by admin | Dec 25, 2017 | Chapter 15, Romans, Section Four
But now I go to Jerusalem to minister (διακονῶν, a form of διακονέω) to the saints, Paul continued his letter to believers in Rome. For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased (εὐδόκησαν, a form of εὐδοκέω) to make some contribution (κοινωνίαν, a form of κοινωνία) for the...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Father, Forgive Them, Section Four
Jesus said (Matthew 23:34-36 NET): For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, so that on you will come all the righteous...
by admin | Dec 10, 2017 | My Reasons and My Reason, Section Four
Considering walking in the light led me back here to try to bring this series of essays to some sort of conclusion. Much as I might like something more definitive, this—like the rest of my life—will be more in-process. But it highlights the advantage of taking notes...
by admin | Nov 29, 2017 | My Deeds, Section Four
This is the table representing my unstudied view of the relationship of the clauses of Revelation 2:26-29. Revelation 2:26-29 (NET) And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations – he will rule them...
by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Forgiven or Passed Over?, Forgiveness, Section Four
I bogged down in this study a couple of years ago. I don’t remember whether I balked at how much work it would be or simply recognized the futility of studying ʽâbar alone. I’ll start again comparing and contrasting ʽâbar with nâsâh. The translators of the...
by admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Section Four, To Make Holy
When I began to study the Bible I thought Paul wrote Hebrews.[1] The more I studied, the more I began to know Paul’s other writings, the more I began to suspect that Paul did not write Hebrews. Someone who knew Paul and his writings must have written it. But I...
by admin | Oct 25, 2017 | Deuteronomy, Section Four, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
“Because you obeyed (shâmaʽ, שמעת; Septuagint: ἤκουσας, a form of ἀκούω) your wife, the Lord (yehôvâh, יהוה) God (ʼĕlôhı̂ym, אלהים) said to Adam, and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground thanks to you; in...
by admin | Oct 9, 2017 | Deuteronomy, Section Four, The Fear of the Lord, Visiting Iniquity
I’ll continue to look at yehôvâh’s fearful pronouncement: I punish the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me…[1] Two tables comparing/contrasting four partial verses follow. In the center columns the Hebrew words read from top...
by admin | Sep 7, 2017 | Chapter 15, Romans, Section Four
This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you,[1] Paul continued his letter to believers in Rome. The hindrance here was Paul’s own φιλοτιμούμενον (a form of φιλοτιμέομαι), translated I desire (NET) and have I strived (KJV), his own fondness for honor:...
by admin | Aug 23, 2017 | Section Four, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
In another essay I presented his Jewish and Roman trials as a kind of ultimate tempting of the flesh of Adam and an ultimate proving of the Holy Spirit which descended…in bodily form like a dove[1] upon Jesus the Christ or Messiah. I characterized those trials as a...