Foster's Theological Reflections

Greek (WH): ᾧ ἀντίστητε στερεοὶ τῇ πίστει, εἰδότες τὰ αὐτὰ τῶν παθημάτων τῇ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ὑμῶν ἀδελφότητι ἐπιτελεῖσθαι. NEB: "Stand up t...

It's no secret that theos ("God" or "god") meant different things to various folks in the ancient Greco-Roman world...

Greek (WH):   ἐκ τούτων γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ἐνδύνοντες εἰς τὰς οἰκίας καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες γυναικάρια σεσωρευμένα ἁμαρτίαις, ἀγόμενα ἐπιθυμίαις ποικ...

As noted earlier in another blog entry, there is some question about the meaning of διδακτικός ( didaktikos ) and whether the adjective func...

Greek (SBLGNT): Πάντων δὲ τὸ τέλος ἤγγικεν. σωφρονήσατε οὖν καὶ νήψατε [a] εἰς προσευχάς· [a] ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 4:7 εἰς WH Treg NIV] + τὰς RP Crai...

 

1. Pistis (Greek)- Depending on the context, πίστις can be translated "faith" or faithfulness." Other possible translations ...

12:1 (THGNT): Τοιγαροῦν καὶ ἡμεῖς τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν νέφος μαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέμενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν, ...

Silva gives his reason for writing this book: We wish in this book, therefore, to establish principles and develop methods for the study o...