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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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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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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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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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James 3—Brothers and "Sisters" as Teachers? Commentary and Discussion with Craig Blomberg
Over a period of five weeks, we've asked Craig Blomberg and Mariam Kamell to blog through the book of James. Their commentary, the fir...
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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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Etymologies—A First Look (Monday with Mounce 9)
Passage: 1 Timothy 1:3
This is the first time in the blog I have dealt with the issue of etymology, so perhaps a few introductory comments a...
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Can you not sin? — (Monday with Mounce 8)
Passage: 1 John 3:6
What is the difference between saying, “I studied” and, “I was studying”? Both are in the past time, but there is anothe...
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You Do Not Receive Our Testimony (Monday with Mounce 7)
Passage: John 3:11
Keyword: second person
I have always had a bit of a soft spot in my heart for Nicodemus.
Jesus is the new kid on the blo...
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I can do all things — (Monday with Mounce 6)
Passage: Philippians 4:13
Keyword: antecedent, adjectives
One of the joys of knowing Greek is to be able to follow all the internal links th...
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Who is God’s Temple? (Monday with Mounce 5)
Key Passage: 1 Cor 3:16-17
It is always interesting to compare languages. There are some things so basic to one language that it feels stran...
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Demystifying Bible Translation and Where Our Culture Is with Inclusive Language — By Craig Blomberg
Last month I was initiated into the work of the NIV/TNIV Committee on Bible Translation. We met for five days and worked for forty hours at...
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Passage: Romans 1:5
Key terms: Genitive
Paul begins his letter to the church at Rome by saying that through Jesus Christ “we have received...
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