Author Archives: jacobcerone

Translation Tuesday: Chrysostom Week 2

Posted on January 7, 2014 by jacobcerone

Remember, although I attempted to provide a footnote for all words used 20x or less in the New Testament with a gloss, I may have missed some. Also, you may not know all words used more than 20x in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Church Writings, Greek, Greek Resources, Translation Tuesdays | Tagged Homilies, John Chrysostom, Philippians, Week 2 | Leave a comment

Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek

Posted on January 6, 2014 by jacobcerone

Since there is a deluge of reviews of Constantine Campbell’s Basics of Verbal Aspect in Biblical Greek in the biblioblogger world, just take a look at this list compiled by Koinonia, I will not post a full review of the book. Instead, I want … Continue reading →

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Pericope Adulterae

Posted on January 5, 2014 by jacobcerone

Is the woman caught in adultery passage original to John’s Gospel? Drs. Chris Keith, Jennifer Kunst, John David Punch, Maurice Robinson, and Tommy Wasserman will be discussing the intricacies of this thorny problem at SEBTS April 25-26th. I just purchased … Continue reading →

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Sin in Micah

Posted on January 4, 2014 by jacobcerone

As I continued my study of Micah, I found a somewhat related point to my previous post. Micah’s accusation against Israel is primarily lodged against her elite: the prophets, priests, and rulers. Let’s take a look at some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Old Testament Studies, Teaching | Tagged Heart, Micah, Priests, Prophets, Rulers | 2 Comments

Memorizing Philippians: An Unexpected Downside

Posted on January 4, 2014 by jacobcerone

As I continue to progress in my goal of memorizing the book of Philippians in Greek (I added three more verses yesterday on my drive up to Virginia), I noticed something unexpected. My mind was “chunking” the text. Those of … Continue reading →

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Mountains as a Motif in Micah

Posted on January 3, 2014 by jacobcerone

This Sunday I will be leading our Sunday School class through the book of Micah. Leading is a rather relative term as I’m sure some of the people in the class will have studied the book more extensively than myself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hebrew, Old Testament Studies, Teaching | Tagged High Places, Micah, Mountains, Pride, Remnant | 1 Comment

Recitation of Philippians 1:1-11

Posted on January 2, 2014 by jacobcerone

It took a bit longer than I would have liked to memorize the next three verses. This had more to do with my discipline than it does with their difficulty. Nevertheless, it is done. A video of my recitation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek, Greek Resources, New Testament Studies, NT Greek | Tagged Memorization, Philippians, Philippians 1:1-11, Recitation | 4 Comments

Translation Tuesday: Chrysostom Week 1

Posted on December 31, 2013 by jacobcerone

Today is the beginning of a year-long series I will call “Translation Tuesday.” The goal: to translate through John Chrysostom’s 13 homilies on Philippians. We will use v. 62 of Migne’s text, which can be found here. I will use … Continue reading →

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Why Jonah Fled: Thoughts from Malbim

Posted on December 30, 2013 by jacobcerone

Malbim, short for Meir Leibush ben Yechiel Michel, was a Jewish rabbi who lived from 1809-1879. Malbim was one of the first Jewish commentators to comment on the whole Old Testament since the Middle Ages. While Malbim’s comments on why … Continue reading →