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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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Does “Father” include “Mother”? (Ephesians 6:4) — Mondays with Mounce 231
I heard a Father’s Day sermon yesterday in which the preacher said Ephesians 6:4 applies to mothers and well as fathers, specifically that ...
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Father’s “house” or “business” (Luke 2:49) — Mondays with Mounce 230
Omitted words. We all do it. I am from Minnesota, and we love to end sentences in prepositions. “Do you want to go with?” From context, you...
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Reflections on Choice and Options — Mondays with Mounce 229
Today’s blog has nothing to do with Greek. I can’t even find the Greek word for “options.” But I have been thinking about the topic a lot a...
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When did Satan fall? (Luke 10:18) — Mondays with Mounce 228
My friend is wondering when Satan’s powers were limited. Creation? The cross? The Millennium?
What prompted the discussion was that a frien...
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“Not … without … except” is too difficult (Matt 13:57) — Mondays with Mounce 227
Terry asked me about this verse, wondering why the NIV 1984 was changed and made more confusing.
First of all, let me emphasize an unfortun...
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Why can “the” mean “some”? — Mondays with Mounce 226
ὁ has got to be one of the most flexible words in Greek. When I first saw the 85 pages Wallace commits to the article, I remembered being s...
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Ransom and Redemption (Heb 9:15) — Mondays with Mounce 225
Steve asked me about the NIV’s use of “ransom” in Heb 9:15. He wrote, “I've always been confused by the ransom concept, because it lead...
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Should we forfeit the word “forfeit”? (Matt 16:26) — Mondays with Mounce 224
In this most central passage on discipleship, Jesus says, “If anyone resolves to come after me, he must deny himself and take up  his...
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Was Judas’ “place” or “home” deserted? (Acts 1:20) — Mondays with Mounce 223
In speaking of Judas, Peter quotes Ps 69:25. “‘For,’ said Peter, ‘it is written in the Book of Psalms: “May his place (ἔπαυλις) be deserted...
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Wait on the Lord (Ps 27:14) — Mondays with Mounce 222
Let’s have a little fun in the LXX. I have been especially interested lately in what it means to wait on the Lord. Sometimes I call out to ...
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Is Waiting on Tables a Ministry? (Acts 6:2) — Mondays with Mounce 221
I had a great question from a friend last week. Chris asked about the translation of Acts 6:2. The Jewish widows were being given preferent...
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Greek Tidbits (καί and ἄνθρωπος) — Mondays with Mounce 220
Just a couple tidbits for you today.
I taught New Testament Survey up in Tacoma at Faith Seminary last week, and we concluded with Revelati...
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Respecting Parts of Speech (Hebrews 13:21) — Mondays with Mounce 219
One of the debates in translation work is whether there is meaning in the form of a sentence. If one word is an infinitive, for example, an...
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The Aorist Is so Much More than a Past Tense — Mondays with Mounce 218
This is one of the basic points we try to make in first year Greek, but in the rush to simplify the language sufficiently for a first year ...
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Is Paul a “good deed doer”? — Mondays with Mounce 217
One of the more interesting expressions in the Pastorals is ἔργον ἀγαθόν, “good deed.” It occurs 6 times.
Women are to be clothed in good ...
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Is Philosophy inherently evil? — Mondays with Mounce 216
Colossians 2:8 is often misunderstood to say that all philosophy is bad and Christians should not engage in the discipline. It is a little ...
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