Truly Complicated

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, ‘Sacrifice and offering Thou hast not desired, but a body Thou hast prepared for Me;’”  Hebrews 10:5  NASB World – So now we know that the word “body” is substituted for “ear” by this author.  Why?  Guthrie provides the following explanation:  “the author appropriates the psalm…

Rearranging the Furniture

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, ‘Sacrifice and offering Thou hast not desired, but a body Thou hast prepared for Me;’”  Hebrews 10:5  NASB Body – New Testament authors often rearrange God’s word from the Tanakh in order to make some point in their own writings.  Sometimes they offer rather creative translations…