A new understanding
Itai sat through Bible class like every Israeli schoolkid does. He knew the alphabet. He knew the stories were important. But this is how he describes it: “You have to break your teeth and your brain just to understand it.”
Biblical and modern Hebrew share an alphabet and many roots, but thousands of years separate them. The Bible can look familiar while remaining surprisingly difficult to understand.
Then local believers gave Itai a modern translation.
For the first time, he could read the Scriptures for himself and understand them.
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