Boaz Michael and Toby Janicki from First Fruits of Zion visited southwestern Ohio on June 24, 2010, to promote interest in a new project, a continuation of the work of a great Christian scholar of the nineteenth century.
Franz Delitzsch (1813-1890) was a conservative Lutheran scholar. I was familiar with his name because I have often read quotes from the Keil and Delitzsch commentary on the Old Testament, a conservative Protestant commentary that is still read today.
But Delitzsch is also known for his efforts in the cause of Jewish evangelism, in particular his careful translation of the New Testament into Hebrew.
Which brings us to the new FFOZ project, the publication of a Hebrew/English edition of the gospels, with Delitzsch's Hebrew translation and an English version on facing pages. It will be a beautifully produced book some 600 pages long, with listings of Hebrew idioms and parallel passages in the Mishnah. Boaz and Toby shared an excerpt, the Sermon on the Mount from Matt 5-7.
FFOZ hopes that this editiion of the gospels will serve multiple purposes. They would like to continue Delitzsch's evangelistic work, believing, like Delitzsch, that the best way to intrroduce a Jewish audience to the...
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