Ezekiel had a very difficult task: to deliver the messages of ADONAI against a backdrop of darkness and divine judgement. He, like the other prophets, was a true patriot, wanting to give a proclamation of good news; yet, to do
Translation Principle 9: Clearing up Misunderstandings of Church and Synagogue
Welcome back to our series on the sixteen key principles of translation for the TLV. This week, we come to our ninth principle: Clearing up confusion between misunderstandings about intent when referring to the terms “synagogue” and “church.” These terms
Biblical Holiness
A Divine Command “Kedoshim you shall be, for I [ADONAI your God] am kadosh.” (1 Peter 1:16, Lev. 19:2). On the surface this command to be holy because ADONAI is holy seems a simple command, but it is actually counter intuitive and
Love With All Your Heart
Love is a popular topic for discussion these days. Our culture, particularly the religious culture, talks about it all the time. Generally, the mainstream sees love as acceptance of everyone and his quirks, even if those quirks and lifestyles run
Translation Principle 8: Identifying the Nations
Welcome back to our series on the 16 guiding translation principles of the Tree of Life Version. As we keep learning, we reach our eighth principle: Identifying the Nations. When approaching this translation effort, it became evident that we needed
Is there such a thing as a pure translation?
Let me begin by affirming that yours is a great desire (i.e., to want the “pure Word of God”) and that you follow up on that desire with a very good question (i.e., that you want to know if there’s