Friday, August 28, 2009

Book Review of A Prayer to Our Father

This is a book written by a Jew and a Christian together. They explored the Hebrew text of the Lord's Prayer and delved into its meanings, visiting several sacred sites in Israel.
First, the most interesting item was the existence of a text known as the Hebrew Gospel of Matthew. I had never heard of such a thing, and I will be interested to investigate it more. This is the source of the Hebrew text of the Lord's Prayer.
The other idea which struck me was the translation of the phrase usually translated as "lead me not into temptation." The authors decided that the best Hebrew translation is actually "let me not fall into the hands of a test." This is a phrase I have always struggled with, and their translation fits better with my theology and my knowledge of God.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We need information like title, author, ISBN, etc. if we're to buy and read it.

Elaine said...

Sorry.
A Prayer to Our Father
Nehemia Gordon & Keith Johnson
978-0-9762637-4-6