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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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An Interview with Michael S. Horton, Elizabeth W. Mburu, and Justin S. Holcomb, Editors of Prophet, Priest, and King
MICHAEL S. HORTON is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, California.ELIZABETH W. MBURU is associate professo...
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An Interview with Joan Taylor, Author of Boy Jesus
Joan Taylor is Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King's College London, and Honorary Professor in Biblical and Early Christian S...
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When words mean what they don’t mean (2 John 1:12)
Every once in a while I come across a verse that is simply impossible to translate. No matter what you do, you over- or under-translate, or at worst, mistransla...
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An Interview with Michael S. Horton, Elizabeth W. Mburu, and Justin S. Holcomb, Editors of Prophet, Priest, and King
MICHAEL S. HORTON is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, California.ELIZABETH W. MBURU i...
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An Interview with Joan Taylor, Author of Boy Jesus
Joan Taylor is Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King's College London, and Honorary Professor in Biblical a...
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When words mean what they don’t mean (2 John 1:12)
Every once in a while I come across a verse that is simply impossible to translate. No matter what you do, you over- or under-translate, or ...
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The Value of the Imperfect in Understanding Satan’s Fall (Luke 10:18)
My friend is wondering when Satan’s powers were limited. Creation? The cross? The Millennium? What prompted the discussion was that a friend...
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What Does It Mean to Be Evangelical?
Brandon Washington opens chapter one of A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining Its History, Mission, and Message wi...
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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentl...
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As a Father Disciplines his Son (Hebrews 12:5)
When we go through difficult times, sometimes they are the consequence of our own actions, but not always. When the book of Hebrews talks ab...
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What Is the Wrath of God? An Examination of Colossians 3
Today's post is adapted from Colossians, Philemon in the NIV Application Commentary series and David E. Garland's lectures on Colossians on ...
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Why can “the” mean “some”?
ὁ has got to be one of the most flexible words in Greek. When I first saw the 85 pages Wallace commits to the article, I remembered being sh...
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Father’s “house” or “business” (Luke 2:49)
Omitted words. We all do it. I am from Minnesota, and we love to end sentences in repositions. “Do you want to go with?” From context, you k...
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How can Lazarus Rise Again? (John 11:23–24)
The “etymological error” is defining a word by it morphemes, its little parts. There are times when context supports that a word still carri...
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Wait on the Lord (Psalm 27:14)
Let’s have a little fun in the LXX. I have been especially interested lately in what it means to “wait on the Lord.” It seems to me that wai...
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What does Paul Pray For? (Hebrews 13:21)
One of the debates in translation work is whether there is meaning in the form of a sentence. If one word is an infinitive, for example, and...
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Are You Absolutely Confident That God Will Win? (Revelation 10:7)
This is one of the basic points we try to make in first year Greek, but in the rush to simplify the language sufficiently for a first year s...
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Is Paul a “Good Deed Doer”?
<p>One of the more interesting expressions in the Pastorals is ἔργον ἀγαθόν. It presents a conundrum whether you translate it as “good...
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Is Philosophy Inherently Evil? (Colossians 2:8)
<p>Colossians 2:8 is often misunderstood to say that all philosophy is bad and Christians should not engage in the discipline. It is j...
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