Author Archives: jacobcerone

Biblical Words and Their Meaningshttp://amzn.to/1Po2nqk

Posted on December 18, 2013 by jacobcerone

For those interested in Semantics of New Testament Greek, there are three works with which you should be familiar: James Barr’s Semantics of Biblical Language, J.P. Louw’s Semantics of New Testament Greek, and Silva’s Biblical Words and Their Meanings. Lucky for you, Silva’s book … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek, Greek Resources | Tagged New Testament Greek, Semantics, Silva | 4 Comments

Why Jonah Fled: Isaac Abarbanel

Posted on December 17, 2013 by jacobcerone

This post is a continuation of the previous one. I have been reading Steven Bob’s Go to Nineveh: Medieval Jewish Commentaries on the Book of Jonah. So far I have read Bob’s translation and explanation of Rashi, Abraham Ibn Ezra, and … Continue reading →

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Rashi on Why Jonah Fled

Posted on December 17, 2013 by jacobcerone

Why did Jonah flee from the presence of the Lord, refusing to go to Nineveh? Jonah 4:2 makes it clear that he fled because he knew that God is a gracious and merciful God, that He would repent of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Jonah | Tagged Jonah 4, Rashi | 1 Comment

The Tyranny of Spiritual Love

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jacobcerone

I thought I might torture you all with some more from Chyrsostom. This quote is a comment on Philippians 1:7. Καὶ τί θαυμαστὸν, εἰ ἐν τῳ δεσμωτηρίῳ εἶχεν αὐτούς; Οὐδὲ γὰρ κατ᾽ ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν, φησὶ, καθ᾽ ὃν εἰσῄειν εἰς … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek, Greek Resources, Quotes | Tagged Chrysostom, Hardships, Love, Patristics, Philippians, Trials | 2 Comments

QOTD: Chrysostom

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jacobcerone

Οὐ γὰρ τὸ δεσμεῖσθαι λυπηρὸν τοῖς διδασκάλοις ὑμῶν, ἀλλὰ τὸ μὴ ὁμονοεῖν τοὺς μαθητάς. Τοῦτο μὲν γὰρ καὶ ἐπίδοσιν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ δίδωσιν, ἐκεῖνο δὲ διασπᾷ. For it does not grieve your teachers to be imprisoned, but it grieves them that … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged Division, Homilies, John Chrysostom, Philippians, QOTD, Unity | 1 Comment

Puzzling Portraits: A Review

Posted on December 15, 2013 by jacobcerone

While I was in Baltimore for this past year’s SBL/AAR conference, I met A.J. Culp at the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar dinner. A.J. is currently serving as the Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at a startup seminary, Yellowstone … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Old Testament Studies | Tagged A.J. Culp, Character Studies, Ethics, Gideon, Old Testament Narrative, Puzzling Portraits | 1 Comment

On Tap for Today

Posted on December 13, 2013 by jacobcerone

Read A.J. Culp’s Puzzling Portraits: Seeing the Old Testament’s Confusing Characters as Ethical Models and begin work on a review. Work on Chyrsostom project. I am almost finished with providing the vocabulary for reading 5. Work on memorizing the Greek text of … Continue reading →

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Free Books: Of the Reformed Sort (Edwards, Warfield, Baxter)

Posted on December 12, 2013 by jacobcerone

First, I want to remind Thom, the winner of the Pocket Dictionaries, and Maestro Abraham Armenta, the winner of Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek, to send me your address. Now that that’s outta the way . . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Giveaway | Tagged B.B. Warfield, Charity and Its Fruits, Inspiration and Authority of Scripture, Jonathan Edwards, Richard Baxter, The Reformed Paster | 8 Comments

Greek Like a Violin

Posted on December 11, 2013 by jacobcerone

This morning, Brian Renshaw, over at NT Exegesis, introduced me to Tavis Bohlinger’s Greek Like a Violin series. In this series, Tavis logs his Greek studies. His goal is to study Greek in a deliberate manner: no more haphazard study of Greek; define … Continue reading →