Foster's Theological Reflections

The Semantic Domain of YUXH When we research the signifier YUXH, we find that there are divergent opinions and views about the denotation ...

I believe that NAOS and hIERON semantically overlap. In fact, I think that they overlap considerably and at times are barely distinguishable...

"PARQENOS, OU [masculine]: an adult male who has not engaged in sexual relations with a woman- 'virgin, chaste.' hOUTOI EISIN h...

A third view, apparently the oldest, identifies these "spirits in prison" with fallen angels, equated with "the sons of God...

This post is intended to make clear what I really believe about Rev 14:4 since there appears to be some confusion. "These are the one...

One of our readers asks the following: Hi Edgar, I looked for a way to post a question, but could not find a link. Please forgive me for...

This post constitutes a repeat of material that has been submitted before. But just how many speakers are there in Genesis 1:26-27? On a rel...

MY internet has been out since Wednesday, but we're back up now. I'll be posting replies on Saturday and Sunday. It's good to be...

One of my favorite WT articles is from 7/15 1985, pp. 10-14. That WT dealt with modern philosophies that tend to draw us away from God (Colo...

"Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it" (KJV). ...

Arnobius of Sicca writes: "Yet, if you consider the true state of the case, no language is naturally perfect, and in like manner none i...

The NWT renders Gen 2:3: "And God proceeded to bless the seventh day and make it sacred, because on it he has been resting from all his...

A. Michael Guillen believes that special relativity is one of the "five equations that changed the world." Professor A. P. French ...

Wayne Grudem and Vern Poythress argue that ANDRES is not used generically in Acts 17:34. In part, they write: "We could go on with fu...

This discussion is based on M-M's Vocabulary of the New Testament . BASILEUS was a title adopted by Alexander the Great and it was use...

I have the BDAG Greek-English Lexicon in print, but do not own the electronic form. It's a little much to type out. So I'll just pos...

I've been arguing that MELEK means "king" and not "king or queen." It's interesting that Melek is also a Hebrew ...

From Barnes' Notes on the Bible : For they are virgins - παρθένοι parthenoi. This is the masculine form, but this form is found in th...

BUT how art thou compassionate, and, at the same time, passionless? For, if thou art passionless, thou dost not feel sympathy; and if thou d...

Without getting into the issue of what constitutes an argument from silence, let's just say that I don't think I'm guilty of one...