Category: Biblical Aramaic

  • BibleWorks 8 Overall Evaluation

    I have recent versions of both BibleWorks 8 and Logos on my laptop as well as an older version of Accordance.  Of these three programs, my two favorites are BibleWorks 8 and Accordance, though I cannot speak to soundly on Accordance for reasons I’ll make clear below.  I realize that a significant amount of this…

  • Another Excellent Post on Ancient Hebrew by John Hobbins

    John Hobbins has written another excellent post on Ancient Hebrew entitled “Biblical Terms for the Language of the Land of Judah.”  Many people  refer to the language of the Hebrew Bible in a variety of ways; however, this post looks at how the language is referred to in the Biblical texts themselves.  He then takes…

  • "An Ancient of Days" or "The Ancient of Days": Does it Really Matter?

    The Old Testament lectionary reading today is from Daniel 7.  This is probably one of the most interesting chapters in the entire Bible, but the lectionary reading is only a part of it.  Do yourself a favor and go back and read the part about the beasts.  My blog is not really a place to…