J-M's History Corner

Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet ( Genesis ) chapter 40.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them afterwards.  At the end is a list of where the  Aleph-Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. (Just to clarify: I am the translator.  This is my own translation of the Bible, which I am in the process of translating.) CHAPTER 40 1 And it was after these things that the cup bearer of the king of Mitsrayim and his baker had sinned against their master the king of Mitsrayim. 2 And Pharaoh was angry against two of his officers, against the chief of the cupbearers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them under guard in the house of the chief of the executioners, into the dungeon, the place where Yosef was then bound. 4 And the chief of the executioners charged Yosef with them, and he served them. And they were many days under guard. 5 And they dreamed a dream, both ...

G'day!  Welcome to my second "Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts".  You can view the first one here (containing reviews of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and London Has Fallen (2016)).  Here are this fortnight's movies/shows: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), rated PG for mild fantasy violence, some scenes may upset young children The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), rated M for  frequent battle violence  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), rated PG for  mild violence and scary scenes  One Night with the King (2006), rated PG for mild violence Amazing Grace (2006), rated PG for mild themes These are the Australian ratings.  For the American ones: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - PG for battle sequences an...