Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Continuing the subject of translation, Bible Scholar O. Palmer Robertson joins Alan Gilman to discuss the importance of taking into account the form, not just the meaning, of the original biblical languages. How what is written is as important as what it means. In fact, to disregard form can obscure the intent of the biblical writer.

Referenced in this podcast:
Best Commentaries (Rotten Tomatoes for Biblical Studies): bestcommentaries.com
Sixty-day free trial to Scribd (the Netflix of eBook and audio books): scribd.com/g/86flb6
The Art of Bible Translation, Robert Alter: amzn.to/3FVrnWZ
How the Bible Is Written by Gary Rendsburg:
https://jewishstudies.rutgers.edu/people/faculty-bookshelf/faculty-books/271-rendsburg-gary/1162-how-the-bible-is-written / Amazon: amzn.to/3noUxqY

Contact O. Palmer Robertson:
Web: consummationministries.com
Email: info@consummationministries.com

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