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augsburg wednesday 2: preliminaries continued
Looking back at the messy layout of the last Augsburg Wednesday post, I think the Latin / English thing just made everything messy. So for the rest of the Augsburg Wednesday posts, the English text will appear, followed by amateur commentary, followed by the Latin text at the very end for those interested in improving [...]
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augsburg wednesday 1: preliminaries
On Augsburg Wednesdays we will have the opportunity not only to learn about the foundations of Lutheran thought, but also to brush up on our Latin. What, you say? You have no Latin? Then read my handy guide How to Read Latin Out Loud and dive in. You can use the English translation to figure [...]
hebrew thursday: pronouns and prepositions
The Pronouns and Their Suffixes In Hebrew, as in Greek or Latin, pronouns are divided into first, second, and third person, and beyond that into singular and plural. I, you (ms), you (fs), he, she, we, you (mp), you (fp), they (m), and they (f) are translated into Hebrew (in that order): אני /ani/, אתה [...]
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on the psychology of sabbath: a case study
I have never been convinced that the Sabbath applies to Christians. I am persuaded by the inclusion of the Gentiles not under Mosaic law, the conference of Acts 15, Colossians 2:16-17, and Romans 14. While it is clear that Christians are not commanded to observe the Sabbath, it is equally clear that Christians are not [...]
reverse folk etymology
In the interests of promoting false etymology, allow me to explain the origins of the Hebrew word אביד /avid/. This ancient Hebrew word comes from Latin and Greek. You see, in Greek the prefix a- means “not.” And in Latin, the root vid is “to see,” as in video. So taken together, the adjective avid [...]
i taught a rabbi today
that the New Testament was written in Greek, not Latin as he had supposed. It seems that to many Jews, Christianity means medieval Catholicism. Related Posts:beyond the canon listhebrew thursday: pronouns and prepositionsreverse folk etymologywhat’s going on with GOD in genesis 6:5?a curious coincidence
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cui bono and cigarrete smoking
This is bound to be one of the most enjoyable posting experiences of my life: I get to discuss politics, cast suspicion on my school’s arch-rival (Michigan), and teach Latin. First to the Latin. Related Posts:Uncle Sam doesn’t need more soldiers.a hebrew / latin word coincidenceaugsburg wednesday 2: preliminaries continuedaugsburg wednesday 1: preliminarieshebrew thursday: pronouns [...]
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what’s going on with GOD in genesis 6:5?
Genesis 6:5, KJV: 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Look through the KJV for the word ‘God.’ You’ll notice that it’s almost always spelled ‘God’ with only one upper-case letter, except in the [...]
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beyond the canon list
It would be nice to say that once we’ve got Jesus and the canon settled, that’s the end of the story. And it would be partially true. If you read the books of the Bible, no matter what translation they are in (unless it is by some sort of weird group purposefully altering the text), [...]
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a hebrew / latin word coincidence