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Discourse Matters Series

Posted on October 2, 2014 by jacobcerone

If you haven’t seen it, Kris Lyle has a great series entitled “Discourse Matters” over at Old School Script. There are three posts so far: Discourse Matters: Why front a topic? (James 2:10) Discourse Matters: Backgrounding background information (3 Macc … Continue reading →

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In the Mail: New Addition to My Library

Posted on October 2, 2014 by jacobcerone

The newest addition to my library soon to arrive in the mail is ΑΡΕΙΟΣ ΠΟΤΗΡ καὶ ἡ τοῦ φιλοσ῀οφου λίθος (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone). I needed a bit of fun and relaxing reading material. You can get it … Continue reading →

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No Shave …

Posted on October 1, 2014 by jacobcerone

Some people do “No Shave November.” I, on the other hand, will take it much further than that. As a way of perpetually reminding me of the fact that my thesis is not finished, I am going to commit myself … Continue reading →

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Free Logos Books

Posted on October 1, 2014 by jacobcerone

Don’t forget to pick up your free Logos books this month. The first is Jürgen Moltmann’s The Crucified God. You can also get his Theology of Hope for .99. Also, it is Pastor Appreciation Month, which means Logos is giving away The … Continue reading →

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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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