Category Archives: Exegesis
Ken Schenck on Women in Ministry
Ken Schenck outlines his reasons for supporting complete equality in ministry, and he even uses the t-word — trajectory, as I did in my previous post. The arguments are related to those used by Kubo, but Schenck goes into some … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Passages, Bible Study Method, Exegesis
Tagged egalitarianism, women in ministry
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Linguistics and Exegesis – a Link
A Living Sacrifice provides a link to some material on linguistics and exegesis, particularly word studies. The articles are by Benjamin Baxter and are in the McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry. One is The Meaning of Biblical Words, and … Continue reading
Alden Thompson – Jesus Solves All the Problems in Your Bible
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
Posted in Bible Passages, Bible Study Tools, Christianity, Exegesis
Tagged Old Testament
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NLT for Academic Study
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
Posted in Bible Study Method, Bible Translation, Bible Versions, Exegesis
Tagged CEV, NLT, TNIV
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On Lying Literalists
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
Augustine on the Need to Know Hebrew and Greek
… a quote at The Sacred Page.
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Origen: Threefold Understanding of Scripture
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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Righteousness of God Redux
Just over three years ago I wrote a bit about the New Perspective on Paul, and particularly the interpretation of the righteousness of God in 2 Corinthians 5:21. I would still call my understanding of this a work in progress. … Continue reading →