by admin | Jan 26, 2024 | Christianity, Section Six, αὐτοῦ and ἑαυτοῦ
In another essay I understood τὴν παρθένον αὐτοῦ (ESV: his betrothed)1 differently from τὴν ἑαυτοῦ παρθένον (ESV: her as his betrothed and his betrothed).2 My decision was based primarily on Paul’s argument, but it isn’t the customary way these phrases...
by admin | Jan 20, 2024 | Christianity, Section Six
There are 3 occurrences of πάντας in 1 Corinthians [see Table below], the Greek word translated all people in: And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people (πάντας, a form of πᾶς) to myself.1 This is a continuation of my consideration of the first...
by admin | Jan 2, 2024 | Christianity, Section Six, The Children of Promise
[I]t is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; Paul wrote, rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.1 In another essay I asked, “So, if God did not allow [Abimelech] to touch Sarah, why didn’t He do the same for Pharaoh and...
by admin | Dec 28, 2023 | Section Six, The Day of the Lord, The Lost Son of Perdition
This is a continuation of my consideration whether my assumption that Jesus called Judas Iscariot ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας (NET: the one destined for destruction) is like Jesus’ disciples’ discussion about having no bread1 after He said: “Watch out! Beware of...
by admin | Dec 22, 2023 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
In another essay I began to consider the substance or body which cast the shadow of the scape-goat (English Elpenor) or the [goat] to be sent off (NETS) in Leviticus 16:8 (Septuagint [Table]). It led me to Paul’s continuing discussion of the death of those who...
by admin | Dec 16, 2023 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
The Lord gave Moses detailed instructions about the day of atonement: Masoretic Text Septuagint Leviticus 16:2, 3 (Tanakh) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (NET) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (NETS) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (English Elpenor) and HaShem (יְהֹוָ֜ה) said unto Moses: ‘Speak unto...