Eight years ago, I read Dan Wallace’s Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics for the first time as a second-year seminary student. Much has changed since then, but in the Lord’s kindness, this past weekend I had the opportunity to present a paper virtually at the Text & Manuscript Conference, hosted by Dan Wallace and the …
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Some initial thoughts on reading the UBS6 Greek New Testament
It’s been a busy and productive few months thesis writing. In the midst of family, church and study life, it was a blessing to receive in the mail two books hot off the press (Dankeschön Jotham!): It definitely can’t be overstated how much of a privilege and kindness from God it is that we have …
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How to speak in “tongues”: lessons from 1st century Corinth and the Chinese diaspora church
When translators of the Chinese Union Mandarin Version of the Bible first published the New Testament in 1907, they chose 方言 (fāngyán) to render the word γλῶσσα (glōssa) throughout 1 Corinthians 12-14. What does the word mean exactly? How can we encourage each other to “speak in tongues” more fruitfully, particularly in bilingual and multilingual …
Job 23-24: Looking for God
Here’s a translation of Job 23-24 from Hebrew, with sporadic comments. Previously: 1:1-5 | 1:6-12 | 1:13-22 | 2:1-6 | 2:7-13 | 3:1-10 | 3:11-26 | 4 | 5:1-7 | 5:8-27 | 6 | 7 | 8:1-7 | 8:8-22 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13:1-16 | 13:17-14:22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Translation: 23:1 And Job answered, saying:2 “Surely today bitter [is] my complaint,My hand [is] heavy from my groaning.3 O that I knew [where] I would find him (God), and come to His seat.4 I would lay before Him judgement,And my …
Job 22: Elifatz accuses again
A translation of Job 22 from Hebrew, with comments. Previously: 1:1-5 | 1:6-12 | 1:13-22 | 2:1-6 | 2:7-13 | 3:1-10 | 3:11-26 | 4 | 5:1-7 | 5:8-27 | 6 | 7 | 8:1-7 | 8:8-22 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13:1-16 | 13:17-14:22 | 15 | 16 | 17 …