Bible Review

The letter s\ is to be pronounced ts.

The letter h\ is pronounced like a rough, or hard, ch.

The letter sû is to be pronounced sh.

The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (Oxford Univ. Press, 1964, 1968) and The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations (Oxford Univ. Press, 1977).

See Barry J. Beitzel, “How to Draw Ancient Highways on Biblical Maps,” BR 14:05.

Right, as opposed to left, is favored in the Bible. Jacob crosses his hands, pacing his right hand on Ephraim (Genesis 48:14). The “right hand of God” overcame Israel’s enemies (Exodus 15:6). For other examples, see Encyclopaedia Judaica (1972), vol. 14, p. 177.

The Samaritans still exist today in two small communities—Nablus and Holon—in modern Israel.

The Talmud is a collection of Jewish post-biblical writings, dating to 200–500 C.E., based on earlier oral traditions.

B.C.E. and C.E. are the scholarly, religiously neutral designations corresponding to B.C. and A.D. They stand for “Before the Common Era” and “Common Era.”