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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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Difference between "prevent" and "hinder" - Rom 15:22 (Monday with Mounce 137)
Paul tells the Roman church that he has wanted to come to see them (and soon will), but that he has been "hindered" (NIV, ESV, NRS...
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Commas, Commas, Commas - 2 Tim 1:3 (Monday with Mounce 136)
The joy of punctuation! It can get the translator out of a real jam, and it can add clarity and reduce misinterpretation. I am wondering why...
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As a Father Disciplines his Son - Hebrews 12:5 (Monday with Mounce 135)
We talk about semantic ranges, and that a word in one language does not have the same range of meaning as a word in another language, which ...
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When does a singular better translate a plural? — Phil 4:13 (Monday with Mounce 134)
 
I never cease to be amazed at the power of context in translation. So many times I will see what I think is a good translation ...
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Natural Language Translation - John 6:11 (Monday with Mounce 133)
Are you familiar with the term “natural language”? It is a translation theory that seeks to say, for example, in English the same thing as ...
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Common Sense in Translation - Acts 7:18 (Monday with Mounce 132)
There is no substitute for common sense in translation. Sometimes when you read the Greek, it is so obvious that it can’t mean what it...
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“Act like Men” - 1 Cor 16:13 (Monday with Mounce 131)
Paul is concluding his letter to the Corinthians church, and one among several of his final exhortations is in v 13. The ESV reads, “Be watc...
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Hell, Hades, Gehenna, and the Realm of the Dead - Acts 2:27 (Monday with Mounce 130)
Hell is a slippery concept; and no, I’m not talking about recent debates. I am talking about what the word ᾅδης means.
I was reminded of thi...
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The Difference a Comma Makes - Acts 5:18 (Monday with Mounce 129)
We all know that commas are not part of the biblical text, and yet they are required by English. To someone just starting their Greek career...
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A No Win Scenario - Acts 2:11 (Monday with Mounce 128)
There are some times in which there simply is no good way to translate a verse. No matter how hard you try, there will always be some ambigu...
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Confess and Believe - Rom 10:9 (Monday with Mounce 127)
Something occurred to me this morning, and I am curious as to what you think about it. It actually has far reaching ramifications.
If you ha...
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Difference between “have” and “have” - Acts 23:19 (Monday with Mounce 126)
I thought for sure I had blogged on this; but I can’t find it anywhere, so sorry if I am repeating myself.
There obviously is no difference ...
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“May,” “Might,” and Adverbial Participles (Monday with Mounce 125)
I came across Matt 2:8, and it highlights two of the things I have talked about in the past. (Warning: this is a slightly techie Greek...
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What night is “this” night - Acts 27:23? (Monday with Mounce 124)
Paul is on his way to Rome, the captain of the ship does not heed his warning, and they are caught in a storm. “When neither  sun nor ...
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Reconciled … if we continue - Col 1:21-23 (Monday with Mounce 123)
I was asked about the interchange of tenses in Col 1:21-23. It is part of a much larger theological question that I can’t get into right ...
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Was Jesus "son" (σοι) or "Son" (ὑμῖν)? (Monday with Mounce 122)
Nathaniel declares Jesus that he is the “Son of God, the King of Israel” (Jn 1:49). I wonder if “Son” should not be capitalized. We read it ...
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