Whether we believe in it or not, the Bible has enormous impact on each of our lives. Many of us try to understand the text more deeply, but it can be just plain confounding.
45 years of research into the ancient meanings of the words used by first-hand observers, uncovered that 33 key Old Testament words including those translated as “holy,” “glory,” “clean,” “unclean,” “sin,” “atone,” “plague,” and “soul” have completely different meanings.
And, these original meanings radically reframe our understanding of events in the Old Testament. Whether or not you take the Bible literally, you will be challenged by Roger D. Isaacs retelling of the Old Testament.
A prominent biblical scholar says, “Agree with Isaacs or not, you will never be able to accept the Bible in the same way as scholars have done throughout the centuries.”
"Roger Isaacs has written a book that is sure to arouse controversy … but the arguments have 40 years of scholarly research backing them."
"Isaacs' use of etymology to redefine many words in the Hebrew Bible has resulted in a fascinating hypothesis."