RES 401- Selection and Translation from old Testament

It always amazes me when people act as though the bible was written in English and interpret it as though it was written directly to us with our cultural references. One of the first rule of the Bibles interpretation is that before it was God words to us, it was first God’s word to them (the original readers and hearers). And there is a great deal of distance between us and them, starting with the very words used and how they are used to communicate ideas.