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by NB.Mick
Word-Study Fallacies
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Web Links
Reading List
Web: context
- Fallacy Files | general fallacy site
- Poor reasoning and logical fallacies | Theory of Knowledge.net (Note formal vs. informal fallacies.)
- Recognizing Fallacies | Writing Center at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Language | Robert I. Bradshaw on Biblical Studies .org.uk
- Semantics in Biblical Interpretation | James L. Boyer in Grace Journal 3.2 (1962) 25-34
Web: theory
- Hebrew and Greek Word-Study Fallacies | Benjamin J. Baxter, MJTM12 (2010–2011) 3–32
- General Linguistics and Some Exegetical Fallacies | Kenneth A. Cherney, Jr.
- The inhibiting effects of traditional assumptions about language | Anthony C. Thiselton in Semantics and New Testament Interpretation
- Word-Study Fallacies | Derek Radney’s Blog
- Exegetical Fallacies: Common Mistakes Every Student of the Bible Must Avoid |William D. Barrick
- How to do a Word Study | “Apologist” on beliefnet
- The Dangers and Benefits of Word Studies at dfsmith.com/classes/nt715/handouts/Word%20Study%20Aid.rtf | D. F. Smith
- Word Study Dangers: Glosses and Definitions | Henry Neufeld on Participatory Bible Study Blog
- 7 Ways to Do a BAD Word Study | Nicholas McDonald on SermonCentral
- 7 Ways to Do a Good Word Study | Nicholas McDonald on ScribblePreach.com
Web: application
- Rob Bell Illustrates the Word-Concept Fallacy | Alan Kurschner on Alpha & Omega Ministries website
- Definition by Etymology or Root Meaning: Bad Arguments against the Personhood of the Holy Spirit #6 | Rob Bowman on The Religious Researcher: Cutting-edge Christian research on religion today
- The “Illegitimate Totality Transfer” Fallacy Illustrated | Ancient Hebrew Poetry
- The Only Begotten Son (ὁ μονογενὴς υἱός) | Michael Marlowe on Bible Research
- Fallacy Fridays: The Lexical Fallacy | Luke Geraty on Think Theologically
- A Discredited Case: A Matter of Word Fallacy | Ardel Caaneday on Biblia Theologica in response to Tim Case’s [A Peccancy >> http://www.lewrockwell.com/case/case35.1.html]] with response from Brother Gregory Williams’ The Higher Liberty
- Free Grace or Forced Grace? | Steve Witski
- Brannon Howse Quotes an Etymological Fallacy | Henry Neufeld on Participatory Bible Study Blog
- Etymology and Usage of the word Ekklesia | JollyBlogger
- On Roger Perkins’ Lexical Fallacies in his Oneness Debate with James White | Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog
- Fallacies in Interpreting 1 Corinthians 14:33b-35 | Tim Melvin on New Testament Reformation Fellowship site
- Begin at the End | Skip Moen on Hebrew Word Study (see note on spatialization fallacy)
- The Etymological Fallacy and Quranic Studies: Muhammad, Paradise, and Late Antiquity | Walid Saleh, University of Toronto
Web: Word Studies for evaluation
Books
- Word-Study Fallacies | Exegetical Fallacies by D. A. Carson
- New Testament Word Analysis | by Darrell Bock in Introducing New Testament Interpretation, ed. Scot McKnight
- Common Word Study Fallacies | Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-on Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible
- “In the Original Text It Says” by Benjamin J. Baxter, David Alan Black and Allan R. Bevere
- Common Word Study Fallacies in Journey into God’s Word: Your Guide to Understanding and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall, John Daniel Hays
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