Category Archives: Biblical Studies

Translators as Storytellers

Posted on June 26, 2012 by jacobcerone

As many of you know, I have started my Th.M program studying the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament).  My initial thought for a thesis is to explore the literary alterations/retelling of the book of Jonah that take … Continue reading →

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Making Some Progress

Posted on June 20, 2012 by jacobcerone

1) I have finished the first two lessons (illustrations and all) of my Ephesians series for the youth this week.  I have one more lesson to complete.  Hopefully I will be able to knock that out this morning/afternoon as well … Continue reading →

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An Infected Plant And An Infected Soul

Posted on June 12, 2012 by jacobcerone

I am an amateur gardener.  I like to work in the dirt, but not too much.  I love to plant a cucumber or tomato plant, watch it take root, shoot up, blossom, and bear fruit.  The first year Mary Beth … Continue reading →

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Disappointment with Commentaries

Posted on June 10, 2012 by jacobcerone

Please indulge me as I vent a bit more about commentary B.  I only feel it is necessary because I believe that the issues I am currently finding are too often characteristic of modern commentaries. As you saw in the … Continue reading →

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Similarities?

Posted on June 10, 2012 by jacobcerone

I have been reading through some commentaries on the book of Ephesians. Two of the commentaries, authors to rename nameless, are of interest for this post and will be referred to as A and B. I am putting forth two … Continue reading →

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G.K. Beale: Storyline of the Testaments

Posted on April 11, 2012 by jacobcerone

I just came across this excellent quote from Beale in “A New Testament Biblical Theology.”  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. The storyline proposed above is my attempt to do this respectively for the OT and … Continue reading →

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Nathaniel Cooley

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jacobcerone

Nathaniel Cooley, a close friend of mine, has just made his entrance into the blogging world here.  He writes, “My aim in this blog is to share things that I find awe-inspiring: the biblical languages, theology, teaching, philosophy.”  I, for one, … Continue reading →

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Scott Hafemann and Paul House: Q and A

Posted on March 24, 2012 by jacobcerone

There were many good papers/presentations that were given by students and professors over the past two days.  The plenary sessions were quite informative and enlightening.  If I find time in the coming days, I hope to share a little of … Continue reading →

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Preparation for ETS

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jacobcerone

On the eve of my presentation at the Southeastern Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, a new book arrived.  One of the blogs I frequent had a list of must-read books.  On that list was G.K. Beale’s A New Testament … Continue reading →

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Stories with Intent

Posted on March 21, 2012 by jacobcerone

I wanted to give a shout out to Dr. Rimm from Moody Bible Institute.  In my apologetics class, he encouraged me to write a thesis type paper analyzing James Dunn’s “Jesus Remembered” and the abridged version “A New Perspective on … Continue reading →

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