Category Scriptures

A blessed reminder, from Luke vi

7 February 2013 New Testament, Top Stories  No comments

And he came down with them and stood on a level place, and a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their

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WWJLD? bracelets anyone

30 January 2013 Nonviolence, Scriptures, Top Stories  No comments

A short article I read displayed some of the typical shortcomings found in writings from Christians wanting to argue in favor of self defense.

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Walking through The Apocalypse, i.4-6

9 October 2012 Greek Translation, New Testament, Nonviolence, Revelation  No comments

Ἰωάννης ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαις ταῖς ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἑπτὰ πνευμάτων ἃ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν

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GNT Reading for the day: Mat. i

1 January 2011 Greek New Testament  2 comments

My Greek New Testament reading for the day: Matthew i.

What stuck out to me this time was ton Dauid ton basilea, "King David," in the genealogy. Matthew was really trying to add credibility to the regal status of Jesus, who was God

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Give the Word Bible Contest & Giveaway

20 December 2010 Bible Translations  No comments

Here's a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in bibles, translation, and supporting global translation work.

The New Living Translation brings you Give the Word Bible Contest & Giveaway.

Enter the Sweepstakes. Simply select which

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Not that happy with CEB’s Sermon on the Mount

7 September 2010 Bible Translations  4 comments

I really wish all translations would have translation notes like the NET Bible. I would love to understand what they were thinking, why they made the decisions they did, and even what resources helped them come to their conclusions. The Common

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Relevant, readable, and reliable English?

1 September 2010 Bible Translations  10 comments

Taking a look at the new Common English Bible. Just some preliminary thoughts and a little test.

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Watching for Ehrman and his bias

28 June 2010 New Testament  No comments

Darrell Bock recently discussed his use of Bart Ehrman's The New Testament: An Historical Introduction for this course for his classes. The focus was on the clear bias of Ehrman, and, as I want to bring out, how we need to be very careful and

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Walking through The Apocalypse, i.1-3

21 June 2010 Featured Highlights, Greek Translation  3 comments

Walking through The Apocalypse, translating from the Greek as a continuing student of the language and the Scriptures, and bringing up points I find interesting and significant along the way.

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A Real translation of the Bible?

19 June 2010 Bible Translations  5 comments

Looks like another translation of the Bible has started to make rounds, the Real Word of God, claiming to be

The first literal translation of the Received Text of the Bible in four centuries

Real Word Of GodReal Bible,

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Translating Didache, i.2

18 June 2010 Church History, Greek Translation  2 comments

Continuing my translation of the Didache text.

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Apokalupsis for today

15 June 2010 Bible Translations  6 comments

αποκαλυψις ιησου χριστου ην εδωκεν αυτω ο θεος δειξαι τοις δουλοις αυτου α δει γενεσθαι εν ταχει και εσημανεν αποστειλας δια του αγγελου αυτου τω δουλω αυτου ιωαννη ος εμαρτυρησεν τον λογον του θεου και την μαρτυριαν ιησου χριστου οσα ειδεν

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A salutation fit for the ekklesia of Rome

10 June 2010 Greek Translation  One comment

Thoughts sparked by reading Paul's salutation to the church of Rome.

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His Story of Shalom…An Introduction

6 April 2010 Featured Highlights, Nonviolence, Old Testament  No comments

I have been participating in the women's Bible studies that our church has been offering over the past couple of years. I have really enjoyed those studies and God has always used

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The NLT is not a scholarly translation?

29 March 2010 Bible Translations  9 comments

I recently noticed a short burst of folks on Twitter linking to James White's blog post, "Ephesians 1:11 and Bible Translation."

When I read Dr. White's post, I noticed the focus of the post was not on Bible translation, but on a debate he's

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Should we expect pastors to translate?

22 December 2009 Bible Translations, Featured Highlights  3 comments

I posit some quick thoughts on an excellent post by Rich Rhodes at Better Bibles Blog. The subject is whether pastors should be translators.

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