September Hebrews Carnival
… is at POLUMEROS KAI POLUTROPOS.
… is at POLUMEROS KAI POLUTROPOS.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:30 PM Language is not a list of rules. And, of course, nothing in language is ever black and white. This is true of Greek as much as it’s true of any other language. Moreover, we all interpret Scripture though our own lens of culture, history, education, context, etc. So it’s…
(From Dave Black Online, Monday, March 5, 2018. Used by permission.) 5:18 PM So here’s another blog post that is guaranteed to bore you to death or at least put you to sleep. (So what’s new, eh?) This afternoon I was sitting in my home library reading Ephesians 4 when I “just happened” (= divine providence…
[12/26/2016] 1:05 PM Man … I still can’t believe I just read this today. A commentator repeats an age-old argument against the Pauline authorship of Hebrews by noting how Paul quotes the Old Testament: “Scripture says” or “It is written.” Then he goes on to state, “The letter [of Hebrews] never uses these expressions but…
The following is a PowerPoint presentation regarding the way Hebrews quotes the Old Testament, one of the elements in arguments regarding authorship. Some mobile devices may not be able to view the slide show, so I am embedding a PDF as well. This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office.
From Dave Black Online, May 18, 2015: 9:02 AM Quote of the day: Hebrews is the most non-anonymous of all the anonymous New Testament writings. Who said it? (Hint: His initials are DAB.) Dave Black is the author of TLD volume The Authorship of Hebrews: The Case for Paul.
9:16 AM Say, got a minute for some reflection? Today I want to think out loud with you about “hypotheses.” As a proponent of the Pauline authorship of Hebrews, all I can do is offer a hypothesis that I believe is consistent with the facts. This does not, of course, prove my hypothesis. That is…