Category Archives: Greek

Translation Tuesday: Chrysostom Week 4

Posted on January 21, 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 →

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Recitation of Philippians 1:1-18

Posted on January 16, 2014 by jacobcerone

I just finished memorizing the next section. Here’s the video of my memory work in Philippians to date. [Note: There are two mistakes in the video (I thought I was going to have it perfect this time . . . … Continue reading →

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Luke 6:40, Likeness Education, and Thomas Hudgins

Posted on January 15, 2014 by jacobcerone

This afternoon I had the distinct privilege of sitting in on Dr. Thomas Hudgins‘ presentation to an EdD cohort at Southeastern. Thomas talked about his dissertation, Luke 6:40 and the Theme of Likeness Education in the New Testament. Thomas argued that … Continue reading →

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Translation Tuesday: Chrysostom Week 3

Posted on January 14, 2014 by jacobcerone

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Reading the Sealed Book

Posted on January 13, 2014 by jacobcerone

I’m currently reading J. Ross Wagner’s book Reading the Sealed Book: Old Greek Isaiah and the Problem of Septuagint Hermeneutics. This is an enjoyable read that should be on the radar of anyone studying the Septuagint. I am currently reading Wagner’s detailed … Continue reading →

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Translation Tuesday: Chrysostom Week 2

Posted on January 7, 2014 by jacobcerone

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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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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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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 →

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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 →