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“And on the Sabbath He Began to Teach” — A Study in Temporal Particles and Narrative Flow

καὶ γενομένου σαββάτου ἤρξατο ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ διδάσκειν· καὶ πολλοὶ ἀκούοντες ἐξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες· Πόθεν τούτῳ ταῦτα; καὶ τίς ἡ σοφία ἡ δοθεῖσα αὐτῷ, καὶ Study more …..

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In the Beginning Was the Verb: A Deep Dive into John 1:1c

καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. Let us begin with a phrase that has echoed through centuries of theological discourse, a sentence that is deceptively simple in form yet astonishingly rich in grammatical nuance and doctrinal weight: > John 1:1c: καὶ … Continue reading

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“Knowing That Your Testing Produces Endurance”: A Study of the Present Participle and Divine Pedagogy in James 1:3

γινώσκοντες ὅτι τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως κατεργάζεται ὑπομονήν· The Grammar of Growth: Participles and Spiritual Formation In James 1:3, we find a verse nestled within the opening chapter of what some have called “the Proverbs of Study more …..

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When the Evil One Comes”: A Study of Ellipsis and Implicit Action in Matthew 13:19

παντὸς ἀκούοντος τὸν λόγον τῆς βασιλείας καὶ μὴ συνιέντος, ἔρχεται ὁ πονηρὸς καὶ αἴρει τὸ ἐσπαρμένον ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν σπαρείς. The Study more …..

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“And He Was Transfigured Before Them” — A Study in Voice, Light, and Theological Transformation

καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔλαμψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς. In this radiant moment from Matthew 17:2—the Transfiguration of Study more …..

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“Receive One Another”: A Study of Middle Voice and Mutual Inclusion in Romans 15:7

διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς προσελάβετο ἡμᾶς εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ. The Call to Embrace: A Verb That Shapes Community In Romans 15:7, Paul issues a summons that lies at the heart of Christian fellowship: “Therefore, Study more …..

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“You Call Me ‘The Teacher and the Lord’” — A Study in Double Nominatives and Predicate Identity

ὑμεῖς φωνεῖτέ με, ὁ διδάσκαλος καὶ ὁ κύριος, καὶ καλῶς λέγετε· εἰμὶ γὰρ. In this luminous fragment of dialogue from the Upper Room Discourse (John 13:13), Jesus responds to his disciples’ respectful address with a quiet theological Study more …..

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