Your Bible has been quietly mistranslating a word that shows up over 150 times, and the gap has shaped centuries of Christian formation. This week: tzedakah. Usually translated as "righteousness." Almost always meant something closer to justice.

We trace it from the Hebrew prophets through to the Greek New Testament, where tzedakah becomes dikaiosynē, the same word your English Bible renders "righteousness" 92 times. Same gap, just one language removed. Along the way: Micah 6:8, Amos 5:24, MLK's "I Have a Dream," and why "blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness" means something different than you were taught.

Theology Unleashed is a summer series of short Greek and Hebrew word studies from Jesus, Justice + Mercy. Justice-rooted, seminary-informed, and considerably less scripted than usual. Dogs present.

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