Monthly Archives: September 2014

Translation Tuesday: Catenae Graecorum 06

Posted on September 30, 2014 by jacobcerone

ἸΩΆΝΝΟΥ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΌΜΟΥ. Βαβαὶ, ὅσον τὸ ἐγκώμιον, οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐξαίφνης ἐγένοντο διδάσκαλοι· οὐκ ἤκουσαν μόνον τῶν λόγων, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὴν ἄφθασαν τὴν κορυφὴν τῷ Παύλῳ, ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲν τοῦτο ἐστιν· ὅρα γὰρ, πῶς αὐτοὺς ἐνάγει λέγων, “καὶ τοῦ Κυρίου δεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον, … Continue reading →

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Humorous Parsing Error

Posted on September 24, 2014 by jacobcerone

While translating and editing through the Apostolic Fathers General Reader for 1 Clement, I noticed something odd for 1 Clement 56:7. The context for the passage is the fact that God disciplines and instructs those he loves, and then binds … Continue reading →

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Translation Tuesday: Catenae Graecorum 05

Posted on September 23, 2014 by jacobcerone

ΣΕΥΗΡΙΑΝΟΥ. Καὶ ἡ μὲν πίστις ἐγείρει πρὸς καμάτους, ἡ δὲ ἀγάπη ἐπιμένειν ποιεῖ τοῖς πόνοις. “ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν,” ἵνα εἴπῃ ὅτι ἀρέσκοντες τῷ Θεῷ ταῦτα ποιεῖτε, ὥστε φανῆναι Θεοῦ ἀρέσκειαν τὴν ἐπὶ τὸν Χριστὸν πίστιν καὶ τὴν … Continue reading →

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QOTD: 1 Clement on Salvation

Posted on September 21, 2014 by jacobcerone

πάντες οὖν ἐδοξάσθησαν καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθησαν οὐ δι᾿ αὐτῶν ἢ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν ἢ τῆς δικαιοπραγίας ἧς κατειργάσαντο, ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ.  καὶ ἡμεῖς οὖν, διὰ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ κληθέντες, οὐ δι᾿ ἑαυτῶν δικαιούμεθα οὐδὲ διὰ τῆς ἡμετέρας … Continue reading →

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QOTD: 1 Clement on the Resurrection

Posted on September 20, 2014 by jacobcerone

ἡμέρα καὶ νὺξ ἀνάστασιν ἡμῖν δηλοῦσιν· κοιμᾶται ἡ νύξ, ἀνίσταται ἡ ἡμέρα· ἡ ἡμέρα ἄπεισιν, νὺξ ἐπέρχεται. Night and day reveal to us the resurrection. The night sleeps; the day arises. The day goes away; night comes.

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Rob Plummer’s Daily Dose of Greek

Posted on September 19, 2014 by jacobcerone

I just saw that Dr. Rob Plummer over at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has a site called “Daily Dose of Greek.” The site it designed to help teach students NT Greek from scratch or to keep up your Greek as … Continue reading →

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Apostolic Fathers Greek Reader

Posted on September 18, 2014 by jacobcerone

If you are interested in an introduction to the Greek text of the Apostolic Fathers, it looks like GlossHouse will be publishing Greek Readers for the works within the corpus. My contributions to the project will be published in the … Continue reading →

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Yale Anchor Bible Commentary

Posted on September 16, 2014 by jacobcerone

I just noticed that the Anchor Bible Commentaries went on sale today for Accordance. The whole set (OT, NT, and Apocrypha) is available for the next week for the low price of $999. If you have that kind of cash, … Continue reading →

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Translation Tuesday: Catenae Graecorum 04

Posted on September 16, 2014 by jacobcerone

Ἐν Θεῷ Πατρὶ καὶ Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ. Ἰδοὺ πάλιν τὶ “ἐν” ἐπὶ τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ· πολλαὶ γὰρ ἐκκλησίαι καὶ Ἰουδαϊκαὶ καὶ Ἑλληνικαὶ ἦσαν, ἀλλὰ τῇ “ἐν Θεῷ.” Χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη. Τὸ χάρις ὑμῖν οὕτω τίθησιν, ὥσπερ … Continue reading →

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The Ship’s Hold and The Belly of Hades: Another Great Find in La Bible D’Alexandrie

Posted on September 14, 2014 by jacobcerone

I found another helpful bit from La Bible D’Alexandrie: Les Douze Prophètes this afternoon. Here, they connect the ship’s cargo hold into which Jonah went down to sleep in 1:5 with the belly of Hades in 2:3. Though there is a … Continue reading →

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