The meaning of hupol~psis is fortunately fairly constant in Aristotle; it is usually translatable by "judgment" or "belief," and is used interchangeably with doxa.a In 427b16 it is substituted for dianoia. According to Bonitz, ...
160 The entirety of Your word is truth (Psalm 119:160,NKJV throughout, unless otherwise noted). 14 Depart from evil and do good. (Psalm 34:14) 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of t...
The earthly profession ofJesuswas that ofτεκτων(tekton), or "assembler", which is a word closely related to the words "technology" and "textile" and "text", which all describe synthetic things that are artificially woven together from many individual strands (Psalm 139:13). The human...
The Psalmist wrote, “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world” (Psalm 46:10). The context of this verse makes its message all the more fascinating and appropriate for our times. What
of God. When Jesus cried out the first verse of this Psalm, he was also calling out his dependence upon God and his gratitude for the benevolence of God (Psalm 22:3-5, 9-11, 19-31). He recognized the desperation of humanity that suddenly hung upon his shoulders and even in th...
34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says [Psalm 110:1] himself: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’ 36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom ...
M. L. Strauss, "Literal Meaning" Fallacy 1 Form, Function, and the "Literal Meaning" Fallacy in Bible Translation Mark L. Strauss Bethel Seminary San Diego Introduction: The Rise of Meaning-Based Bible Translation The 1980s and ‟90s may rightly be called the heyday of functional ...
“supplant” in Esau’s accusation is only used five times in the Old Testament. Once by Esau. Once by Hosea in reference to Jacob’s act of grabbing Esau’s heel at birth (Hosea 12:3, not translated “supplant” but “took by the heel”). A survey of the three other times it ...
Understanding the deep meaning of the Second Amendment is critical to understanding American gun culture. The centrality of the Second Amendment in American culture can be better understood through the intersection of American nationalism with Protestant
5. “I am thirsty” (John 19:28). Here, Jesus was answering the Messianic prophecy fromPsalm 69:21: “They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.” 6. “It is finished!” (John 19:30). The work His Father had sent Him to do, which was to teach the Gospel,...