Tag Archives: Tanakh

Translating the Bible for Our Era

Posted on May 30, 2017 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: What difference does a translation make? If we take the Torah seriously, a lot. Whether we believe it was given by God to Moses, or only that it’s the foundational text of our identity … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Judaism, The Jewish Journal | Tagged Aaron Koller, Andrea Weiss, Barry Schwartz, Ben Sommer, Bible, Creighton University, Daniel Septimus, Gary Rendsburg, Jewish Publication Society, JPS, Judaism, Leonard Greenspoon, Marc Brettler, Septuagint, Tamar Kamionkowski, Tanakh, Targums, Torah, Translation | 2 Comments

Creation But Not Ex Nihilo

Posted on January 16, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jerusalem Post: How did the world get here? That question didn’t start with the ancient Israelites and it probably won’t end with us. Our scientific attempts to explain the origin of the universe are … Continue reading →