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Lost In Translation: John 10:10-11
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Lost in Translation: Matthew 23:25
The verse of Matthew 23:25 contains a mistranslation at the end that destroys its meaning as well as its shock value. As translated, this verse looks…
Dec 22, 2023
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Lost in Translation: Luke 6:5
Luke 6:5 looks like a simple verse. It only has a few words, both in English and in Greek. It is translated to simply say: NIV: The Son of Man is Lord…
Dec 15, 2023
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Verses Lost in Translation 1: Luke 12:49
A supporter of Rediscovering Jesus recently wrote me saying they were interested in specific verses that are lost in translation. This new series is on…
Nov 24, 2023
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Jesus's Humor - Part 8 - The "Fortunate" Contradiction
Jesus often uses a contradiction to get people attention. One of the most common f this is the first catchphrase that Jesus used, not the common, “Amen…
Apr 15, 2023
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Jesus's Humor - Part Seven - Other Tricks
Jesus’s humor was similar to the Greek humor of his time, but in many ways gentler. Like Jesus, the Greek’s used exaggeration and caricature. Symbolic…
Jan 1, 2022
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Jesus's Humor - Part Six - Exaggeration
A lot of humor is based on exaggeration. This exaggeration often suggests the funny physical gestures that accompanied it when it was delivered. Much of…
Dec 25, 2021
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Jesus's Humor - Part Five - Repetition
In any long comedy routine, the repeated pattern becomes important. All humorists use this technique. The use of repetition trains the audience when to…
Dec 18, 2021
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Jesus's Humor: Part 3 - Setups, Pauses, and Punchlines
A large number of Christ's verses can be broken down into the standard comedy form of the "setup," "punchline," and "tagline." The setup creates…
Nov 27, 2021
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Jesus's Humor: Part 2 -- A Performance
It is no wonder that we don't laugh when we read Jesus’s words today. They have been "sanctified" of all their original humor when put into their…
Nov 13, 2021
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Jesus's Humor: Part 1 - Lost in Translation
Originally, I had planned an article on the Greek words translated as “hell” in the Gospels as a follow-up to my last one on “eternal.” However, I found…
Nov 6, 2021
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