June 2016 - exegetical.tools

All That the Prophets Have Declared: The Appropriation of Scripture in the Emergence of Christianity, ed. Matthew Malcolm

June 30, 2016

This book was the product of a symposium in Perth Australia at Trinity Theological College. Key speakers were Larry Hurtado, Roland Deines, Allan Chapple, and Mark Seifrid. As the title indicates, the papers focused on the use of Scripture in early Christianity and what we can glean from that for knowledge about the emergence of early Christianity, and topic very well connected with Hurtado’s work….

Greek Webinar: Jude 20-25

June 26, 2016

Todd Scacewater

This week we translated through the end of Jude together,. It’s not difficult Greek, but it’s actually a well-balanced discourse and gives us some insight into Jude’s rhetorical skill.

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Four New Books on Paul to Notice

June 24, 2016

Todd Scacewater

Paul the Jew. Especially since WD Davies’ Paul and Rabbinic Judaism, the quest for Paul’s Jewishness has continued. Of course Paul has other influences aside from Judaism, but his Jewish roots do often seem to be the most prominent. This new ….

Six Vern Poythress Book Deals from $2.99

June 20, 2016

Todd Scacewater

I know Dr. Poythress personally and he’s a wonderful man and a brilliant, interdisciplinary scholar. His books are thought provoking and you are sure to find ideas that will stick with you (perhaps haunt you) for years….

Article Published on the Original Reading of James 3:3: “Behold,” or “But if” and Why it Matters?

June 20, 2016

William Varner

In a recently published article (full PDF linked below), I suggest a different reading in Jas 3.3a from what is found in the critical texts of NA28/UBS4 which read: εἰ δὲ τῶν ἵππων τοὺς χαλινοὺς εἰς τὰ στόματα βάλλομεν εἰς τὸ πείθεσθαι αὐτοὺς ἡμῖν, καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτῶν μετάγομεν. I suggest that ἴδε instead of εἰ δὲ has both older external evidence and a better argument from internal evidence for its adoption….

A Bundle of Book Deals

June 15, 2016

Todd Scacewater

You may need to turn off any ad blocker to see the deals below. Enjoy this miscellaneous bundle of book deals.

Greek Webinar: Hebrews 6:4-8

June 11, 2016

Todd Scacewater

I’m biased, but I’d call our second Greek webinar a fun success! We worked through Hebrews 6:4-8, that thorny (pun on v. 7…) warning passage. Close attention to the Greek will automatically rule out some of the interpretations you’ve probably come across before. I am actually unavailable this Friday June 17, so unless I say otherwise, join us again next time Friday June 24 at 2pm EST. At the end, someone asked about Hebrews resources. Hebrews does indeed have the hardest…

Greek Webinar: Didache 1:1-4

June 3, 2016

Todd Scacewater

Our first Greek webinar was a success! About 10 people joined us to work through translating Greek together. We spent 50 minutes going through Didache 1:1-4, focusing on morphology and translation. If you missed it, catch it below….

Give Me Back My Old Testament!

June 3, 2016

William Varner

In recent years I have noticed a lot of criticism of Christians who love Jer 29:11 and have personalized it for their lives. Recently even the Babylon Bee satirizes a young Christian who has it as a tattoo to commemorate his return from exile in Babylon. You certainly have hear it quoted, but here it is again….

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