Where Christian Renderings of Hebrew Text Change What Is Conveyed
Continued from Part 8 ISAIAH 53:5 53:5: “But he was wounded as a result of our transgressions, he was crushed as a result of our iniquities.” Christian renderings of the Hebrew text attempt to convey the message that the servant vicariously took upon himself the sins of the people, and this caused him, and not them, to suffer the consequences. This conclusion is arrived at by a distortion of the text. That is, they claim the servant took on the iniquities of 5s and thereby, allowed their s
Zalman Kravitz