Hymns or Not? Recent Work on Col 1:15-20 and Phil 2:6-11
News flash: the Christ “hymns” might not even be hymns. Here’s some recent work arguing for both sides, and the hermeneutical implications.
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More of Your Favorite Commentaries Contain Accidental Plagiarism
There are lessons to learn about your own research and about the entire industry of commentary publishing.
Paul’s Plan to Escape His Roman Prison
This is probably not a way you’ve read one of Paul’s epistles before.
How Bad Was the Apostle James’s Greek?
Could a poor Galilean peasant like James be able to compose such fluid, literary Greek as in the epistle of James?
Yes, Jesus Saved and Destroyed the Israelites
You wouldn’t know it from reading the Pentateuch, but, yes… Jesus did destroy the Israelites.
A Primer on Text-Critical Methodologies and Your Greek Bible
The new Tyndale House GNT fights a rising trend in textual criticism. Here’s some historical context.
What is a “Literal” Interpretation of Scripture?
“I don’t take the Bible literally, I take it seriously.” On Amelia Bedelia, cannibalism, and what “literally” might actually mean.
Jesus’ Hymn to the Cross
Sometimes, Jesus sings to (not about) the cross. Sometimes, he even dances for the cross. Of course, it’s never in the canonical Gospels…
New Creation and the New Israel in… Galatians?
One of the most overlooked references to the new creation, and also to the church’s identity, is in Gal 6:15-16: For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation (καινὴ κτίσις). And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. You can see here that Paul is summarizing his argument in Galatians because he states “neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision.” That claim alludes to…