Bill Mounce

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BIBLE STUDY GREEK Translation Thursday

Do You “Quench” your Thirst or the Holy Spirit? (1 Thess 5:19)

Thursday, June 1, 2023

The challenge of translating “quench” is that 1 Thess 5:19 is a famous verse, the normal meaning of the word doesn't fit the biblical context, and the Greek word behind it has an interesting range of meaning.

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BIBLICAL GREEK Monday with Mounce

He … he … he … (Mark 3:7 – 5:6)

Monday, May 8, 2023

One of the more interesting passages in the Bible is the 73 verses between Mark 3:7 and 5:6 because the name “Jesus” never occurs. In 3:7 “Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake” and in 5:6 the demon–possessed man “saw Jesus from a distance.” In fact, we don’t see “Jesus” as the subject of a verb in an independent clause until 5:21. This brings up a few interesting points.

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We can no longer assume that people trust their Bible and believe what it says about itself. People say that Genesis 1–11 reads more like a myth than history. The God of the Old Testament is a moral monster who commands genocide. Did the biblical writers get it right, or did they slant, massage, or even create the Bible we have today? How can you believe a Bible that’s full of internal contradictions with itself and external contradictions with science and history? Why should we believe the right books are in the Bible? Many books were left out, like the Gospel of Thomas. If you want to learn more about Bill’s new book, Why I Trust the Bible, including issues he was not able to cover in the book, check out BillMounce.com/trust. Why I Trust the Bible is now available at Amazon, ChristianBook, or your favorite bookstore.

YouTube playlists

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  1. Greek Word of the Day (from Greek for the Rest of Us)
  2. Greek Word of the Day (from Basics of Biblical Greek)
  3. Greek Verse of the Week (a detailed look at some of the Bible's more famous verses)
  4. The Professors says (fun little phrases to learn)
  5. Monday w/ Mounce (blogs for people knowing two years of Greek or more)
  6. Bible Study Greek (blogs for people who have learned to use Greek tools)
  7. Why I Trust the Bible

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