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Hélène M. Dallaire discusses Mastering Biblical Hebrew
HÉLÈNE M. DALLAIRE (PhD, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion) is Earl S. Kalland Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages and Chair of the Old Testament Depar...
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Ambiguous and Meaningless (John 3:21) - Mondays with Mounce 288
Sometimes Greek can really be frustrating, especially when it is succinct. Here is a good example: John 3:21 reads, “But the one who does th...
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A Woman for All Seasons - An Excerpt from Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation
“How do we make a five-hundred-year-old Katharina relevant to North American culture? Is there anything she has to say to Western women and ...
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How to study the book of Romans
Romans is one of the most well-known books of the Bible.
You’ve probably heard a hundred sermons from the book of Romans. You might list Rom...
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Something to Brag About: Jeremiah 9:22-23 (Part 2: Adjectives, Gender, and Number) - Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields
This month’s post continues from last month. Please see the June 2017 post for an explanation of versification. As mentioned there, this pos...
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What the Bible Says About Predestination
In any conversation about predestination, election, and God’s will in the act of salvation, two verses from Romans 8 are usually cited:
For...
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[Common Places] Sanctification: Interview
Our current series, Sanctification, looks at elements of the forthcoming volume by Michael Allen in the New Studies in Dogmatics series.
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An Interesting, Innovative Approach to Reading Biblical Greek
The English idiom “It’s all Greek to me” isn’t merely an expression that something isn’t understandable. It also embodies the frustrations a...
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Advice on studying Romans from Douglas Moo
We recently sat down with Douglas Moo to talk about some challenges students face when studying Romans. Take a look at what he says.
And be ...
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There Is Always a Reason (John 2:1) - Mondays with Mounce 287
We just completed another week of work on the NIV in Cambridge, and I was again reminded that there is always a reason. No matter how unusua...
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5 Things You Need to Know About Katie Luther
They say behind every great man is a great woman.
The same holds true for Martin Luther. And Ruth Tucker wants to introduce her to you in he...
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What is justification?
In Romans 1:17, Paul writes: “For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, ju...
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[Common Places] Sanctification: “This Is to Preach Christ”
Our current series, Sanctification, looks at elements of the forthcoming volume by Michael Allen in the New Studies in Dogmatics series.
Li...
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Eagerly Do Good, Readily Represent: Finding Your Story in 1 Peter 3:13–17
How should Christians live in a culture that’s either outright hostile or increasingly opposed to our faith?
That’s the question Peter addre...
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Is the ESV Literal and the NIV Gender Neutral? - Mondays with Mounce 286
This blog is purely on translation and not directly on Greek, but I have been thinking about this a lot lately so thought I would share it.
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You Can Love Him or Hate Him, but You Can't Ignore Him: Augustine on Grace--An Excerpt from Grace Alone
"Grace is the heart of the Christian gospel. It is a doctrine that touches the very depths of human existence." (19)
In today's excerpt from...
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How Does the Holy Spirit Operate in the Believer's Life?
“On no other point, in my view, is the Spirit’s work more misunderstood than with regard to the manner of his operation in the life of belie...
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