Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
My wife is starting to take New Testament Greek at McMaster Divinity College, the seminary where I studied. But why do people who study for Christian ministry even need to study the original languages, such as Greek and Hebrew? This morning I actually used my Greek New Testament as part of my sermon preparation. I … Read More “Why I Still Use Greek and Hebrew as a Pastor” »
The oldest Hebrew inscription, dating from the 10th century BC (the time of King David) has now been deciphered. You can read about it here. This helps us to piece together what Israel was like in the most ancient times and helps create doubts about the minimalist theories that claim that Israel was a late … Read More “Oldest Hebrew Inscription” »
The earliest Hebrew text has just been discovered as you can read about here. The text comes from the time of King David in the tenth century BC. It has not been completely translated but it seems to have the word for ‘king.’ It will be interesting to see what this means for the minimalist … Read More “Early Hebrew Text Found” »
