holy name bible

Translator reveals why he wrote the 97th version of the Bible

by Daniel W Merrick PhD on Aug 10, 2010

When we look at the Bible and want to know the name of God, we must consider the elements of God’s name and how He has expressed himself to mankind. Even the word “God” is not a name, but a title from the German word from which the English language gets the word “Good”. So if we want to be consistent in translation, we must find the rules of translation, and do the same things consistently when translating ancient manuscripts.

No where else is this so important as with the name of God. For over 5700 years the Jewish scribes have painstakingly copied the Torah letter by letter to insure that nothing was changed from the original scriptures. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, the comparison proved that the Hebrew methods had in fact kept every letter without change.

So in this quest for the true name of God, we must consider the scriptures and why this is so important to Christians, Jews, and Messianic Jews who hold fast the sacredness...Read More >>