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On Jewish Unity and Antisemitism – Israel s Golden Era | Michael Laitman

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Following their liberation from slavery in Babylon after King Cyrus had sent them free with “silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem” (Ezra 1:4), the expats, or more accurately, two of the twelve tribes of Israel, returned to the land of Israel and to Jerusalem and built the Second Temple. The history of our people is strewn with agony. But the period between the Cyrus Declaration, in 539 BCE, and the beginning of the Hasmonean revolt, in 166 BCE, was relatively a quiet one and marked by a great achievement: being a role model of unity for the nations, even if briefly.

Lo, a virgin shall conceive or not, depending on the translation

A snow covered statue of the Mother Mary and baby Jesus. (Anuja Tilj/Pixabay/Creative Commons) Lo, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. Every December, this verse from the prophet Isaiah is featured in Messiah Sings and splashed across Christmas cards. It s a beloved text for Christians the world over. One problem, or at least a complication: That s not what the Hebrew says. In their new book The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Story Differently, biblical scholars Amy-Jill Levine (Vanderbilt University) and Marc Zvi Brettler (Duke University) say that in the original Hebrew, Isaiah s prophecy reads, Look at the pregnant young woman. Had Isaiah wanted to say virgin or predict a miraculous birth, he would have used different Hebrew words.

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Lo, a virgin shall conceive or not, depending on the translation

One problem, or at least a complication: That’s not what the Hebrew says. In their new book “The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Story Differently,” biblical scholars Amy-Jill Levine (Vanderbilt University) and Marc Zvi Brettler (Duke University) say that in the original Hebrew, Isaiah’s prophecy reads, “Look at the pregnant young woman.” Had Isaiah wanted to say “virgin” or predict a miraculous birth, he would have used different Hebrew words. “When Isaiah was translated into Greek, the Hebrew word almah (“young woman”) was translated by the Greek word parthenos, which can mean both “young girl” and “virgin,” Levine told RNS during a Zoom interview with both authors.

Jana Riess: Lo, a virgin shall conceive or not, depending on the translation

Jana Riess: ‘Lo, a virgin shall conceive’ . or not, depending on the translation Had Isaiah wanted to say “virgin” or predict a miraculous birth, he would have used different Hebrew words, say biblical scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler. (Chris Detrick | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) A large mural of the Virgin Mary on the east side of the building at 158 E. 200 South in Salt Lake City is seen in 2010. By Jana Riess | Religion News Service   | Dec. 18, 2020, 2:00 p.m. “Lo, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son.” Every December, this verse from the prophet Isaiah is featured in “Messiah” sings and splashed across Christmas cards. It’s a beloved text for Christians the world over.

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