Tom Hobson – Fun with Biblical Words

What are some of the problems with translations of the Bible? Was Jonah’s whale really a whale?

Brent is joined by Tom Hobson, the author of a new book from Wipf and Stock called ‘Fun with Biblical Words: More than Sixty Greek and Hebrew words to Revolutionize Your Study of God’s Word’.

Tom is retired from more than 40 years as a Presbyterian minister, four years as professor of biblical studies and languages at Morthland College, and two years of the radio program ‘Biblical Words and World’ on KUTR-AM, Salt Lake City.  He’s written books and many articles. 

• (1:00) Tom’s background with biblical languages;
• (4:30) Why the biblical languages make such a difference;
• (5:30) Skubalon;
• (10:00) Agape;
• (12:40) The ‘sea monsters’;
• (15:40) Jonah’s ‘whale’;
• (17:05) Methuselah;
• (19:40) Sumerian king lists;
• (21:00) Tom’s most surprising deep connections.

Links mentioned in this episode:

biblicalethic.org

/www.amazon.com/Fun-Biblical-Words-Hebrew-Revolutionize/dp/B0DFN2BMMG

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