July Biblical Studies Carnival Posted
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Rightly Dividing or Slicing and Dicing – Jeremiah 4:23
ByhenryIn debates on creation and evolution I have occasionally encountered the ruin and restoration theory. This view allows an old earth, but does so in a different way. Genesis 1:1 is viewed as an original creation, and then the word in 1:2 normally translated “was” is instead translated “became.” I discuss the details in the…
Book Notes: Linguistics for Students of New Testament Greek
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