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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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Hebraic Genitives—1 Tim 1:11 (Monday with Mounce 24)
Paul is instructing Timothy (and his Ephesian opponents) on the proper use of the law, listing to whom the "thou shalt not" of th...
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What to do with Metaphors in Bible Translation? (Monday with Mounce 23)
This is one of the fundamental questions all translations struggle with. How are they going to deal with metaphors. Related to this question...
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How do you use Greek in the pulpit? (Monday with Mounce 22)
In response to last week’s post, several people have asked this question. I find it interesting that I never thought of it; it is easy to cr...
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Matt 7:26—Is a moros a moron (Monday with Mounce 21)
Some time ago I was listening to a sermon by a pretty good preacher. He was talking about the ending to the Sermon on the Mount and how th...
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Which Greek Text? (Monday with Mounce 20)
I get asked this question a lot. Which Greek text should I buy?
There are two things you should check first. (1) Does my teacher (or school...
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2 Tim 3:17 — "Man of God" or "All God’s People" (Monday with Mounce 19)
I have stayed away from gender issues in translation so far in this blog series, but maybe it is time to at least broach the topic.
There a...
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Is God’s Discipline "Teaching" or "Chastisement"? (Monday with Mounce 18)
Hebrews 12:3-11
Something hit me the other day. I was reading through Hebrews and came to the encouragement of 12:1-5. Many saints have gon...
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Was Timothy Timid or Fearful? (Monday with Mounce 17) by Bill Mounce
2 Timothy 1:7
The normal picture people have of Timothy was that he was timid, a picture largely centered on 2 Tim 1:7 — "For the Spi...
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Play on Words (Monday with Mounce 16) by Bill Mounce
1 Timothy 1:8
One of the literary devices that is difficult to bring into English is puns, a play on words. Rarely will the target language...
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The Definite Article and 1 Timothy 4:13 (Monday with Mounce 15)
by Bill Mounce
by Bill Mounce
The word that we call the "definite article" in Greek is a slippery fellow. Many of its uses in English overlap with that of Greek...
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Word study on ekklesia ("church") — Monday with Mounce 15
A few years ago I heard a man announce that we have worked through the worship wars and that the next war would be in the area of ecclesiol...
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A Good Work among You—Philippians 1:6 Monday with Mounce 14)
Philippians 1:6
Paul begins his letter to the Philippians with praise for them, and then says this now famous verse. "And I am sure of...
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My trip to Nepal and India (Monday with Mounce 13) by Bill Mounce
This is an off-topic blog, but I wanted to share some of my recent experiences with you. I spoke at two pastor conferences, one in Nepal an...
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The Participle as Imperative (Monday with Mounce 12) by Bob Mounce
This week we’re pleased to have Bob Mounce guide us through biblical Greek and translation! The author of numerous well-known resource...
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Translating the Imperfect (Mondays with Mounce 11)
For the next 2 weeks, we’re pleased to have Bob Mounce guide us through biblical Greek and translation! The author of numerous well-known re...
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Pastors and Teachers—Ephesians 4:11 (Mondays with Mounce 10)
Ephesians 4:11
This passage has long engendered debate, and I doubt I will forever close that debate in this blog. But it is a good example ...
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