... Thanks for refreshing my memory on alpha, Jeffrey. However, I notice that in your translation you inserted "those," which is not present in the text. The ...
... One reason, not stated in my articles, I feel so strongly that the GMark has condemned the animal sacrificial system is that Mark announces in his opening...
When Jesus was on his way to the temple he saw a fig tree in the distance and as he approached it he saw it was not bearing fruit... In March of 1999 I was in...
Apologies for my recent double posting. My phone line got cut off in the midst of sending it out, and I thought it did not go through the first time I posted...
Dear List: Things have been a bit quiet on this list, and I am beginning work on a little project that I would appreciate a little help with. Hope some of you...
Topic: Meaning of "Poor in Spirit" From: Bruce In Response To: MarkG (Synoptic-L My standard ("Dumb Guy") response to this question would be to work inward ...
Greetings list, No degree, no books written, just a layman doing some studying and reading. Are Jesus' words at Matthew 16:18 'And I say that you are Peter'...
Does anyone know, is the following interpretation of the Great Harvest (Mt 9:37-38) one that's received any mention in the literature? To the extent that the...
... I can't add anything but more speculation to what Daniel is saying with "it sounds right." But I've always been a little bit suspicious about the synoptic...
Following on from Jeff Peterson's suggestion to the Corpus Paul list that we put in recommendations for summer reading, I would like to ask the same question...
It certainly is of interest, Mark! Thanks for the quotation! "Eda" (congregation, or witnessing body) is indeed the best understanding of EKKLHSIA as used in...
... From one who is something of an expert on Thomas related websites, the answer is "no" there is no greek transl. of thomas on the WWW known to me. Steve...
I have uploaded a reproduction of my review (short notice) of the following: Kyoung-Jin Kim, Stewardship and Almsgiving in Luke's Theology (JSNTSup, 155; ...
... There are semitisms in Luke from both Aramaic AND Hebrew which, I admit is a puzzle...but I don't see controversy over the Aramaisms. At Luke 6:7...
In case it of interest here, these recent publications make observations about late Second Temple uses of Hebrew and Aramaic: Steve Weitzman, "Why Did the...
... we are all allowed, and have, opinions. as a linguist and having reasonably carefully compared the lucan styles with hebrew and aramaic i will say: our...
... To anyone potentially interested: Two new e-mail lists devoted to the discussion of Johannine Literature have just been started. One has a strictly...
Mark wrote re: GTh 79 discussion ... I've enjoyed it very much. Who can tell me of good arguments or at least solid or lengthy arguments for Thomas'...
I have temporarily uploaded to the web a draft of an article on the above texts. I would be grateful for any comment. The thesis is that Luke 11.27-28 is the...
transferred from b-greek- ... Subject, of course, to correction from Carl and Edward, this sounds to me more like a Synoptic-L topic than a b-greek one. If...
What follows is a list of words which appear (at least twice) only in Luke. The words may appear in John though! The search was performed with Bibleworks. The...
What follows is a list of words which appear (at least twice) only in Mark. The words may appear in John though! The search was performed with Bibleworks. The...
What follows is a list of words which appear (at least twice) only in Matthew. The words may appear in John though! The search was performed with Bibleworks. ...
... Incredible Bibleworks programmer Michael Bushell provided us with a new version of the program, which allows to perform this search now. I couldn' t resist...
I looked in my Cook, Abegg & Wise at DSS 4Q525, and found no mention of it being in Aramaic. Is this indeed the case? I checked an index of the scrolls on the...
... Those who find happiness in life are those who recognize their spiritual poverty and in turn move towards God as the only source of real life. The ...
David Flusser, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religions at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, wrote in "Jewish Sources in Early Christianity" (Adama Books, New...
Dear Brian, I checked with technical support at the Hermeneutika, the "Bible Works" software source, and they tell me that Bible Works is not capable of ...
