I agree. Alter's translation is quite good, but I never recommend it to 'babes' in Christ for the precise reasons you give (read his introduction to Esther, oy vey!)
Yes! Good thoughts and Alter always worth a read. To me it seems that Jews since the NT Jews who opposed the church don't realize that Jesus is bigger than Israel - starting there, but building far beyond those confines.
I agree. Alter's translation is quite good, but I never recommend it to 'babes' in Christ for the precise reasons you give (read his introduction to Esther, oy vey!)
Yes! Good thoughts and Alter always worth a read. To me it seems that Jews since the NT Jews who opposed the church don't realize that Jesus is bigger than Israel - starting there, but building far beyond those confines.
It’s a beautiful set! Just stick with the text and take the commentary with a few grains of salt!
But some of the commentary is quite intriguing — worth pondering.