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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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Relative Pronouns Revisited (Eph 1:6) — Mondays with Mounce 239
ἧς in Eph 1:6 gives us a good opportunity to review our understanding of relative pronouns. Warning: 2nd year Greek ahead.
The prepositional...
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Epexegetical καί and the Power of God in Pain (Phil 3:10) — Mondays with Mounce 238
I know. καί and pain in the same title. Strange bedfellows.
I still remember a few years back when my family was going through a time of dee...
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What does a “little faith” have to do with a mustard seed? (Matt 17:20) — Mondays with Mounce 235
This is actually a great example of how to deal with a word’s etymology and meaning.
When the disciples could not exorcize the demon, Jesus ...
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Mounce Archive 8 — Is a "Fool" a "Stupid Person" In Biblical Theology?
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from this blog until later in September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-pi...
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Mounce Archive 1 — How Do We Know What Greek and Hebrew Words Mean?
Everyone needs a sabbatical once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from this blog until September. Meanwhile, we’ve hand-picked som...
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Is It Permissible to Remove an Emphasis? (2 Thess 2:8) Mondays with Mounce 204
My pastor preaches out of the NIV 1984, and I tend to follow along in the 2011. Every once in a while I come across a significant change, a...
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One Reason Why You Should Learn Biblical Greek — An Excerpt from "Greek for the Rest of Us, 2nd Ed."
If you've been following along with us this week you know we've been emphasizing learning the original language of the New Testament...
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Greek for the Rest of Us (2nd Ed.) - A Resource for New Students, Seasoned Students and Pastors
Someone once said, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." Bill Mounce might amend that to read, "A little bit of Greek i...
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A Comprehensive Greek Course for Beginners: "Basics of Biblical Greek Video Lectures" By Bill Mounce
Six years ago I was two weeks into my M.Div. program wondering, "What on earth have I gotten myself into!"—mostly thanks to Greek...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Sing and Learn New Testament Greek
Almost all of us have, at some point, realized we were humming
a song we hadn't heard in months, or caught ourselves singing along with...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar
I imagine this week’s giveaway will be quite familiar to
most of you. Its author, Bill Mounce, is a regular contributor here at
Koinonia, a...
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Longman and Dillard on the book of Samuel in the Septuagint and Masoretic Text
How different is the book of Samuel in the Septuagint compared to the Masoretic Text? Turns out, they are quite different indeed – and Louis...
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The Concordance of Grace - 2 Cor 6:4 (Monday with Mounce 142)
It is interesting to trace the use of “grace” (χάρις) through 2 Cor 8:1-9. Paul is making use of the semantic domain of χάρις to mean “grace...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Greek for the Rest of Us
Learning Greek is an invaluable tool for studying the New Testament, but many of us cannot afford the time or cost of years of Greek classes...
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Why Don’t We Have A Plural “You”?
A number of readers responded to yesterday’s Monday with Mounce by suggesting “y’all” in Southern dialect (and ye, thou, etc. in King James ...
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