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Tag: Exegesis

  • "House" in the New Testament

     How is “house” (οἶκος) used in the New Testament? It can be used of a physical structure, namely an actual building whether a person’s dwelling or the temple.  It can also be used of a huge family group: “House of Israel” Matthew 10:6 “House of David” Luke 1:27 “House of Jacob” Luke 1:33 But when…

  • Verbs and Biblical Exegesis – Two Examples

    I recently came across the following paragraph that captures an issue that turns out to be significant for exegesis as it relates to Calvinism and also to Hell. Any event can be construed from a variety of perspectives. While this flexibility is fundamental to human ingenuity, it poses a challenge for language learners who must…

  • Exegetical Thoughts on Romans 9:14-33

    Romans 9:14-33, gets us into the meat of the tangent Paul is providing. Remember that in Romans 8, we saw Paul set forth the idea of God’s unbreakable love.  In Romans 9:1-13, we saw Paul beginning to address the objection that God’s love broke or failed as applied to the Israelites. Paul’s response was to…

  • Exegetical Thoughts on Romans 9:6-13

    Romans 9:6-13 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are…

  • Romans 9:1-5 – Exegetical Thoughts

     Romans 9:1-5  9 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: who are Israelites;…

  • Origen on the Golden Chain

     Rufinus (d. 411) provided Latin translations of many of Origen’s works, including his commentary on Romans (published in two volumes in the Fathers of the Church series). Origen, of course, predates the Calvinism/Arminianism debate by more than a millenium.  Nevertheless, it is interesting to hear his comments on the text.  Origen agrees with my point…

  • Exegetical Thoughts on the Golden Chain in Romans 8

    Our text for consideration today is Romans 8. The passage is a marvelously Trinitarian passage, with the activities of the Father, Son, and Spirit shown to be in harmony throughout.  The passage is part of a larger passage designed to comfort the Romans reading this letter, because the Trinity is on their side. Romans 8:28-308:28 …

  • Trinitarian Harmony in Romans 8

    There is a Trinitarian harmony that shines forth in Romans 8. This can be seen if we highlight the references to each of the person of the Trinity: 8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the…

  • Romans 8 – Textual Issues

    In preparation for tomorrow’s exegetical debate, I reviewed the text to compare for textual issues. As you know, I mostly prefer using the KJV. On the other hand, some folks will point out that the ESV is based on a better Greek text. As it turns out, there are few translatable differences between the texts.…

  • Further Evidence of Jesus' Divinity from the Modern Versions

    Jude 5 provides another evidence of Jesus’ divinity in the modern versions. In the KJV, Jude includes the following pair of pericopes: Jude 3-7 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend…