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This is the first in what will probably be a series of responses to a post by Arthenor’s Ramblings. Arthenor’s post gives the context for this discussion. Here I simply want to address his points with regards to how effective (or not) the Bible is as a tool for divine communication.

Rabbi David Levine Parsha: VaYelech Deuteronomy 31 Haftarah: Hosea 14; Joel 2:15-27; Micah 7:18-20

Continuing my theme of the untranslatable, there is a large degree of wordplay in the Old Testament that don’t easily translate from the Hebrew. There are naming wordplays like in Genesis 11:9 -”Therefore, one called it’s name Babel, for their the Lord confounded (balal) the language of all the earth”, and in  Genesis 2:23 between ‘arum (subtle) and ‘arummim (naked).

As with yesterday, live reports on the sets as they happen, plus photos here and there in the Flickr stream: United Bible Studies — another fine surprise, specially recommended by sleeve on ILX. Reminds me a bit of a more electric/folk and less goth Unto Ashes given the blend of styles that resolve into a dark lilting intensity, both loud and fragile.

The Hirshleifer Tanakh Study Group at UCLA continues to make its way slowly through Second Samuel. I continue to take notes for the group, but I've been delinquent in posting them here. The last set of notes published here was on Chapter 3, in which after the death of Saul his general Abner sets up