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Who is the King of Kings?
If for no other reason, the phrase “king of kings and lord of lords” is famous because it’s in Handel’s Messiah. We first find “king of kings” in the OT, where the … more →
God Didn't Say That
Who is the King of Kings?
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Joel H. wrote 2 days ago: If for no other reason, the phrase “king of kings and lord of lords” is famous because i … more →
Q&A: Is God's Son The Son of God?
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Joel H. wrote 2 days ago: Another great question from the About page: I have a question about Matthew 27:54. The centurion and … more →
How Many Women is One Woman in 1 Timothy 2:12?
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Joel H. wrote 6 days ago: Peter Kirk drew my attention to a post by Bill Heroman about I Timothy 2: If anyone wants us to be p … more →
There's No Distraction in the Bible
Joel H. wrote 1 week ago: Karyn Traphagen points out that there are no distractions in the Old Testament: In doing some search … more →
Q&A: Who is the woman in Ruth?
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Joel H. wrote 1 week ago: Also from the About page: Here is a question — I have explored the usage of ish and ishah in R … more →
Q&A: What kind of good child was Moses?
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Joel H. wrote 1 week ago: From the About page: I have a question about Exodus 2:2. What does it mean that she saw that baby Mo … more →
Did God Sit on a Chair or a Throne?
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Joel H. wrote 1 week ago: In my last post I asked whether we should use modern terms like “womb” and “stomac … more →
Freelance Translators Beware
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transubstantiation wrote 1 week ago: The business of translation is difficult enough. The process of translation requires concentration, … more →
Babies, Fetuses, Stomachs, and Wombs
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Joel H. wrote 1 week ago: At Hebrew and Greek Reader, the question is asked whether the NLT’s rendering of Ecclesiastes … more →
Behold! Little words mean a lot more than you might think.
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Joel H. wrote 1 week ago: It turns out that “um” means something in English, and we can learn about translation by … more →
Q&A: What's going on in Genesis 4:7?
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Joel H. wrote 2 weeks ago: And one more from the about page: Is Genesis 4:7, the first words, halo im-teitiv s’eit, an ex … more →
How do You Say Hosanna in English?
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Joel H. wrote 3 weeks ago: The Greek word hosanna appears six times in the NT: three times in Matthew, twice in Mark, and twice … more →
A Curious Footnote
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Joel H. wrote 3 weeks ago: A curious footnote in the ESV: Numbers 24:3 “The oracle of Balaam the son of Beor, the oracle … more →
Who is the Most High?
Joel H. wrote 3 weeks ago: Adjectives without nouns are quirky and idiosyncratic, and understanding them is important for trans … more →
Q&A: On the Sons of Gods
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Joel H. wrote 1 month ago: From the about page comes this question: Here is something I ignored when I translated Job and I don … more →
Review: Sin: A History
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Joel H. wrote 1 month ago: Sin: A History. By Gary A. Anderson. (New Haven and London: Yale University Press. Pp. xv, 272. $30. … more →
Clayboy on the Difficulty of Consistency in Translation
Joel H. wrote 1 month ago: Clayboy has an excellent post on the difficulty of translating phrases consistently across the OT an … more →
What Reading Level is "Magi"?
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Joel H. wrote 1 month ago: I’ve only just glanced at the new CEB translation of Matthew (available on-line here), so I … more →
A Simple Yes or No Won't Do, Will It?
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Joel H. wrote 1 month ago: What could be easier than translating “yes” (nai) and “no” (ou)? Actually, … more →
