Introduction — To tackle the next couple of chapters, it’s worthwhile to take a quick look at Matthew 22:39. It’s been a while since I’ve done translation for the sake of exegesis, but let’s give it a whirl. For the sake of clarity, I’ll include the whole statement of Jesus (22:37–40): ὁ…

prefatory: These articles per chapter are not going to be full summaries, but instead a commentary of issues that were most intriguing to me as I read. I’d encourage you to read along if you want, and use these as a conversation partner (or hey, use me as a conversation…

With summer just around the corner, I’ve begun my summer studies, focusing on a series of books related to Existentialism and language. The first: Soren Kierkegaard’s Works of Love. The plan is to walk through the book, identify particular quotations and expound on them. This acts in part as my…