Description: Further DetailsTitle: Idioms in the Bible ExplainedCondition: NewDescription: World-renowned Bible translator and commentator George M. Lamsa explains nearly one thousand crucial idioms that will enrich reading of the Old and New Testaments for students and general reader alike. Lamsa, who was raised speaking Aramaic in a community that followed customs largely unchanged since the times of Christ, offers fresh, accurate translations of important idioms, metaphors, and figures of speech found in the Scripture--and provides clear explanations of their meaning of biblical context. Just as Shakespeare, Milton, and Browning wrote in the vernacular for English-speaking people, Moses the prophets, and the apostles wrote for their own people in the plain language of their times, so that even the unlearned might understand God's Word. Over the centuries, inaccurate translations and misunderstandings of customs and concepts have led to difficulties in bringing the biblical message to contemporary English-speaking readers. For example, when a man says to Jesus, "let me bury my father," Lamsa points out that this expression means, "Let me first take care of my father until he dies." Traditionally, scholars assumed that this man's father was dead and that Jesus was not interested in his burial. Lamsa's scholarship offers a more accurate understanding of the intent and spirit of this passage. Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels goes far in correcting such errors that have crept into Biblical scholarship. Obscure and difficult passages from both Old and New Testaments are listed and compared with the King James version (though it will be helpful when used with any English version). These make clear the original meaning of such ancient idioms and assure that our grasp of the biblical message is more sound and rewarding. To further uncover the original teachings of Scripture, Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospels, Lamsa discusses at greater length such topics as "The Language of Jesus," "Aramaic Phraseology," "The Sayings of Jesus," "Early Translations," and more..Author: George LamsaCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBEAN: 9780060649272Format: PaperbackGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityISBN: 9780060649272ISBN-10: 0060649275Item Height: 156mmItem Length: 227mmItem Weight: 196gItem Width: 9mmLanguage: EnglishPublisher: HarperSanFranciscoSubtitle: A Key to the Original GospelsRelease Date: 01/10/1986Release Year: 1986 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Idioms in the Bible Explained
Title: Idioms in the Bible Explained
Subtitle: A Key to the Original Gospels
Release Date: 01/10/1986
Release Year: 1986
Book Title: Idioms in the Bibles Explained and a Key to the Original Gospel
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 1985
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: Biblical Commentary / New Testament, Christian Standard Bibles / Study, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Biblical Studies / New Testament
Genre: Religion, Bibles
Item Weight: 6.9 Oz
Item Length: 6.1 in
Author: George M. Lamsa
Item Width: 8.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
