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Historical Highlights of the Southwestern Conference – Michigan District
(Southwestern Conference, Michigan District, 2001-06)
This document compiles the list of significant events in the formation of the Southwestern Conference, individual congregations, called workers who served for a long time, schools, and their respective dates.
Allusion as Translation Problem: Portuguese Versions of Second Isaiah as Test Case
(2014)
An allusion in the source text poses a serious problem for a translator. A relevance-theoretic
approach would define an “allusion” as the re-use of language from a prior text such that, by calling
the prior text to mind, ...
First Do No Harm: Toward a Philosophy of Ministry for Short-Term Missions
(2008)
Prof. Cherney examines the rationale and motivation for sending short-term missionaries: why we send them, whom we should send, and what we send them to do.
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 ...
God’s Money in God’s Mission: Financial Support and the Minister of the Gospel
(2009)
In this essay, Kenneth Cherney makes five points about financial support of ministers: 1) it is not a payment for services rendered; 2) it is provision for needs, since this service precludes them from earning a livelihood ...
General Linguistics and Some Exegetical Fallacies
(2009)
In this Quarterly article Professor Cherney examines the common errors people make during exegesis. He comments on issues such as abuse of etymology, judgments on worldview based on language, focusing too much on individual ...
On Bible Translation and Choosing a Bible
(2011)
In this Quarterly article Professor Cherney examines the different issues of choosing a Bible translation. He explores the interplay between functional equivalence and formal correspondence, the complexities of what it ...
Uncovering Our Calling: Luther's Reformation Re-emphasis on Christian Vocation
(2006)
In the 2006 WELS Symposium on the Doctrine of Vocation, Professor Ken Cherney offered this paper, explaining the importance of the this doctrine in the life and teachings of Martin Luther. In his battles with monasticism ...
Comfort Beneath the Cross: Exegesis of Romans 8:18–39, with Special Emphasis on Election
(Eastern Conference, 2022-10-18)
Romans 8:18-39 brings about the age-old question of "cur alii prae aliis" (why some and not others) and the doctrine of election. However, rightfully understanding these verses requires seeing the Forest - the bigger ...