TL;DR: The Hebrew name ‘El Shaddai’ is commonly mistranslated as ‘God Almighty,’ but a closer look at the root word suggests it better means ‘God All-sufficient,’ evoking imagery of nurturing parental love rather than raw power. El ShaDai (אֵל שָׁדַּי)is just one of the many names of God in Hebrew. El means “God.” The rest, […]
It is our privilege to present you with this gift from eTeacher Biblical Online Language Academy. (For better viwing click HERE). It is designed to be used by communities of faith in their reflection on the Book of Psalms. It fits the three month study cycle that many Bible Study groups follow (12 psalms for […]
In Christian art of the Middle Ages, the synagogue and the church were often portrayed as opposites. The latter was frequently depicted as a victorious queen and the former as a defeated woman, sometimes being stabbed by one of the arms of the “living cross” on which Jesus hangs crucified.
37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. (For better viewing click HERE) When Jews (John means by “the Jews” something different that we mean today. Read about is of hoi Ioudaioi in John’s Gospel) heard Jesus speaking to those who […]
30 As he was saying these things, many believed in him, 31 so Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (For better viewing, click HERE). We have already made the […]
24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.” (For better viewing click HERE.) Normally this verse is applied to the Jewish people in particular present with Jesus, and by extension to mankind in general. But I think it is […]
Followers of Jesus in Corinth, the people to whom Paul is writing, were divided among themselves, and we know that this was the case with other congregations too, both within congregations and between congregations, from earliest times. Sometimes, people seem to have a picture of Christian history, in which the first period was more like […]
When we look at the names of Biblical characters in Hebrew we see the things that cannot be seen in translation. Take for example, the story of Jacob being transformed into Israel. Jacob’s name in Hebrew (יַעֲקב YAKoV) was connected with the word for “heel” (עָקֵב AKeV) . You remember that when baby Esau first […]
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TL;DR: The Hebrew word for ‘image’ (tzelem) comes from the root word for ‘shadow’ (tzel), suggesting that humans reflect or shadow God’s perfection much like a shadow is cast by light.At the beginning of the Bible we are told that human beings are an honored part of God’s creation. In fact, we are told that […]
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