Acts 2:15: Who exactly is not drunk here?

April 12, 2025 by Sarah Taylor in by Sarah

Acts 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”.

The 1 John 4:20 Test, Part 1: Introduction

April 02, 2025 by Sarah Taylor in by Sarah

In 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.