Foster's Theological Reflections

I am familiar with the Catholic practice of uttering "Domine, non sum dignus" in the so-called "Holy Communion of the Traditi...

Greek: Ταύτην ἤδη, ἀγαπητοί, δευτέραν ὑμῖν γράφω ἐπιστολήν, ἐν αἷς διεγείρω ὑμῶν ἐν ὑπομνήσει τὴν εἰλικρινῆ διάνοιαν ( Westcott-Hort ) St...

I started these notes years ago, but never finished them because too many things got in the way. Roman has inspired me to post what I have s...

Greek (SBLGNT): Διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς, ἀφ’ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσαμεν, οὐ παυόμεθα ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι καὶ αἰτούμενοι ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσι...

I've been reading a book by John H. Sailhamer that discusses Old Testament theology: it seems to be one of the more thorough OT theology...

According to Amazon, I purchased Select Papyri, Volume II, Public Documents (Loeb 282, Greek) on 8/20/2004. This volume contains a referenc...

As to things strangled, we are forbidden by Scripture to partake of them, because the blood is still in them; and blood, especially the odou...

In order to do theology, it helps to know logic. So I now provide you with a sample logic assessment: Logic Assessment 2 (PHI 101.01) D...

I'm trying to introduce a modicum of Latin in my blog entries. Today, I'll briefly discuss present indicative active verbs: second c...

In Guide for the Perplexed , 3.XXXII, Rabbi Maimonides writes: What prevented Him from giving us, as part of our nature, the will to do th...

Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry discuss 1 John 5:7 in more than one place. But in their book, Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Crit...

But why did I so much hate the Greek, which I studied as a boy? I do not yet fully know. For the Latin I loved; not what my first masters, b...

N.T. Wright: It hardly needs to be said that this verse is a contemptuous reference to the sort of regulations Paul is opposing, not a state...

In "The Philosophical Problem of Evil," David A. Conway argues that the proposition "Evil is omni-preventable" is true, ...

Keener's remarks are more extensive than what I'm posting here, but this should give you some idea regarding his stance. Taken from ...

Donald J. Wiseman ( Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries ): Elijah’s taunt is that Baal was acting in a merely human manner. He uses terms kno...

Originally, then, it was the case that showed the meaning of the preposition, but ultimately the preposition was regarded as giving a partic...

Hawthorne translation of 2:26: "I must do this because he was very homesick for all of you and greatly distressed because you heard he...

Two ways to define "sarcasm": n. 1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to express contempt or ridicule. 2. A form of wit ...