10 Minutes in New Testament Greek
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10 Minutes in New Testament Greek
New Testament Greek for Devotions...and Ministry
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Deciding Between Multiple Definitions of a Word
I got an email this week from a listener in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His name is Jonathan, and we had an email thread about Colossians 1:16 and the...
1 John 1:6-10 and Mitigated Exhortations
In this episode, we look at the 5 conditional statements of 1 John 1:6-10 and see that they are mitigated exhortations. We discuss why John would use...
Why Study New Testament Greek?
Someone asked why we should study NT Greek. A lot of people chimed in with answers. I thought I would give you a few reasons why I think it’s import...
1 John 1:2 Manifested or Revealed?
In 1 John 1:2, there is a word that appears twice. In the New American Standard, that word is translated as manifested. However, I really, really wa...
The Museum of the Bible
In this episode, I recount my visit to the Museum of the Bible. I had the privilege of attending the grand opening. In short, this museum is unbelieva...
Up Close and Personal in 1 John 1:1-5
John speaks to the new mood in America that says, “True truth does not exist.” 1 Ὃ ἦν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς, ὃ ἀκηκόαμεν, ὃ ἑωράκαμεν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν, ὃἐθεασά...
Simplified Participles and The Great Commission
Anyone who has ever taken New Testament Greek can tell you that participles are hard. They are difficult to parse, and just as difficult to understan...
Verbal Aspect in 1 John 1:1
There is a lot of subtlety in aspect that is difficult to translate into English. In this episode, I explain what verbal aspect is, talk about verbal...
An Interview With Dr. Mark Meyer (Part 2)
Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Mark Meyer who leads the Ph.D. in Biblical Studies program at Capital Seminary & Graduate School. We discuss the impor...
An Interview with Dr. Mark Meyer (Part 1)
Part 1 of my interview with Dr. Mark Meyer who leads the Ph.D. in Biblical Studies program at Capital Seminary & Graduate School. We discuss the impo...
Witnesses, Martyrs, and Martyrdom
The Greek word μάρτυς is translated as witness in the New Testament. However, what is meant by the word and what is understood are often not the same...
John 3:5 Born of Water and Spirit
John 3:5 verse is a minefield for Protestants. On the one hand, it can be used to justify the idea that baptism is necessary for salvation (Roman Cat...
John 21 and the Similarities Between the Two Words for Love
In this episode, we will consider that the two words for love in John 21 are probably synonyms without a real difference, and what that means for inte...
Matthew 16:18: Upon This Rock
In this episode, we will look at Matthew 16:18 as Jesus says, “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church.” This passage has been contro...
Ephesians 4:11, APEST, and the Granville Sharp Rule
In this episode, we look at the controversy surrounding the APEST interpretation of Ephesians 4:11, and whether or not the Greek supports such an inte...
Predicate Nominatives (Part 2)
In this episode, we will finish out mini-series on predicate nominatives and consider their impact on the the original audience of the Gospel of John...
Predicate Nominatives (Part 1)
This is part 1 of a 2-part mini-series. Definition: The predicate nominative (PN) is approximately the same as the subject (S) and is joined by an equ...
Imperfect Aspect in Luke 23:34
ὁ δέ Ἰησοῦς ἔλεγεν· πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γάρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν. 1st Year Greek: Translate aorist as a single act: “He said.” Translate imperfect a...
Matthew 26:13 – Subjective and Objective Genitives
ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅπου ἐάν κηρυχθῇ τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦτο ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ, λαληθήσεται καί ὃ ἐποίησεν αὕτη εἰς μνημόσυνον αὐτῆς. (Matthew 26:13, NA28). “Tr...
Joseph, Mary, and the Implications of Participles
(4) Ἀνέβη δέ καί Ἰωσήφ ἀπό τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρέθ εἰς τήν Ἰουδαίαν εἰς πόλιν Δαυίδ ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλέεμ, διά τό εἶναι αὐτόν ἐξ οἴκου καί πατ...
The Importance of Touch in Mark 5:25-27
Καί γυνή οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος δώδεκα ἔτη καί πολλά παθοῦσα ὑπό πολλῶν ἰατρῶν καί δαπανήσασα τά παρ᾽ αὐτῆς πάντα καί μηδέν ὠφεληθεῖσα ἀλλά μᾶλλον εἰς...
Matthew 1:19 – Causitive Participles and the Horns of a Dilemma
Matthew 1:19 Ἰωσήφ δή ὁ ἀνήρ αὐτῆς, δίκαιος ὢν καί μή θέλων αὐτήν δειγματίσαι, ἐβουλήθη λάθρᾳ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν. Two causitive participles: δίκαιος ὢν (b...
Who is “We” in 2 Corinthians 10:11-13?
2 Corinthians 10:11-13 11. τοῦτο λογιζέσθω ὁ τοιοῦτος, ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῷ λόγῳ δι᾽ ἐπιστολῶν ἀπόντες, τοιοῦτοι καὶ παρόντες τῷ ἔργῳ. Let such a person...
Does Matthew 28:19 Teach a Theology of Going? (Part 2)
πορευθέντες οὖν μαθητεύσατε πάντα τά ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτούς εἰς τό ὄνομα τοῦ πατρός καί τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος (Matthew 18:19[note]Greek B...
Does Matthew 28:19 Teach a Theology of Going? (Part 1)
Does Matthew 28:19 really command us to “Go”? Missionaries have long thought so, but others have pointed out that the word go is not a command at all;...