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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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What is the Sign of their Destruction? (Phil 1:28) - Mondays with Mounce
Paul is encouraging the Philippian Christians to “conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, which means they will stand...
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“Cast all your anxiety on him” — even Covid-19 (1 Peter 5:7) - Mondays with Mounce
Peter tells us to take our anxious worries off of ourselves and place them on God. Easier said than done!
This verse has always bothered me...
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Waves and a Virus: Which is Greater? (Rev 1:15) - Mondays with Mounce
When John first hears the voice behind him, he turns and sees the seven golden lampstands with Jesus standing in their midst, dressed in a r...
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Paul's Prayer for Glorious and Lavish Strength (Eph 3:6) - Mondays with Mounce
Because Greek sentence structure, especially Paul’s, can line up a series of clauses that are not necessarily sequential, it can be difficul...
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Does God “Knew” or “Knows” his own? (2 Tim 2:19 and Covid-19) - Mondays with Mounce
The relationship between time and aspect can sometimes be a tad elusive. Is Paul talking about God’s prior knowledge (“knew”) or his ongoing...
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The Trinitarian Formula in 1 John 5:7–8 - Mondays with Mounce
One of the ongoing attacks on modern translations has to do with the Trinitarian formula in 1 John 5:7–8. The accusation is that modern tran...
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Two Helpful Techniques in Translating Greek (Heb 11:6) - Mondays with Mounce
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The other day I asked about the two-fold requirement in Heb 11:6, and it is a great verse to illus...
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What is a “Real” Jew” (Rom 2:28–29) - Mondays with Mounce
Every once in a while I see a translation where there is no Greek in any form behind the English. I know at times this is necessary for conv...
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Did You Know Paul was Raised in Minnesota? (Rom 8:17) - Mondays with Mounce
I was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, from kindergarten through Junior High School, and one of the oddities I picked up is the tendency to en...
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How Can We Know the Depth of God’s Love If It Surpasses Knowledge? (Eph 3:18–19) - Mondays with Mounce
Why do we do what we do? Some of us are motivated by duty; we do things because we ought to. Some of us are motivated by a sense of right an...
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The Myth of “Literal Translations” (1 Tim 4:13) - Mondays with Mounce
Have you ever noticed that when you see something, perhaps something new or different, all of a sudden you start seeing it everywhere? You s...
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Do We Ask God to Forgive Our Sins or Our Trespasses? (Matt 6:12) - Mondays with Mounce
Have you ever been in a new church and were asked to say the Lord’s Prayer out loud? What almost always happens? You say, “Give us this day ...
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Greek Exegesis and Humility (Mark 16:16) - Mondays with Mounce
I received an email the other day that reminded me that we all need to remind ourselves to have a little humility in doing our Greek exegesi...
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Who or What is the Bread of Heaven? (John 6:33) - Mondays with Mounce
When the Greek is ambiguous, it is always nice to maintain that ambiguity in English. But usually you can’t and you have to make a decision....
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“Who was, and Is, and Is to come” (Rev 1:4) - Mondays with Mounce
A friend of mine pointed out the irregularity of the grammar in this verse. When the biblical writers break what we consider to be “proper” ...
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Are you thankful for someone’s faithfulness under trial? (2 Tim 1:3–5) - Mondays with Mounce
2 Tim 1:3–5 is one long Greek sentence, and it illustrates the dangers of breaking up a long Greek sentence into shorter English sentences, ...
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