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Selective Scripture Editing and Logical Conclusions

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Joey Gibson

I don’t like “devotionals.”  They are almost always silly, trite, supposed “life lessons” that are tied, loosely, to a particular bit of scripture, with little to no theological grounding. Very often, that scripture has been edited to remove bits that … Continue reading →

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Two Updates and a Trophy

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Joey Gibson

Update, the First: As I said back on February 19, I’m working on translating the Gospel of Luke from Greek into English as a Lenten project. Once I changed the project from simply reading the text in Greek, to translating … Continue reading →

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I’m Working on My Greek – Hard!

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Joey Gibson

From an interview with Daniel B. Wallace, there is this question and Dr. Wallace’s response Lastly, if there is one piece of advice you could give to someone entering New Testament Greek scholarship, what would it be? Work on your … Continue reading →

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A Comma Can Make Quite a Difference

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Joey Gibson

As I said, I am reading the book of Luke in Greek as a Lenten project. At the urging of a friend, I have decided to write down my translation, which I will post here when completed. So today, I … Continue reading →

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My Lenten Project: Reading Luke In Greek

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Joey Gibson

In 2007, I announced that I was going to try to translate all of the book of Jude from Greek into English as a Lenten project. It did not go well. I realized pretty quickly that my skills were not … Continue reading →

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A Page From A Medieval Greek Bible Is Now Mine – Huzzah!

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Joey Gibson

See those two images up there? Those are scans of my latest acquisition, and I’m so excited about it. It’s a page from a Greek Bible that was printed in 1526. If you don’t want to do the math, that’s … Continue reading →

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Blue Laws Trampling My Freedom

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Joey Gibson

Yesterday (Sunday) my family and I were at our local shopping wonderland, Cost Plus World Market. I love this place, because they sell products I can’t find anywhere else. My favorite is Bundaberg Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic), which is, without a … Continue reading →

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My Translation of Luke 2:1-20

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Joey Gibson

Last year before Christmas I translated the nativity story from Luke 2:1-20 from Greek into English because I thought I was up to it. My family and I read it together on Christmas Eve, which was kind of neat, but … Continue reading →

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A Very Efficient Greek Word

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Joey Gibson

On Saturday evening I was reading my Sunday School lesson when I noticed something interesting. (Well, interesting to me, anyway.) I always read whatever the scripture is in my ESV, and then I also read it in my Greek NT. … Continue reading →

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Lunch Time Translation

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Joey Gibson

Today during lunch I translated 1 John 1:5 – 2:5 from Greek into English. It was presented as an exercise in Dr. Mounce‘s workbook, which is why it sort of just ends at a strange place. I’m going to include … Continue reading →

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Biblical Greek Word Games

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Joey Gibson

In my Sunday School class, we’re currently working through a book on the Gospel of John, by a man called Mark A. Matson. The book is pretty good, but in yesterday’s lesson he explained something in a way that fundamentally … Continue reading →

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Georgia Republican Wants Obama to Make 2010 Year of the Bible

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Joey Gibson

From FOX News comes this little gem Georgia Republican Wants Obama to Make 2010 Year of the Bible. According to the article, GA Representative Paul Broun has introduced a resolution calling on President Obama to declare 2010 the “Year of … Continue reading →

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Annoying Street Preachers Annoy Me

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Joey Gibson

Tonight we went to the Merchant Square section of Williamsburg to find something to eat. While we did end up finding a lovely restaurant with wonderful food, we also found street preachers shouting hellfire and damnation to anyone who would … Continue reading →

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All Things Are Better In Koine

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Joey Gibson

This video made me laugh out loud. You have to know some Greek to appreciate the whole thing, but even if you don’t, some of it should still make you laugh.

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The Apostle Paul Went To Spain?

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Joey Gibson

In church this morning I was listening to the minister read from Romans, when all of a sudden I hear him say “… and Paul wanted to go to Spain.” Wha-huh? Maybe I just haven’t paid attention before, but I … Continue reading →

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