Daily Archives: October 26, 2018

Trump envoy to visit Israel next week for talks on peace plan, Gaza

By ERIC CORTELLESSA, Times of Israel— The Trump administration’s envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process will travel to Israel next week to meet with officials, as the White House prepares to release its peace plan and attempts to calm the situation at the Gaza border. “I can confirm that Special Representative Jason Greenblatt will be…

Scripture Reading for October 27, 2018

Torah: Genesis 18:1-22:24, “Vayera” (and he appeared … ) Haftorah: II Kings 4:1-37 New Testament: II Peter 2:4-11 Gospel: Luke 24:36-53, “Shalom lechem” (Peace to you … )

Qumranology: Reading the Copper Scroll

The Copper Scroll is a difficult text to read and understand, composed in a form of Hebrew unlike the rest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The method of spelling and word choice gives it a first-century period of production (25–68 CE) which puts it in line with the rest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. But…