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I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

Bible Abbreviations

Posted on 05/07/2010 by John Harris

When writing about the Bible, it can be helpful to have generally accepted abbreviations so that you don’t have to write out words that happen over and over again. To that end, I thought it might be helpful to write … Continue reading →

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English Bibles

Posted on 04/30/2010 by John Harris

So let’s talk English Bibles. There are more “word-for-word” Bibles and there are more “thought-for-thought” Bibles. Technically speaking, the two categories are “Formal Equivalence” (FE) and “Dynamic Equivalence” (DE). The FE translations attempt to preserve the “forms” (e.g. word order, … Continue reading →

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Figurative Language (3-4)

Posted on 04/30/2010 by John Harris

A couple more types of figurative language. These are fairly familiar to us. (3) Simile: this is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often introduced with the words “like”, “as” (or even “than”). (4) Metaphor: this is similar … Continue reading →

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Hide It In Your Heart

Posted on 04/24/2010 by John Harris

My advisor (Radu Gheorghita) is a very strong advocate for memorization of the Bible. Not simply “fighter verses,” or a verse here or there related to common themes, but chapter by chapter, book by book, memorizing. I can see his … Continue reading →

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Do We Need Hermeneutics?

Posted on 04/18/2010 by John Harris

John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things … Continue reading →

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