How Can I Quote the Bible if They Keep Changing the Translation?
Buses in Israel have the following written over the priority seating reserved for the elderly: mipnei seivah takum. Though the first two words sound esoteric to adult Israeli speakers and are often...
View ArticleWhen the Liturgy and the Bible No Longer Match
I got a great question during a lecture I gave last week in Washington, DC: Quotations from the Bible frequently appear in prayers. What should we do when a better understanding of the Bible’s text...
View ArticleThe Lord isn’t the Shepherd You Think (or: Don’t Mess with the Shepherds)
“The Lord is my shepherd.” This line from Psalm 23 is among the most famous images from the Bible. But as I describe in And God Said, for most people the English words hide the ancient imagery....
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