Category Archives: New Testament Studies

Public Shaming of Christ

Posted on March 11, 2015 by jacobcerone

Earlier this afternoon I was reading along in the book of Hebrews and came across Hebrews 6:4–6: For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Galatians and Christian Theology

Posted on December 9, 2014 by jacobcerone

Mark W. Elliott, Scott J. Hafemann, N.T. Wright, and John Frederick, eds. Galatians and Christian Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014, 400 pp.; Kindle edition $22.99. Amazon Kindle Version Here. Galatians and Christian Theology is the published volume of the plenary … Continue reading →

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Runge on a Roll

Posted on October 28, 2014 by jacobcerone

If you are interested in biblical Greek, you should check out what Steven Runge has been up to these days. Brian Renshaw recently interviewed him about his new High Definition Commentary on Romans. You can check out both parts of … Continue reading →

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Jesus, the Insurrectionist?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by jacobcerone

There are three elements within Luke 23 that I have always understood independently, but never put together as a coherent whole until today. In 23:2, Luke narrates Jesus’ appearance before Pilate wherein the Jewish leaders claim, “We found this one misleading our … Continue reading →

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Translation Tuesday: Catenae Graecorum 02

Posted on September 2, 2014 by jacobcerone

Here is the second iteration in the Catenae Catenae Graecorum of 1 Thessalonians. Today’s text is rather simple, as it is the table of contents for the book. Enjoy: ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΣ ΘΕΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΙΣ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗΣ  α´.        Ἔπαινος θεσσαλονικέων ἐπὶ τοῖς … Continue reading →

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Translation Tuesday: Catenae Graecorum

Posted on August 26, 2014 by jacobcerone

I thought I might reinstitute Translation Tuesday. The posts will be excepts from the Catenae Graecorum on 1 Thessalonians. The Catenae was compiled by John Anthony Cramer and, for the book of 1 Thessalonians, primarily consists of comments from Theodore … Continue reading →

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On Removing the Comma From My Brother’s Eye

Posted on August 21, 2014 by jacobcerone

I have two active tasks on my agenda: (1) Translate through the NT in my personal time, and (2) write my thesis. The two of these tasks collided yesterday as I ran through the edits my good friend Thomas Hudgins … Continue reading →

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Jesus Heals the Little Children? Preliminary Thoughts on Mark 10:13

Posted on August 12, 2014 by jacobcerone

Most of us are familiar with the story of Jesus and the little children. A group of individuals bring children to Jesus, and his disciples rebuke them. Jesus, in turn, welcomes them and uses the occasion as an opportunity to … 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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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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