I am delivering a paper at the national ETS meeting in a few weeks, so thought I would get your feedback on a few items.

One of the changes that happens in language is how you refer to people groups. This isn’t a matter of being politically correct; it is a matter of being sensitive and not unnecessarily offensive.

The longer I work in Greek, the more curious I am about conjunctions, and the more I am concerned about how we teach glosses.

When Jesus says that one of the disciples will betray him, Judas responds, μήτι ἐγώ εἰμι (Matt 26:25). μήτι shows that he expected to answer “no,” and since μήτι is more emphatic than μή (see BDAG), I would argue that translations must include the expected response.

Most do, usually with “surely.” “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?” (NIV, also CSB, NET).

I am not sure why there are so many differences among the translations on Acts 2:3, but it is fun to think through the options.

The order of the words in the Greek is a little confusing; but if you think grammatically, translation is not that difficult.

The basic structure of the verse is γλῶσσαι ... ὤφθησαν ... καὶ ἐκάθισεν. The tongues appeared and sat.