Who Translates What

But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote, having decided that they should abstain from meat sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication.” Acts 21:25 NASB Abstain from – Recently a reader questioned my contention that the Acts 15 Jerusalem counsel did not establish a separate behavioral…

It Depends

To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 1 Corinthians 1:2  NASB At Corinth – So ask yourself, “To whom did Paul write…

ISRAEL 2014: Lectures and Discussions

On the recent trip to Israel, Bob Gorelik, Skip Moen, Moshe Kempinski, Jeremy Gimpel and Yoav Bruck all provided insights into Jewish thought, the Jewish way of life and connections to the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and Christianity.  Among these audio downloads are discussions concerning the afterlife, the Trinity, halachah, rabbinic background to the New…

Madness

“Therefore Pilate said to Him, ‘So You are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.’” John 18:37 NASB For this –Pues…

Proverbs of My Own

Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; if you find it, then there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.  Proverbs 24:14  NASB Wisdom – Proverbs is the collection of wisdom sayings designed to awaken the reader and encourage contemplation that results in changes of behavior.  Many proverbs are…

Proof of Life

and having brought them forth, said, “Sirs, what must I do — that I may be saved?”  Acts 16:30  Young’s Literal Translation Saved – How do you know you’re saved?  If you realize that the Hebraic/Jewish world of the apostolic writings does not adopt the Platonic separation of the material (earth) and the spiritual (heaven)…