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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 ... -
Exegetical Brief: Distinction In Terms—The Slave Trade In Imperial Rome
(2009)After reviewing the New Testament references to slavery, Professor Geiger examines the use of the word ἀνδραποδισταῖς which is commonly translated as “slave dealer.” Through use of contemporary sources such as Philo, he ... -
Exegetical Brief: Ephesians 1:19
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Exegetical Brief: Ephesians 5:10 and 1 Peter 1:7—“Tested and approved”
(2008)This brief was originally published in volume 105/1 (Winter 2008) of the Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly. Although δοκιμάζω is common word, its appearance in Ephesians 5:10 and 1 Peter 1:7 sometimes cause translators some ... -
Exegetical Brief: Exodus 6:2-4
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Exegetical Brief: First Thessalonians 4:4 "That each of you should learn to acquire a wife in a way that is holy and honorable."
(2007)A brief on Paul’s encouragement to the Thessalonians (and to us) to sanctified living in a Christian marriage. In the process, Professor Zell examines the issue of the translation of verse four which has been rendered in ...