Category Archives: The Bible

Psalm 110:1-3: Sit at My Right Hand

The first of the two prophetic oracles initiates the interpreter into the enthronement ritual. Here the prophet announces that Yahweh has extended to the king a position of prestige at his right hand. This imagery is incomparable; in the Psalter a king is regularly represented as sitting (bvy) before God’s face (ynEåp.li),[1] but rarely at …

January 26, 2010 – 7:44 pm | By tom | Posted in Exegesis, Hermeneutics, The Bible | Comments (0)

Loan Words and the Will of the Lord=the Bible

If you wanna join in a conversation on theological loan words and equating the will of the Lord with the Bible, come on over!

January 6, 2010 – 11:31 am | By Honzo | Posted in The Bible | Comments (0)

Psalm 110: Structure

The 110th Psalm’s structure is anchored within two prophetic pronouncements (vs. 1 and 4). Though scholars have espoused various structural breakdowns, a two section division seems most sensible. Parallelisms between verses 1-2 and 4-5 are too numerous to ignore. These include the repetition of the name hwhy and repetition of His acts of pronouncing a …

January 2, 2010 – 10:23 pm | By tom | Posted in Exegesis, Psalms, The Bible | Comments (0)

Who is this King of Glory? Concluding Thoughts on Ps. 24

Yahweh has been acknowledged as the universal sovereign over all creation in verse 1-2, an unambiguously kingship oriented statement. Now, His title as “king” is officially announced. Again, His kingship cannot be separated from His having founded the world upon the sea. Creation and kingship belong together. Furthermore, the general setting in this final section …

December 10, 2009 – 1:24 pm | By tom | Posted in The Bible | Comments (6)

Approaching the Sovereign Creator: Ps. 24:3-6

 The second section moves the passage from chaos and creation to morality[1] and immorality, thus establishing a connection between order and ethics.[2] It also serves as a movement from the larger setting of creation to particular sacred space and from the inhabitants of the earth to those who wish to approach Yahweh in worship.[3] It …

December 10, 2009 – 1:22 pm | By tom | Posted in The Bible | Comments (0)

Ps. 24:1-2: Yahweh as Sovereign Owner of all Creation

Section 1: Yahweh as Sovereign Owner of All Creation             The first verse is composed of a synonymous parallelism, the effect of which is to proclaim Yahweh’s absolute ownership of everything in creation, particularly “all who live in it” (Hb’( ybev.yOæw>)). The Hebrew stresses the divine name hwhy by situating it at the front of …

December 10, 2009 – 1:20 pm | By tom | Posted in The Bible | Comments (0)

The NIV is the “Mark” of the Beast

From our favorite KJV-only Pastor, Steven “Jack-from-Lost” Anderson: (LINK) You can’t make stuff like this up, folks. Click on this link to read Mike Heiser’s take on the video :: Another Great Moment in Pulpit PaleoBabble.

August 31, 2009 – 12:09 pm | By Honzo | Posted in Satan, The Bible | Comments (0)

You Version 2.0

If you are looking for a web-based Bible reading service, consider YouVersion.  YouVersion is a site similar to BibleGateway hosted by LifeChurch.tv. The special thing about the site is that is acts as one stop shop for Bible study.  If you are an avid notetaker when you read the Bible, this may be the perfect …

April 28, 2009 – 8:03 pm | By Honzo | Posted in Culture, The Bible, translation issues | Comments (0)

Who Wrote 1 Cor 11:2-16?

Question: If we are to accept the insertion of 1st Corinthians 11:3-16, then who did the inserting? Hypothesis: It was most likely the Weak faction in the Corinthian Church because it most closely identifies with their worldview, both metaphysical and ideological. Reasoning: If we are to accept the interpolation of 1st Corinthians 11:3-16; then who …

March 9, 2009 – 1:42 pm | By Honzo | Posted in Early Church, The Bible, Unity of the Church, Women in Christianity | Comments (3)

On Pauline Authorship

Earlier I talked about the authorship of the Pauline letters.  For those of you wanting a brief introduction to these issues, check out the following on Google Books: The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context, pages 133-143 I know some of you might not agree with his or the majority of scholarship’s conclusions, but it …

February 11, 2009 – 10:14 am | By Honzo | Posted in Paul, The Bible | Comments (2)

The Interpolation in 1 Corintians 11

Synopsis: Paul did not write 1 Cor 11: 3-16.  Read on for my reasons why.  I’ll post who I think wrote it and what we should do with it later this week.  I know this is not a popular interpretation around these parts.  I resisted it at first, thinking it was a cop out.  But …

February 10, 2009 – 11:31 pm | By Honzo | Posted in Feminist Theology, Paul, The Bible, Women in Christianity, in translation | Comments (1)

Genesis Genealogy

I was reading/journaling Genesis this afternoon and came across the genealogies of Cain and Seth.  As I am sure several of you have noticed, there are some striking similarities between several names in the lists. [1]   Sons of Cain Sons of Seth Enoch Enosh… Methujael Mahalalel… Methushael Enoch Lamech Methuselah   Lamech Is there …

January 6, 2009 – 3:41 pm | By Honzo | Posted in Genesis, The Bible | Comments (1)

Thecla – ties to an older tradition

A few months ago, I was working on a post series that examined the early Christian tradition that sprung up around a woman called Thecla. I never finished posting the series because I was too uncomfortable with the conclusion I had come to using the best historical data I had available. I’ve decided to post …

November 28, 2008 – 12:52 am | By Honzo | Posted in The Bible | Comments (4)

Strauss and Mounce on the future of the ESV

Strauss presented a particularly interesting paper at ETS this year entitled “Why the English Standard Version (ESV) should not become the Standard English Version.” (for a page with all 13 parts, click here) I am currently reading through it.  He is claiming that the ESV is not ready for prime time for a variety of …

November 27, 2008 – 3:24 pm | By Honzo | Posted in The Bible, translation issues | Comments (1)

The Use of Prophecy in Dating Biblical Texts

  Magneto, after skewering Xavier in Ultimate Origins 5.  No relation to the post, I just thought it was a cool pic. Conservative scholars and practitioners have a lot invested in biblical prophecy.  For them it is a great confirmation that the Bible was divinely inspired.  After all, if your God tells you what is …

November 14, 2008 – 1:56 pm | By Honzo | Posted in History, Literature, Prophecy, The Bible | Comments (4)