Category Archives: NT Greek

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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Decker’s Grammar: A Follow Up

Posted on November 1, 2014 by jacobcerone

In my previous post, I mentioned that Decker’s introductory grammar to Koine Greek is large, outweighing even Wallace’s Beyond the Basics. Now that I’ve read the introduction and the first two chapters, I thought I should provide a follow up post … 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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The Modern Minister and the Biblical Languages

Posted on October 14, 2014 by jacobcerone

Earlier today I read a great post over at biblioskolex entitled Review: The Minister and His Greek New Testament. The post, as it suggests, is a review of A. T. Robertson’s The Minister and His Greek New Testament, a collection of … Continue reading →

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My Boy Is Ahead of the Class

Posted on September 3, 2014 by jacobcerone

Since it’s a cloudy day here in Bellingham, E thought it would be a good idea to nap and then wake up to a light read of “Letzte Wirksamkeit in Jerusalem” in Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum. If only I had his discipline … Continue reading →

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Alliteration in Luke 8:5

Posted on August 20, 2014 by jacobcerone

In my translation for this morning I noticed some alliteration: Ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπεῖραι τὸν σπόρον αὐτοῦ (Lk 8:5) As I translated the text, I noticed that the alliteration is naturally retained in an English translation, “A sower went out … 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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An Unbelieving Generation: Mark 9:19

Posted on August 10, 2014 by jacobcerone

This morning in my reading I came across Mark’s pericope of the demon-possessed boy in Mark 4:14–29. If you are unfamiliar with the story, a father comes to Jesus requesting that he heal his son who has a spirit that … Continue reading →

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Pericope Adulterae

Posted on April 22, 2014 by jacobcerone

Here’s a quick reminder about the Pericope Adulterae conference being held at SEBTS this weekend. I hope to see you there. Whether or not you are able to make it, keep you eyes tuned to social media. We will be … Continue reading →

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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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