Monthly Archives: January 2007

Genesis 9: A New World

Genesis 9 looks at the beginnings of life and society after the flood. It can be of interest in a number of ways, because along with parts of chapter 8 it supports the Noahide laws, and is the foundation for … Continue reading

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Christian Carnival CLVIII

Welcome to the January 24, 2007 edition of christian carnival, #CLVIII. I’m your cyber-librarian for the week, and I’d like to welcome you to our cyber-library, temporarily located right here! In case you’re wondering about the numbers in parentheses you … Continue reading

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Christian Carnival CLVII

Working faster than a speeding bullet and showing more power than a locomotive, Amanda has posted the Christian Carnival CLVII. No, she didn’t use a superman theme; that was suggested to me when I found the carnival already completed early … Continue reading

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Isaiah 27: Accomplishing Redemption

I’ve been at this series on Isaiah 24-27 for some months now. It’s taken so long mostly because I’ve been working at it slowly as I have time, and not because my series is that in-depth. The thing that has … Continue reading

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Paraphrasing as a Study Method

Via a link from Wayne Leman, I found this post from Greg Lamm’s blog STAYINGTHECOURSE. I think this is an exceptional idea to aid with serious study of a passage. It relates well to both the reading and sharing phases. … Continue reading

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Gender Accurate Translation and Interpretation

Wayne Leman has an exceptional post on women and Bible translation. We talk a great deal about gender accurate (or I still like gender-inclusive) language, but it’s men that are doing most of the talking. That’s because there are more … Continue reading

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Christian Carnival CLVI Posted

Christian Carnival CLVI has been posted at Parableman. It looks like a rich list again, and as I have for weeks and weeks and weeks, I hope to manage to post some responses, links, and comments to a number of … Continue reading

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Building Your Knowledge of Greek Grammar

When I took second year Greek, the grammar to use in getting beyond basic introductory material was Dana and Mantey’s Manual Grammar of the Greek New Testament which is very hard to get. But as a replacement, and also a … Continue reading

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Another Set of Posts on Principles of Interpretation

Since I responsded to a post on principles of interpretation, and Bruce Alderman also weighed in on that topic, I’ve been keeping my eyes open for more interesting discussion. Today I found a couple of posts by way of a … Continue reading

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Biblical Languages: Balancing Fast Reading and Slow Study

Continuing my suggestions for maintaining Biblical languages skills, I want to discuss briefly the balance between fast reading and the more serious, detailed, grammatical study. Most students who make an effort to maintain their Biblical languages skill–and unfortunately small percentage … Continue reading

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