by admin | Jan 25, 2020 | Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Section Five
Masoretic Text Septuagint Psalm 110:1 (Tanakh) Psalm 110:1 (NET) Psalm 109:1 (NETS) Psalm 109:1 (English Elpenor) The LORD (יְהֹוָ֨ה) said unto my Lord (לַֽאדֹנִ֗י), Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. A psalm of David. Here is the...
by admin | Jan 4, 2020 | Gospel Proclamations, Section Five
On Pentecost Peter continued his quotation from the prophet Joel (Acts 2:20 NET Table): The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes. He may have had Jesus’ crucifixion in mind for ὁ ἥλιος...
by admin | Dec 15, 2019 | Hannah's Prayer, Section Five
He will keep the feet of His holy ones, Hannah’s prayer continued, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.[1] Only the third clause gets any corroboration from the Septuagint. I’ll examine the first two clauses in...
by admin | Nov 30, 2019 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
And HaShem (יְהֹוָה֙) said unto Cain: ‘Where is Abel thy brother?'[1] I thought about skipping this exchange. I’ve covered it elsewhere.[2] My point in revisiting these monotonous cycles, however, is to see them through Jesus’ eyes: Do not be amazed that I...
by admin | Nov 22, 2019 | Section Five, The Lost Son of Perdition
Jesus prayed (John 17:12b NET Table): Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled. The Greek word translated lost was ἀπώλετο (a form of ἀπόλλυμι). The middle voice can mean, “to be destroyed, ruined; to...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Jesus' Prayer, Section Five, To Make Holy
The next form of ἁγιάζω I want to consider is found in Jesus’ prayer to his Father: Set them apart (ἁγίασον, a form of ἁγιάζω) in the truth; your word is truth.[1] But I’m making a slow pilgrimage through his prayer because I believe I can know his holiness here. ...