John Calvin Hosea 13:4 The Prophet now repeats the sentence which we have noticed in the last chapter for the sake of amplifying the sin of the people. For had they never known sound doctrine, had they never been brought up in the law, there would have been some colour for alleviating their fault; because … Continue reading Book of Hosea Chapter 13:4-6; 14:1-9 Antique Commentary Quotes
Month: December 2012
Hosea Chapter 11:1-11 Antique Commentary Quotes
John Calvin Hosea 11:1 God here expostulates with the people of Israel for their ingratitude. The obligation of the people was twofold; for God had embraced them from the very first beginning, and when there was no merit or worthiness in them. What else, indeed, was the condition of the people when emancipated from their … Continue reading Hosea Chapter 11:1-11 Antique Commentary Quotes
New for Kindle: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament
Just released, Osnova's Kindle adaptation of Albert Barnes's New Testament notes. Regular readers of my sunday school notes will know I routinely cite Barnes' work. His notes are very useful for sunday school classes and bible studies, as those is exactly the groups the Presbyterian minister aimed his notes toward. Besides Osnova's routinely well-formatted and … Continue reading New for Kindle: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament
About 2016 or So Years Ago….
Enlarge and behold just some of the events around the Nativity, courtesy of Logos 5's Timeline feature:
Best Deal on Logos Bible Commentaries
The Tyndale Bible Commentaries are about as close to that near-mythical beast, "perfect for the educated layman" as you will find. It is the most reasonably priced whole Protestant Bible commentary set Logos offers, and right now it is on sale. I broke down and bought the set when the sale hit and I highly … Continue reading Best Deal on Logos Bible Commentaries
What a Difference Six Months Makes!
I bought this excellent military history of King John's reign by Sean McGlynn back in June for about $23. Today I look back at it on Amazon and find it now lists for $530.94. Add that one to my bargain list.
A Modest Proposal for a Gift for Your Greek Geek
New for Esword: LSJ Greek Lexicon Abbreviated
This new Dictionary module for Greek geeks is built using the LSJ entries for words listed in Strong's Concordance, which is only about a tenth of all LSJ's entries, but gives a very strong Classical base to your Esword Greek resources. The module can be downloaded from here.
Wall Street Journal Newtown Connecticut Stream Page
Can be found here if you can bear reading the news and opinion surrounding this tragedy.
Read these on Newtown and Gun Control
Charles C. W. Cooke in National Review Online offers a logical but sad opinion here. A Linked article in the Cooke's article is important enough to merit it's own link here, as it asks a very important and disturbing question. This is only the beginning of this latest round in this discussion, I'm sure.
A 'Goula Blogger 