Thursday, May 19th, 2022
Are commentaries cheating? Marlin emphasizes first hand direct engagement with the text of...
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Friday, April 22nd, 2022
A listener asks, "What really is God's name?" Does it matter if we refer to God as Yahweh or Jehovah? Do we need to use the divine name or can we just use titles like God or Lord? Marlin fills in...
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Friday, March 11th, 2022
What is the best bible translation? We refuse to identify one as the best but list several good ones. It's good to use different translations for different purposes. Join Marlin and Jaran as they...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
What is the importance of knowing Hebrew? Why would one go to Cambridge to study language? Vince...
Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
A preacher should have as much money in his library as in his pickup truck, or so says a pastoral advisor to my church. Those charged to regularly teach the scriptures need good tools for study. So do the rest of us. Not all of us will spend thousands of dollars on commentaries or devote years of our lives to studying the Greek and Hebrew languages in which the scripture was written. But, as...
Sunday, October 11th, 2020
A Christian magazine recently asked readers to comment on why we need new translations of the Bible from time to time. English Bible translations are a subject dear to my heart, and I shared a brief response for that magazine. Here on the blog I would like to give a slightly longer explanation. While I am arguing that it is important to make regular use of a modern English translation of the...
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
In this unscripted conversation with Stephen Russell, various aspects of modern church history...
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
What are the steps necessary to become a Bible translator? What is the end goal of Bible...
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
How has the Apocrypha been viewed throughout Church history? What can the Apocrypha add to one...
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
In this episode, David Bercot explores the Apocrypha and its use throughout time. He shares how...