Biblical Theology with Legs
We live in a day of heartfelt excuse making for human sin. On one side, everything is your âparentâsâ fault⊠of course, their faults are their âparentâsâ fault, and so…
In my last blog I began discussing issues of grammar and word meaning in Genesis 3:8. The text is typically translated with something akin to âAnd they heard the sound…
In my series, 101 Most Misunderstood Passages, there are different sorts of texts that I tackle. Some I am adamant about. Others are reasonable curiosities. The rest fill out the…
In two previous posts, we’ve been considering the radically altered translation of Isaiah 59:19 between the King James Version and most other modern English translations. While the pertinent portion of…
In a recent post I began a discussion on the problems with the KJVâs translation of Isaiah 59:19, whose part of concern reads, âWhen the enemy shall come in like…
The pertinent part of Isaiah 59:19 reads in the King James Version, âWhen the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a…
I find that political discussion with Christians and non-Christians alike often turns into a confusion between moralizing and good principles of governance. Many seem unable to disentangle their heart’s desire…
In two previous posts Iâve been discussing Proverbs 22:6 and the translation issues involved in what seems a rather ambiguous central phrase, âupon the mouth of his wayâ which seems…
In a previous post, we turned our attention to a literal rendering of Proverbs 22:6, which being one of the most hurled about texts, whether in accusation, self-defense, or hopeful…
Proverbs 22:6 is one of the most quoted, potentially mistranslated and, thus, misunderstood verses in the Bible. As commonly rendered, it is interpreted as a glorious promise of âdo it…
In a previous post, âWhat Makes a Pagan Pagan?: The Word Faith Heresyâ I began discussing the two foundational errors of heart and mind that feed the many errors of…
I am a patient scholar. I regard the entire process of biblical interpretation as a complex interdependence of people over millennia trying to plumb the depths of Scripture through an…
I’ve been sharing my thoughts of late on the subject of reading Scripture in translation and the common discomfort that Evangelicals usually feel when scholars suggest that there is some…
