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Slavery in the Bible Addition (on p. 8) of Philippians 2:3 and comment on it
3 March 2024
“God’s Name” More information on Irving and conspiracy theories (p. 15)
22 February 2024
Slavery in the Bible Minor improvements, with addition of references to further academic sources supporting the statements made
15 February 2024
God: the One Who Exists Major upgrade to this article, with addition of further images of the text
5 February 2024
Slavery in the Bible
Some campaigners claim that the Bible gets slavery “wrong”.  What does the Bible actually say?  New article by Dr Allin
9 November 2023
Recordings of the Greek New Testament Dr Allin has now completed his audio recordings of the Greek New Testament and the final chapter has been uploaded.
20 October 2023
Recordings of the Greek New Testament Dr Trevor R Allin is now making audio recordings of the Greek New Testament.  For more information, click on the link at the left here.
1 February 2023
God: the One Who Exists
New article on “the One Who Is” in the Bible, a phrase applied both to Yahweh in the Old Testament and to Jesus in the New 25 August 2022
Romans 9:5
Revision, improvements and minor additions to this article (which is also now available in Spanish)
16 July 2022
Revelation 3:14 Minor improvements + addition of information on the author
26 June 2022
The Experts quoted by the Jehovah’s Witnesses
Minor improvements + addition of links to other related articles
24 June 2022
John 8:58 Fact-checking the Jehovah’s Witness claims, + a comparison (on pages 11-13) with another Bible verse that has the same structure and very nearly the same words
20 June 2022
“The Great Deception”: False “experts” on the internet Addition (on p. 10) of yet another Bible verse that demonstrates (again!) the falsity of “Mr Blunt’s” claims, plus other improvements to the article
9 June 2022
“The Great Deception”: False “experts” on the internet Addition (on p. 10) of a further Bible verse that demonstrates (again!) the falsity of “Mr Blunt’s” claims
5 June 2022
The Kübler-Ross Change Resistance Model & the Jehovah’s Witnesses
New short article on how Change Resistance is demonstrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses 2 May 2022
Review of book by BeDuhn NEW: More information on the source of the Jehovah’s Witness version of the Bible (see pages 6-7)
2 March 2022
Review of book by BeDuhn
NEW: BeDuhn’s hidden references to the Jehovah’s Witnesses (see page 75)
2 March 2022
“God’s Sacred Name in the Bible”
Were Hebrew letters used for “YHWH” in Greek manuscripts of the Bible?  Significant upgrades to this article
18 February 2022
Review of Bill Cooper’s “The Forging of Codex Sinaiticus”
Further information (on page 6) that demonstrates that Cooper’s claims are false
12 February 2022
A Simple Test of the Jehovah’s Witness version of the Bible Jesus, the “I am” and “the One Who Is”, A Simple Test of the Jehovah’s Witness version of the Bible: Addition of more information on who Jesus is (on pages 14-16)
1 December 2021
“The Great Deception”: False “experts” on the internet Addition of a further verse with the same structure as John 20:28, this time also with the same words (see pages 9 & 10)
18 November 2021
Lord Jesus Christ and the Cross in the Old Testament
A new article on how in the first centuries of Christianity believers saw Christ and the Cross in Old Testament manuscripts written in Greek
13 November 2021
Hebrews 1:8
Addition of further verses from the New Testament, showing the use of the Greek nominative with a vocative meaning (see pages 16 – 18)
26 October 2021
Review of book by BeDuhn Addition of further verses from the New Testament, showing the use of the Greek nominative with a vocative meaning (see pages 37 – 39) 26 October 2021
“God’s Name” Information from Jehovah’s Witness publications on the correct pronunciation of “God’s Name” (starting on page 8)
3 October 2021
“The Great Deception”: False “experts” on the internet John 20:28: Additional clarifications on page 11 (Does Thomas interrupt his conversation with Christ?) and on pages 16-17 (“The real context”) 
24 September 2021
“The Great Deception”: False “experts” on the internet John 20:28: Addition of a verse with the same structure in the Psalms.  See page 10
21 September 2021
Titus 2:13
Addition of photographs of manuscripts and revision of the article to make it easier to read
18 September 2021
1 Timothy 3:16
A second edition of this article, with a response to objections received (starting on p. 38)
19 August 2021
Titus 2:13: does it call Christ “God”?
Addition of a new article on the correct translation of Titus 2:13. Does it call Christ “God”?
19 August 2021
Review of “Was Codex Sinaiticus Written In 1840!”
New article that looks at a book by Jack A. Moorman that promotes a conspiracy theory about Codex Sinaiticus
9 August 2021
Article on Hebrews 1:8
Addition (on page 17) of yet another example of the vocative in the New Testament (“ho kurios” in John 20:28) 16 July 2021
Review of book by BeDuhn
Addition (on page 37) of yet another example of the vocative in the New Testament (“ho kurios” in John 20:28) 16 July 2021
Rolf Furuli
News (on page 24) that the leading Norwegian JW apologist Rolf Furuli has published a book criticising the Governing Body of the “Organization”, following which he was expelled by the Jehovahs Witnesses.
13 July 2021
The Brothers and sisters of Christ
Explanation (on page 6) that the Greek word adelfoi means “brothers and sisters
6 July 2021
“Should we call God “Jehovah”? Addition (on page 19) of a further Bible reference, and the admission by the Jehovah's Witnesses that “reputation” is the meaning of the word “name”
19 May 2021
Review of “The Forging of Codex Sinaiticus” by Dr Bill Cooper
New article that also looks at claims about the Greek text of the New Testament known as the “Textus Receptus 26 February 2021
“An internet Plot” New article investigating the real origins of an article by “Gregory Blunt” on John 20:28
16 December 2020
“The Great Deception”: False “experts” on the internet New article written at the request of a visitor to this website  What is the true meaning of John 20:28?
27 November 2020
“God’s Name”
How the Jewish translations of the Bible render God’s Name (see principally p. 9)
15 November 2020
John 8:58
Minor revisions plus an explanation of when the use of translations of an ancient text is justified (see p. 17)
13 November 2020
What is the correct translation of Acts 20:28?
A new, short article written at the request of a visitor to this website.  Does it say that Christ is God? 27 October 2020
What does 2 Peter 1:1 say about Christ?
A new article written at the request of a visitor to this website.  Does it say that Christ is God, or not?
2 October 2020
Was Jesus Worshipped in the New Testament & the Early Church?
A new article written in response to a request from a visitor to this website.
A detailed study of the Greek word that is translated “worship”
23 August 2020
A Simple Test of the Jehovah’s Witness version of the Bible A new and much-improved version of the article on “Mistranslations in the Jehovah’s Witness version of the Bible”
11 August 2020
The translation of John 1:1
A new article about the translation of the first verse of John’s Gospel.  Does it say that Christ is “God” or “a god”? 5 August 2020
What was the shape of the “cross” on which Christ died?
Addition of details of a book on the use of the symbol of the cross by Christians in Pompeii (that’s before 79AD!)
17 July 2020
John 8:58
Examination of a further “rule” presented by the Jehovah’s Witnesses.  See pages 8 & 9.
7 July 2020
What does Romans 9:5 really say?
Written in response to a request from a visitor to this website, this article examines the question, “Does this verse call Jesus God? 12 April 2020
New welcome message
New message to visitors to this website in the light of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in many countries
24 March 2020
Who is the example of faith in Hebrews 11:11 – Abraham or Sarah?
In some translations of the Bible, Hebrews 11:11 speaks of Abraham as having faith, while in other translations, it is speaking of Sarah having faith.  Which is right?  Looking at the Greek makes the answer clear.
21 December 2019
“Are the Gospels Historically Reliable?”
New: A review of a discussion on the gospels by Peter J Williams and Bart Ehrman
26 October 2019
“Curso de Griego Bíblico Addition of information on this new Spanish-language textbook on Biblical Greek by the author of this website, based on “Elements of New Testament Greek” by Jeremy Duff (page in Spanish)
17 October 2019
Hebrews 1:8 Addition (on page 17, footnote) of further examples of the Greek article used with a vocative meaning in the New Testament
18 May 2019
BeDuhn book review Addition (on page 38, footnote) of further examples of the Greek article used with a vocative meaning in the New Testament 18 May 2019
What does 1 Timothy 3:16 really say? Comments added from two experts in the Greek New Testament texts
14 March 2019
“Do this in remembrance of Me”: The commemoration of Christ’s Last Supper
New article:  The celebration of the Last Supper in the New Testament, in the Roman Catholic Mass and in the Jehovah’s Witness “Memorial Meal”
19 December 2018
The Role of Women in the Church
Addition (on page 13) of information on further women leaders in the New Testament church
13 October 2018
Mistranslations in the Jehovah’s Witness version of the Bible Addition (on pages 5-7) of further information on the meaning of the words used by Jesus in John chapter 8.
6 October 2018
The Lord’s brothers
Addition (on pages 6 & 7) of the comments by the Roman Catholic theologian Joseph A Fitzmyer, S.J., on the meaning of the phrase “his brothers” 3 October 2018
BeDuhn book review
Addition of more Biblical examples of the use of the phrase “O God” in the Greek (on page 38) 29 September 2018
Hebrews 1:8
Addition of more Biblical examples of the use of the phrase “O God” in the Greek (on page 22) 25 September 2018
BeDuhn book review
Additional considerations of the meaning of Hebrews 1:8 in the New World version (on page 40) – see also footnote
15 September 2018
The Role of Women in the Church
Corrections and improvements, principally in chapters 3 and 4
2 September 2018
Mistranslations in the Jehovah’s Witness version of the Bible, the “New World Translation”
New article containing some examples of contradictions in Jehovah’s Witness Bibles, and a simple check-list on John chapter 8, plus the Greek text of Exodus 3, and NWT changes in their own version of Hebrews 1:6.
31 July 2018
1 Timothy 2:11-15
Addition of further information on this passage
9 April 2018
“God’s Sacred Name in the Bible” Revision of this article, with the addition of further information
2 March 2018
“God’s Sacred Name in the Bible”
Was the word for “God” written in Hebrew letters in the ancient Greek Biblical manuscripts?
An analysis of claims made by the Jehovah’s Witnesses in a recent article in “Watchtower” magazine
27 January 2018
What does the text of 1 Timothy 3:16 really say?
Revisions and improvements, with some additional information
This article also provides a short introduction to some New Testament manuscripts.
25 December 2017
Study of Philippians 2:5-11
Who is Jesus?  How this important New Testament passage explains the foundational teaching of Christianity
10 December 2017
Revelation 3:14
Addition of the definition from “The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek” plus some minor improvements to the article
23 August 2017
What does 1 Timothy 3:16 really say? Improvements to this article, especially in chapter 7, p. 29
16 July 2017
Matthew 6:9 and “Jehovah” Further improvements to this article
7 July 2017
Matthew 6:9 and “Jehovah” Minor corrections
3 July 2017
The Holy Spirit
Additional Bible verse and comments in chapter 4 (additional new points 5 & 6) and in chapter 5 (additional new point 15)
28 June 2017
Matthew 6:9 and “Jehovah” Further improvements to this article
23 June 2017
Matthew 6:9 and “Jehovah” Further new chapter: “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the theory”
18 June 2017
Matthew 6:9 and “Jehovah”
Significant revision of this article, with a new chapter (“Conspiracy Theory”) and further Bible references
17 June 2017
What does 1 Timothy 3:16 really say?
Does it call Jesus “God”?  New article looking at the evidence in the ancient Greek manuscripts for the correct form of this verse 19 May 2017
What is the real meaning of Matthew 6:9?
New article on the form and use of the word “Jehovah”
10 May 2017
See the articles here
Formatting and other improvements to most articles, to improve readability. 
Revisit articles that you have seen before.  I am sure that you will appreciate the improvements!

1 January 2017
The Experts
The Experts Quoted by the Jehovahs Witnesses: font size increased and document reformatted to improve readability
30 December 2016
Revelation 3:14
Corrections on pages 15 & 24
9 December 2016
The cleansing of the Temple
John chapter 2 reports that Jesus used a “whip” when clearing the Temple of animals and traders. 
Did he use violence to achieve his ends?  A new study of John 2:13-17 and the parallel passages.
18 November 2016
Revelation 3:14
Minor improvements and corrections to this article
15 November 2016
Revelation 3:14
New article uploaded:  Is Christ “The Beginning of God’s Creation” or “The Supreme Ruler of God’s Creation”?
An in-depth study of the key words and phrases in Revelation 3:14

28 October 2016
Greek font
The Greek font that may be needed to read some of these articles is now available on this website.
Users are advised not to use other versions, which may display some characters incorrectly.

22 October 2016
The Holy Spirit
Addition (on pages 8 & 9) of further Biblical texts on actions of the Holy Spirit
1 August 2016
“I am” in the Bible
Addition of a significant early text in which God is described as “I am” (Deuteronomy 32:39, on page 2)
29 July 2016
John 8:58
Further information on Winer, an expert quoted by the Jehovah's Witnesses (on page 19)
25 July 2016
BeDuhn book review
Further examples of vocative in the New Testament (on page 37) 1 June 2016
Does Hebrews 1:8 say that Christ is God?
Further examples of vocative in the New Testament (on page 16)
1 June 2016
Drunk in the Spirit?
Further analysis and explanation added on the text of Acts chapter 2 (principally on pages 1-3)
24 May 2016
Women in the church
Addition of Consequences for the church and for believers (starting p. 35)
3 March 2016
Women in the church Major revision of content and format of this article
26 February 2016
Does Hebrews 1:8 say that Christ is God? Further examples of vocative in the New Testament (on page 16)
26 February 2016
BeDuhn book review Further examples of vocative in the New Testament (on page 37) 26 February 2016
BeDuhn book review
More grammatically “neuter” Greek words used for people in the New Testament (see pp 33-34), plus other minor improvements
21 December 2015
BeDuhn book review
Addition (on page 37) of additional examples of the vocative in the New Testament: Mark 14:36 & Revelation 6:10
2 November 2015
Does Hebrews 1:8 say that Christ is God?
Addition (on page 8, footnote) of a commentary by Danyans on Hebrews 1:8
26 October 2015
John 8:58
Addition (on page 12) of a recent influential evaluation of the Syriac texts
10 October 2015
“I am” in the Bible
Addition (on page 2) of an additional verse (Isaiah 45:19), plus commentary on it
10 October 2015
Did Christ die on a cross or a stake?
Addition of details of an important new book by Bruce W Longenecker on this subject: “The Cross before Constantine”
1 October 2015
Does Hebrews 1:8 say that Christ is God?
The results of new research on the translation of “O God” in the Bible.  Has the New World Translation got it right with “God is your throne”?
31 August 2015
Drunk in the Spirit?
Addition of a new article examining the Bible verses that are used to support this doctrine
16 August 2015
The Lord’s brothers & sisters Significant improvements to layout
23 July 2015
The Lord’s brothers & sisters
Reference added to a book by the respected scholar John Wenham (on p. 8)
20 July 2015
John 8:58
Partly re-written, plus major formatting improvement
14 July 2015
The Holy Spirit
Additional verses (on p. 12), plus revised page references to new version of the article on BeDuhn’s book
11 July 2015
Women in the church
Additional commentary on a verse in 1 Thessalonians (principally on p. 16)
8 July 2015
BeDuhn book review
Review of book by BeDuhn on the New World Translation: upgrades and improved formatting
2 July 2015
The Lord’s brothers & sisters
Minor corrections and improvements
9 April 2015
John 8:58 Major new section on the Syriac translations of the New Testament 23 December 2014
Think for yourself
Minor corrections and improvements
17 December 2015
The Holy Spirit
Minor corrections and improvements
9 November 2014

 

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