This article is a structural analysis of 1 Corinthians 14:1-19 which pays particular attention to the chiastic structure in verses 6-19. The structure will be analysed from the perspective that the spiritual gift of languages or tongues refers to human… Read More ›
Interpretation
“Use a Little Wine for Thy Stomach’s Sake” (1 Tim. 5:23) – a Suggested Interpretation.
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 ›
Chiastic Analysis of Jonah 1:16-2:10
Continuing the structural analysis of the book of Jonah, here is a chiastic analysis of Jonah 1:16-2:10, the famous passage where Jonah is swallowed by a great fish. The article is in the form of a Word document which can… Read More ›
Jonah and Nineveh
I recently attended a Biblical Hebrew workshop based on the text of the book of Jonah, and this reminded me of an article I prepared some time ago based on James Jordan’s most helpful insights into this book. The article originally appeared… Read More ›
The Tamar and Ruth Narratives Considered Intertextually
The account in Genesis Ch. 38 of the events leading up to and including the birth of Perez to Tamar and Judah has many intertextual connections with the events leading up to and including the birth of Obed to Ruth and Boaz… Read More ›
Is There a Pattern to the “Anotations” in Matthew’s Genealogy of Christ?
Most of Matthew’s Genealogy of Christ (Matt. 1:2-16) consists of statements of the form “X begat Y”. But there are some additions – called annotations in the literature. In this article, I suggest that these annotations are carefully located in the genealogical… Read More ›
Who is the Rider on the White Horse in Revelation 6:2?
The identity of the Rider on the white horse in Rev. 6:2 has, for almost all of the history of the church, not been a matter of doubt: He is the Lord Jesus Christ, or alternatively the Holy Spirit or… Read More ›
