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The New Israel Bible: Progress, Paraphrase or Propaganda

C Mc — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:58:14 +0000

The Israel Bible: New Project Reveals God's Prophecies Coming True in Modern Miracles on Israel's 70th | CBN News

http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2018/april/the-israel-bible-new-project-reveals-gods-prophecies-coming-true-in-modern-miracles-on-israels-70th

A new Hebrew-English Bible has been published just in time to celebrate Israel's 70th anniversary.

After years of his own personal Bible studies and research, American Rabbi Tuly Weisz and a team of biblical scholars in Israel have published a 22,000 page Bible called The Israel Bible.

"Every morning when I would read my Bible I just kept noticing all the references to Israel," Weisz told CBN News. "They jumped out at me from nearly every page. So I began to underline, highlight and flag them all and started collecting the lessons in chronological order."

But Weisz said it was one specific verse that stuck out to him that inspired him to change his whole life.

That verse was Deuteronomy 11:12 which reads: "It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end."

That's what led Weisz to pack up his family and move to Israel seven years ago in what he calls "returning home."

Shortly after planting new roots, Weisz started his organization "Israel365," which is a daily newsletter that teaches Christians about the biblical significance of the land of Israel and the Jewish people's connection to the land.

Now, he hopes his unique Bible will continue to highlight those connections for Christians and Jews.

"It's a very massive volume," Weisz told CBN News. "It's awe-inspiring, even the cover. It's got an image of the ancient temple in Jerusalem and the Western Wall, and it's just very vivid."

He continued, "We tried very hard to illustrate the modern state of Israel and connect them to the miracles of the Bible."...

"For 2,000 years, the Bible was the number one source of division between Jews and Christians," Weisz said referring to the differences in beliefs between the Old Testament and New Testament. "My hope is that our Bible will become a source of unity and that Christians can connect the Jewish roots of their faith," he said.

In February, Weisz and his organization co-sponsored a Bible study between Jews and Christians for the first time in what many were calling the fulfillment of scripture...."We are in a golden era of Jewish-Christian relations," Weisz said. "Christians who care so much about what's happening in Israel. We're living in such fortunate times, we're putting aside centuries of animosity to achieve this unity."

He continued, "I hope The Israel Bible plays a small part in bringing about the understanding and appreciation of the people of Israel, the land of Israel and the God of Israel..." The Israel Bible can also be almost entirely read online for** free at TheIsraelBible.com** where it's also being sold.
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CD Users, have you done or know of any serious or scholarly review of "The Israel Bible?" Without bias, what do you think of it? CM

What are your favorite Bible versions/translations?

Mitchell — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 21:34:34 +0000

What is your favorite Bible version / translation?
(Or What are your favorite Bible versions /Translations?)
And why?

The right to disagree with the translations

Mitchell — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:47:35 +0000

What right have you to disagree with the translations produced by "experts"? You have every right! Consider the facts: All the modern translations(and all the ancient ones for that matter) have been produced either by committees working against time deadlines or by individuals who can't possibly know the whole Bible so well in the original that they produce flawless renderings at every point. ... (page 40)

Moreover, in the modern business of Bible publishing, the more "different" a translation is the more risk there is that it won't sell. Thus there is a pressure on translators, committees, publishers, etc., to keep renderings conservative in meaning in meaning., even though, happily, usually update in idiomatic language. Finally, most people hate to go out on a limb with a translation in print. Many translations problems are matters of ambiguity: There is more than one way to construe the original. But space limitations do not permit translators to offer an explanation every time they might wish to render something from the original in a truly new way. So they almost always err on the side of caution. As a result, all modern translation tend, albeit with perfectly good intentions, to be overly "safe" and traditional. In the working of a translation committee, the lone genius is usually outvoted by the cautious majority. every so often you might actually produce a better translation than others because you can invest much more time exegeting you passage than the individuals or committees were able to because of the speed at which they were required to work. (page 41)

Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis page 40 & 41. Westminster John Knox Press. LOUISVILLE WJK LONDON & LEIDEN.

Can a Bible Translation be Authoritative?

Mitchell — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:51:42 +0000

(1) Can a Bible Translation be Authoritative?
Yes, or no?

(2) If yes how and why?