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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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Basics of Verbal Aspect
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I wanted to add one final post to last's week's series on The Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek. Listed below are a n...
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Basics of Verbal Aspect: 5 of 5
by Constantine Campbell
by Constantine Campbell
Verbal aspect and exegesis
Most of us learn Greek in order to read the Greek New Testament, to deepen our understanding of the text, and t...
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Basics of Verbal Aspect: 4 of 5
by Constantine Campbell
by Constantine Campbell
Verbal aspect and the present indicative
The present tense-form is regarded as imperfective in aspect. Imperfective aspect provides the ...
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Basics of Verbal Aspect: 3 of 5
by Constantine Campbell
by Constantine Campbell
Verbal aspect and the aorist indicative
Having set up some theoretical categories in my first two posts, I’ll now offer a brief introducti...
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Verbal Aspect lights up the blogosphere!
All this week author and Greek scholar Dr. Constantine Campbell (see www.concampbell.net for more info) will be posting here about hi...
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Basics of Verbal Aspect: 2 of 5
by Constantine Campbell
by Constantine Campbell
Verbal Aspect: what it is and what it isn’t
In yesterday’s post, I began to describe what verbal aspect is, and why it matters. Before we c...
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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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The Basics of Verbal Aspect: 1 of 5
by Constantine Campbell
by Constantine Campbell
Verbal aspect: what is it, and why does it matter?
The study of verbal aspect has been around for a long time. Since the middle of the nin...
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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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Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek - series of posts 11/10 - 11/14
by Constantine Campbell
by Constantine Campbell
Next week Constantine Campbell (PhD, Macquarie University) will be posting a 5 part blog series on his new book Basics of Verbal...
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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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James 1:5-7
Commentary and Discussion with Craig Blomberg
Commentary and Discussion with Craig Blomberg
Over the next five weeks, Craig Blomberg and Mariam Kamell will be blogging through the book of James. Their commentary, the first in the Z...
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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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