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The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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Epexegetical καί and the Power of God in Pain (Phil 3:10) — Mondays with Mounce 238
I know. καί and pain in the same title. Strange bedfellows.
I still remember a few years back when my family was going through a time of dee...
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Did Jesus Hang on a Pole? (Gal 3:13) — Mondays with Mounce 237
ξύλον is an extremely difficult word to translate, although from its entry in BDAG you wouldn’t think so. It gives three basic meanings:
Wo...
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Who is tormented? (Rev 14:11) — Mondays with Mounce 236
The third angel cries, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and (καί) receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will dr...
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What does a “little faith” have to do with a mustard seed? (Matt 17:20) — Mondays with Mounce 235
This is actually a great example of how to deal with a word’s etymology and meaning.
When the disciples could not exorcize the demon, Jesus ...
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Back Up with the Blogs - Mondays with Mounce 234
It’s good to be back. I have had a great vacation, time to rest, and time to clear my head. Hope you have been enjoying the archived blogs.
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Mounce Archive 8 — Is a "Fool" a "Stupid Person" In Biblical Theology?
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from this blog until later in September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-pi...
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Mounce Archive 7 — Mounce Needs Help: Why is Ἰάκωβος James and not Jacob?
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from Koinonia blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked ...
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Mounce Archive 7 — One More Reason to Learn Greek: Play on Words
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from Koinonia blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked...
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Mounce Archive 6 — "Go!" or "As You Are Going" Make Disciples? The Participle as Imperative
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from Koinonia blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked...
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Mounce Archive 5 — Apollumi, "Destroy," & Annihilationism: A Lesson in How Words Have Meanings
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from Koinonia blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked...
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Mounce Archive 4 — μυριάς (myriad): The Greek Word for "Gajillion"
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from Koinonia blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked...
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Mounce Archive 3 — Does Theology Trump Context When Defining Biblical Words?
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from Koinonia blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked...
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Mounce Archive 2 — Are Women Saved through Bearing Children? Mounce Explains 1 Tim. 2:15
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from Koinonia blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked...
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Mounce Archive 1 — How Do We Know What Greek and Hebrew Words Mean?
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from this blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked som...
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What’s a Kandake? (Acts 8:27) — Mondays with Mounce 233
In Acts 8:27 (NIV), Luke writes that Philip “started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all...
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When Words Mean What They Don’t Mean — Mondays with Mounce 232
Every once in a while I come across a verse that is simply impossible to translate. No matter what you do, you over- or under-translate, or...
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