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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Greek Course: Official Announcement
As promised, here are the details about my forthcoming Greek Grammar I course. It will be offered at Cary Alliance Church (4108 Ten-Ten Road Apex, NC. 27539). The class will run once a week for an hour and a half. … Continue reading
Posted in Greek, Teaching
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Pottpourri
Today I went up to the library in order to read Willis Shotwell’s dissertation The Exegesis of Justin Martyr. I finished reading all 150 pages on microfiche. Take away? Justin was influenced by both Hellenism and Palestinian Judaism. This means that … Continue reading
A New Milestone
Today marked a new milestone in my academic pursuits. To date I have avoided using the microfilm. But there comes a time in every budding scholars work that the relic of microfilm must be undertaken. First, I had to find … Continue reading
Posted in Early Church Writings
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The Power of First Impressions
Last night I settled in for some reading. It was finally time to make some headway on my “Justin Martyr’s Exegesis of the Old Testament” paper. I was reading through the usual background sources when I came to Roger Olson’s The … Continue reading
Posted in Early Church Writings, Religion, Teaching
Tagged Greek, Historical Theology, Roger Olson, Teaching
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A Labor of Love: Before and After
The day before Thanksgiving, my lovely bride said, “I want to make a pie.” I said, ” I LOVE BLUEBERRY PIE!” Mary Beth went to the store and bought everything needed. She didn’t take the easy route. She made her … Continue reading
Biblical Greek and the Local Church
Many of my friends have read this blog over the past week and have suffered through a number of posts on biblical Greek. I hope I haven’t scared you away from furthering your knowledge of biblical Greek or your desire … Continue reading
SBL Chicago in Hindsight: A Student’s Perspective
SBL Chicago was quite the experience. I was able to go back to the city where it all started. In 2004 I set out from my parent’s home in North Carolina in order to attend Moody Bible Institute. At the … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Exegesis, LXX, NT Greek, SBL
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Deuterocanonical Books and Beyond
The third and final meeting of the International Organization fro Septuagint and Cognate Studies was held last Tuesday. The topic of study, as I am sure you have already deduced, was “Deuterocanonical Books and Beyond.” Karen Jobes Presiding Robert Hiebert … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Karen Jobes, LXX, SBL
Tagged Judith, Karen Jobes, Literary Analysis, Peter Gentry, Robert Hieber, Robin Gallaher Branch, Siegfried Kreuzer
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Mystery Exegesis and the Meaning of Prophetic Scripture in Justin
T.J. Lang, a doctoral candidate next door at Duke University, presented his findings on Justin Martyr’s exegetical foundations in his Dialogue with Trypho. Lang’s presentation was concise and insightful. The crux of the presentation was what distinguished a distinctly Christian reading … Continue reading
Posted in Early Church Writings, Exegesis
Tagged Justin Martyr, Literal, Mystery, Typology
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We’ve Killed Deponency! Where Next?
For many of you, the title of this post will likely make you turn tail and run to another site in order to kill time before vacation starts. I wouldn’t blame you. After all, what is deponency and why should … Continue reading
