Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
shema
In her book, Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus, Lois Tverberg tells of the story of Rabbi Eliezer Silver who, in 1945, led a search for thousands of Jewish children displaced from their families. They had been tucked away in monasteries, farms, and convents across Europe to escape Nazi genocide. Few records proved the children’s heritage. In one monastery, Silver, unable …
This morning many Jewish families all over the world recited these verses around the breakfast table before they started their day. This Deuteronomy scripture is the beginning of the Shema, the three sections of the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11: 13-21; Numbers 15:37-41) that God gave to the Israelites so they would not forget His law. They have been reciting it for thousands …
The Bible was written in a land and time very different from ours. Its language not our own. Though the fundamentals of God’s truth are gleaned from our English translation, many nuances are lost in the transition from one culture to another. Meaning is lost in semantics. The essence is there. The English Bible holds the true gospel message, but life lies …
