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Hey, Yo...Listen in! In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb offers an original spoken word piece based on Psalm 35 titled "Sir?" Let's go! #Poetry #Rhyme #SpokenWord #OldTestament #Psalm #Psalms #Psalm35 #Poem #Bible #Scripture Poetry, Rhyme, Spoken Word, Old Testament, Psalm, Psalms, Psalm 35, Poem, Bible, Scripture,

In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb gives thoughts about 3 things related to Italy, namely, Uber, smoke, and rainboots. If you have any aspirations of visiting Italy, you may want to watch this video to get some insider tips. Tune in. #Italy #Italian #Uber #Smoke #Smoking #Raonboots #Stivali #Venice #Rome #Travel #TravelTips Italy, Italian, Uber, Smoke, Smoking, Rainboots, Stivali, Venice,...

In this episode of Greek Matters, Dr. Fredrick J. Long continues his in-depth study of the Epistle to the Ephesians. Here he discusses how holiness and adoption as important facets of the Christian life. Want to hear more? Listen in! #Epistles #Ephesians #Ephesus #Paul #StPaul #ApostlePaul #Greek #KoineGreek #Koine #NewTestament #Scripture #BibleStudy Epistles, Ephesians, Ephesus, Paul, St Paul, A...

FREEDOM!!! That's what this episode's about. Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Fredrick J. Long finally get to Galatians 5. And, of course, on the menu for this feast is the famous quip: "It is for freedom that Christ set us free." But what does that mean? How does it connect with the epistle? Listen in and find out. #Galatians #Epistles #Galatia #ApostlePaul #Paul #Galatians5 #F...

NERD ALERT! In this GrammarPoint episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Fredrick J. Long continue plumbing the depths of verbs. Think you can keep up with the? Tune in and find out! #Grammar #Language #Linguistics #Study #LanguageStudy #Verbs #ProveText Grammar, Language, Linguistics, Study, Language Study, Verbs, ProveText,

Just "DO" it! Tune in to this episode for 3 minutes and 10 seconds and get some Hebrew vocab under your belt. That's it: 3:10 with Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb, then you're on your way, you're done. Doesn't get much easier than that! So, what are you waiting on? "Do" your thing! #Hebrew #ClassicalHebrew #BiblicalHebrew #Vocab #Vocabulary #Language #LanguageLearning...

SERIOUSLY?! Y'all know this verse, don't you? Everyone knows this verse, don't they? 1 Pet 3:15 is that famous verse that Christians love to quote: "Be prepared in season and out of season to give a reason for why you believe." But what's really going on with this verse? Well, maybe asking some good questions of it will start us on the road to finding out and help prevent...

You read that right! Come right this way for your next installment of Growcabulary, where we'll consider the Greek root ἐρχ-. Know what it means? Come on, wager a guess! Tune in to find out. #Greek #KoineGreek #Koine #Vocab #Vocabulary #GreekRoots #Roots #LanguageLearning #Linguistics Greek, Koine Greek, Koine, Vocab, Vocabulary, Greek Roots, Roots, Language Learning, Linguistics,

LISTEN TO THIS! In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb ventures into Mk 8:11-21, that infamous scene where the disciples are asking Jesus for signs. Want to know what that sounded like in Koine Greek? Look no further. Tune in! #Mark #MarksGospel #GospelofMark #Mark8 #Healing #Miracles #Signs #Signsandwonders #Jesus #NewTestament #Greek #KoineGreek #Koine Mark, Marks Gospel, Gospel of Mark, Mar...

Seriously?! In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb takes a look at a TikTok video that's been making the rounds. The video claims that the start of Gen 1:1 contains a hidden meaning about Jesus. Is this true? Tune in to find out. **NOTE/EDIT: Around the 23min mark, I forgot to switch the tab back to view the original video. Sorry about that! If you want to see the last few seconds of the v...

Amazing places! That's what's on the docket in this episode, where Dr. T. Michael. W. Halcomb talks about the catacombs in Rome, the famous Sistine Chapel, and the amazing Roman Colosseum. All of these are in Italy and, if you go to Rome, are must-sees. Wanna learn more? Tune in. #Rome #Italy #SistineChapel #MichaelAngelo #Catacombs #Colosseum #RomanColosseum #Wondersoftheworld #Archaeology Rome,...

Theological Poetry? Yup! In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb offers a novel spin on Psalm 34 in an original spoken word piece titled "Vignetting." Listen in. #Psalms #Psalm #Psalm34 #Vignette #Theology #OldTestament #Poetry #SpokenWord #Original Psalms, Psalm, Psalm 34, Vignette, Theology, Old Testament, Poetry, Spoken Word, Original,

In this episode, Dr. Fredrick J. Long launches a new deep dive into Ephesians. And one of the initial things he wrestles with is the textual variants in Eph 1:1. Was this letter written by Paul? Was it to the Ephesians/Ephesus? Listen in to find out. #Ephesians #Ephesus #Paul #ApostlePaul #PaulineEpistles #NewTestament #Epistles #Greek #GreekMatters Ephesians, Ephesus, Paul, Apostle Paul, Pauline...

FINALLY! It's been a long time coming, but in this episode of ProveText Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Fredrick J. Long finish Galatians 4. They spend some time taking an up-close look at Gal 4:30-31. While doing so, they ponder the Pauline phrase "But What does the Scripture say?" What "Scripture"? What does that mean? And how does it relate to what Paul's said so f...

What do you know about grammar? Think you can understand these two scholars? In this video, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Fredrick J. Long continue their discussion about verbs. Can you hang with them? Tune in and find out. #grammar #grammarpoint #language #languagelearning #linguistics #greek #koinegreek #koine #grammatical grammar, grammar point, language, language learning, linguistics, gre...

In this video, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb focuses on Hebrew Vocabulary. Spend just a few minutes and learn. You'll be better for it. Tune in! #Hebrew #Vocab #Vocabulary #OldTestament #Language #LanguageLearning #Linguistics #Growcabulary Hebrew, Vocab, Vocabulary, Old Testament, Language, Language Learning, Linguistics, Growcabulary,

In this episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and the Disciple Dojo, JM Smith, interrogate Psa 46:5 by asking 10 questions of it. What does the phrase “God Is With Her, She Will Not Fail” mean? What else is going on in this verse? Tune in to find out. #questions #interrogation #Psalms #Psalm #Psalm46 #KingDavid #God #Failure #Exegesis #Interpretation #Scripture Questions, Interrogation, Psalms, Psalm...

Eww...gross! In this short Growcabulary episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb takes a look at the Greek root ἑρπ-, a root that has to do with some pretty creepy crawly things. Wanna build your vocab? Listen in! #Greek #KoineGreek #Koine #Vocabulary #Vocab #Language #Linguistics #LanguageLearning #LanguageAcquisition Greek, Koine Greek, Koine, Vocabulary, Vocab, Language, Linguistics, Language Learnin...

What a great story! In this episode of ProveText, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb lets folks eavesdrop on Jesus feeding 4,000+ people. It's a Greek reading of Mk 8:1-10 and you won't wanna miss it. Tune in! #Mark #GospelOfMark #Mark8 #Jesus #MassFeeding #Miracle #Miracles #Feeding4000 #NewTestament #Bible #Scripture Mark, Gospel of Mark, Mark 8, Jesus, Mass Feeding, Miracle, Miracles, Feeding 40...

In this “Fallacy of the Week” episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb asks the question, “Is Homosexuality Equal to Gluttony?” Is being overweight just as bad as engaging in gay sexual activity? Is being fat just as much a sin as gay sex? There’s a popular meme floating around that has people talking about this very thing. For an opinion you might not hear a lot of places, tune in here.   #homosexualit...

In this episode of ProveText, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb shares an original spoken word piece titled “Adonai,” which is based on Psalm 33. Listen in!   #Adonai #Psalm #Psalms #Psalm33 #Lord #OldTestament #SpokenWord #Poetry #Hebrew   Adonai, Psalm, Psalms, Psalm 33, Lord, Old Testament, Spoken Word, Poetry, Hebrew,

In this episode of ProveText, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb discusses “3 Things” he’s thinking about, namely, 1) The Head of John the Baptizer; 2) Rome’s Pauline Community; and, 3) Paul’s House Arrest. Each of these things is related to archaeological sites in Italy. Want to know more? Listen in!   #John #JohnTheBaptist #Baptist #Italy #Rome #Paul #ApostlePaul #HouseArrest #NewTestament #Biblical Stud...

Get inspired by this GreekMatters episode where Dr. Fredrick J. Long looks at Mary's famous "Magnificat" in the Gospel of Luke. What's going on in this incredible ancient song? Listen in and learn! #Mary #Magnificat #Luke #GospelofLuke #Gospel #NewTestament #Scripture #JesusMother Mary, Magnificat, Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel, New Testament, Scripture, Jesus Mother,

In this episode of ProveText, we offer a re-share of an episode from Fletcher Hardison's podcast titled "Greeking Out." Please check that out and subscribe to it for similar interviews. In this particular interview, however, Hardison interviews Dr. Halcomb and asks him several questions about his language-learning journey, his views on teaching and learning ancient languages, and mor...

In this GrammarPoint episode, Dr. T. Michael W. Halcomb and Dr. Fredrick J. Long continue discussing verbs. Want to build up your grammar skills? You're in the right place. Tune in! #verbs #grammar #language #linguistics #scholars #scholarship #greek #english #koine #koinegreek verbs, grammar, language, linguistics, scholars, scholarship, greek, english, koine, koinegreek,