March 16, 2023
The long, slow march through Jeremiah (will continue later)
This cozy corner of Facebook started as a way to express our love for the languages of the Bible, Hebrew in particular. At first, we thought about translating some words and writing some devotional thoughts about them, much like Lois Tverberg has done in her excellent “Listening to the Language of the Bible”. Except that is precisely what Tverberg has already done. It would be redundant.
It has become apparent, however, that whatever its original intent, this Facebook page has really become more of a harmless, victim-free outlet for our obsessive-compulsive attachment to translating English Text into Hebrew or Greek as we read along. We write these posts to avoid boring innocent family members to tears or death. Knowing that our obsession does not suit all tastes – or even any tastes – we confine our comments to this cozy corner of Facebook. And nobody gets hurt! Except maybe the writers.
Yes, we realize that at times we appear a little “off”, a bit too obsessive when speaking or when writing these posts, like conspiracy theorists ranting about the Great Reset or UFOs. So in polite company, we bite the tongue. Often, we maintain silence and smile politely when someone mispronounces a Hebrew. And we retreat to this cozy corner to write a post.
We will return to the walk through Jeremiah (we are in chapter 3) in just a bit.
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