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 ›
Healing
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 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 1
I have recently completed a book on Peter’s Sermon in Acts 3:11-26 in which I propose an interpretation of the expression “the restoration of all things” (in v. 21) which is somewhat at variance with the views put forward in… Read More ›
Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with an Issue of Blood in Mark 5:21-43 – Part 2
This is the second of what I hope will be a series of articles on the two “intercalated” healings in Mark ch. 5 – the raising of Jairus’ daughter and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood…. Read More ›
Mustard Seed Faith – is it Big Faith or Little Faith?
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 ›
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit: an Intertextual Reading of Mark 9:14-29 and the Golden Calf Incident in Exodus Ch. 32
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 ›
Peace Be Still! – a Surprising Chiasm in Mark Chapters 3-6
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 ›