What follows are selected excerpts from “Patronage and Reciprocity: The Context of Grace in the New Testament” written by David A. deSilva. The full document is linked above, and …
There are three major competing Greek sources to use for translating the New Testament: the Critical Text, the Majority Text, and the Textus Receptus. The science of assembling these …
Let me be clear up front: I am not “anti-Catholic” in any way. I have several Catholics in my circle of friends and one of my wife’s best friends …
It’s strange that this article is necessary. The plain text of scripture is pretty clear on this point and how people miss this is beyond me. (Unless they’re missing …
The vast majority of Christians grew up in a “western” culture and style of thinking. However, the Bible was written with an “eastern” culture and style of thinking. Western …
(Note: these examples below are just that; examples. They are in no way intended to reproduce Koine Greek style, grammar, or syntax.) Since I reference Greek so often on …
The transgender movement has made a lot of fuss lately about “misgendering” people. That is, not calling someone by their “preferred pronouns”. Setting aside that whole issue for a …
I put love in quotes because our English word “love” has a lot of linguistic baggage. It has so many meanings it’s almost meaningless these days. Not so with …
The name of God in English is usually represented by four letters: YHWH (or occasionally YHVH). In the original language it’s composed of four Hebrew letters: “יהוה”. The Hebrew …
For much of my life, I was confused by the phrase “Fear of the Lord.” The Bible says God is love, He tells us to call Him Abba (Daddy) …
