Sep 29, 2025
Peter’s Greek wording in 1 Pet. 2:17
suggests a subtle but potent leveling of people and Roman king in
Peter’s kingdom vision. Dr. Jason Maston is Professor of Theology
at Houston Christian University, where he is also Associate Dean,
School of Christian Thought, and Director, BA to MDiv Program. His
publications...
Sep 22, 2025
Modern students of biblical Hebrew learn that the “pointing” (symbols for vowels) of the commonly used Masoretic text of the OT was added to the Hebrew consonants in the medieval period, and that the meaning of a passage can depend on the pointing used. Depending on the pointing chosen, Jeremiah 7:7 can be...
Sep 15, 2025
In a healing story shared by the first three Gospels, Luke reports a uniquely worded response of onlookers, translated in the NIV as, “We have seen remarkable things today.” The key Greek word is παράδοξα (paradoxa), which is in fact noncommittal on the morality of what is in view. Dr. Thomas Schmidt is...
Sep 8, 2025
As of Paul’s first (existing) letter to
them, the Corinthians are still struggling to understand and
practice their faith in their native, non-Jewish environment. In a
passage centering on the knowledge of God and idolatry (1
Corinthians 8-10), Paul begins by stating the central Christian
confession of the true God,...