An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics: Part One
Matthew Later Ministry of Jesus in Galilee 8-18
Notes on the Book of Proverbs Chapter 3
Elijah’s Life and Miracles: His Testing
Interpretation of the Scriptures Part 3
Apologetic
Genesis 7:24 Did the flood rains last forty days or one hundred fifty days?
Tue, May 01, 2012
Jude 1:3 English Standard Version (ESV) Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
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Genesis 7:11 Where did the water come from that cause the flood in Noah’s day?
Tue, May 01, 2012
1 Peter 3:15 English Standard Version (ESV) but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you
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Archaeology
What Archaeology Can and Cannot Do!
Tue, May 01, 2012
In Archaeology and the New Testament, John McRay highlights the contributions and limitations that archaeological investigations have made to the study of the New Testament. Those contributions include that: . . . . .
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Bible Difficulty
Genesis 7:2 What was used to determine the distinction between clean and unclean animals?
Tue, May 01, 2012
The distinction between clean and unclean animals came about by the use of sacrifices in worship, and not by what was permitted to be eaten and what was not permitted. . . . . .
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Genesis 6:14 How could the ark have held all those kinds of Animals?
Tue, May 01, 2012
The “kinds” of animals that were chosen are not the same as the modern day term “species.” . . . . .
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Biblical Studies : Biblical Languages
Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, and the Greek Old Testament
Tue, May 01, 2012
One of the more interesting controversies in regard to Bible translation in recent decades has been the rendering of Isaiah (Isa) 7:14. You may be aware of the issue. Here is Isa 7:14 in the King James Version: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
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Biblical Studies
What is Exegesis?
Tue, May 01, 2012
The lack of exegesis [eksa jeessiss] in Biblical studies and interpretations has led many into destructive heresies and damnable doctrines. Exegesis, a Greek word meaning “lead out”, “seeks to clarify as far as possible what the text actually says in order to determine the actual intent of the author in writing the passage, or the range of possible allowable interpretations that may be derived from the passage. As such, exegesis focuses on the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of the passage in question.” Simply put, to be ‘exegetical’ is to let the Scripture speak for itself by refraining from imposing an interpretation upon it. The opposite of exegesis is called eisegesis, which means to “put into”, which is practiced by inserting an individual’s own thoughts into the text of Scripture, in turn creating their own interpretation.
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Christ Superior to Angels
Sun, Apr 29, 2012
One of the first prerequisites for a spiritual workman who is approved of God, is that he must prayerfully and constantly aim at a “rightly dividing” of the Word of Truth (2 Tim. 2:15). Preeminently is this the case when he takes up those passages treating of the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Unless we “rightly divide” or definitely distinguish between what is said of Him in His essential Being, and what is predicated of Him in His official character, we are certain to err, and err grievously. By His “essential Being” is meant what He always was and must ever remain as God the Son. By His “official character” reference is made to what may be postulated of Him as Mediator, that is, as God incarnate, the God-man. It is the same blessed person in each case, but looked at in different relationships.
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Book Reviews
Bible Archaeology by Alfred J Hoerth and John McRay
Tue, May 01, 2012
Hoerth and McRay have put together a helpful resource for people who want to know what kind, quantity, and quality of archaeological evidence exists for Bible times. Beginning with Mesopotamia and continuing with Egypt, Palestine, Persia, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, Hoerth and McRay systematically walk us through the archaeological finds pertaining to each of these regions and show us the significance to the Biblical narrative. . . . . .
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Bible Translation
Jerome—The Forerunner in Bible Translation
Tue, May 01, 2012
ON April 8, 1546, the Latin Vulgate was given an approved capacity by the Council of Trent (1545–1563) as the standard of the Biblical canon regarding which parts of books are canonical. The Vulgate had been completed for over a thousand years, yet Jerome and his translation had been the center of debate throughout. Who was Jerome? Why was his translation of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures into Latin, as well as himself debated? What impact has this work had on the field of Bible translation?
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Textual Criticism
Autographs and Apographs
Tue, May 01, 2012
The teaching of the purity of scripture seems to have changed over the years. The Westminster Confessions hold that only the Hebrew and Greek were “immediately inspired”, which could be taken as a reference to the autographs. They go on to say that the word of God has been “kept pure in all ages”.
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