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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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What Makes a Translation Accurate? (Phil 2:13) - Mondays with Mounce 234
I saw a chart the other day that mapped out how "accurate" different translations are. Unfortunately, based on the translations that were de...
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Does John 3:16 Say "Whoever"? - Mondays with Mounce 323
I have received several questions about the use of "whoever" in the translation of John 3:16, so I thought it would be good to clarify at le...
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Aorists and Imperfects (John 3:22) - Mondays with Mounce 322
Greek scholarship is doing a better job these days at reading larger units of text and looking for more macro patterns rather than just look...
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The Curse of Paragraphs (John 1:7) - Mondays with Mounce 321
One of the functions of the article ὁ is anaphoric. It points back to a previous reference. A simple but clear example is in John 1:7.
John ...
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When Bibles Do, and Don't, Follow the Greek. A Couple Examples. - Mondays with Mounce 320
Paul tells the Colossians church, "My goal is that their hearts may be encouraged (ἵνα παρακληθῶσιν αἱ καρδίαι αὐτῶν) and knit together in l...
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Wives “Submit” or “Respect”? Ephesians 5:22, 33 - Mondays with Mounce 318
I hesitate to open this particular Pandora’s box, and my intent is not so much to deal with the issue of submission as much as it is to give...
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Elect Exiles or Elect According to God’s Foreknowledge? (1 Pet 1:1) - Mondays with Mounce 317
One of the challenges in translation has to do with the nature of phrases. In English, we need to keep phrases closer to the words they modi...
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What Is Our Assurance That We Are God’s Children? (1 John 3:19-20) - Mondays with Mounce 316
1 John gives us three ways that we can know we are God’s children.
The first is the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. “And the one who keep...
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Is Everyone in your Church Going to Heaven? - Mondays with Mounce 315
One of the challenges of the letter to Ephesians is to understand how Paul could write a letter to a church where he had ministered for thre...
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Do We Rejoice in the Midst of Pain, or Run from It? (Phil 2:18) - Mondays with Mounce 314
Having established that God is at work in his children, giving them godly desires and the ability to accomplish those desires (Philippians 2...
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What Is a “Divided Tongue” (Acts 2:3) - Mondays with Mounce 313
If you were raised in the church with a biblical pastor, you might have some idea what a “divided tongue” is, but possibly not. My guess is ...
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Did the Laodicean Church Write a Letter? (Col 4:16) - Mondays with Mounce 312
Paul writes, “After this letter has been read to you (καὶ ὅταν ἀναγνωσθῇ παρ᾿ ὑμῖν ἡ ἐπιστολή), see that it is also read in the church of th...
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Translating All the Words of Scripture (Matt 24:34) - Mondays with Mounce 311
I know this is a difficult and controversial verse, and I don’t think I have anything new to add to the discussion — how’s that for garnerin...
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Who is Jesus? (John 8:24) - Mondays with Mounce 310
Jesus says, “This is why I said to you that you would die in your sins, for if you do not believe that I am he (ἐγώ εἰμι), you will die in y...
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How Can You “Answer” When There is No Question? (Matt 14:28) - Mondays with Mounce 308
(Note: you can also watch this blog post on my YouTube channel. )
Translation is a trade-off. Often you will find different key policies in ...
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“For what is exalted among people is an abomination before God” (Luke 16:15) - Mondays with Mounce
Note: you can watch the blog on my YouTube channel.
Before I get into the Greek, I think it is helpful for us to stop and ask ourselves if w...
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