LONGWOOD, FL-Each letter of the Hebrew alphabet was first a picture with a purpose, a drawing with meaning. Yes, there are codes in the Bible. They go back to the beginnings, to Egyptian hieroglyphs and to Phoenician, Middle Eastern, and Hebrew alphabets, from which most languages emerged. For seekers or anyone interested in origins, alphabets, or the Bible, Pat Mercer Hutchens' Hebrew for the Goyim (paperback, 978-1-60266-564-4; hardcover, 978-1-60266-565-1) is the book for you.
"Everyone knows that even one translation of a language muddies the waters of understanding," says Hutchens. "Imagine the changes that occurred in the Hebrew Scriptures when they were translated from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English. This book gives the common, everyday student the ability to research and learn without going to seminary."
While a student working on her MFA at Northwestern University, Hutchens immersed herself in her studies of Hebrew letters as an early art form. It was from these observations that she gained the keys to unlocking codes and deeper meanings in the Old Testament Scriptures. Though obscured by time, the original meanings found in the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are given new life through this bold new book.
Pat Mercer Hutchens, from Winnfield, Louisiana, began Hebrew studies in Jerusalem. Pat and her husband co-authored Guilty, Keeping God's Covenant of Love with Israel. She writes bi-monthly articles for The Jerusalem Connection, International in Washington, D.C.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Hebrew for the Goyim through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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