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In two previous posts I’ve been discussing Proverbs 22:6 and the translation issues involved in what seems a rather ambiguous central phrase, “upon the mouth of his way” which seems…

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Train Up a Child and Everything Is Your Fault, Part 2: What is the way of the Child?

November 11, 2016 Andrew Sargent

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…

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Train Up a Child and Everything Is Your Fault, Part 1: Translation Issues in Proverbs 22:6

November 9, 2016 Andrew Sargent

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 “do it…

Biblical Language Issues

Bible Study as Conversation: The Interdependence of Ages

November 2, 2016 Andrew Sargent

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…

Biblical Language Issues

Don’t Know Greek & Hebrew? Read Several Different Translations

October 31, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Growing up it was not uncommon for the leaders in my church to claim that Scripture, being inspired, was easy to understand. Why would God speak to his people in…

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Bible Translations are Both a Blessing and a Curse

October 28, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I hardly need to recount the blessings of translating the Bible. It is the most basic sense of preaching… translations seek to present the word of God, the Gospel of…

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Can You Trust Translations of the Bible?

October 26, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I was asked once to deliver a lecture titled, “Is the Bible Reliable?” I asked, “Reliable for what?” One asks, “Can you trust translations of the Bible?” I counter ask,…

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Mark 7:19 and the Little Participle that Could

September 21, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Recently, we’ve discussed the controversial aside which Mark seems to have added in Mark 7:19 to the effect that Jesus’ debate with the Pharisees over the “Traditions of the Elders”…

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Jesus May Have Declared All Foods Clean But I Still Won’t Eat Chilled Monkey Brains

September 16, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I learned Hebrew from a Rabbi. Then I had to re-learn it from other sources. The Rabbi, you see, had a rather relaxed philosophy of language learning. He immersed our…

101 Most Misunderstood Verses Biblical Language Issues HAGALAH Inductive Study Methods Old Testament Studies

What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know about the “Still Small Voice” Could Fill A Blog Post

September 14, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Today we have a recently engaged guest Blogger. John Donnelly is a Biblical Literacy Ministries Educator, Church Planter, & Part-year missionary to India. John has a Master’s in Old Testament…

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Though Your Sins be Made White as Snow, You Still Might Goof Isaiah 1:18: Part 1—Red to White

September 12, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Isaiah 1:18—almost every Christian I know can quote it. It is a common favorite of preachers who see in this verse a solid Old Testament promise of forgiveness in Jesus,…

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Though Your Sins be Made White as Snow, You Still Might Goof Isaiah 1:18: Part 2—Nasty Grammar Questions

September 9, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In part 1 of this series, I focused on the tendency to make too many assumptions about color terms in the Bible. The dilemma is that while we have no…

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Re-imagining David and Goliath: Foreheads, Legs, and Sling Stones

August 26, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Imagination has a good deal to do with how the story of David & Goliath is used in modern times, even among scholars and in commentaries. Given its status as…

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12 Quick Reasons Why Christian Leaders Should Learn Biblical Languages

August 24, 2016 Andrew Sargent

If you consider yourself a leader in the church, whether pastor or lay leader, you should seriously consider taking the plunge to learn biblical languages. It is easier than you…

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An Argument for Flexible Interpretation in Isaiah 44:18

August 17, 2016 Andrew Sargent

The identity of “HE” in Isaiah 44:18 is in the end a mystery, but the question itself and the journey that results from the pursuit of an answer is invaluable.…

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Who Put the Us in Genesis?

August 12, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In Genesis 1:26, we find, “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” Genesis 3:22 reads, “Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has…

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Becoming Like our Idols in Isaiah 44:18

August 8, 2016 Andrew Sargent

We’ve been considering the identity of the grand “HE” in Isaiah 44:18. Speaking of those who make and worship idols, Isaiah says, “They do not know; they do not understand…

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God, Idols and the Human Heart in Isaiah 44:18

August 5, 2016 Andrew Sargent

In our last post on Isaiah 44:18, “Why Is It So Hard to Translate Isaiah 44:18?” we posited the translation “They do not know; they do not understand because he…

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Why Is It So Hard to Translate Isaiah 44:18?

August 1, 2016 Andrew Sargent

I will never understand why it is so hard to get a good translation of Isaiah 44:18. (Actually, I do understand, but that wouldn’t have made such a catchy first…

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The Great HE in Isaiah 44:18: Does God Keep People from Repenting?

July 29, 2016 Andrew Sargent

Who is the grand “HE” in Isaiah 44:18. Of Idol makers and Idol worshipers, Isaiah says, “They do not know; they do not understand because he plastered over their eyes…

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Train Up a Child and Everything Is Your Fault, Part 3: Is Proverbs 22:6 a Promise?

Train Up a Child and Everything Is Your Fault, Part 2: What is the way of the Child?

Train Up a Child and Everything Is Your Fault, Part 1: Translation Issues in Proverbs 22:6

Bible Study as Conversation: The Interdependence of Ages

Don’t Know Greek & Hebrew? Read Several Different Translations

Bible Translations are Both a Blessing and a Curse

Can You Trust Translations of the Bible?

Mark 7:19 and the Little Participle that Could

Jesus May Have Declared All Foods Clean But I Still Won’t Eat Chilled Monkey Brains

What You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know about the “Still Small Voice” Could Fill A Blog Post

Though Your Sins be Made White as Snow, You Still Might Goof Isaiah 1:18: Part 1—Red to White

Though Your Sins be Made White as Snow, You Still Might Goof Isaiah 1:18: Part 2—Nasty Grammar Questions

Re-imagining David and Goliath: Foreheads, Legs, and Sling Stones

12 Quick Reasons Why Christian Leaders Should Learn Biblical Languages

An Argument for Flexible Interpretation in Isaiah 44:18

Who Put the Us in Genesis?

Becoming Like our Idols in Isaiah 44:18

God, Idols and the Human Heart in Isaiah 44:18

Why Is It So Hard to Translate Isaiah 44:18?

The Great HE in Isaiah 44:18: Does God Keep People from Repenting?

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