For more than seven years, I was a part of the translation team for the Tree of Life Version Bible. In my role as the Theology Team Facilitator (a big name that translates to cat herder), I came to truly
How did we get the New Testament of Today?
Paul said “All Scripture is inspired by God” (2 Tim. 3:16). He wasn’t referring to the New Testament, of course; for, it hadn’t been written yet, never mind assembled. The “Scripture” noted above was the Old Testament–an “inspired” collection often
Translation Principle 13: Restoring the Jewish Culture of Yeshua’s Life
Continuing with our principles of translation for the Tree of Life Version, we come to principle 13: Restoring the Jewish culture of Yeshua’s day through art and biblical holiday observances. Yeshua (Jesus) was an artist. Did you know that? Well,
Why are Certain Verses Missing from Some Translations?
Mental pictures of pastors and rabbis opening up English bibles, making points from the sacred text and saying “It says it right here in my Bible!” are not hard to conjure, for those with experience in contemporary, faith-based communities. While
Instructions to a Son
One of the dominant patterns in Mishle, or Proverbs, is Solomon’s giving counsel to a son, possibly Rehoboam, his eventual successor, but, with his 1000 wives and concubines, one cannot be certain how many sons he had and could be
Home With His People
Last week’s parshah was “Terumah” (Exodus 25:1-27:19). The title comes from the dominant theme of the portion that Moses was to receive from the people of B’nei-Yisrael an offering, a “t’rumah”, literally, a “lifting up”. It was to be from