Author Archives: jacobcerone

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 →

Posted in Apostolic Fathers, Greek, Greek Resources | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Greek, Translation Tuesdays | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Jonah | Leave a comment

La Bible D’Alexandrie: Les Douze Prophètes

Posted on September 10, 2014 by jacobcerone

For the past day and a half now, I have been working my way through an important resource on the LXX text of Jonah: La Bible D’Alexandrie: Les Douze Prophètes. This is a resource I had attempted to get my hands … Continue reading →

Posted in Jonah, LXX | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Translation Tuesday: Catenae Graecorum 03

Posted on September 9, 2014 by jacobcerone

ΚΕΦ. Α. Ἔπαινος Θεσσαλονικέων ἐπὶ τοίς ἀξίοις τῶν Ἀποστόλων ἀγῶσιν.              Παῦλος καὶ Σιλουανὸς καὶ Τιμόθεος. (Χρυσοστόμου.) Ὁ μακάριος Ἰωάννης—τί δήποτε Ἐφεσίοις μὲν ἐπιστέλλων, καὶ τὸν Τιμόθεον ἐχων μεθ᾽ἑαυτοῦ, οὐχὶ συνέταξεν ἑαυτῷ· καίτοι γνωριζόμενον παρ᾽αὐτοῖς καὶ … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek, Translation Tuesdays | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Jesus, the Insurrectionist?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by jacobcerone

There are three elements within Luke 23 that I have always understood independently, but never put together as a coherent whole until today. In 23:2, Luke narrates Jesus’ appearance before Pilate wherein the Jewish leaders claim, “We found this one misleading our … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, New Testament Studies | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Seattle: Last Day of “Vacation”

Posted on September 7, 2014 by jacobcerone

We have finally arrived at the end of my parents’ stay in Bellingham. Before sending my mom and dad back to North Carolina’s summer heat, we thought it would be fun to spend the day exploring Seattle. We saw four things: … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Artist Point at Mount Baker

Posted on September 5, 2014 by jacobcerone

Today, the Cerones went to Mount Baker and saw the gorgeous view there. Here are the pictures from our adventure: A shot of us all together Here we are before the hike Looks like it might make for a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged | Leave a comment

Wise Words from 1 Clement

Posted on September 4, 2014 by jacobcerone

This evening I was translating a bit in 1 Clement and came across Clement’s praise of the pleasant qualities in his readers. Among the various qualities he enumerates, he writes the following in 1 Clement 2:6: πᾶσα στάσις καὶ πᾶν … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostolic Fathers, Greek | Tagged | Leave a comment