... verses 4-17, which is a story of two shepherds, is one of the most difficult passages in the Old Testament to understand. From the New Living Translation, the passage reads as follows: 4 This is what the LORD my God says: Go and care for a flock that is intended for slaughter. 5 ... high priest Alcimus, Herod the Great, Simon bar-Kochba, and the Antichrist, among others" (p.267). The third commentary, Zechariah 9-14, began with the translation the authors used, followed by their notes about it, and ending with their comments. This commentary disagreed with the others in that it found t...

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... concerns the Jewish view of God, I am including all 13 principles, which will give you the big picture. Here they are as they are found in most prayer books (this translation is taken from the Complete Artscroll Siddur) 1) I believe with complete faith that the Creator, Blessed is His Name, creates and guides all creatures, and that He alone made, makes, and ... ' Principles - The Fundamentals of Jewish Faith" by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (published by National Conference of Synagogue Youth). Also try, the Artscroll Stone Chumash (published by ArtScroll) which is an excellent translation of the...

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... research. I myself am Jewish and was brought up as a Conservative Jew. I can read and write Hebrew and for the most part understand what many prayers mean without reading the English translation in the Siddur (prayer book). However, I have not been introduced to the other sects of Judaism and thought it would be interesting to explore differences between two of the religious ... ...

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... Aqsa Mosque and Nobel Sanctuary built at the site of the ancient Jewish temples. The Arabic name for Jerusalem "Al-Quds" is derived from the Arabic name "BeT el-MaKDeS", a translation of the Hebrew "BeiT ha-MiKDaSH", the name of the Jewish Temple. The Jewish people base their claim to the land of Israel on at least four premises: 1) God promised ... ...

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... would chant in response. Family and close friends read the first six aliyahs, and then Katie, the Bat Mitzvah, read the last one. She then gave a speech about the English translation of the part of the Torah that she had just read. She then read the Haftorah after her interpretation. The Haftorah was all chanting in Hebrew, which lasted about three ... ...

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... means a "calling out," a meeting or a gathering. Ekklesia is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew "qahal," which means an assembly or a congregation. Neither ekklesia nor qahal means a building. Tyndale, in his translation, uniformly translated ekklesia as "congregation" and only used the word "churches" to translate Acts 19:37 for heathen temples. Our common dictionaries, however, are honest in revealing us to true ... ...

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... them, since the whole village is sharing their food, and taking care of the other's children. I have to admit I've had a hard time reading the book. I was frustrated by the translation. Sure, any language has its own subtleties, but I felt that this was a whole different thing, and understanding the nuances was pretty hard. Another problem is that I am a man. It's not ... ...

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... first titled it Bereshith, which means "in beginning." The name Genesis is a direct reflection of the Hebrew title and was given to the book at the time of its first translation from Hebrew to Greek in the Septuagint. Genesis is merely the Greek word for "beginning." (Wood, 9) Like any good beginning should, Genesis sets a foundation for the rest of the Bible ... ...

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... talking about. There are a few main points for each one. Please remember, while I speak, that the information that you hear can at times be quite subjective as it is my translation of the research I have done. Please, if you do not agree with anything I have said or your conclusion is different to the one I have drawn, then fell free to write ... ...

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... any form of union be Godly and belong to God? It emphasise that "In flesh and spirit they are his." a different idea, possibly cause suspicion of textual variation behind the translation. The two ideas do not follow to form a coherent picture. All belonging to one God has nothing to do with creating just one. All belonging to one true God has ... ...

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