Ruminations on biblical studies, technology, economics, and sports from Jason A. Staples
It’s been awhile since the last installment of this series (lots more to come), but this one should be fairly straightforward. 2 Kings 2:23–24 tells of the prophet Elisha calling a curse down upon a group of “children” (KJV), “youths” (NIV), “boys,” (NRSV/ESV), or “lads” (NASB), resulting in two bears (she-bears, if you must) mauling [...] Read more »
The tradition that Jesus' ministry lasted 3.5 years stems from early Christian interpretations of the prophesy of the seventy "sevens" in Daniel 9. Remarkably, although that tradition remains standard, Daniel 9 is now often interpreted very differently... Read more »
As the discussion on the upcoming NIV 2011 revision has continued, I’ve been thinking more about translation issues in recent days. (I should mention at the start that my counsel to people who ask for translation recommendations is to recommend having several, and several from different translation philosophies. I usually recommend some mix of the [...] Read more »
