The Living Words-Volume 1

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Ancient Hebrew Research Center, 2008 - 160 pages

Reading a translation of any book is just not the same as reading it in its original language and is adequately stated in the phrase "lost in the translation." Whenever a text is translated from one language to another it loses some of its flavor and substance. The problem is compounded by the fact that a language is tied to the culture that uses that language. When the text is read by a culture different from the one it is written in, it loses its cultural context. A Biblical example of this can be found in the Hebrew word tsur which is translated as a rock - "He only is my rock and my salvation, he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved" (Psalm 62:2, KJV). What is a rock and how does it apply to God? To us it may mean solid, heavy or hard but the cultural meaning of the word tsur is a high place in the rocks where one runs to for refuge and defense, a place of salvation. "The Living Words" is an in-depth study into the Ancient Hebrew vocabulary and culture of the Bible replacing the flavor and substance that has been removed from us.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION
1
LORD AND GOD
7
God
11
Judges
14
El Shaddai
18
HEAVEN AND EARTH
20
Heaven
22
Earth
24
Repent
69
Spirit
70
Wilderness
72
FRUIT AND FOOD
75
Wisdom
79
Covenant
81
SUPPORT AND ORDER
84
Faithful
88

Ground
25
Light
26
Praise
30
Firmament
32
TIME AND SPACE
34
Eternity
36
FLESH AND BONE
38
Man
39
Face
40
Heart
42
Kidneys
44
Intestines
45
Breath
46
Soul
49
FAMILY AND HOME
52
Camp
54
Family
56
Father
57
Boy
59
PATHS AND JOURNEYS
61
Command
64
Sign
66
Wicked
67
Righteous
68
Order
89
Holy
91
Peace
96
Good
99
Perfect
101
UNITY AND TRUST
103
Trust
106
Love
108
Know
109
Lie
111
REST AND WORK
113
Service
115
Sabbath
117
Salvation
119
Savior
120
BLESSINGS AND CURSES
122
Curse
124
Break
125
Worship
126
Pray
128
Fear
130
APPLICATION
135
Copyright

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About the author (2008)

JEFF A. BENNER has authored over twenty books related to the studies of the alphabet, language and culture of the Bible and is an instructor in Biblical Hebrew and has taught thousands how to read the Bible in Hebrew for themselves.


Mr. Benner desires to assist his readers with proper Biblical interpretation, based on the original Hebraic context of the Bible, so they may gain a deeper understanding and insight into the intended meaning of the words of the Scriptures. He discovered that most Biblical and Hebrew teachings are missing a key ingredient, a cultural background to the language of the Bible. To this end, he has dedicated over 20 years of research, documenting the connections between the language of the Bible and the culture in which it was written.


Mr. Benner, along with his wife Denise and their children, lives in Mississippi in a log house they built on their wooded property. They are working to build a self-sustaining homestead.

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