I have been interested in the “covenant formula” for a while, because it appeared to be an important aspect of the covenant language of the Old Testament. I found myself further drawn to the covenant formula when I began to…
τοὺς ἐν δυνάμει θεοῦ φρουρουμένους διὰ πίστεως εἰς σωτηρίαν ἑτοίμην ἀποκαλυφθῆναι ἐν καιρῷ ἐσχάτῳ. Translation: who are being guarded by the power of God through faith unto salvation, which is prepared to be revealed in the last time. Grammatical, Lexical,…
Like so many other students of the Bible, I have been impressed with the works of F. F. Bruce. He produced works that are insightful and readable. I have recommended his commentaries and other works to many seminary students and…
εἰς κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον καὶ ἀμίαντον καὶ ἀμάραντον, τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς Translation: into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, that is kept in heaven for you, Some Theological Notes: Theologically, this verse fits well with the mention…
I generally do not spend much time with books that I would classify as devotional guides, because it is so common to find them to be full of Christian principles that are only loosely connected to the Bible reading for…
εἰς κληρονομίαν ἄφθαρτον καὶ ἀμίαντον καὶ ἀμάραντον, τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς Translation: into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, that is kept in heaven for you, Grammatical, Lexical, and Syntactical Matters: 1. Two termination adjectives in 1…
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν δι᾽ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν, Translation: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who…
When you do not have the pressures of taking a class, it is easy to get out of the habit of quizzing yourself on Greek parsing, paradigms, and vocabulary. A number of good apps exist to help you to review…
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς εἰς ἐλπίδα ζῶσαν δι᾽ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν, Translation: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who…
Book Review of Revelation by Craig Koester
Revelation: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Craig R. Koester. Anchor Yale Bible. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014. 928 pages. Paperback, $65.00. Craig Koester is a professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He…