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Detail | Date uploaded |
| 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 Jehovah’s
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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