by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Psalm 22, Section Five
News coverage is heavily biased toward the activities of criminals, politicians and activists, a minority of people. Yet this minority report can have an exaggerated influence on the socially constructed reality of a majority of people, especially if they are...
by admin | Jun 27, 2020 | A Monotonous Cycle, Section Five
Cain complained to יְהֹוָ֑ה (yehôvâh): Masoretic Text Septuagint Genesis 4:14 (Tanakh) Genesis 4:14 (NET) Genesis 4:14 (NETS) Genesis 4:14 (English Elpenor) Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I...
by admin | Jun 4, 2020 | Psalm 22, Section Five
Rather than add an extremely lengthy addendum to another essay, I chose to begin a series of essays on Psalm 22 in the Septuagint. Here is a Gospel harmony of Jesus’ words. Matthew 27:45, 46 (NET) Mark 15:33, 34 (NET) Luke 23:44, 45a (NET) Now from noon until three,...
by admin | May 31, 2020 | He Takes Away, Section Five
In 1882 George Matheson wrote: O Love, that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee; I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. I quote it here—especially “O Love, that wilt not let me go” —as the testimony of...
by admin | May 27, 2020 | He Takes Away, Section Five
A gnat of a notion that takes away may not be the best translation of αἴρει (a form of αἴρω) in, He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me,[1] became important enough to address directly. Here is a table of possible translations. Meanings of αἴρω...
by admin | May 20, 2020 | He Takes Away, Section Five
He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me.[1] I would like to say that I was blindsided by the suggestion that takes away may not be the best translation of αἴρει (a form of αἴρω) here. But a quarterback searching downfield for an open receiver knows...
by admin | May 15, 2020 | 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. ...
by admin | May 10, 2020 | Deuteronomy, Section Five, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I am disgruntled every time I must go out to accomplish anything during this pandemic. Still, I sense the Holy Spirit pumping God’s love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and goodness into me like a racing heart. And my God will supply your every need, Paul wrote...
by admin | May 1, 2020 | Section Five, The Lost Son of Perdition
Lazarus had been buried four days. Jesus raised him from the dead (John 11:38-44). John recalled the aftermath (John 11:45-53 NET): Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to the...
by admin | Apr 21, 2020 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Another statement of the law of the Sabbath in Exodus reads as follows: Masoretic Text Septuagint Exodus 23:12 (Tanakh) Exodus 23:12 (NET) Exodus 23:12 (NETS) Exodus 23:12 (English Elpenor) Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest...