A feather in your theological cap.
The personal blog of Bible curriculum editor, PhD candidate, and runner Brent Niedergall
DIOTI Deep-Dive: Part 1
Chris Fresch recently raised an intriguing desideratum during the Amos session of the Cambridge Septuagint Series. Someone needs to analyze the pragmatics of the conjunction διότι. I won’t be the one to produce a clean linguistic analysis, but I would like to record...
Bel and the Dragon Reader: Part 10
Series Introduction I’m facilitating an online Koine Greek reading group and we’re working through the short and apocryphal book of Bel and the Dragon. The text we’re using is the Old Greek (OG) version from Henry Barclay Swete’s 1909 edition of The Old Testament...
HALOT vs. DCH: Battle of the Hebrew Lexicons—The Rematch
Welcome to the series where I pit biblical language lexicon against biblical language lexicon. Accordance Bible Software has kindly sponsored three matches between HALOT and DCH. These are the acronyms for the Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT)...
Book Review: A Concise Dictionary of Theological Terms
Pastors, students, theologians, and scholars rely upon reference works—big heavy ones and handy little concise ones. But pastors, students, and theologians aren’t the only ones who should own some helpful books for understanding God’s Word. What about Sunday school...
Announcement: New Max & Moritz in Biblical Greek Page
I've added a new page to promote the book I had the privilege of co-editing: Max and Moritz in Biblical Greek. You can view the page here.
Bel and the Dragon Reader: Part 9
Series Introduction I’m facilitating an online Koine Greek reading group and we’re working through the short and apocryphal book of Bel and the Dragon. The text we’re using is the Old Greek (OG) version from Henry Barclay Swete’s 1909 edition of The Old Testament in...
Book Review: Hebrew for Life
Ever heard the one about the two frogs on the farm who inadvertently ended up in a pail half full of milk? The first frog, viewing the situation as hopeless, soon gives up hope and succumbs to a milky grave. The second, refusing to be intimidated, kicks and kicks his...
HALOT vs. DCH: Battle of the Hebrew Lexicons—Match 1
Welcome to the series where I pit biblical language lexicon against biblical language lexicon. Accordance Bible Software has kindly sponsored three matches between HALOT and DCH. These acronyms are for the Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT) and...
Book Review—Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Joshua, Judges, Ruth
The breadth and depth of commentaries available to us are astounding. There are exegetical, homiletical, pastoral, devotional, textual, and grammatical commentaries. There are commentaries on cultural backgrounds and historical context, not to mention biblical context...
Biblical Studies Carnival 169 Giveaway Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Biblical Studies Carnival 169 giveaways! Lexham English Septuagint WINNER Ken N. Special thanks to Lexham Press for providing a copy of the new Lexham English Septuagint for this giveaway! Max and Moritz in Biblical Greek WINNERS...