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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.

• “Use a Little Wine for Thy Stomach’s Sake” (1 Tim. 5:23) – a Suggested Interpretation.

  By stewartfleming on June 17, 2018 • ( 1 )

  One of the frequent comments about this verse is that it doesn’t appear to fit very well in the context of the surrounding verses: it appears to be an intrusion into the flow of Paul’s thought in this part of… Read More ›

• If A Man will Not Work, Let Him Not Eat!

  By stewartfleming on April 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  These well-known and striking words, found in 2 Thess. 3:10, have been widely used (and perhaps even more widely mis-used!) in practical theology. It is not the primary purpose of  this article however, to attempt to apply this injunction to Christians… Read More ›

• The 153 Fishes and Solomon’s Temple – an Inter-textual Reading

  By stewartfleming on April 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  This article is actually chapter 3 of my book Chiastic Structures in the Interpretation of Scripture. The article is a Word document and can be accessed below or from  the Articles page of this website. In his Gospel, John makes many… Read More ›

• A “Timeline” for Jonah Chapter 2 (Jonah’s “Psalm”)

  By stewartfleming on March 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Jonah chapter 2 is basically the prayer that Jonah says from the belly of the great fish. In it he  “rehearses” to Yahweh the events that have led up to his rescue. Now some of these events were things that he… Read More ›

• Jonah – a Chiastic Analysis of the First Two Chapters – Part Two

  By stewartfleming on March 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  This article is a continuation of what I hope will be a series of articles exploring the possibility that the first two chapters of Jonah (or, more accurately, Jonah 1:1-3:2) constitute a chiasm. The centre of the proposed chiasm is… Read More ›

• Peace Be Still! – a Surprising Chiasm in Mark Chapters 3-6

  By stewartfleming on February 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  This article is actually one of the chapters from my book Biblical Chiasms in the Interpretation of Scripture (hence the page numbering!) In this article, I start by drawing attention to the known chiasm in Mark chs. 3-6 which has at… Read More ›

• What is the Meaning of Jesus’ Words, “Do Not Cast Your Pearls Before Swine”?

  By stewartfleming on February 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  “Do not give to dogs what is holy, and do not cast your pearls before swine” (Matt. 7:6a) These words from the Sermon on the Mount are puzzling! Jesus has just commanded the disciples not to judge, and yet here… Read More ›

• Jonah – A Chiastic Analysis of the First Two Chapters (Part 1)

  By stewartfleming on February 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  I have been looking at chiastic structures in Jonah, and am currently investigating the possibility that the first two chapters (or more precisely, Jonah 1:1 – 3:2) constitute a fairly large single chiasm. In this first article on this topic,… Read More ›

• The North Galatian Hypothesis – free download of my book on this important topic!

  By stewartfleming on February 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  In an earlier post, I made available the first few chapters of my two volume defence of the North Galatian Hypothesis. I have now made the entire two volumes available, and these can be freely accessed and downloaded below or… Read More ›

• Jonah 1:3-10 – A Chiastic Analysis (Revised Version of this Article!)

  By stewartfleming on January 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  In this post, I would like to suggest that these exciting verses in the Jonah narrative can (and should!) be analysed chiastically. The main article, which is a word document, can be accessed by clicking on the link below. It… Read More ›