Monthly Archives: December 2011

Word of the Day

Posted on December 30, 2011 by jacobcerone

νομοθέτης, today’s Greek word of the day, comes from Philo’s de mundi opificio (If I am not mistaken, the translation being “Concerning the Creation of the World”). νομοθέτης is made up of two words: νόμος “law” and τίθημι “to give.” Μωυσῆς … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Past Work

Posted on December 30, 2011 by jacobcerone

I hate reviewing my work. This includes listening to sermons I have preached and re-reading papers I have written. Why? Because it is a humbling experience. For me it is embarrassing to know that I submitted sub par work. But ignoring it…well…that helps … Continue reading →

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The Baptism of Jesus

Posted on December 29, 2011 by jacobcerone

I am a bit distraught. I have been utilizing an invaluable resource I received as a Christmas present from several family members in order to further conduct my research in the area of the baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3. … Continue reading →

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Fun in Vaticanus: Citations and Divisions

Posted on December 28, 2011 by jacobcerone

Greek students, what are the cardinal rules you were taught in Bible College and or Seminary about the basic features of Greek manuscripts? There is no versification, there is no punctuation, there are no formal citations, there are no paragraph … Continue reading →

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Indecision

Posted on December 22, 2011 by jacobcerone

As I sit on my front porch enjoying a favorite past time my mind wanders to past experiences, to friends still here and those that have passed into eternity. Our conversations about life, theology and future aspirations still influence me today. … Continue reading →

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Fun in Vaticanus: Some More Features

Posted on December 20, 2011 by jacobcerone

I am continuing to find a number of interesting features in Codex Vaticanus. The first example is taken from Matthew 3:7, the second is taken from Matthew 3:11-12. If a word ends in a “Ν” and there is no room … Continue reading →

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Fun in Vaticanus: A Mysterious Lamed

Posted on December 20, 2011 by jacobcerone

I am re-reading through the Greek version of Matthew 3 in order to revise one of my papers from Seminary in hopes of submitting it to the Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. So…why not do my reading in … Continue reading →

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Fun in Sinaiticus: A Nerd Experiences Abbreviations

Posted on December 20, 2011 by jacobcerone

I mentioned that I received an Accordance module of codices from the Massengills and Cerones for my birthday. Well, yesterday I was finally able to sit down and dabble. To my delight I found a phenomenon of which all students … Continue reading →

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The Past Few Days

Posted on December 19, 2011 by jacobcerone

I haven’t blogged in a while. This isn’t because I haven’t had anything to say, but because I have had a flurry of events take place and the task of recounting them here on the blog has loomed overhead as … Continue reading →

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Idioms in 1 Maccabees: Revised

Posted on December 13, 2011 by jacobcerone

Once again I opened my trusty LXX to 1 Maccabees and discovered something interesting. I previously mentioned that the author used πιπτω as a euphemism for death. Well, when translating, I found this expression “contrasted” with the verb θανατοω “to … Continue reading →