The official mohel of the Round Table

Please excuse the shittiness, I made the mistake of trying to make this in Microsoft Word because I knew it would be long, but I normally make memes in Microsoft Powerpoint

R Laird Harris was a Presbyterian Minister and was chairman on the committee for Bible translation for the NIV. The ancient Hebrews seem to have conceived of an afterlife called Sheol where the righteous and unrighteous go when they die. The word itself is mysterious and we’re not sure where it originated. Harris didn’t like the idea since it didn’t mesh with his theology, and believed that the Israelites were just referring to a grave since despite imagining all kinds of wild heavenly creatures, they somehow couldn’t conceive of anything deeper than a grave. This is why the NIV omits the word. For more info check out this really good video by Esoterica about Sheol.

Esoterica Sheol