This is the second of two articles in which I look at structural aspects of 1 Tim. 2-1-15. In the first article, I looked at the role of women which was primarily treated in verses 9-15, and in this article,… Read More ›
In Matthew 17:20 and Luke 17:6 Jesus refers to “faith as a grain of mustard” – or ” faith as a mustard seed” and in both cases, Jesus describes great results which follow on from such faith. Most commentators… Read More ›
We read the exciting and dramatic account of Elijah’s ascent to heaven in 2 Kings 2. At the very start of that narrative, we, as readers, are told that Yahweh was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a… Read More ›
In the closing verse of the Prologue to John’s Gospel (John 1:18) we read that Jesus Christ is the “only-begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father” according to the Received Text (the Textus Receptus). However, the Nestle-Aland… Read More ›
Many commentators have noticed a similarity between Jesus’ return from the Mount of Transfiguration and Moses’ return from Mount Sinai with the 10 Commandments. In both cases there is a chaotic scene of failure which Jesus and Moses resolve. In… Read More ›
The following article originally appeared in a 2012 edition of the magazine Bible Study . . and how!! In this article, I try to show how the various linear and chiastic structures that Paul employs in Galatians Ch. 6 serve… Read More ›
