The Real Yeshua

I receive many inquiries asking about which Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible I would recommend. For a list of Bible Study Tools I recommend for the Hebrew Bible click on --   http://bhcbiblestudies.blogspot.com/2014/01/basic-tools-for-studying-hebrew-bible.html  

If you have read many of my blogs, you know how much I stress the importance of knowing as much as you can about the culture of Second Temple Judaism when you read the words of Jesus. It was his culture. But, there is another culture that you should be aware of too -- if you rely on English translations of the Bible – the culture of the translators . Here is an example from Matthew 12:1 of the King James Version : At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn ; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn , and to eat . Read the complete article at -- http://bhcbiblestudies.blogspot.com/2014/01/corn-or-maze-know-culture-of-translator.html