v. 20 This passage seems to
personify wisdom in the feminine, so why not use the original Greek “Sophia”
rather than the English translation “Wisdom”?
This verse also seems to display the Hebraic poetic device of
repetition.
v. 22 Does this verse
contrast the simple with the wise? Are
the simple the same as scoffers and fools?
v. 23 Who is speaking? Can all thoughts be expressed in words, or
must some thoughts be expressed through non-lingual representative arts? Does DaVinci’s Last Supper or Dali’s Last
Supper say something about the Last Supper that words can not express?
v. 29 Is knowledge the same
as the fear of the LORD? Is knowledge
the same as wisdom?
v. 1 The Astronomer’s
Bible/Gospel! What is a firmament?
v. 2. What is the
relationship between speech and knowledge?
vs. 3-4 How does a voice go
out through all the earth if it is not heard?
vs. 4b-6 How do you
interpret and apply a passage that assumes a pre-Copernican three-tiered
universe in a post-Copernican world?
v. 7 How did we transition
from the heavens to the law?
v. 10 At the close of the
market on Tuesday, gold was selling for $1,728.7/ounce.
v. 14 One of my personal
pet peeves is that this verse should not be used as a public prayer by a
preacher before the preaching of a sermon, ESPECIALLY after a Prayer of
Illumination has already been prayed before the reading of Scripture.
v 1. Using PC(USA)
nomenclature, is James referring to “Teaching” Elders in particular, Sunday
School Teachers, or teachers of faith in general?
v. 2 How true! Who, but Jesus, is perfect?
v. 3 What is the equivalent
of a verbal bridle?
v. 4 Ahhhhhh, sometimes the
will of the pilot is overcome by the wind, lack of piloting skill, poor
equipment, etc. I wish I could always
guide my C&C 24 wherever I want it to go, but that is not always the case.
v. 5a The tongue not only
boasts of great exploits but can take us places we never wished to go.
v. 5b-6a I doubt the author
had in minds the tongues of fire associated with Pentecost.
v. 6b But the same member
that curses can also bless. The same
tongue that expounds hate can also verbalize love.
v. 7 I think this is not
true.
v. 8 What do you think?
vs. 9-10 See my rumination
for verse 6b.
v. 11 Not at the same time,
but perhaps alternately.
v. 12 True, true, but what
about reverse osmosis and distillation?
vs. 1-12 In the age of
social media and the internet, is the tongue really the problem, or is it the
mind that tells the tongue what to say and the fingers to type?
v. 27 Was Caesarea a
village and Philippi a village? Like
Minneapolis / St. Paul? Who do people in
our culture say that Jesus is?
v. 29 This is the question
Jesus asks each and every one of us. Who
do you say Jesus is? Does your answer
depend on who is asking the question?
v. 30 Why the order not to
tell anyone about him? What do you know
about “the Messianic Secret”?
v. 31 John the
Baptist, Elijah, one of the prophets,
one Messiah, the Son of Man? So many
identities, titles, and names! Why did
Jesus refer to himself as the Son of Man?
v. 32 Why did Peter rebuke
Jesus?
v. 33 Why did Jesus call
Peter “Satan”?
v. 34 What does it mean to
take up one’s cross? What is your cross?
v. 35 This reads like a
conundrum.
v. 36 Does this matter at
all to a generation that is embracing YOLO?
v. 38 How was Jesus’
generation adulterous and sinful?
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