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08Shalom Friends:
I have been asked on many occasions by bookstore owners how they can order my books at a discounted price. So, if you own, or are in contact with a bookstore owner, you can now place discount orders with my publisher directly by going to Virtual Bookworm. If you have any questions please feel free to contact myself or the publisher.
Jeff & Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
02-22-
08Shalom Friends:
I am in the process of translating the book of Exodus for the second installment of the "Mechanical Translation" series. Many of you have used the first book "A Mechanical Translation of the Book of Genesis" and I am looking for some input from you.
What have you found most helpful about the book?
What was not so helpful?
Could anything be added to help the translation be a better study tool?
Did you find the appendixes, dictionary and concordance helpful?
Do you have any suggestions for improving the translation?
Thank you very much for your assistance in this project, it is much appreciated.
Jeff & Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
2-8-08Shalom Friends:
As most of you are aware I work for an Engineering company that occasionally calls me to work on projects away from home and it is time to head out again. I will be working at the Salem Nuclear Plant in New Jersey from February through mid-May. During this time I will be limited on my ability to answer and receive e-mail and I will be unable to produce the monthly "Biblical Hebrew E-Zine."
May YHWH bless you all and I look forward to being able to be more assistance to you all upon my return. Until then, Shalom Aleckem.
Jeff & Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
01-17-
08Shalom All:
Just a short note to let you know that my newest book, The Living Words - Volume 1, has just been released and is now available for purchase. If you are interested you will find links for ordering it at the Ancient Hebrew Bookstore.
Jeff & Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
12-27-
07Shalom All:
We hope this note finds you all well and you have had a joyous time during the holidays.
For those who are not familiar with my background I work on a part time basis as an Engineer. When I am called to work I leave home for a few months to work a project. Because of the long hours of these jobs I am unable to devote much time to the website, my books or emails. I have just returned from one job and am getting things caught up here at home.
It has been several months since I have been able to write the E-magazine but should have the January issue out soon. I am also very behind in my emails and am working on responding back to everyone. If you have written me and I haven't responded back yet, I will just as soon as I can.
My new book "The Living Words, Volume 1" should be out soon but if you would like to get an e-book copy of it early, it is available as a download for $5 at the website (http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/bookstore/dl_tlw1.html). I have been able to work on my translation of Exodus as well and hope to have that completed by the end of 2008.
May Yahweh Bless you all.
Jeff & Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
08-27-
07
Shalom
All:
As most of you are aware, my professional career is in Engineering in the Nuclear Industry and I occasionally have to travel to
different job locations. Because I will be working extra long hours and away from home from September through November, I will be
unable to continue with the monthly E-Zine or the Word of the Day during this time, but will resume them again in December. While I
should be able to continue with e-mail correspondences, I will not be able to respond in a timely manner, so if you do email, please
be patient.
I have completed the manuscript for my next book--The Living Words - Volume 1. This should become availabe in book form
in November, but am currently making it available as an E-Book download for $5. For samples of the content of this book see the books Web Site.
I have also completed four audio/visual slide shows; An introduction to Ancient Hebrew, The Four Stages of Biblical Transmission,
The Ancient Hebrew Nomads, and Hebraic Teachings in the New Testament. These are the same presentations I have used in my
Ancient Hebrew Seminars but are now available for your personal use or can be presented to a group Bible Study or congregation.
These CDs will become available next week at the bookstore.
Jeff & Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
08-01-
07
Shalom
All:
We hope this finds all of you well. The Ancient Hebrew Research Center Web Site was begun in November 1999 and today, the first
day of August, the home page has received a half a million visitors since then. Thank you all for being a part of that. We have been
busy with additions to the website and developing the resources for studying and reading the Hebrew Bible.
Quotes from Hebrew Scholars
If you have not been to the home page recently, I have added a couple of quotes from Hebrew scholars concerning the Hebrew
language and have found their words to be very pertinent to the mission of the Ancient Hebrew Research Center. In case you have
not seen them I am including them here and if you know of any other quotes that should also be included on the site please let me
know about them.
"Our sacred literature does not use obscure language, but describes most things in words clearly indicating their meaning.
Therefore it is necessary at all times to delve into the literal meaning of words to acheive complete understanding of what is actually
meant."
--Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888)
"If I were younger I would want to learn this language [i.e. Hebrew], for without it one can never properly understand the Holy
Scripture…. For that reason they have said correctly: 'The Jews drink out of the original spring, The Greeks drink out of the stream
flowing out of the stream, The Latins, however, out of the puddle.'"
--Martin Luther (1483-1546)
In the News
Have you ever heard someone say the Bible is all fiction and not one person in the Bible has been found in any archeological
discovery? Actually this was a true statement about 150 years ago, but since then more and more confirmations of Biblical persons
have been found. The most recent is an ancient Assyrian cuneiform tablet mentioning Nebo-Sarsekim who is also mentioned in
Jeremiah 39:3. For the whole news article go to http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/21_nebosarsekim.html. Another famous discovery is the Tell
Dan Inscription, found many years ago, which includes the phrases "melek yisra’el" (king of Israel) and "beyt daviyd" (house of
david). See http://www.ancient-
hebrew.org/6_06.html for an image and translation of this inscription.
The completion of "A Mechanical Translation of the Book of Genesis"
After working on this translation for 2 years it is finally published. If you are tired of relying on a translator to interpret the Biblical text
for you and want to see how the original Hebrew reads but do not know Hebrew, then this book is for you. To read more about this
book and how to order a copy go to http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/bookstore/mtg.html.
Ancient Hebrew Bible
This is something I have been wanting to add to the website for a very long time - an Ancient Hebrew Bible. For the first time, the
Hebrew Bible is available in Ancient Hebrew pictographic script with the original spelling of Hebrew words restored (the letters vav
and yud were frequently used as vowels in ancient Biblical texts, such as is found in the Dead Sea Caves, but have been removed in
the Masoretic Hebrew text). I am in the process of adding each book and am currently up to Kings. You can see the Ancient
Hebrew Bible at http://ahbible.ancient-
hebrew.org.
Learn Hebrew Lessons
When the Ancient Hebrew Research Center was begun in 1999 one of the first additions to the site were the lessons for learning the
Hebrew alephbet. After eight years I finally added additional lessons that include Hebrew verbs, nouns, adjectives and much more.
Everything the person needs to learn to read the Hebrew Bible for himself (http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/7_home.html).
New product from AHRC to help with reading the Hebrew Bible
If you know the Hebrew alephbet and are in the process of learning Hebrew vocabulary and grammar, you are ready to read the
Hebrew Bible. But, when you come across an unfamiliar word or you are unable to decipher the conjugation, prefixes or suffixes,
how do you determine its meaning? I have finished a program that is based on my latest book, "A Mechanical Translation of the
Book of Genesis" and my upcoming book "Hebrew Text and Lexicon of Genesis" which will allow you to click on a Hebrew word and
have that word defined for you. This program is available for immediate download for $5. You can read more about this program at http://www.ancient-
hebrew.org/bookstore/dl_htlg.html.
Jeff and Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
04-29-07
Shalom
All:
The "Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible" Module for E-Sword is now available at http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/bookstore/ahlb_e-
sword.html. This module would not have been available if it was not for the efforts of Richard Varno who has
devoted his own time to create put it together, thank you Richard. If you’re not familiar with E-Sword it is a free Bible Software
program you can download onto your computer and is great for serious studies of the Bible. You can go to their website at http://www.e-sword.com to download the program.
Also available at their website are other modules including the Greek and Hebrew text, various translations and other dictionaries
and lexicons. If you’re not familiar with the "Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible" you can read more about it at http://ahlb.ancient-
hebrew.org.
Jeff and Denise Benner
03-04-07
Shalom
All:
I would like to thank all of you for your prayers after my last email to the mail list. My wife and I and our children have been able to
assist other members of our family through difficult times and thanks to all of your prayers we are able to return home to take care of
matters that need attending to there.
I was unable to get the February issue of the Biblical Hebrew E-Zine out and I don’t think I am going to have the time to do
the March issue as well. Hopefully by April things will get back to normal.
The Mechanical Translation of Genesis is in its final stages of editing and I will be sending it to the publisher soon. I am
hoping for a publish date of late May or early June.
Your servants in YHWH
Jeff and Denise Benner
02-19-07
Shalom
All:
Due to recent and pressing family matters that have arisen I have had to cancel the seminars scheduled for February and March in
Oregon and Washington. For those who have been planning on attending I sincerely apologize for this last minute cancelation. This
was a difficult decision but unfortunately out of my control. Please keep my family in prayer through these difficult times.
Jeff and Denise Benner
01-04-07
Shalom
All:
The three CDs are now available at the Ancient Hebrew
Bookstore. One is the whole Ancient Hebrew Research Center web site on one CD (except the audio
teaching files, they would not fit on the CD). The second is all of the audio teaching files available from the website. The third is the
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible in Word, RTF, PDF and html on one CD. If you have any questions on these products
please let me know.
Jeff and Denise Benner
Ancient Hebrew Research Center
12-31-06
Shalom
All:
I hope you all had a great holiday season (whether you celebrate Hhanukhah or Christmas or both) and a good year. I wanted to
update all of you on what is going on with the Ancient Hebrew Research Center and the Benner family.
Ancient Hebrew Seminars
The next Ancient Hebrew Seminar in Camp Verde, Arizona will be held on January 6th and will be located at the St. Francis Cabrini
Catholic Church at 781 S. Cliffs Parkway. The seminar is open to anyone wishing to attend. If you're in the area I'd like to meet you
and share with you some insights into the Hebrew language and Bible.
Several more seminars are schedule for January, February and March on the west coast - Chico, Ca., Yreka, Ca., Redding, Ca.,
Ashland, Or., Bend, Or., Portland, Or., Vancouver, Wa. and Seattle, Wa. For locations and details please visit http://www.ancient-
hebrew.org/1_seminars.html.
Mechanical Translation
Work is progressing on the Mechanical Translation of Genesis (see http://mthb.ancient-hebrew.org) and is about 80% complete. I
was hoping for a publishing date in January or February but will be probably be a couple of months beyond this date. Once the book
is published I will send out a notice.
Videos and CDs
I have three CDs in production and should be available in the next couple of weeks. The first is an electronic copy of the Ancient
Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible available in Word, PDF, html and rtf, the second is all of the audio teachings I have available on the
website and the third is the entire Ancient Hebrew Research Center web site on one CD.
I will be video taping the upcoming seminars and once they are edited will be making them available. (Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Burke
for donating the video and editing equipment).
E-Sword Module
For those of you who use e-sword (http://www.e-sword.net, a free Bible software program) a new module is being created by a
Richard Varno which will include the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible. Richard and his excellent programming skills has made
this possible and I would personally like to thank him for his hard work. Once this module is completed it will be available on the
website for all to download.
Paltalk
Paltalk (http://www.paltalk.com) is a voice/chat program where in the past I have been teaching Ancient Hebrew thought and Biblical
interpretation on Thursday evenings and Learn the Hebrew alphabet and language on Friday mornings. Because of my last project
with my company (September to November) I was unable to do these teachings. I am still unable to do them because we only have
a dial up connection (which has an insufficient speed to speak in paltalk) at the moment but am looking into satellite
internet.
Ancient Hebrew Forum
I had previously used a PHP program for the forum but after being hacked once and acquiring a critical bug error twice I realized that
I did not have enough PHP experience to maintain this board correctly. So instead, I chose to create a Yahoo Group to host the
Seminar (located at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancient_hebrew). I have not been very active on this group myself at this time
because of my schedule but hope to get more involved soon. However, there are many great knowledgeable people participating and
I hope you can join us there for some great discussions.
Our New Home
Many of you know that my work as a Project Manager causes me to travel around the country so three years ago my wife and I and
our three boys (whose picture I used for the 12-28-06 word of the day at http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/1_word_archive.html)
purchased an RV and became full time RVers. While we have loved our time on the road we have decided to put some roots down.
We have purchased some property in south Mississippi and will be building our new home there. I will still be traveling for and the
Ancient Hebrew Seminars but am looking forward to our new adventure.
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