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Translation as Interpretation: A Brief Look at Hosea

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jacobcerone

A mantra among many Septuagint scholars is that all translation is interpretation. Few scholars would disagree with this notion. Many will disagree with the degree of interpretation that takes place in a translation or what constitutes significant interpretation. But few … Continue reading →

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New Knowledge: An Alienating Force

Posted on February 14, 2013 by jacobcerone

[[This message has been approved by the family matriarch: ἀγαπῶ σε]] My wife loves storytelling. For those of you who know her, you know that she has a flair for the dramatic. Hyperbole, she knows well. Brevity, she does not. … Continue reading →

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A Hebrew Class Update

Posted on February 13, 2013 by jacobcerone

The Hebrew class has done it again. We have completed another book. Each week we get together and sight read from a select book of the Bible. A few months ago, we completed the book of Jonah. This morning, we … Continue reading →

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Recent Acquisition: Greek Accents

Posted on February 11, 2013 by jacobcerone

Last week was another humbling experience. Again I learned how little I know when it comes to Greek. I sat in on one of this semester’s Septuagint classes. The assignment was to translate an English passage into Greek (and Hebrew). … Continue reading →

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Barth on Self-Defense

Posted on February 8, 2013 by jacobcerone

I have often struggled with the idea of owning a gun as a means to protect self, home, and wife. The concept of self-defense is a given in today’s secular and Christian culture. We, as Americans and as Christians, are … Continue reading →

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Final Paragraph of Robertson’s Main Text

Posted on February 5, 2013 by jacobcerone

It is certain that no words known to man are comparable in value with those contained in the N. T. Despite all the variety of diction on the part of the reporters, probably partly because of this very fact, the … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Good Class: The Trifecta

Posted on January 30, 2013 by jacobcerone

When I began my studies at Southeastern, there was a vague notion lingering in the back of my mind that one day I would like to teach in the college, seminary, or university. This notion drove me to begin evaluating … Continue reading →

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Predicate vs. Attribute Adjectives: Robertson Quote

Posted on January 29, 2013 by jacobcerone

I found this quote to be helpful from Robertson in distinguishing the difference between a predicate adjective and attributive adjective in terms of meaning: The distinction between the attributive adjective and the predicate adjective lies in just this, that the … Continue reading →

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The A. T. Robertson “Prayer”

Posted on January 26, 2013 by jacobcerone

There is a not so accurate Vietnam war movie, which I watched in my youth, that has a rather memorable scene in it. The new recruits are in the middle of basic training. They have been given their rifles. Their … Continue reading →

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A. T. Robertson on the Movable ν

Posted on January 23, 2013 by jacobcerone

I am currently reading through A.T. Robertson’s tome on Greek Grammar and came across this particularly humorous quote: The older N.T. manuscripts are in are in harmony with the κοινή and have the movable ν and ς both before consonants … Continue reading →

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