A Better Way to Hear the Hebrew Bible: The Everett Fox Translation
The Hebrew Bible as originally created "was meant to be heard, not read silently. By reading it aloud you will discover, even feel, its rhythm. This text demands performance."
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-04-18T07:01:33-04:00April 26th, 2023|Tags: Bible, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Translation Issues|
The Hebrew Bible as originally created "was meant to be heard, not read silently. By reading it aloud you will discover, even feel, its rhythm. This text demands performance."
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2023-03-12T00:56:55-05:00March 13th, 2023|Tags: Bible, Hebrew Bible, Translation Issues|
Whatever translation you’re using, switch to another. You will gain a new point of view on your favorite scriptures. A switch will remind you that translations are not THE BIBLE, but versions of the Bible.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-12-23T03:25:12-05:00January 4th, 2023|Tags: Eve, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Secret Revelation of John|
This blew me away. This was a reminder, one of the things both as a Jew and somebody who works to end discriminatory thought and action, I thought this was a game-changer. An interview with Dr. Jennifer Stollman
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-06-12T18:36:17-04:00May 31st, 2022|Tags: Christian Canon, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Noncanonical Texts, Secret Revelation of John|
The canon is not something that is happening in the second century. It becomes an issue particularly in the fourth century. Canon, before, simply meant “these are the top ten books in my group.” A discussion between Dr. Shirley Paulson and Dr. Art Dewey.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2022-03-27T04:04:42-04:00March 30th, 2022|Tags: Ancient Writings, Genesis, Hebrew Bible, Nag Hammadi, Savior|
Although Seth stories are told in a variety of versions in these religions, Seth is always good and often heroic. And in a number of these stories, his role as Savior takes on a divine status.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-09-11T05:48:45-04:00July 28th, 2021|Tags: Book of Wisdom, Christian Canon, Early Christian Texts, Hebrew Bible, Wisdom of Solomon|
"My proposal is to own the larger reality of Bibles and scripture in which the poetry, stories, letters, and wisdom take their largest and most flexible expressions."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-03-17T00:25:28-04:00March 17th, 2021|Tags: Apocryphal Texts, Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew Bible, Nag Hammadi, Tony Burke|
"I would suggest keeping a cool head and reserving judgment. Good scholarship takes time—thinking about … all the stuff that comes out on the internet very, very rapidly." An interview about the Shapira Scroll with Dr. Tony Burke.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2020-02-11T10:01:54-05:00July 10th, 2019|Tags: Barry Huff, Hebrew Bible|
Barry’s deep love of both the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) and New Testament inspires us to listen in new ways to familiar texts as well as the ones we’re not so aware of. An interview with Dr. Barry R. Huff.