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Exegetical Brief on Mark 7:19 "Who or what makes all foods clean?"
(2012)Four words (καθαρίζων πάντα τὰ βρώματα) bring Mark 7:19 to a close and are the focus of this exegetical brief. A straightforward translation is “cleansing all foods,” but the challenging question is “Who or what is it that ... -
Exegetical Brief: 1 Thessalonians 2:1 "Our Visit to You was Not a Failure"
(2011)In this exegetical essay Professor Sorum explores how 1 Thessalonians 2:1 emphasizes the power of God’s Word. The power is very evident. The phrase οὐ κενὴ comforts all who labor in cultures in which power is king. God’s ... -
Exegetical Brief: Ad Olam "Forever"
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Exegetical Brief: Colossians 2:11-13 In Baptism God Works Faith and Makes Us Alive, Joining Us to Christ
(2014)In this exegetical brief, Professor Zell shows how the Greek phrasing of the Colossians 2:11-13 equip the church to confess the Christian faith boldly and to speak correctly about baptism and faith and God’s gracious working ... -
Exegetical Brief: Colossians 2:14 What Was Nailed to the Cross?
(2013)“In Colossians 2, Paul addresses an issue prominent in Scripture and surely prominent in the human heart universally, the inclination to view obedience to God’s law as meritorious and even salvific. In the process of ... -
Exegetical Brief: Did Job 'Repent'? (42:6)
(2014)The book of Job is replete with hapax legomena, unusual spellings, vexing text-critical questions, and highly compressed and elliptical constructions. Usually the main point is still discernible, but many scholars have ...