Monthly Archives: October 2026

I know I have written about John 3 before, but there is always more to mine here – even without getting into the whole “should verses 13-21 be in red or black” question (i.e. is it Jesus speaking or John editorialising, and if so, where does the changeover happen?) I understand why translators have translatedContinue reading “What did Nicodemus hear?”

In Luke 12.20, God says Ἄφρων – “senseless!” – to a rich man. And yet a careful reading of scripture, Old Testament and New, cannot escape the conclusion that God has always wanted His people to be notoriously wealthy. So here is a notoriously wealthy man, and God calls him witless. What is going on?Continue reading “Senseless!”