Sparks Commentary

I have been learning the Ancient Greek language since 2013. I’ve even used it to read some Plato in the original . But my main goal with th...

“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst....

“If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough, shall know more of the Scripture than thou dost!” – Willia...

“Typically, Jewish history and Christian history are taught by different teachers; they are even considered different disciplines. As Oxford...

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine , for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousnes...

There’s a brief mention of the Epicureans and Stoics in the New Testament . Specifically, in “The Acts of the Apostles,” it is said that “c...

“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city : for henceforth there shall no more...

“Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cæsar .” – The New Testament, “The ...

“And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” - The New Testament, “The Acts of the Apostles,” Chapter 11, Verse 26 (as ...

“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus , that all the world should be taxed.” - The New Te...

"The study of Ancient Greek has long been a bookish pursuit , and rightly so. For this language we have only the books (and other wri...

"Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans , and of the Stoicks , encountered him [Paul]. And some said, What will this babbler say...

"And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on t...

"The great historian Edward Gibbon was right when he said that the story of the fall of the Empire was ' simple and obvious '...

"The history of the ancient Greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history. A small people inhabiting a count...

"And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS ." - ...

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receivet...

"I am Alpha and Omega , the beginning and the end, the first and the last." - The New Testament, "The Revelation of St. J...