Occupation Scholar Name David Bivin | Role Author Spouse Josa Bivin (m. 1969) | |
Born July 20, 1939 Cleveland, Oklahoma Education Hebrew University of Jerusalem Books Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus: New Insights from a Hebraic Perspective | ||
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David N. Bivin (born July 20, 1939, in Cleveland, Oklahoma) is a biblical scholar, member of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research and author of New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus: Insights from His Jewish Context. His role at the Jerusalem School involves publishing the journal Jerusalem Perspective (Online) and organizing seminars. (See http://www.jerusalemperspective.com/author/david-bivin/)
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Works
He is well known among lay readers for his co-authored book Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus: New Insights from a Hebraic Perspective and his book New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus
Bivin's second major work, New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus: Insights from His Jewish Context, shares a similar title with his first book, but reflects 20 more years of scholarship and is substantially different in content. Rather than focusing on language issues, it examines Jesus' teachings within their first-century Jewish context. Marvin Wilson, Professor, Gordon College, calls it "a valuable resource for every serious student of Scripture." The book includes much content initially published in the journal Jerusalem Perspective.
Methodology
Bivin's work sometimes involves taking a Greek phrase from the Bible, attempting to uncover what the underlying Hebrew idiom would have been, and then translating and interpreting the idiom, in other words relating a Greek text to its Hebrew equivalent, then translating it to English.
Family
David Bivin and his wife currently reside in a suburb of Jerusalem, Israel. See http://www.jerusalemperspective.com/author/david-bivin/