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 ›
Chiasm
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit . . . but is there a Deeper Significance?
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 ›
“Men as Trees Walking” (Mark 8:22-26): Is There an Old Testament Connection?
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 ›
A Proposed Chiastic analysis of Philippians 2:5-11
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 ›
The Song of Solomon and the Gospel of John
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
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!
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
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 ›
A Possible Translation of Romans 15:8-9a – Part 2
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
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 ›
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