Compensation planning for ministers presents several unique tax issues that are not well understood by many church leaders and their advisers. To help, Richard Hammar describes three key tax considerations churches should review when structuring compensation plans for pastors. These tax considerations include: Salary Housing and equity allowances Accountable Business Expense Reimbursement Policy Explanations of each […]

Dear B-Greekers, “O DE PILATOS PALIN APOKRIQEIS ELEGEN AUTOIS, TI OUN [QELETE] POIHSW [ON LEGETE] TON BASILEA TWN IOUDAIWN;” (Mark 15:12). Instead of the accusative “TON BASILEA”, would the dative – for indirect object – not have been more natural? Thankyou, Andrew J. Birch. Palma de Mallorca, Spain —

Luke 2:48 “. . . your father and I” This is evidently not GS, but I’m not sure how to say exactly why. Apparently it’s over the word, KAGW, which appears to be a contraction for “and-I” Would the disqualification then be because a contraction doesn’t count as a KAI, or would it be that […]

Chrys Caragounis also has a new study out on EPIOUSIOS (Mt 6:11): http://www.chrys-caragounis.com/Studies/Our_Daily_Bread.pdf He concludes: The most recent Neohellenic translation (in Demotic) has captured well the meaning of the phrase by rendering with TON APARAITHTO GIA TH ZWH MAS ARTO (“the bread that is indispensable [i.e. necessary] for our life”). This I hold to be […]

I have noticed that AFIHMI is used predominantly in the Gospels and Acts for forgive/forgave, but Paul exclusively uses CARIZOMAI (except where he quotes the LXX in Ro4:7). The spheres of meaning given in BDAG are: AFIHMI – dismiss/release someone or something from a place, release from legal or moral obligations or consequence, move away/separate […]

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Matthew and Luke: META DUNAMEWS KAI DOXES POLLES Mark: META DUNAMEWS POLLES KAI DOXES We have three synoptic passages: Mathew 24:30, Mark 13:26 and Luke 21:27 using the adjective POLLES. Matthew and Luke use the adjective after DOXES, while Mark uses it after DUNAMEWS. Harmonizing the text would make it: META DUNAMEWS POLLES KAI DOXES […]