New York, June 17 — The Ten Commandments don’t forbid coveting or killing, claims Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, a noted Bible scholar and linguist who has applied modern translation techniques to the Bible.
Hoffman reports that the commandment commonly quoted as “thou shalt not covet” is more accurately translated as “do not take,” and that the commandment applies only to actions, not to states of mind.
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Yesterday I had the great treat to talk about Bible translation and And God Said with Al Kresta on his nationally syndicated program, “Kresta in the Afternoon.” Here’s the audio:
I’m on my way back from a wonderful day-long learning festival held at Loyola University in New Orleans. I was delighted to bump into a former student — now working at a service corps called Avodah — who attended the conference with many of her colleagues. The event was energetic, well attended, and a joy to be at. And I even found time to see alligators in the nearby swamps and cranes building a nest in Audubon park.
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