While reading along in The Art of Torah Cantillation (link) one stumbles upon the claim ( page 13) that one is encountering a list of the five of the most common variations of the etnachta clause (or clauses ending with the ‘enachta’ cantillation … [Continue reading] about The Ethnachta Clause
Does the study of the accents / cantillation marks of the Hebrew Bible aid one in understanding or interperting the meaning of the text? Yes, I believe so take Deuteronomy 26:5 for example. Below is an image of the text in Hebrew. Notice that the … [Continue reading] about How the accents of the Hebrew Bible can change the meaning?
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The following was written by John Gresham Machen and originally published on February 7, 1918. The widening breach between the minister and his Greek Testament may be traced to two principal causes. The modern minister objects … [Continue reading] about The Minister and his Greek Testament