Theology and Biblical Languages

16/09/2022

Evangelion, the word we translate as 'Gospel', was a common enough word in the ancient world. In a world full of supposed 'good news' claims, what is the 'go...

20/04/2022

There have been good preachers through history whom has honoured the Lord. One good example is John Chrysostom; follow the link to read about his life and ministry.

St. John Chrysostom, (born 347 ce, Antioch, Syria—died September 14, 407, Comana, Helenopontus; Western feast day September 13; Eastern feast day November 13), early Church Father, biblical interpreter, and archbishop of Constantinople. The zeal and clarity of his preaching, which appealed especia...

19/04/2022

The theology of the “popular pastor” denies God’s gracious gift of suffering. However, it seems that Paul changed his mind, probably because he wanted to encourage them at the same time and so decided to add the phrase about God’s gracious gift of faith. I have heard sermons on God’s graci...

25/10/2020

Karl Barth Doctrine of the Word of God: Part 1 of 3

“Within Barth, there is a fresh and vibrant way in which to view revelation as well as better understand the human element within the text itself.”

24/10/2020

Several weeks ago Bill Mounce and I (Phillip Marshall) got to visit at Lanier Theological Library in Houston while attending an event there. One fun thing we got to do was make some podcasts with David Capes for "Exegetically Speaking." A few days ago the first one (by Bill) came out where he discusses his work with BiblicalTraining.org. (A little over 2 min into the podcast David mentions a "Hebrew specialist" who was present--that was me listening in as I waited to do my podcast on the David & Bathsheba story. I'm not sure when it'll come out--stay tuned!) Here's the direct link to Bill's podcast: https://exegeticallyspeaking.libsyn.com/biblicaltrainingorg

19/08/2020

GA 0207 is a 4th century copy of Revelation we digitized at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in 2011. A 2018 article argued that it actually may have originally contained all four Gospels followed by Revelation. https://buff.ly/2Es6tMy

17/08/2020

Did the Gospels get Jesus right? - Credo Magazine

Did the Gospels get Jesus right? Are the sayings of Jesus invented or fabricated? Why are there differences in the Gospels? How should we respond to claims like that of Bart Ehrman? Why is divine authorial intent crucial for understanding what Jesus is claiming and what the Gospel writers believe?.....

12/08/2020

Reading Revelation in Context is the third book in a series by Zondervan Academic that has thus far included Reading Romans in Context (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2015) and Reading Mark in Context (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2018). The editors of each volume in the series have been the...

05/08/2020

In his 39th Festal Letter, written for the occasion of Easter 367 CE, Athanasius of Alexandria included a famous list of divinely inspired books which form the Old and New Testaments. While Athanasius mentions also the Revelation of John in this list, the last book of the New Testament was regarded with suspicion in Egypt until the 7th century CE.

Thus, early Coptic authors were very reluctant to quote it. Monastic authors who lived during the 4th and 5th century CE, like the Pachomians, Paul of Tamma, Shenoute, and Besa, do not quote from the Revelation not even once in their works.

Nevertheless, because it features in the “canon” recommended by Athanasius to the Egyptians, Coptic scribes continued to copy it in manuscripts. Sa 32 is probably the earliest such Coptic (Sahidic) manuscript. This beautifully inscribed miniature codex measures only 8 cm height and 7 cm width. Palaeographical features (especially the shape of the letters ϥ, ϣ, and ϩ) and some archaic orthographical variants suggest that the manuscript cannot be dated later than the 5th century CE. The manuscript preserves a stable version of the Revelation, unlike the later Sahidic manuscripts, which often include corrupted readings. Because of its age, Sa 32 is an important witness for the transmission history of the Revelation in Egypt.

Here is a complete transcription of Sa 32 prepared by Christian Askeland: https://ntvmr.uni-muenster.de/manuscript-workspace?docID=601032&pageID=320