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Idioms in the Bible Explained and a Key to the Original Gospel by George M. Lamsa (1985, Trade Paperback)

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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.

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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..

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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060649275
ISBN-13
9780060649272
eBay Product ID (ePID)
39926

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Book Title
Idioms in the Bibles Explained and a Key to the Original Gospel
Author
George M. Lamsa
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, General
Publication Year
1985
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
128 Pages

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6.1in
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0.4in
Item Width
8.9in
Item Weight
6.9 Oz

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Bs537.L35 1985
Copyright Date
1985
Lccn
85-042782
Dewey Decimal
220.4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
19

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by tundradrumsNov 20, 2019
Helps me understand the wording in the Bible.
This book helps me understand the translation of the original bible into the modern language that I read.
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by spirit-originsFeb 14, 2023
Indispensable Source to Understand the Original Bible
Based on the oldest Bible we have in Aramaic, Dr. Lamsa, growing up with Aramaic (Christ's language) sheds new light on biblical Idioms. If we do not now the "flower language" of the Aramaic people, we mistake the church's interpretations as Christ's teachings, e.g. the church is claiming that turning the other cheek means being the victims. This Aramaic Idiom is anything but this! And so much more light is found in this book on the true teachings of Christ. He was Jewish and was named Yeshua. The name Jesus is the Roman mock name. All Bibles naming Christ Jesus are suspect of Roman falsifications several hundred years after Christ! E.g., the Jews did NOT crucify Christ, the Judean High Priest had no jurisdiction over a man from Galilee (Christ) and THEY washed their hands, not Pilate, as lied in writing by the Romans! With this book, you can draw closer to Christ and what he really taught! The only lack in this book is that spiritual experiences are missing (only gained in meditation), since meditation was and is not taught in established churches. They are hidden in the Tree of Life, the 13 Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer! They are the mysteries, Christ taught the disciples directly without a "middleman," but clad them in parables for those not ready to understand spirituality and meditate. Are you ready? Find a guide to spiritual experience, correcting severe Bible errors in the free YeshuaChristian Info*Letter at NewAncientSecrets.com. Get other books by Dr. Lamsa for more Light on the Gospel.Read full review
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by NqS_EyZdR8a@Del...Feb 17, 2016
Way Way Over-Priced!
This book has great information but the price was more than the original cost per sticker on book in 1987 ($9.95). My Good Will in the state I live charges $1.00 per paperback not $11.00 like this one.
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by bsmo-s-ihhncq5v...Apr 25, 2022
Arrived on time.
My book arrived on time and in very good shape. Just what I needed to help with my bible study.
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1 out of 5 stars
by danconradtaugDec 08, 2006
Don't waste the money
A much better investment would be made to buy pallai's material. The author of the book has no personal integrity of his own and therfore compromises on God's Word by many references that the devil spirits Jesus cast out were just bad thoughts and a geneology reference is done that suggests Jesus was in no way directly related through the linage of David. Sorry about the spelling. This book was very unimpressive. Avoid if possible.

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