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Exegetical Brief: Show Love to Your Neighbor
(0000)Professor Brug examines the current usages of the Bible quote, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” in the positive self-image promotions. He exegetically works through the passages and concludes, “This passage then does not ... -
Exegetical Brief: The Betrothal Explanation of Porneia in the Exception Clause
(2008)John Brug presents the case of porneia in the exception clause of Matthew 5:32 and 19:9, that it means any kind of sexual immorality, against those who would restrict its meaning to certain kinds of sexual misconduct. -
Exegetical Brief: The Betrothal Explanation of Porneia in the Exception Clause
(2008)John Brug presents the case of porneia in the exception clause of Matthew 5:32 and 19:9, that it means any kind of sexual immorality, against those who would restrict its meaning to certain kinds of sexual misconduct. -
Exegetical Brief: The Whole-Hearted Man
(0000)Professor John Jeske, in this exegetical brief, explores the hebrew word tmm and its unfortunate translations of “perfect” and “blameless.” He encourages the reader to understand the word as “wholehearted,” “consistent,” ... -
Exegetical Brief: Two Bad Words: Ρακά and Μωρέ in Matthew 5:22
(2015)What role do the two bad words, Raca and Fool, play in the lesson Jesus is teaching in Matthew 5:22? Is Raca a worse bad word than Fool, so that Jesus is ultimately emphasizing that even the smallest outbreak of anger—calling ... -
Exegetical Brief: Was Solomon A Misogynist?
(2009)John Brug asserts that Solomon’s statement in Ecclesiastes 7:28 does not mean that he found all women evil, but that it reflects two other truths: “the departure of the human race from what God meant it to be and Solomon’s ... -
Exegetical Brief: Was Solomon a Misogynist?
(2009)John Brug asserts that Solomon’s statement in Ecclesiastes 7:28 does not mean that he found all women evil, but that it reflects two other truths: “the departure of the human race from what God meant it to be and Solomon’s ... -
Exegetical Brief: ἐπέχοντες in Philippians 2:14-16: What Makes Stars Shine?
(2014)Does the verb ἐπέχω in Philippians 2:16 mean “hold onto the word of life” or “hold forth the word of life”? Is the verse primarily about evangelism or holding onto to the life-giving word? Professor Geiger closely examines ... -
An Exegetical Homiletical Study of Job 19:23-27
(1982)Have you ever had one of those weeks where nothing seemed to go right? In the book of Job one sees a man who was plagued by just about every temptation imaginable. He was riddled with loss and inflicted with bodily pain. ... -
An Exegetical Note on Luke 17:21
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