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A Suggestion for Future Commentators on 2 Corinthians

Nov 11, 2024

Photo credit: “inside the library (1)” by Joelk75 is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Some scholars currently working on new commentaries to 2 Corinthians and others updating older ones have expressed some interest in the series of articles I have posted on this blog concerning the proper translation of 2 Cor. 5:10, namely the subordinate clause. Since the grammar of this passage has never been rigorously examined by any commentator as far as I know, and only touched...

A Quick Summary in Plain English Why the Conventional Translation of 2 Cor. 5:10 is So Wrong, and Possible Reasons Why It Has Nonetheless Held Up For So Long

Oct 5, 2024

Photo Credit: “Courtroom” by ☺ Lee J Haywood is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Here is the Greek text of this verse, with the crucial subordinate clause in italics. Don’t worry if you don’t know Greek. You’ll be able to follow along anyway. The key words are in bold print. τοὺς γὰρ πάντας ἡμᾶς φανερωθῆναι δεῖ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἵνα κομίσηταιἕκαστος τὰ διὰ τοῦ σώματος πρὸς ἃ ἔπραξεν, εἴτε ἀγαθὸν εἴτε φαῦλον. Readers might be surprised...

The Judgment Seat of Christ Revisited (2 Corinthians 5.10) – Full Exegetical Article

Jun 28, 2024

ABSTRACT: This paper argues that the subordinate clause in 2 Corinthians 5:10 should be translated “so that each of us may receive through the body what is due us for what we have done,” instead of the traditional translation: “so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body” (NIV and similar texts). This note rejects various efforts to defend the conventional translation, including by classifying...

Prelude To An Article On The Judgment Seat Of Christ In 2 Corinthians 5:10

Jun 27, 2024

The article that I’ve written, which will be posted in full on The Two Cities tomorrow, offers a fresh perspective on the timing, venue, and nature of Christ’s judgment of believers (i.e., the Judgment Seat of Christ taken from 2 Cor. 5:10). The article suggests that this evaluation does not take place in some post-death apocalyptic venue as is commonly believed, but rather is an ongoing process undertaken in the earthly life of believers. It...

A Suggestion for Future Commentators on 2 Corinthians

A Quick Summary in Plain English Why the Conventional Translation of 2 Cor. 5:10 is So Wrong, and Possible Reasons Why It Has Nonetheless Held Up For So Long

The Judgment Seat of Christ Revisited (2 Corinthians 5.10) – Full Exegetical Article

Prelude To An Article On The Judgment Seat Of Christ In 2 Corinthians 5:10

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A Suggestion for Future Commentators on 2 Corinthians

A Quick Summary in Plain English Why the Conventional Translation of 2 Cor. 5:10 is So Wrong, and Possible Reasons Why It Has Nonetheless Held Up For So Long

The Judgment Seat of Christ Revisited (2 Corinthians 5.10) – Full Exegetical Article

Prelude To An Article On The Judgment Seat Of Christ In 2 Corinthians 5:10

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