The Greek term translated as ‘mediator’ () is flexible enough to carry a range of meanings including that of an ‘intermediary’. The difference between an intermediary and a mediator is that whereas the former functions solely as a communicator …
The Greek term translated ‘mediator’ is not an uncommon word in Greek literature and so scholars will study other uses of the word when deciding what its use in the NT means, especially when that usage is only six …
The KJV is very familiar: there is one mediator of God and of men, a man Christ Jesus (1 Tim 2:5). What does the Greek underlying ‘mediator’ mean? Our case is that Jesus is an ‘intermediary’ for …
Philosophers have argued about the existence of God for millennia, and we might suppose that we could find God if we studied their arguments. There are two problems with such a proposal: the first difficulty is that philosophers disagree amongst …
If a human covenant is established then additional clauses cannot be ‘added’ or changed afterwards. God made a covenant with Abraham which promised him the birth of Christ. The Law was given 430 years after the Promise and therefore cannot …
Therefore I retract, and I repent in dust and ashes. Job 42:6 (NASB)
Therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Job 42:6 (ESV)
These two modern translations are different in one of the main verbs; in addition …
The ‘Low Chronology’ is a proposed re-dating of the Iron Age, placing the reigns of David and Solomon in an era during which there is no archaeological evidence supporting them.
This suggested ‘Low Chronology’ supposedly supports the replacement of this …
Gender issues have been the subject of debate in our community in recent years, as they have been in the wider Christian community. The purpose of this column is to examine Biblical teaching on gender related issues.
The analytic category …
In 1 Samuel 4 – 7 the Spirit records an enigmatic event where the ark of Israel is lost to the Philistines. A simple reading of the text inevitably leads to a number of intriguing questions.[1] Why does …
Boys at Westminster Under School from 1948 to 1955 may have been surprised at the way their Classics Master spent his spare time. He sat in the British Museum peering at ancient clay tablets and drawing the cuneiform signs impressed …
Few other books of the Bible, save perhaps Revelation, so interest and agitate scholars and laity alike as the book of Daniel. Our own community is no exception; many books and articles have been written about this intriguing part of …
The concept of a “companion” is difficult to define; is it necessary background information or is it supplementary material? Some companions provide a useful introduction to a topic with an overview of the current state of the field. This companion …
Some time ago I attended a presentation about the impact of the open access movement on journal publishing. The speaker commented on how the discourse about a particular subject can easily be moulded by a set of baseless assertions; it …
J. D. G. Dunn dedicates his book to R. Bauckham and L. Hurtado, “partners in dialogue”, and his book should be seen as a response to their works.[1] The title question is particularly pertinent because both Bauckham and …
‘En-Roeh’ is the title of a 512 page commentary on Isaiah, Habakkuk and Nahum by W. A. Wordsworth published in 1939 by T&T Clark of Edinburgh and now only available through second-hand sources such as www.abebooks.co.uk. It is mainly a …
The task of defending the Nicene Creed fell to Athanasius, successor to Alexander of Alexandria. Controversially appointed as Bishop of Alexandria in AD 328, whilst still less than thirty years old,[1] he was influenced by Western theologians he …
The abundance of examples of number, acts of numbering, or of reckoning, associated with Abraham seem unparalleled of an individual elsewhere in The Bible.[1] This article investigates certain examples in Abraham’s life that provide insight into the mind …
For much of Paul, it is necessary to contextualize him within the matrix of the Old Testament, in order to properly understand the complexity of his argument. Many of his sources for Galatians 3 are already known (such as Genesis …
Luke 23:43 is used by some as a proof-text for heaven-going:
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43 (KJV)
In this article, we will present an …
This issue begins a sixth year for the EJournal. As there are no costs involved in producing the EJournal for circulation in PDF form by e-mail (except the small charge we bear for web-hosting), it will continue to be a …