The New Testament in Its World Podcast
Today, we are excited to announce the release of a 5-part podcast series with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird called The New Testament in Its World. In this podcast, Wright an...
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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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An Interview with Thomas S. Kidd: Reading Habits, Writing Goals, and Putting Down Your Phone
Thomas S. Kidd is distinguished professor of history at Baylor University. He has written many books, including the recently released Americ...
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What is the doctrine of sanctification?
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What Ephesians 6 Says about Spiritual Warfare
This post is adapted from Clinton E. Arnold’s commentary on Ephesians
in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament and his ne...
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Who wrote Ephesians?
Today’s post is by Clinton E. Arnold and is excerpted from Ephesians in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament.
The author...
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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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How to tell a Story in Greek (1 Tim 1:6) - Mondays with Mounce
One place that Greek and English are quite different is in how they tell a story. English tends towards the “verb ... verb ... verb” constru...
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When does “of” mean “namely” or “is”? – Mondays with Mounce
It is easy to confuse the two different types of appositional statements, so I thought I would do a more grammatical blog, and I’ll be using...
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Idioms can be painful to translate, especially if you are not sure what they mean - Mondays with Mounce
Paul is arguing by that when a husband dies, his death severs the legal bonds of marriage (Rom 7:2). However, “if she is joined to another m...
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Reading Revelation in Context
Reading Revelation in Context: John's Apocalypse and Second Temple Judaism offers a welcome series of accessible studies that illustrate bot...
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Are you being saved while you are persevering? (1 Cor 15:2) - Mondays with Mounce
If you have studied theology very long, you know that the doctrine of salvation has three parts. It was an accomplished fact at the cross an...
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75 Video Lectures on Sale: Your Guide to the Newest and Most-Watched Videos
You’ve probably already heard that all Zondervan Academic video lectures are on sale this week for 55% off.
With 75 video lecture series on...
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For whom is the church responsible? (1 Tim 5:5) - Mondays with Mounce
Who is the widow that the church is required to care for? 1 Tim 5:3-16 deals with this issue. Since the church has limited resources, it is ...
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Hermeneutics in Action: Interpreting John's Gospel, by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird
“The task of hermeneutics is to clarify this miracle of understanding, which is not a mysterious communion of souls, but sharing in a comm...
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