Category Archives: Exegesis

Alden Thompson – Jesus Solves All the Problems in Your Bible

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

I located this video today, and while I’m not blogging much these days, I wanted to share it.  Alden was one of my teachers at Walla Walla College when I was in the Biblical Languages program there.  I now publish … Continue reading →

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NLT for Academic Study

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Chris Heard asked via Twitter whether the NLT was suitable for academic study.  T. C. Robinson has given an answer: Concluding thoughts: The NLT, New Living Translation, is simply too loose to be considered a serious academic Bible. While I have some sympathy … Continue reading →

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On Lying Literalists

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

I liked this quote: Bible believers do not believe in the Bible. They accept the message they wish to hear, that God loves those who are rewarded with wealth, but the message of Amos they have little time for. … … Continue reading →

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Augustine on the Need to Know Hebrew and Greek

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

… a quote at The Sacred Page.

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St. John Chrysostom: The Law a Shadow

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

I thought this was one of the most beautiful ways I have heard this expressed: “For” (he says) “the Law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things”; i.e. not the very … Continue reading →

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Origen: Stumbling Blocks in Scripture

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

The following is from Origen, On First Principles, 4.1.15.  All emphasis is mine.  (Also from CCEL.) But since, if the usefulness of the legislation, and the sequence and beauty of the history, were universally evident of itself, we should not … Continue reading →

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Origen: Threefold Understanding of Scripture

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

My reading today in Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, X, Hebrews was unusually rich, commenting on Hebrews 10:1-11.  This is the first of three extracts.  As usual, I’m taking these from CCEL and I urge you to support them as you … Continue reading →

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Inerrancy – Romancing the Term

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

I’ve previously expressed my surprise about what some people can believe about the Bible and yet call their belief “inerrancy.” As an example, I responded to Earnest Lucas’s excellent commentary on Daniel in which he maintains that one can hold … Continue reading →

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Lent with Lectionary and the Mosaic Bible

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

It’s been some time since I posted on the Mosaic Bible in connection with lectionary reading, but we’re entering an excellent season for using these tools together.  (For what it’s worth, I use The Text this Week for the lectionary … Continue reading →

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On Etymological and Anti-Etymological Fallacies

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Henry Neufeld

Clayboy has an excellent post on preachers who say “What the Greek really means…” or words to that effect.  I was drawn to this one because of my own experience. My wife tells me that when we first got married … Continue reading →

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