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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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Is Celibacy the “Right” Thing? (1 Cor 7:37)
Does καλῶς mean “right” or “well”? This is one of those situations where I would think we hear things differently.
Paul has been arguing for...
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When is Greek Grammar Bad English Grammar? (1 Cor 9:6) - Mondays with Mounce 270
This blog can be placed in the category of the inconsistencies of formal equivalent translations, which try to keep Greek word order if poss...
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The Many Faces of γάρ (1 Cor 14:23) - Mondays with Mounce 269
We all know that a word has a range of meanings. In fact, I am not sure there is a word that only means one precise thing. And while a word ...
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Idioms and Context (1 Cor 2:7) - Mondays with Mounce 268
Idioms are notoriously difficult to translate. When they occur in isolation, they are a little easier since you can just find an English exp...
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Statistics Don’t Lie, but Statisticians Can Mislead (1 John 1:7) - Mondays with Mounce 267
I am finishing up a class for BiblicalTraining.org on why I trust the Bible. For the last several weeks I have been immersed in Dan Wallace ...
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Should You Practice Your Sermons? (1 Cor 1:17) - Mondays with Mounce 266
Paul tells the Corinthians, “For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom (οὐκ ἐν σ...
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ETS and NA28 - Mondays with Mounce 265
I just came home from the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in San Antonio. The general topic was the Trinity, but for...
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“If” or “Since” We Stand Firm (1 Thessalonians 3:8) - Mondays with Mounce 264
In a first class conditional sentence, the protasis is assumed true for the sake of the argument. In other words, if the protasis is true, t...
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Let’s Play “Fill in the Blanks” (1 Timothy 4:3) - Mondays with Mounce 263
Paul can hardly be accused of mincing his words. He is an apostle, knows the truth, and says it clearly and unapologetically. Sometimes he u...
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Do all things really work for good? (Romans 8:28) - Mondays with Mounce 262
The ESV represents the standard translation of this verse. “For those who love God all things work together for good” (see also the NET, KJV...
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Is there ever a time to use “man”? (Col 3:9–10) - Mondays with Mounce 261
Paul tells the Colossian church to “Stop lying to one another, since you have put off the old man (τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον) with its practices,...
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At What Point Does Interpretation Run Counter to Biblical Intention?
This morning in church the pastor read Acts 27 out of the NLT, and I was bothered. I understand that the NLT’s policy is to make the text re...
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Do you feel like a “glorious inheritance”? (Eph 1:18) - Mondays with Mounce 260
In the words of Iron Man, “It’s good to be back.” I had a good session with the CBT on the NIV, except that a good friend dropped dead at 42...
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Bill Mounce on Learning Biblical Greek Online
We recently sat down with Bill Mounce to discuss learning biblical Greek online. Here’s what he said:
Part of being successful in any task ...
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Is κυριος Nominative or Vocative? - Mondays with Mounce 259
Someone pointed out the other day that the only time Jesus is directly addressed in the nominative κυριος as opposed to the vocative κυριε i...
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Are Ants People? (Mondays with Mounce Archive)
Poetry can be exceptionally difficult to translate. It often conveys meaning more with pictures than with individual words, the words work...
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