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The Limited Usefulness of Semantic Domains for Learning Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary (Part 1)
New related post: Interference When Learning Semantically Related Words (A Bibliography) I hope that no one takes this post as too harsh of a critique as I applaud anyone’s effort to make Biblical Hebrew instruction better. I have noticed in two recent posts materials for learning Biblical Hebrew vocabulary that make use of semantic domains. …
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Equidistant Letter Sequence Research on Jim West's Comment Policy
Reveals that he is in fact the AntiChrist and spawn of Satan. Using OnlineBibleCode.com (Thank God for their wonderful, Bible believing ministry!) I have been able to prove this beyond any shadow of a doubt. Jim West’s comment policy has been the subject of a number of posts recently. And, I wondered why he would…
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Grice's Maxims Applied to Biblical Interpretation
I posted shortly ago about Grice’s “Maxims of Conversation,” but I wanted to take a brief moment to say that these maxims are not only useful ideas for conversation, but also can be applied to Biblical interpretation. Take for example the “Maxim of Manner,” which has as a sub-point “be brief (avoid unnecessary wordiness).” One…
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Grice's Maxims of Conversation
Tim Bulkeley of SansBlogue has recently started a series of posts about communication (HERE, HERE, and HERE) that is worth checking out. And, as I read the first couple of posts a lot of this information reminded me of Grice’s “Maxims of Conversation,” which I first encountered in some introductory books on linguistics, such as Cognitive…