by Rob Plummer | Apr 13, 2019 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar
In today’s weekend edition, Dr. Plummer looks at several texts in the New Testament that specify a certain point in the day. How did people tell time in antiquity? When modern Bible translations differ in their renderings of temporal indicators, we see an example of...
by Rob Plummer | Mar 30, 2019 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar
In today’s weekend edition, Dr. Plummer reviews a function of the genitive case – the epexegetical genitive....
by Rob Plummer | Oct 27, 2018 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Other
Why is the book of Hebrews so challenging to read in Greek? Today’s video on hyperbaton will help you answer that question – and perhaps also help you read it more easily. Today’s video originally aired in March 2018....
by Rod Elledge | Feb 24, 2018 | Scripture Passage, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Guest Hosts, Special Editions, Grammar
Illeism is the technical term for referring to oneself in the third person. Have you ever noticed how frequently Jesus refers to himself in the third person in the Gospels? Why did he do...
by Rob Plummer | Dec 30, 2017 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar
Sometime interpreters make a big deal out of about a Greek noun having an article in front of it. One needs to be careful, however, to pay attention to stylistic patterns so as to not over-interpret the article. In today’s weekend edition, Dr. Plummer discusses...
by Rob Plummer | Dec 2, 2017 | Scripture Passage, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar, Revelation
This video provides a brief refresher on the Anaphoric Article or Article of Previous Reference—especially as that construction is used to stitch together the Book of...
by Rob Plummer | Oct 28, 2017 | Greek Resources, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar
Drawing upon the work of Dan Wallace, this video looks at that seemingly ubiquitous “Double Accusative”...
by Rob Plummer | Sep 30, 2017 | Scripture Passage, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar
Drawing upon the insights of Dr. Steven Baugh, Dr. Plummer looks at Acts 14:1, asking, “Why did Luke here use the aorist infinitive of ‘to...
by Rob Plummer | Sep 2, 2017 | Matthew, Scripture Passage, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar
Drawing upon the insights of Dr. Steven Baugh, Dr. Plummer looks at two verses from the NT—one that employs a present infinitive of “to do,” and the other that uses an aorist infinitive of the same verb. Why this...
by Rob Plummer | Aug 12, 2017 | Scripture Passage, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Special Editions, Grammar
Drawing upon the insights of Dr. Steven Baugh, Dr. Plummer looks at John 11:51, asking, “Why did the apostle John employ the present tense form for the infinitive of ‘to die’ in this...
