In his Editio Princeps Mercati dedicates a space to discuss the relationship and textual profile of the last two columns of the Hexapla of the Psalms extant in Ra 1098 (Ambrosiano O. 39 sup.). His discussion is extensive and detailed. In this proposal the main objective is to review Mercati’s original question of whether the last … Read more
This paper will argue that until recently the terms sex and gender have been virtually synonymous when referring to the classification of human beings as male or female. Further, this understanding should be retained or recovered rather than adopting an understanding that splits sex and gender into two non-overlapping concepts. This synonymous understanding runs counter … Read more
Religious liberty and its cognates, religious toleration and separation of church and state, are fundamental in the development of Western nations. However, in Eastern Europe, the principles and practices of religious liberty evolved much later. It was first in the missionary context that advocates of religious liberty met the obstacles of civil authorities and the … Read more
This paper defends the position that baptism is the act by which a person makes his public profession of faith and, therefore, should be the prescribed action for confession in an evangelistic presentation—rather than praying a prayer, as is common in witnessing tools like the Four Spiritual Laws or the Three Circles. It seeks to … Read more
This paper will examine women’s rights in Islam. The primary texts that will be analyzed include the Qur’an and its tafsir as well as the Hadith and Sira, as Muhammad’s treatment of women and his teachings on marriage and divorce are crucial to understanding the foundational Islamic view of women. Additionally, this paper will compare … Read more
The phenomenon of intertextuality continues to elicit interest among biblical scholars, and rightfully so. The resources now available to both students and seasoned scholars (inter alios, Beale 2012, Huffman 2024, Schnittjer 2024), backed also by the unprecedented power of digital textual investigation, will most likely maintain the research on intertextuality for years to come. The … Read more
The Greek New Testament by Biblica is a new edition of the Greek New Testament that is being made available under a Creative-Commons license with full open-access and download options. This presentation will reveal the background of the edition, the methodology undergirding it, the editorial team behind it, and the review processes that provided input … Read more
The usage of καταστολή in Isa 61:3 LXX represents one of only eighteen occurrences of this term among twelve primary sources through the mid-second century CE. This paper presents the findings of a comprehensive investigation of these sources and occurrences of καταστολή therein. The research reveals fifteen patterns related to lexical, semantic behavioral, and authorial … Read more
1 John 2:16 reminds us, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. (1 John 2:16, NASB). This is an important part of discipleship, but what hermeneutic do we … Read more
Months before his unexpected death, Jonathan Edwards’s correspondence and his theological notebooks reveal that he was getting ready to write a significant work on redemptive history which sought to cast theology “into the form of a history;” a narrative which would span three worlds: heaven, earth, and hell. This paper examines one part of this … Read more