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 ›
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“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 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 ›
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 ›
Women’s Headcoverings in Church: an Analysis of 1 Cor. 11:2-16
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 ›
Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26: Structure and Exegesis – Part 5
Here are the remaining chapters from “The Restoration of All Things in Acts 3:21 – a Structural Analysis of Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26”. I hope that you are finding these chapters from my forthcoming book interesting, and I look… Read More ›
Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26: Structure and Exegesis – Part 4
I have been posting chapters from my forthcoming book “The Restoration of All Things in Acts 3:21 – a Structural Analysis of Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26”. The chapters in the previous post were quite “technical” and detailed, so I… Read More ›
Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26: Structure and Exegesis – Part 3
Here are the next chapters from “The Restoration of All Things in Acts 3:21 – a Structural Analysis of Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26”. There are a lot of chiasms here!
Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26: Structure and Exegesis – Part 2
In the previous post, I gave a link to Ch. 5 of my forthcoming book, “The Restoration of All Things in Acts 3:21 – a Structural Analysis of Peter’s Sermon in Acts 11:26”. Here in this post are links to… Read More ›
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