Today’s Word
Get Involved
And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the [a]offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” Matthew 8:4 NASB 1995 *said – You know that Hebrew and Greek do not have punctuation. That means authors have to find other ways of expressing surprise, emphasis, questions,…
Leave Me Alone
Do not become teachers in large numbers, my brothers, since you know that we who are teachers will incur a stricter judgment. James 3:1 NASB Teachers – didáskaloi. “Teachers.” “imparting theoretical and practical knowledge with the highest possible development of the pupil as the goal.”[1] Oh, how this verse terrorizes me. I teach. Frankly, I can’t help it. It’s…
The Victorious Defeat
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. Genesis 32:24 NASB Wrestled with him – In my book Crossing: The Struggle for Identity I show that this very unusual story has a deep psychological element. No explanation of who this strange opponent is really satisfies until we recognize that Jacob is…
Partnership
All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him [a]not even one thing came into being that has come into being. John 1:3 NASB Apart – chōris is an important Greek word, not only because it shows up in a critical text in John’s gospel but also because it is pivotal in Paul’s statements…
What’s the Best Bible to Read?
So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.” Genesis 41:39 NRSVA God – English doesn’t quite reveal what is happening in this story. Why? Because the English translation “God” can cover both elohim and YHVH. And in this case, it’s important…
Text and Transmission
From the openings of the righteous ones is heard her voice; and from the congregation of the pious ones her song. Psalm 154:12 DSS The righteous ones – Go ahead. Look this psalm up in your Bible. Ah, wait a minute. It isn’t there. In the Masoretic text there are only 150 psalms. But the…
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