While reading through 1 Clement, I found a nice example of justify (δικαιόω) being used in two different senses (in very close proximity), which nicely parallels its use in the New Testament. Justified by Works In this first example, Clement is calling his readers to personal holiness and speaks of their being justified by works (ἔργοις […]
Exegesis
The Fall Explains Homosexual Animals
Scientists and advocates of same-sex sexual and marital relationships are making much of recently observed homosexual behavior in animals, and some are suggesting that it proves that homosexuality is genetically rooted and natural (or at least not unnatural) for both animals and human beings. As Al Mohler explains, The political implications of the issue are clear—those […]
New Exegesis and Theology Blog
I just found out that a friend of mine, Brian Collins, has been blogging for a couple of weeks at Exegesis and Theology. Brian is a voracious reader and careful thinker. I’m sure his blog will be worth keeping tabs on. HT: Andy Naselli
“When I’m stumped . . . I go to Henry Alford.”
Dan Phillips, who blogs at Biblical Christianity and Pyromaniacs, emailed me about a month ago and asked me about making Henry Alford’s The Greek Testament: With a Critically Revised Text; a Digest of Various Readings; Marginal References to Verbal and Idiomatic Usage; Prolegomena; and a Critical and Exegetical Commentary available for Libronix. In that email […]
Moulton on 1 Corinthians 15:28
I just installed the new Moulton-Howard-Turner Greek Grammar Collection from Logos. It comes with the four volumes of A Grammar of New Testament Greek: Vol. 1: Prolegomena by James H. Moulton Vol. 2: Accidence and Word-Formation by James H. Moulton and Wilbert F. Howard Vol. 3: Syntax by Nigel Turner Vol. 4: Style by Nigel […]
Is There Regret in Heaven?
John Piper is one of my favorite living theologians. His writings and preaching have had a profound impact on my thinking, and he is regularly a means of great encouragement and motivation. I rarely find myself disagreeing with him. I recently picked up the 24-volume John Piper Collection from Logos and have been enjoying working […]
“To Him Be Glory Forever”
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed in the Grammatical Relationships section of the Bible Word Study report for εὐχαριστέω an interesting pattern regarding the objects of εὐχαριστέω. I wrote this in a blog post at the Logos Bible Software blog: Of the 23 complements or objects of the verb (i.e., who is being thanked), […]
The Failed Strategy of “Trinity & Subordinationism”
Kevin Giles’s The Trinity & Subordinationism is easily one of the worst books I have ever read.1 I say that not because I disagree with the position he defends (i.e., the Son is not in any sense eternally subordinate to the Father); I’m still in the process of evaluating the evidence. Rather, I make that […]