The Jewish Tanakh

‘Lo, a virgin shall conceive’ … or not, depending on the translation

By Jana Riess — December 17, 2020
(RNS) — Had Isaiah wanted to say 'virgin' or predict a miraculous birth, he would have used different Hebrew words, say biblical scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler.

Sidebar: Selections from the new ‘Jefferson Bible’

By Kimberly Winston — January 11, 2013
(RNS) Selections from the American Humanist Association's new version of the "Jefferson Bible." By Kimberly Winston.
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