MSH | November 21, 2012
Words like “exegesis” and “exegetical” are thrown around by biblical scholars all the time. Those not in the guild or who haven’t taken courses in biblical languages or hermeneutics might wonder what the terminology means. If that’s you, I recommend reading this short post by Jeff Krantz over at the Logos Bible Software blog. The [...]
MSH | June 20, 2012
I’ve been thinking (still) about the historical Adam issue. It surprises me that I haven’t seen anyone (yet — perhaps one of you knows an exception) address the grammatical-syntactical issue as it relates to “Adam” in Genesis 1-5. I speak specifically of the fact that Hebrew grammar does not tolerate a definite article with a [...]
MSH | December 1, 2011
Way back in September of 2010 I had posted a lecture I gave at church where I attempted to explain the real issue involved in translating Genesis 1:1-3. Rather than meanings of words like bara’, the real issue is the relationship of the clauses (and the nature of those clauses) in these first three verses. [...]
MSH | March 1, 2010
I agree with Charles Halton’s sarcasm here. Too bad Karyn Traphagen’s review wasn’t originally posted on groundhog day. Technorati Tags: grammar, Hackett, hebrew
MSH | February 22, 2010
Here’s the review. I agree with Karyn, too. I have this grammar (bought it last year at SBL). It’s terrific. I’m actually entertaining the thought of offering an online Ugaritic class with it for those who have completed my first year Hebrew course (now in progress) and who have a strong grasp of the material, [...]
