The English word "Bible" is from the Greek phrase ta biblia ... The Canonization of Hebrew Scripture. (Hamden, CT: Archon, 1976). Levenson, Jon. Sinai and Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible.

The modern reader should understand the word hosanna to be an exclamation of praise directed especially at the promised ...

Dever: We want to make the Bible history. Many people think it has to be history or nothing. But there is no word for history in the Hebrew Bible. In other words, what did the biblical writers ...

After all, God exhorts us in Deuteronomy 16:20 “Justice, justice you shall pursue.” The Hebrew word “tzedakah” comes from the ...

My source is an Israeli-based site: “The Hebrew word translated into ‘awe’ in the Bible is yirah (יראה, pronounced yir-ah). It often directly translates into fear, like “fear of the ...

The Hebrew Bible is filled with stories and events where ... Here are some samples about praising God: “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight ...