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 ›
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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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
A Note on “Pastors and Teachers” in Eph. 4:11. Can Structural Analysis Help?
There is a continuing and long-standing debate about the relationship between the gifts/persons of pastors and teachers in Eph. 4:11. In particular, grammatical arguments are sometimes put forward to the effect that they should be combined in the single gift/person… Read More ›
“Tongues as Languages Understood By the Speaker” – a Structural Analysis of 1 Cor. 14:1-19
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 ›
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