{"product_id":"the-bible-doesnt-say-that-40-biblical-mistranslations-misconceptions-and-other-misunderstandings-hardcover","title":"The Bible Doesn't Say That: 40 Biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel M. Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bible Doesn't Say That\u003c\/i\u003e explores what the Bible meant before it was misinterpreted over the past 2,000 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed translator and biblical scholar Dr. Joel M. Hoffman walks the reader through dozens of mistranslations, misconceptions, and other misunderstandings about the Bible. In forty short, straightforward chapters, he covers morality, life-style, theology, and biblical imagery, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *The Bible doesn't call homosexuality a sin, and it doesn't advocate for the one-man-one-woman model of the family that has been dubbed \"biblical.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *The Bible's famous \"beat their swords into plowshares\" is matched by the militaristic, \"beat your plowshares into swords.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *The often-cited New Testament quotation \"God so loved the world\" is a mistranslation, as are the titles \"Son of Man\" and \"Son of God.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *The Ten Commandments don't prohibit killing or coveting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does the Bible say about violence? About the Rapture? About keeping kosher? About marriage and divorce? Hoffman provides answers to all of these and more, succinctly explaining how so many pivotal biblical answers came to be misunderstood.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOEL M. HOFFMAN, PhD, is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnd God Said, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bible's Cutting Room Floor\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the chief translator for the series \u003ci\u003eMy People's Prayer Book\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the National Jewish Book Award) and for \u003ci\u003eMy People's Passover Haggadah\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an occasional contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Jerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and has held faculty appointments at Brandeis University and at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He lives in Westchester, New York.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384032182450,"sku":"9781250059482","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3d28d01e11b5c7316b50a41080b91c33.webp?v=1777874995","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-bible-doesnt-say-that-40-biblical-mistranslations-misconceptions-and-other-misunderstandings-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}