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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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Apollumi, "destroy," and Annihilationism (Monday with Mounce: Repost)
Does apollumi mean "destroy"?
I have been receiving requests lately about words and grammar that all relate to the issue of annih...
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Was Timothy Timid or Fearful? (Repost: Monday with Mounce 17)
With Bill Mounce on a break for the summer, I thought this would be a good opportunity to highlight some of the best posts from his series &...
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Monday with Mounce - Repost #1
With Bill Mounce taking the summer off from blogging I thought this would be a good chance to share some of the highlights from our Monda...
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Monday with Mounce - 108
Friends, I am going to be taking the summer off from blogging. I will start back up in September.
Thank you for all the feedback and ...
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Seek Righteousness; Find Righteousness - Prov 21:21 (Monday with Mounce 107)
We read Prov 21:21 this morning in church. “Whoever pursues righteousness (צדק) and love finds life, prosperity (צדק) and honor (NIV).” Tw...
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Spiritual Gifts and Practice (Monday with Mounce 106)
I have something that is more of a personal reflection I want to share today. Greek will be back next week.
I am in Bowling Greek visiting ...
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Anacoluthon and Using Greek Tools - Eph 2:1 (Monday with Mounce 105)
Eph 2:1-3 is a great example of anacoluthon, and seeing this explains some of questions raised about the translation of ὄντας.
“Anacoluthon...
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How Would a Fisherman Respond to Someone Yelling, “Children?” - John 21:5 (Monday with Mounce 104)
My pastor preached his last of an 80 part sermon series on John today. (Now I don’t feel so bad about preaching for 2 1/2 years on the...
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Is the Sword the Spirit? - Eph 6:17 (Monday with Mounce 103)
In Eph 6:14-17 we have a series of genitives. We are to take up:
- the breastplate of righteousness (τὸν θώρακα τῆς δικαιοσύνης),
- the shi...
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Here we go again (Monday With Mounce 102)
I heard some really discouraging and sobering news the other day, and I wanted to take a break from Greek instruction to share ...
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Was Jesus’ Burial Cloth Folded or Rolled? - John 20:7 (Monday with Mounce 101)
Having heard the the resurrection story today at church, I reminded of the translation issues in this verse. Peter ran into the tomb and sa...
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In What Sense Do I Still Live? - Gal 2:20 (Monday with Mounce 100)
There are some fascinating differences in translation between the KJV and other versions on Galatians 2:20.
First of all, the versification...
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Can You Put a Ring on Your Hand? (Monday with Mounce 99)
At the end of the parable of the Prodigal Son, the father signals his acceptance of his younger son with the bestowal of a ring, which is p...
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Is the Marriage Bed Undefiled? - Heb 13:4 (Monday with Mounce 98)
Predicate adjectives can be a bit tricky to translate. Since there is no verb, you have to supply one that is consistent with the verse and...
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How Many Times Did Jesus Offer Forgiveness from the Cross? - Luke 23:34 (Monday with Mounce 97)
We teach that the imperfect designates an action normally occurring in the past that is continuous in nature. “Jesus walked by the sea” is ...
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How do we know what made-up words mean? (Monday with Mounce 96)
Someone asked the other day about αρσενοκοιτης. They asked, “I see the argument that arsenokoitai is a made up word and could not possibly ...
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