bible edited by Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler is also worth having on the shelf.
"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain...."
On account of this, the Masoretes ensured that the Name of the LORD would not be taken in vain by substituting the vowel marks for Adonai and putting them under the letters in the running text (this is called Qere {what is to be read} as opposed to Ketiv {what is to be written} The Hebrew text, then. contains the Ketiv but uses the vowels of the Qere and this has led to the obviously incorrect pronunciation of the Name as "Jehovah' (in older English, "J" had a "y" sound).
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Names_of_G-d/YHVH/yhvh.html
I suggest obtaining an accurate Bible translation written in modern English. I believe it is important to ask God to direct you to the one true Christian faith. (Matthew 7:7-11) There are so many churches claiming to be Christian. Jesus' warning about such is relevant; "Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of the heavens, but only the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will. Many will say to me in that day: ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many powerful works in your name?’ And then I will declare to them: ‘I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness." (Matthew 7:21-23)
Are you really that ignorant about the difference in translation and interpretation. Translation CAN'T be skewed.
The NASB and the NSRV and very close. I have both versions. You don't expect me to compare when whole translation of each do you? Tell me which verses to compare and I will show you here is no significant differences in them.
Also show me some verses in the JPS and I will compare them with the NASB and show you even there there will be no significant difference in most passages., There are a few with significant differences.
Jedster
Flying through space
I found the best way to learn was with a study partner.
When I studied Torah, I used this*( https://www.amazon.com/Living-Torah-Translation-Traditional-introduction/dp/0940118726) version.
Daisies4me
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The account of Saul/Paul's conversion can be found in Acts chapter 9
Guy Threepwood
Mighty Pirate
You can get a 'study' Bible which has notes/ background/ context, translations. maps etc throughout- which will let you get much more out of it..
Speaking as someone who is no Biblical scholar himself!
Thief
Rogue Theologian
and the event has the mark of a stroke
Daisies4me
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Please, do elaborate... what is 'the mark of a stroke' as you understand it to be, and how would that apply to the scriptural account of the conversion of Saul?
Might we be in agreement that 'all scripture is inspired of God and beneficial...'--2 timothy 3:16-17 ?
Luke wrote the Book of Acts, he being an intimate associate of Paul, having traveled with Paul in many of his travels.
His writings cover much about Peter, and the last 11 chapters are mostly regarding Paul, as the spread of Christianity widens. Can we agree on these basics?
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Thief
Rogue Theologian
any translation can be skewed
and the gospels are a good example of that
check the testimony of John
there is no test in the wilderness for the Carpenter
Thief
Rogue Theologian
a blinding light
fall from a horse
blindness
and a pronounced change in personality
stroke
Daisies4me
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Isaiah 7:14
Daisies4me
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Daisies4me
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The Tetragrammaton and the Divine Name in the Hebrew Scriptures | NWT
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The Divine Name in the Hebrew Scriptures
The divine name in the ancient Hebrew letters used before the Babylonian exile
The divine name in the Hebrew letters used after the Babylonian exile
The divine name, represented by the four Hebrew consonants יהוה, appears nearly 7,000 times in the Hebrew Scriptures. This translation renders those four letters, known as the Tetragrammaton, “Jehovah.” That name is by far the most frequently occurring name in the Bible. While the inspired writers refer to God by many titles and descriptive terms, such as “Almighty,” “Most High,” and “Lord,” the Tetragrammaton is the only personal name they use to identify God.
Jehovah God himself directed Bible writers to use his name. For example, he inspired the prophet Joel to write: “Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.” (Joel 2:32) And God caused one psalmist to write: “May people know that you, whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth.” (Psalm 83:18) In fact, the divine name appears some 700 times in the book of Psalms alone—a book of poetic writings that were to be sung and recited by God’s people. Why, then, is God’s name missing from many Bible translations? Why does this translation use the form “Jehovah”? And what does the divine name, Jehovah, mean?
Excerpts from the Psalms in a Dead Sea Scroll dated to the first half of the first century C.E. The text is in the style of the Hebrew letters commonly used after the Babylonian exile, but the Tetragrammaton appears repeatedly in distinctive ancient Hebrew letters
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Better to read Paul's own account of his encounter with Christ through which Saul's thinking and his entire life was transformed from one who persecuted the followers of Christ to saying yes to Christ in baptism.
Luke's account in Acts is somewhat embellished with symbolic details.
Would you post the site you referenced please?
edit to add; Sorry, I missed the site you did post.
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Yes there is a significant difference there. IMO it is because Jews are to rigid in their understanding of alma, and they are unwilling to accept anything that will reinforce the virgin birth of Jesus, but you can't make your case with just one example
In that verse there is also a significant difference between the NASB and the NRSV.