Christ is everywhere. God, help us see!
Ah, Junia. Her name appears in the Bible exactly once, in this verse. The name, however, is a perfectly normal name for a woman in that time and place. Lots of women were named “Junia”. So, why is this difficult, exactly?
Read MoreActs 2:15 is hilarious to start with, because what just happened? Oh, right, a bunch of people came pouring out of this house and they were all talking at once, and yet absolutely everyone could understand them perfectly. If that happened, I would not be thinking “these people must be drunk”.
Read MoreInspired by my experience with Kenzie, I set out to explore how other translations approached this challenge.
Spoiler: I was not impressed.
Read More“What do we learn about God from this verse?” we asked the class. It was our standard question.
There was a long pause, which was normal. Maybe the question would go away if no one answered? Alas, it did not. It never did. And so finally, hesitantly, one student held up her hand.
“I think maybe Satan is God’s brother,” Kenzie answered.
Read MoreIn the 21st century, a lot of people are going to assume that if you are talking about “his brother”, you are talking about the male sibling of a male person.
So, in order to translate this one very short phrase acceptably into modern English, it is necessary to compromise.
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