The Bible For Normal People Episode 154: Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler - How Jews & Christians Read the Bible Differently
Feb 15, 2021
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Different Reading Contexts
- Jews and Christians read the Bible differently due to varied contexts, languages, and interpretations.
- Their canonical orders, emphases on different books, and underlying anthropologies also contribute to these differences.
Emphasis and Importance
- Different faiths emphasize different parts of the Bible, like Esther for Jews and Isaiah 53 for Christians.
- This affects their understanding and what they find important, leading to misunderstandings.
Slipperiness of Language
- Language's ambiguity, seen in varying vowel placements in Hebrew, allows for multiple interpretations.
- The example of "gd" illustrates how different vowels create words like "god" or "good."