In this article, I suggest that the tree that Zacchaeus climbed was actually a type of fig tree, the sycamore-fig. If this is so, then the Zacchaeus narrative in these verses may have a place in the wider typology of… Read More ›
In Is. 22:15-25, Isaiah prophesies about the contrasting future careers of two men who were stewards at the time of King Hezekiah, Eliakim and Shebna. The passage describes Shebna’s demotion and Eliakim’s promotion. A particular difficulty in the interpretation of… Read More ›
In Mark 9:14-29 we read of Jesus’ return from the Mount of Transfiguration and of His healing of a boy with an evil (unclean) spirit – a healing which the Disciples had been unable to accomplish. It is widely recognised… Read More ›
Jesus’ healing of the blind man in Mark 8:22-26 is different from Jesus’ other recorded healings because it takes place in two stages. After the first stage, the man reports seeing “men as trees walking”. This two-stage process is widely… Read More ›
Philippians 2:6-11 is usually, though not universally, understood to be a hymn. In the present analysis, I am “side-stepping” the hymn aspect of these verses, and just looking at their thematic, and word count, structure which appears to be chiastic…. Read More ›
This article below is an additional handout I produced for a recent local Scripture Study Group meeting on the Seven Women in John’s Gospel. In the article, I look particularly, but not exclusively, at references to Mary of Bethany/Mary Magdalene… Read More ›
The Seven Women in John’s Gospel was a recent subject for the Scripture Study Group that meets monthly at one of the local churches in my area. For my contribution, I included a brief look three topics: i) Mary and… Read More ›
I have recently revised my book, Christian Women’s Headcoverings in Church. This book is an analysis of Paul’s teaching on this topic in 1 Cor. 11:2-16. The new edition is quite similar to the original, but includes a (hopefully!) improved… Read More ›
In this article, I look at the structure of Gal. 6:14-17, in particular concentrating on verses 15 and 16. One of the aims of this investigation is to see whether Paul’s intriguing use of the term “without strength” in relation… Read More ›
One of the difficulties in the exegesis of Ezekiel Ch. 16 concerns the “restoration of the fortunes” (v. 53), and the “return to an original state” (v. 55), of three cities, Jerusalem, Samaria and Sodom. The main difficulty here concerns… Read More ›
