Is The "Church" Actually In The Bible?
What does the word *church* actually mean—and is it the only way to translate the Greek word ekklesia?
In this episode of TLV Talk, Daniah and Joseph Greenberg explore one of the most influential words in the New Testament, tracing its roots from the Greek ekklesia to the Hebrew qahal and examining why the Tree of Life Version often chooses words like community, assembly, or congregation instead.
Along the way, they unpack how translation shapes understanding, why a single English word can carry centuries of assumptions, and how recovering the original context can deepen our view of God's…
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