Excursions in Covenant Eschatology

Last ever undergraduate assignment uploaded to Moodle At the bottom of the hill, there's another, steeper hill. So, last Sunday I submitted my final assignment for my Bachelor of Theology degree and, although that essay hasn't been marked yet, it seems highly likely that my grade for the course will fall well within the A-range. This means I'll have maintained my straight-A streak for the whole degree. * Yippee, it's all over AND I SMASHED IT!

The cure for faulty doctrine is reason and sound exegesis. Detail of the idiosyncratic 5c uncial Codex Bezae . The word highlighted is GAR ("for"), the final word in v. 8. I want to talk about a recent email that I received from Crossway books—Crossway is the publisher of the ESV, the English Standard Version of the Bible—and I’m on one of their generic mailing lists for some reason. Anyway, this latest email was just an update on the four most recent posts on their blog , all of which shared the common theme of evangelism. The second post on the list was called " 7 Tips for Sharing the Gospel with Teens ," by Jaquelle Crowe.

Where biblical language geeks congregate. "... is open to anyone interested in the Biblical languages and how they impact exegesis" Recently joined a highly informative Facebook group where people interested in the biblical languages can post all manner of news and views about Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek translation. It's called " Nerdy Language Majors ." The site's administrators are headed by Dr William Varner , who is an under-pastor of John MacArthur at Grace Community Church and a professor at The Master's University , where MacArthur is president. That notwithstanding, it's a very apolitical, open board, where the discussions are focused squarely on issues around language interpretation.

Last assignment submitted on Moodle It's all downhill from here. This time last year, I posted about having just submitted my final assignment for the second semester of the first year of my Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree at Laidlaw College . Well, yesterday I just submitted my final assignment for the second semester of my second year. Yippee, another year over!

An Exegetical Essay on John 2:1-11 ΚΑΙ ΤΗ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΗ ΤΡΙΤΗ ΓΑΜΟC ΕΓΕΝΕΤΟ ΕΝ ΚΑΝΑ ΤΗC ΓΑΛΙΛΑΙΑC The second chapter of the Gospel of John opens with an account of what the author designates as the first (1:11) of seven specific “signs,” or illustrative deeds Jesus did that confirmed his identity as Israel’s Messiah; changing water into wine at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Because this event is not found in any of the Synoptic Gospels, none of the details can be confirmed or explained by appeals to the other Evangelists’ points of view. That, along with the fourth Gospel’s single perspective, with its economy of detail and simplicity of expression, has provided great scope for scholarly imaginations to run, often leading to exegetical uncertainty and highly speculative interpretations.

How do you pronounce Κοινή? Like most English-speakers who learn Koine Greek, I learned Erasmian pronunciation , the standard academic method for non-Greeks since, well, Erasmus of Rotterdam produced his Novum Instrumentum omne in 1516; and judging from this post on the Logos Bible software blog, "Academic," it will remain so for a long time to come.

Star Wars and Greek? How could I resist posting it?