Words on the Word
Biblical Hebrew
Books for Sale: Hermeneia 38 vol. CD-ROM (Logos), $149, OBO
I’m looking to sell the Hermeneia CD-ROM set (38 vols., 2006). It’s compatible with Logos/Libronix. $149 (and willing to consider offers). See here and here for details on the set. If you want to contact me about a possible purchase, feel free to use this form, and we’ll talk. I generally do things through PayPal.
My five-year-old son reviews: The Hebrew Language
Okay, so he’s not really reviewing the Hebrew language, but he is learning it. Wanting to spend more time with my kids this summer, and seeing a voracious appetite for learning in my five-year-old son, I offered to help him learn a language. I told him I could offer Hebrew (of the biblical variety), Greek (koine/New Testament), and … Continue reading
Books for Sale (Word Biblical Commentary, 9 vols., others)
I’m looking to sell 9 volumes of the Word Biblical Commentary set. I’ve listed them (with full condition details) here. If you want to contact me directly about a possible purchase (i.e., not through ebay), feel free to use this form, and we’ll talk. ——— A few more books for sale: IVP Bible Background Commentary: New … Continue reading
What is Translation? (Karen Jobes)
Professor Jobes (now at Wheaton) writes: Bible translators stand at the intersection of the biblical world and their own, with the task of communicating an ancient text in a contemporary language. The Greek translator of Isaiah provides interesting examples of the issues and problems this task presents. For instance, he sometimes substituted the more familiar … Continue reading
Review of Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Video Lectures
Miles Van Pelt keeps turning out the hits. Through Zondervan he has published resources that fill a gap in original language learning in biblical studies. I’ve reviewed (with approval) his Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide, his Basics of Biblical Aramaic, and have been grateful in my Göttingen Septuagint primer to link to a short two-page abbreviations sheet he … Continue reading
Göttingen in Logos is On Sale Friday
$369.95 for the Göttingen Septuagint in Logos Bible Software. It’s on sale for International Septuagint Day, all day Friday (midnight to midnight). If you click here, it adds to your cart, and you can purchase from there–whether you already have the academic discount or not. Marked down from $700. I reviewed the Göttingen Septuagint in Logos here. … Continue reading
The Göttingen Septuagint in Logos Bible software
Göttingen. Not just a city in Germany, but a word that instills awe and fear in the hearts of every student of the Septuagint who must eventually consult the set of Old Greek editions by that name. Okay, that’s maybe a bit dramatic. I do suspect, however, that if one finds it challenging to learn … Continue reading
More Books For Sale
I’ve got a few more books to offer for sale–largely an effort to make a bit more space on the shelf. Here are some books and reference works (including a little bit of Bible software) that I’m offering for sale at a discounted rate. All prices include free shipping to U.S. addresses. Interested in anything? … Continue reading
How to Read and Understand the Göttingen Septuagint: A Short Primer, part 2 (Apparatus)
The one who is serious about getting at the earliest attainable text of the Hebrew Bible will eventually find herself or himself face-to-face with a page like this: The Göttingen Septuagint is the largest scholarly edition of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. Its full title is Septuaginta: Vetus Testamentum Graecum Auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis … Continue reading
Books I have for sale
Having seen a blogging friend sell some used books through his blog, I thought I’d try the same. So here are some books and reference works (including a little bit of Bible software) that I’m offering for sale at a discounted rate. I have them listed online elsewhere, but the lowest rate I offer is … Continue reading
