by Rob Plummer | Jul 6, 2019 | 1 John, 1 John 1, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Other Texts, Scripture Passage
The NLT and NASB are both very good modern English Bible translations, but their renderings of 1 John 1:1 are different. Is there any loss of meaning in reordering the Greek text of 1 John 1:1 to make it more readable in modern English?...
by Rob Plummer | Jun 22, 2019 | Creative Learning, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Greek Resources, Special Editions
Today’s weekend video is a lecture that Dr. Plummer gave at the “Linguistics and New Testament Greek” conference at Southeastern Seminary in April 2019. His lecture was entitled, “An Ideal Beginning Greek Grammar?” Thanks to Southeastern Seminary for making this...
by Rob Plummer | Jun 15, 2019 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Other Texts, Scripture Passage
A student came up to me during a class break and asked, “How does Jesus’ circumcision as an 8-day old boy impact our salvation?” He was reading Colossians 2:11. Does the text of Colossians 2:11 speak to that issue?...
by Rob Plummer | Jun 8, 2019 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Other Texts, Scripture Passage
When Paul was converted/called on the Damascus Road, he had traveling companions with him. Did they hear or not hear the Lord speak to Paul? Do the accounts in Acts disagree?...
by Rob Plummer | Jun 1, 2019 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Other Texts, Scripture Passage
Have you ever noticed that all of the imperatives (requests) in the Lord’s Prayer are in the aorist tense? In today’s weekend edition, we explore the reasons for this pattern....
by Rob Plummer | May 25, 2019 | Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Greek Resources, Other Texts, Scripture Passage
Dr. Plummer is a big fan of micro-learning, or learning in bite-size chunks. Today, he recommends a Weekly 5-minute podcast on church history, www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com. The episode from February 20, 2019, “The 3 Foot Manuscript,” is about the famous Greek...
