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Hello, I'm Stewart Fleming. I run Famous Fox Publishing, a small independent publisher of books on biblical exegesis from a conservative Evangelical standpoint which I hope will be interesting and helpful to readers from other traditions and backgrounds also.

• The Song of Solomon and the Gospel of John

  By stewartfleming on August 4, 2025 • ( 0 )

  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 (or Eight?) Women in the Gospel of John

  By stewartfleming on August 2, 2025 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Christian Women’s Headcoverings in Church – New Edition!

  By stewartfleming on June 2, 2025 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• Strength in Weakness: the “Israel of God” and the Structure of Gal. 6:15-16

  By stewartfleming on September 29, 2024 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• The Restoration of Sodom in Ezekiel Ch. 16 – a Proposed Interpretation

  By stewartfleming on May 18, 2024 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• A Possible Translation of Romans 15:8-9a – Part 2

  By stewartfleming on February 13, 2024 • ( 0 )

  This is the second part of a short series looking at the translation of Romans 15:8-9a. In the first part we looked at some of the translation options using, as a starting point the AV translation. In this second part,… Read More ›

• A Possible Translation of Romans 15:8-9a – Part 1

  By stewartfleming on February 3, 2024 • ( 0 )

  Looking at bible translations and commentaries on Romans, it is clear that the correct translation of Romans 15:8-9a is a contested topic! In this series of articles, I wish to see whether various factors, including structural and contextual considerations, might… Read More ›

• Structural Analysis of Hebrews 1:1-4

  By stewartfleming on August 10, 2023 • ( 0 )

  In this article, I put forward a possible chiastic structural analysis for the opening four verses of Hebrews. My reason for carrying out this analysis was mainly to see whether it might be possible to translate the word “His” in… Read More ›

• Women’s Headcoverings in Church: an Analysis of 1 Cor. 11:2-16

  By stewartfleming on December 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  I have recently completed writing a book in which I attempt to see whether a structural analysis of 1 Cor. 11:2-16 can help us understand what Paul is teaching in this passage – in particular about the topic of women’s… Read More ›

• Some Thoughts on the Raising of Eutychus in Acts 20:7-12

  By stewartfleming on July 3, 2022 • ( 1 )

  The account in Acts Ch. 20 of Paul’s visit to Troas on his way to Jerusalem includes the remarkable events involving a young man, Eutychus, who, falling into a deep sleep falls from a window on the third floor and… Read More ›