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How Did Judas Really Die? (Matthew 27 vs. Acts 1)
According to Matthew’s Gospel, Judas Iscariot hanged himself, and priests purchased the field where he died for 30…
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5 Minues in Church History Podcast
Dr. Plummer is a big fan of micro-learning, or learning in bite-size chunks. Today, he recommends a Weekly…
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Why Aorist Imperatives in the Lord’s Prayer
Have you ever noticed that all of the imperatives (requests) in the Lord’s Prayer are in the aorist…
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Acts 9:7 vs. Acts 22:9, Did Paul’s Companions Hear or not Hear
When Paul was converted/called on the Damascus Road, he had traveling companions with him. Did they hear or…
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Colossians 2:11, The Circumcision of Christ
A student came up to me during a class break and asked, “How does Jesus’ circumcision as an…
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1 John 1:1, NLT vs. NASB
The NLT and NASB are both very good modern English Bible translations, but their renderings of 1 John…
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Creative Learning, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Greek, Greek Resources, Matthew, Scripture Passage, Special Editions
Exegetical Gems from Biblical Greek, by Ben Merkle
Exegetical Gems from Biblical Greek, by Ben Merkle, is an enjoyable way to review grammatical concepts while focusing…
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Daily Dose of Latin
In today’s weekend feature, you will hear from the regular hosts of the Daily Dose of Greek and…
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Infinitives Song, to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Infinitives Song, to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” Sung by Jeff Hurtgen λυειν (Present Active…
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Greek, Greek Resources, James, James 1, James 2, James 3, James 4, James 5, Scripture Passage, Special Editions
Will Varner’s commentary on the Greek text of James
If you are working through the letter of James in Greek, we highly recommend William Varner’s James: A…
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2 Corinthians 12:7, Why a Present Subjunctive
When Paul says that the thorn in his flesh was given “to torment” him, he employs a present…
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The B-I-B-L-E and εἰμι, sung by Jeff Hurtgen
Greek lyrics originally put to this song by Dr. Ben Merkle The B – I – B –…
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John, ὁ βαπτίζων (Mark 6:14)
Dr. Plummer uses a participial referehttps://vimeo.com/336231730nce to John, ὁ βαπτίζων (Mark 6:14), to review some characteristics of present…
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ἀφίημι, Leave, Allow, Forgive, Divorce (Semantic Range)
In today’s weekend feature, Dr. Plummer overviews “semantic range,” illustrating the concept with the verb ἀφίημι.
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Acts 1, Extended Exegetical Discussions, Grammar, Greek, Guest Hosts, Other Texts, Scripture Passage, Special Editions
Dr. William Varner on Acts 1:8
Today, we are happy to have Dr. William Varner of The Master’s University doing a guest screencast on…
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εἶπεν, λέγει, ἐλάλησεν
In today’s weekend edition, Dr. Plummer looks at the nuances of three Greek verbs that describe speech: εἶπεν,…
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Theology and the Gender of Nouns, πνευμα
In today’s weekend feature, Dr. Plummer warns against the danger of doing theology based on the gender of…
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Never, No Never, No Never (Heb 13:5)
Dr. Plummer overviews emphatic negation in Greek, with a focus on Hebrews 13:5
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Imperatival Future, Matthew 22:37-39
In today’s weekend video, we look at the use of the future tense in Greek to convey a…
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Amazing Greek 1st and 2nd Declension Nouns
Sung by Jeff Hurtgen, Greek endings originally put to song by Ben Merkle and Rob Plummer. A-maz-ing grace,…
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Complementary Infinitives, ἄρχομαι (Matt 4:17)
In today’s weekend feature, Dr. Plummer overviews complementary infinitives, with special attention to the ἄρχομαι + infinitive construction…
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Liquid Futures, Philippians 1:25
In today’s weekend feature, Dr. Plummer reviews some fundamentals of liquid verbs and looks at a liquid future…
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Extended Exegetical Discussions, Greek, Guest Hosts, Other, Other Texts, Scripture Passage, Special Editions
When was Quirinius governor of Syria (Luke 2:2)?
According to some historians, Luke got the chronology wrong about when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Today, we…