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Rediscovering the Hebrew Roots of Our Faith
Despite the sensational nature of its subject, Lost in Translation-Rediscovering the Hebrew Roots of Our Faith is written in simple, clear, rational language that relies 100 percent on the Bible as the ultimate authority. The authors shed light on centuries of confusion surrounding subjects that are seldom addressed in modern sermons and Bible studies. Using the ancient Hebrew language and culture, the authors clarify many of the Bible’s so-called “mysteries” and help the reader uncover the treasures of foundational truths that have been “lost in translation.” Topics -Who is the Bride of Messiah?-Is there a difference between covenant and testament?-How does the rainbow reflect God’s plan for mankind?-What is the difference between devils, demons, and the Nephilim? Join us on an exciting adventure to rediscover the treasures still buried within the pages of The Book that reveal the pathway to the heart of God.
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First published March 28, 2013
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January 30, 2015
A wonderful, amazing, superb, stupendous and awesome book.
Which is not to say that I agreed with everything in it but it's just tremendous anyway. It begins with a snippet of an overheard conversation which piqued the author's curiosity enough to send him delving into a world where the usual theological suppositions don't hold. The snippet? 'Devils aren't demons.'
That idea gets looked at in considerable detail, along with the Greek thinking that currently dominates Christianity in the west. It looks at the origin of the name Lucifer (a concoction of the seventeenth century) and the nature of the cherubim.
It looks at covenant and how it is different to a testament and a contract. Here, in my view, it does not go nearly far enough - most people still confuse them, even with this explanation. Based on feedback when I was writing God's Poetry: The Identity and Destiny Encoded In Your Name, I rewrote the entire section on covenant for the second edition because readers still were locked into an idea of contract, rather than of relational oneness.
Lost in Translation talks about four covenants - a number with which I agree, though I'm not sure I'm in agreement with the same four. (That said, the authors almost had me persuaded that there is a 'sandal covenant' to add to my own list of four, but their own description of it eventually dissuaded me. I still retain an open mind, however, but I'd need a lot less 'contract' and a lot more 'oneness' to be convinced.) Counter-covenant gets a full chapter, as do the festivals of Israel.
There's a comprehensive explanation of the difference between devils and demons.
The part I found most interesting, however, concerned the kinsman-redeemer. Suppose a betrothed woman was found to be pregnant before she had come to live with her husband. The husband had four choices:
(1) he could allow her to take the punishment - usually death
(2) he could quietly give her a writ of divorce (but this was risky, since she could still at any time in the future be accused of unfaithfulness and have to take the punishment)
(3) he could pretend the child was his and begin living with her immediately
(4) he could choose to be her kinsman-redeemer and pay the punishment for her unfaithfulness himself
Which is not to say that I agreed with everything in it but it's just tremendous anyway. It begins with a snippet of an overheard conversation which piqued the author's curiosity enough to send him delving into a world where the usual theological suppositions don't hold. The snippet? 'Devils aren't demons.'
That idea gets looked at in considerable detail, along with the Greek thinking that currently dominates Christianity in the west. It looks at the origin of the name Lucifer (a concoction of the seventeenth century) and the nature of the cherubim.
It looks at covenant and how it is different to a testament and a contract. Here, in my view, it does not go nearly far enough - most people still confuse them, even with this explanation. Based on feedback when I was writing God's Poetry: The Identity and Destiny Encoded In Your Name, I rewrote the entire section on covenant for the second edition because readers still were locked into an idea of contract, rather than of relational oneness.
Lost in Translation talks about four covenants - a number with which I agree, though I'm not sure I'm in agreement with the same four. (That said, the authors almost had me persuaded that there is a 'sandal covenant' to add to my own list of four, but their own description of it eventually dissuaded me. I still retain an open mind, however, but I'd need a lot less 'contract' and a lot more 'oneness' to be convinced.) Counter-covenant gets a full chapter, as do the festivals of Israel.
There's a comprehensive explanation of the difference between devils and demons.
The part I found most interesting, however, concerned the kinsman-redeemer. Suppose a betrothed woman was found to be pregnant before she had come to live with her husband. The husband had four choices:
(1) he could allow her to take the punishment - usually death
(2) he could quietly give her a writ of divorce (but this was risky, since she could still at any time in the future be accused of unfaithfulness and have to take the punishment)
(3) he could pretend the child was his and begin living with her immediately
(4) he could choose to be her kinsman-redeemer and pay the punishment for her unfaithfulness himself
June 11, 2020
This is an eye opener for any Christian that wants to know the deep meaning behind the scriptures. You will be surprised at how much connectivity the Old and New Testaments dovetail together. If you read just one book outside of the Bible, consider this one. I highly recommend it.
March 25, 2020
Very good book
This is a very good book for anyone wanting to truly understand the Bible . However you must understand that the author(s) ? is/are human and they can make mistakes . Ponder what you read and ask God to help you know the truth. He will you know! I believe they may be wrong about the coat God gives to Adam and Eve . I think it is the Torah . The sacrifice means nothing if you don't first know the laws of God .
This is a very good book for anyone wanting to truly understand the Bible . However you must understand that the author(s) ? is/are human and they can make mistakes . Ponder what you read and ask God to help you know the truth. He will you know! I believe they may be wrong about the coat God gives to Adam and Eve . I think it is the Torah . The sacrifice means nothing if you don't first know the laws of God .
January 5, 2019
This is excellent, I wish I had it 18 years ago when I began my journey into Hebrew Roots.
March 2, 2020
Loved it. The authors give so much information on our Hebrew roots. They explain covenant so well; the Blood, Salt, Sandal, and Bridal covenants. If you don't know about these read this book.
August 3, 2022
Enlighten
So much insight into Hebrew covenants and their meanings. Wish I had read this years ago. Makes you think and grow.
So much insight into Hebrew covenants and their meanings. Wish I had read this years ago. Makes you think and grow.
October 27, 2024
There is a disclaimer attached to my review of this book: I am not Christian at all. I am a Jew, and certainly not a devout one. In fact, I lean towards agnosticism. While the authors have stated that one of their intentions with this book is to reach towards the unbeliever, it fails in that goal due to its shifting tone and scattered focus.
If I was in fact Christian, I would not be satisfied with this book either. I appreciate the kernel idea behind it: that the Bible was first written in Hebrew (and Aramaic, but this book doesn’t mention Aramaic at all), and that Biblical scholarship should be done through Hebrew methods rather than Greek methods. However, this book doesn’t implement that idea very well. It says that there are certain ways that the ancient Hebrews did things, but doesn’t provide any source for those customs, not even the Bible. I’m sure the authors are very well-read, but their readers wouldn’t know if some customs are truth or falsehood.
The authors also present their Bible interpretations as infallible in the old-school fundamentalist way. Some of them even have that “fire-and-brimstone” air about them. That is not a flaw, except when this book is insulting its audience or being one step away from being heretical. What is a flaw is that the book has more than one author, yet they agree on everything related to Bible scripture. While I don’t expect one book to have conflicting arguments, that’s what I expect from people studying the Bible in a Hebrew manner.
Perhaps I am approaching this book from the wrong perspective. The authors would probably call me an agent of Antichrist who entered into a counter-covenant with Satan and is interpreting the Bible in an ahistorical Greek way. However, i have found other Biblical scholarship very interesting and fascinating in the past. I’m sure there are much better books on the subject of the Hebrew roots of Christianity. This book even cites one of them.
If I was in fact Christian, I would not be satisfied with this book either. I appreciate the kernel idea behind it: that the Bible was first written in Hebrew (and Aramaic, but this book doesn’t mention Aramaic at all), and that Biblical scholarship should be done through Hebrew methods rather than Greek methods. However, this book doesn’t implement that idea very well. It says that there are certain ways that the ancient Hebrews did things, but doesn’t provide any source for those customs, not even the Bible. I’m sure the authors are very well-read, but their readers wouldn’t know if some customs are truth or falsehood.
The authors also present their Bible interpretations as infallible in the old-school fundamentalist way. Some of them even have that “fire-and-brimstone” air about them. That is not a flaw, except when this book is insulting its audience or being one step away from being heretical. What is a flaw is that the book has more than one author, yet they agree on everything related to Bible scripture. While I don’t expect one book to have conflicting arguments, that’s what I expect from people studying the Bible in a Hebrew manner.
Perhaps I am approaching this book from the wrong perspective. The authors would probably call me an agent of Antichrist who entered into a counter-covenant with Satan and is interpreting the Bible in an ahistorical Greek way. However, i have found other Biblical scholarship very interesting and fascinating in the past. I’m sure there are much better books on the subject of the Hebrew roots of Christianity. This book even cites one of them.
September 22, 2023
7/10
I didn't agree with everything in this book, but it did shed light and meaning on things in Scripture we would only know by learning about the Hebrew culture.
I didn't agree with everything in this book, but it did shed light and meaning on things in Scripture we would only know by learning about the Hebrew culture.
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