The basic message of the Bible can be understood in any language. At the same time, many biblical texts are hard to understand because they don’t quite make sense when translated into English. Something is missing. Quite frequently, what readers miss has been lost in translation. Maybe there is a pun or wordplay in the original. Sometimes names like Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, and Eden just seem like names to us but have meanings that are essential to the story. Many Hebrew words have multiple meanings, but the English translators have to just pick one (for example, the same Hebrew word can mean both hear and obey). Even more common are Hebrew words that have much wider meanings than their English translations. A few examples are the Hebrew words rendered as remember, covenant, walk, gates, love, cleanliness, holiness, glory, wisdom, and fear. The original language allows various parts to click together like well-constructed puzzle pieces. With Hebrew in mind, interpreters see new details they didn’t realize were missing before. They make new connections. They immerse themselves in scripture more fully. That’s where this book comes in. Learning a language is like learning a worldview. Those who learn biblical Hebrew can better understand not only what biblical authors wrote, but also how they thought. Unfortunately, those insights come only after years of study. This book is about getting right to the important, exciting insights. It’s an opportunity to be transformed by the renewing of our minds as we better understand how biblical authors used their language to express their experience of God and the world. If you are just beginning to study Hebrew and want the insights and motivation to continue or if you have no intention of learning biblical Hebrew but want to better understand the Bible, this book is for you!

70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know

Religion & Spirituality

Schlimm, Matthew Richard

Christian Books & Bibles

ABINGDON PRESS *

El Antiguo Testamento como un Amigo en la FeEl Antiguo Testamento puede parecer extra o y perturbador a sus lectores contempor neos. La gente de fe cristiana, qu pueden hacer con G nesis 1-3 que, al parecer, est en una relaci n tan problem tica con los relatos cient ficos modernos? Por qu hay tanta violencia en el Antiguo Testamento? C mo habr a de manejarse la gente de fe cristiana con esos textos que le confieren a la mujer un estatus de segunda categor a? Se contradice el Antiguo Testamento? Por qu hay tantos Salmos llenos de ira y dolor? Qu podemos hacer con esos textos que hablan de un Dios motivado por la ira?Combinando perspicacia pastoral, erudici n b blica y una saludable dosis de humildad, Matthew Schlimm -con sus dones de maestro y comunicador- explora los perenes problemas teol gicos que plantea el Antiguo Testamento. Schlimm nos aporta estrategias de lectura y apropiaci n de esos textos sagrados al mostrarnos de qu manera el Antiguo Testamento puede perfilar nuestra vida como personas creyentes hoy en d a, permiti ndonos apreciarlo como un amigo en la fe.

Esta Extraña y Sagrada Escritura: Luchando con el Antiguo Testamento y todas sus Rarezas (Spanish Edition)

Juanuno1 Ediciones

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Schlimm, Matthew Richard. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Schlimm, Matthew Richard

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Schlimm, Matthew Richard. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

70 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know

Esta Extraña y Sagrada Escritura: Luchando con el Antiguo Testamento y todas sus Rarezas (Spanish Edition)