Which Bible Translation?
Which English Bible translation is the best? Which is the most accurate? With the profusion of translations available today, these questions have become common and important among those who use their...
View ArticleDid Jerome see the Hebrew Gospel of Matthew?
I remember reading a quotation from Jerome, translator of the Latin Vulgate, who said there was a copy of Matthew’s Gospel in Hebrew in the library in Caesarea in his day.
View ArticleThe New Testament in Modern Hebrew
In this series Dr. Ray Pritz, head of the Bible Society in Israel, describes the challenges faced by the Society’s translation committee in rendering the synoptic Gospels into modern Hebrew, and some...
View ArticleWho Is a Jew in the Gospels?
Most English translations consistently translate the Greek word Ioudaioi as "Jews." But this inflexible translation has often contributed to an anti-Semitic interpretation of the New Testament.
View ArticleThe Holy Spirit in the Hebrew New Testament
Gender is a highly important part of the grammar of many languages, and one must know a noun’s gender in order to use the correct form of its modifiers. Masculine, feminine and neuter genders exist in...
View ArticleThe Divine Name in the Hebrew New Testament
God has a personal name: YHVH. Like Semitic names in general, it was intended to reflect something of the bearer’s character. YHVH is related to the root h-v-h, "to be", and reflects God’s eternity and...
View Article“He Shall Be Called a Nazarene”
One of the titles given to Jesus was "Nazarene." Where did the title come from, and did it have any special significance? Ray Pritz traces the title's origins.
View ArticleReconstructing the Words of Jesus
The Bible texts were originally written down in three languages: the Jewish Bible in Hebrew and a bit of Aramaic, and the New Testament in Greek. However, none of the extant manuscripts is the original...
View ArticleNew Testament Canon
When discussing the question of inspiration of Scripture, it is important to consider also the way in which the church determined which books were from God and which were not. Most of us take for...
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