A group called Eco-Justice sponsored by the National Council of Churches is an interesting study. You would need to do some research on the history of the National Council of Churches and follow their affiliations.
There is a difference between what a good steward should be and the "environmental movement". And it is HUGE.
There is a religious ferver in this whole thing. Check out the Green Bible.
The Green Bible
Pay attention who is supporting this - it is revealing.....
FYI ;)
The books we worked on were:
The First Hebrew Primer - EKS Publishing
Biblical Hebrew - Bonnie Kittel - Yale University Press
Biblical Hebrew An Introductory Grammar - Page Kelley - Eerdmans Publishing Co.
A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew - Seow - Abington nashville Press
Fantastic...
I have a group that I went over 3 years thru several good grammar books (quite technical). It didn't find a place to fit and they did not practice (reading) on a regular basis. Because they continue to have an interest (which has grown) I am going to take this group through a less technical...
Mine too :thumbsup:
Most grammar books focus on how to translate. This is a good first step. If you really want to understand it tho you need to learn how to read it the way it is written. If you are always rearranging things in your head to fit a good English sentence this is not fluent...
We begin identifying leaven after Purim. If it is not used up within a week before Passover - we pitch it :)
Trying to store it, seal it, buy it back seems to me to smack of avoiding the point IMO ;)
The way it was written, in the language it was written in is not at all limiting IMO :) It communicates a great deal more than is observable casually and in a translated form.
I find it ironic that ones who say "the Law" is done away with, bring forward one concept out of context from "the Law" and manipulate people with it. You know what I am talking about - the tithe ;)