Tag Archives: bible

Selective Scripture Editing and Logical Conclusions

Posted on 06/21/2010 by

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 03/17/2010 by

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 02/26/2010 by

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 02/20/2010 by

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 02/19/2010 by

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 02/07/2010 by

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 01/11/2010 by

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 12/21/2009 by

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 12/07/2009 by

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 12/04/2009 by

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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