Mark Ward

Christian, husband, father, writer, YouTuber.

Education

• (2001) B.A. in Bible (minor: Graphic Design), BJU
• (2003) M.A. in Bible, BJU
• (2011) Ph.D. in New Testament Interpretation, BJU Seminary

Positions Held

2020– | Ward on Words

YouTuber

2024 | Crossway

Editor in Books division / Special Projects

2015–2024 | Logos Bible Software

• (2022–2024) Senior Editor, Digital Content
• (2020–2022) Editor in Chief, Bible Study Magazine
• (2017–2020) Academic Editor, Lexham Press
• (2015–2017) Logos Pro

2015–2021 | CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH

Elder/Assistant Pastor (ordained January, 2021)

2008– | Forward Design

Web design and hosting for churches

2006–2015 | BJU Press

Secondary Bible Curriculum Writer

2001–2006 | BJU Mack Library

Research Assistant

1998–2001 | BJU Campus Store

Graphic Designer

What Saith the Lord: KJV Words We’re Getting Wrong and How to Get Them Right (2026)

A follow-up to Authorized in which I teach KJV readers how to fish for false friends using 38 examples. (Lexham Press)

The Parallel KJV New Testament: Two Greek Traditions (Textus Receptus and Critical Text) with Two English Translations (King James Versions, Original and Modified) (2026)

This book will show, in English, all of the translatable differences between the two major Greek New Testament editions in existence. (Lexham Press)

Words Gone Wrong: Bible Study Errors and How to Fix Them (2027)

Five rules to help Bible students use Hebrew and Greek well even if they’ve never studied them (Zondervan Reflective).

Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible (2018)

My attempt to apply the principle of 1 Cor 14—edification requires intelligibility—to the debate over the KJV.

Basics for a Biblical Worldview (2021)

A middle school textbook going in depth on issues of identity, worldview, and comparative religions.

Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption (2016)

A substantive but engaging high school textbook providing a capstone to a secondary Christian education.

Bibliology for Beginners: What Does the Bible Say About the Bible? (2020)

The Bible has a lot to say about the Bible—about its inspiration and authority, about its translation and interpretation.

Paul’s Religious Affections (2012)

What can Paul’s emotional life—and the usage of key Pauline emotion words—tell us about the Christian life?

Bible Truths: The Story of the Old Testament (2012)

A tour of redemptive-history from Adam to Christ for eighth graders.

Bible Truths: Patterns for Christian Living (2011)

Practical wisdom from Scripture for teens at one of life’s crossroads.

Ten Ways to Improve Your Bible Study with Digital Tools (2016)

Paper is a great tool for Bible study—but digital resources provide additional value.

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Biblical Greek (2017)

Sometimes it can be hard to know how much you should aim to know about the biblical languages.

 

• Managing Editor, Lexham Survey of Theology
• Managing Editor, Lexham Context Commentary
• Contributing Editor, Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans
• Acquisitions assistance: Christianity Considered, by John Frame
• Acquisitions assistance: We Are All Philosophers, by John Frame
• Editor, The Nicene Creed, by Kevin DeYoung
• Editor, Turning the World Upside Down, by Iain M. Duguid

 

Editor-in-Chief, Bible Study Magazine; 2020–2022.

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Word by Word; the Logos Blog

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1. “Do You Really Need to Know Hebrew?”
   September 3, 2015
2. “Why Bible Typography Matters”
   September 11, 2015
3. “Keep Track of Your Bible Study Notes with Logos”
   September 18, 2015
4. “Get Help Learning Greek on Your Own”
   September 24, 2015
5. “How to Instantly Spot NT Allusions to the OT”
   October 8, 2015
6. “How to Filter the Information Flood with Logos”
   October 15, 2015
7. “How Should We Number the 10 Commandments?”
   October 29, 2015
8. “What Agape Really Means”
   November 4, 2015
9. “Do You Break These Rules for Greek and Hebrew Study?”
   November 12, 2015
10. “Middle-Eastern Man Forgiven 450 Gazillion Dollar Debt”
    November 19, 2015
11. “A Bible Student’s Hidden Strength”
    November 25, 2015
12. “How to Pronounce “Logos” and Other Important Evangelical Words”
    November 26, 2015
13. “The Most Used Words in the Bible”
    December 2, 2015
14. “How to Quickly Transliterate Greek and Hebrew”
    December 3, 2015
15. “Do We Have to Choose Between Print and Digital?”
    December 9, 2015
16. “Three Tips for Stirring Up Your Love for the Bible”
    December 9, 2015
17. “Seeing the Forest and the Trees in Your Bible Study”
    December 16, 2015
18. “Bible Translations and the Democracy of the Dead”
    December 17, 2015
19. “The Most Christmasy Book in the Bible Isn’t What You Think”
    December 22, 2015
20. “The Sermon on the Mount: Finding Happiness in the Flood”
    December 30, 2015
21. “Start the New Year with a Free 30-Day Bible Study Course”
    December 31, 2015
22. “On Christian Trinkets and Bad Exegesis”
    January 6, 2016
23. “How to Search Your Entire Logos Library in a Flash”
    January 7, 2016
24. “What if People Actually Studied Their Bibles?”
    January 15, 2016
25. “How Good Are the Sermons You Preach to Yourself?”
    January 20, 2016
26. “How To Search Logos.com (or Any Website) in a Flash”
    January 21, 2016
27. “Tim Challies and Going All in with Ebooks”
    January 22, 2016
28. “5 Ways the Logos Pros Can Help with Your Bible Study”
    January 28, 2016
29. “How to Do Bible Word Studies: A Fool-Proof Guide”
    February 3, 2016
30. “Why 10 Translations May Be Better Than 1 Greek (or Hebrew) Bible”
    February 4, 2016
31. “The Question That Reveals Everything You Believe About the Old Testament”
    February 10, 2016
32. “How to Get the Most Out of Your Logos Home Page”
    February 11, 2016
33. “What Your View of Judges 11 Says About Your View of the Entire Bible”
    February 17, 2016
34. “The Logos Feature That Makes Using BDAG a Breeze”
    February 18, 2016
35. “Why the Questions Jesus Asked Were about More Than Answers”
    February 25, 2016
36. “What Do Lying Shrimp Have to Do with New Testament Exegesis?”
    March 9, 2016
37. “Is the Word “Easter” in the Bible?”
    March 11, 2016
38. “What Passage Should You Study This Easter?”
    March 16, 2016
39. “How Do You Apply a Passage When It Has No Commands?”
    March 23, 2016
40. “Introducing the New and Improved Logos Pro Training Page”
    March 31, 2016
41. “Why Words Mean What They Do, and Why It Matters for Bible Study”
    April 6, 2016
42. “Have I Lost My Old Logos or Libronix Books?”
    April 7, 2016
43. “And They Were Exceedingly Astonished”
    April 14, 2016
44. “The Power of Naming the Bible Study Practices You Do Naturally”
    April 20, 2016
45. “An Advanced Bible Study Skill Anyone Can Master”
    April 27, 2016
46. “Top Bible Study Resources, as Picked by the Logos Pros”
    April 28, 2016
47. “Which Bible Translation Is Best? All the Good Ones.”
    May 4, 2016
48. “How to Create Links to Specific Logos Resources”
    May 5, 2016
49. “When (and How) to Use Multiple Bible Translations”
    May 11, 2016
50. “5 Powerful Logos Capabilities You May Have Missed”
    May 12, 2016
51. “How to Understand the New Testament’s Use of the Old Testament”
    May 24, 2016
52. “5 Guidelines for Picking the Right Bible Translation”
    May 25, 2016
53. “The Top 5 Ways to Go from Logos Novice to Logos Pro”
    May 26, 2016
54. “The Power of Slowing Down Your Bible Study”
    May 27, 2016
55. “Bible Translations in the “Mere Christian” Hallway”
    June 1, 2016
56. “How to Avoid Plagiarism in Your Sermons and Papers”
    June 2, 2016
57. “Should We “Dumb Down” the Bible When People Don’t Get It?”
    June 14, 2016
58. “When and How to Use the Septuagint in Your Bible Study”
    June 16, 2016
59. “Should We Dumb Down the Bible? Yes. (Sort of.)”
    June 22, 2016
60. “How to Highlight a Book Like a Bible Nerd”
    June 23, 2016
61. “What Should You Leave Out When You Teach the Bible?”
    June 29, 2016
62. “How to Study a Psalm: Essential Steps for Starting Right”
    July 6, 2016
63. “The Open Secret to Actually Reading the Bible Regularly”
    July 7, 2016
64. “How to Study a Psalm: 4 Keys to Interpretation”
    July 13, 2016
65. “How to Do a Bible Word Study on “Love””
    July 14, 2016
66. “How to Apply a Psalm to Your Situation”
    July 20, 2016
67. “How to Use a Commentary to Study the Psalms”
    July 21, 2016
68. “”Get behind Me” or “Be Gone”: How to Explore Textual Variants in Matthew 4”
    July 27, 2016
69. “3 Tips for Using Logos on a Touchscreen Laptop”
    July 28, 2016
70. “How Is Bible Study Like Ultimate Frisbee?”
    August 10, 2016
71. “How to Choose Your Top Bibles in Logos”
    August 11, 2016
72. “5 Ways Loving Your Neighbor Will Change Your Bible Teaching”
    August 17, 2016
73. “How To Find a Bible Verse Fast”
    August 18, 2016
74. “What to Do When You Find an Interpretive Quandary”
    August 31, 2016
75. “6 Reasons Pastors Will Love the Sermon Editor in Logos 7”
    September 1, 2016
76. “9 Reasons I Use Logos When I Preach”
    September 6, 2016
77. “How to Know That You Know the Bible”
    September 7, 2016
78. “3 Practical Tips to Keep in Mind When You Quote Scripture”
    September 8, 2016
79. “How to Copy-Paste Bible Text from Logos without Leaving Your Word Processor”
    September 14, 2016
80. “3 Things That Logos Can Do for the Lay Leader”
    September 15, 2016
81. “Crush Your Exegesis Paper: 3 Secrets Every Student Should Know”
    September 21, 2016
82. “3 Reasons Not to Panic over Bible Translation Revisions”
    September 29, 2016
83. “2 Digital Bible Study Tips for Busy Moms”
    October 5, 2016
84. “How to Quickly Find Every Rhetorical Question in the New Testament”
    October 13, 2016
85. “How to Compare Translations Like a Bible Nerd”
    October 19, 2016
86. “How to Make Your Logos Screen Look Like a Pro’s”
    October 26, 2016
87. “3 Logos Shortcuts You Can Use Right Away”
    November 2, 2016
88. “If the Bible Is Clear, Why Are There So Many Opinions?”
    November 9, 2016
89. “Why Difficulties in the Bible Are a Good Thing”
    November 16, 2016
90. “Why Do So Many Christians Disagree over the Bible?”
    November 30, 2016
91. “10 Practical Tips for Family Devotions This Christmas”
    December 7, 2016
92. “What Pop Music Can Teach Us about Interpreting Scripture”
    December 21, 2016
93. “What If People Really Studied Their Bibles in 2017?”
    December 30, 2016
94. “My Favorite Example of Engaging the Head & Heart in Preaching”
    January 18, 2017
95. “3 Reasons You Should Read the Whole Bible This Year”
    January 25, 2017
96. “What’s the Best Evangelism Strategy? Some Wisdom from John Piper”
    February 16, 2017
97. “Is It Ever OK to Take Shortcuts in Bible Study?”
    February 22, 2017
98. “Listen: Logos Bible Software on the Shaun Tabatt Show”
    February 24, 2017
99. “How to Do a Bible Study on Abortion”
    February 28, 2017
100. “How to Use-and How Not to Use-the Amplified Bible”
     March 2, 2017
101. “The Power and Pitfalls of Studying Biblical Lists”
     March 8, 2017
102. “What a Postmodern Literary Theorist Taught Me about Biblical Authority”
     March 9, 2017
103. “Biblical Studies & the Myth of Neutrality”
     March 22, 2017
104. “Which Are More Accurate: Literal or Non-Literal Bible Translations?”
     March 29, 2017
105. “Video: How to Create, Deliver, and Publish a Powerful Sermon”
     March 30, 2017
106. “How to Do Some Spring Cleaning in Your Logos Library”
     April 5, 2017
107. “How to Search Your Highlights inside Logos”
     April 12, 2017
108. “How What You Love Shapes How You Interpret the Bible”
     April 26, 2017
109. “3 Tips for Discovering Biblical Connections in Logos”
     April 27, 2017
110. “When Two Bible Translations Disagree, Which One Is Right?”
     May 3, 2017
111. “The Power of Spotting Metaphors in Your Bible Study”
     May 4, 2017
112. “Get Logos Training Made Especially for Academics”
     May 9, 2017
113. “Why Pastors Should Use a Different Greek Text”
     May 10, 2017
114. “A Simple New Way to Search Your Bible Inside Logos”
     May 11, 2017
115. “Why We Need a New Kind of Hebrew Lexicon”
     May 18, 2017
116. “A Simple Tip for Keeping Your Greek & Hebrew Skills Sharp”
     May 24, 2017
117. “How to Create a Church Culture that Loves Bible Study”
     May 25, 2017
118. “Has the Gospel-Centered Pendulum Swung Too Far?”
     May 31, 2017
119. “You’ve Probably Never Seen the Real King James Version”
     June 7, 2017
120. “Why We Should Stop Capitalizing Pronouns Referring to God”
     June 8, 2017
121. “How to Customize the Copy Bible Verse Tool in Logos”
     June 14, 2017
122. “How to Search Connections between Greek and English Bibles”
     June 15, 2017
123. “5 Reasons Studying the Original Languages Is Worth the Pain”
     June 21, 2017
124. “How to Get Free Logos Books and Other Swag”
     June 22, 2017
125. “5 More Reasons Bible Teachers Should Learn Greek & Hebrew”
     June 28, 2017
126. “3 Reasons Preachers Shouldn’t Publicly Contradict a Bible Translation”
     July 5, 2017
127. “Why Does Logos Say “Dine” Is a Metaphor in Luke 14:1?”
     July 6, 2017
128. “What Would the Author of Amazing Grace” Say about Social Media?””
     July 26, 2017
129. “4 Simple Tips for Getting the Most out of Logos Bible Software”
     July 27, 2017
130. “The Twist in the Sermon on the Mount That You Probably Missed”
     August 23, 2017
131. “How I Prepare, Preach, and Publish Sermons When Time Is Short”
     September 13, 2017
132. “Do We Have to Answer Every Tough Bible & Theology Question?”
     September 14, 2017
133. “3 Free Logos Features That Make Seminary Easier”
     September 16, 2017
134. “2 Quick Hacks That Will Help You Learn from Early Christians”
     September 20, 2017
135. “3 Simple Ways to Find That Quote or Passage You Can’t Quite Remember”
     September 21, 2017
136. “A New Translation of a Bible Translation Preface”
     September 27, 2017
137. “What a 400-Year-Old Bible Preface Can Teach Us about Translations”
     September 29, 2017
138. “3 Tips for Professors Training the Next Generation of Ministers”
     October 4, 2017
139. “How Paragraph Breaks Can Help You Understand the Bible”
     October 5, 2017
140. “4 Ways to Thank Your Pastor This Pastor Appreciation Month”
     October 9, 2017
141. “Why Would a Church Ban the Bible?”
     October 10, 2017
142. “Why Bible Teachers Should, Like, Care about Proper English”
     October 25, 2017
143. “Why Logos’ Typography Matters”
     October 26, 2017
144. “Why Luther’s 95 Theses Start with a Critique of a Bible Translation”
     October 31, 2017
145. “What a Viral Video Tells Us about a Reformation Truth”
     November 1, 2017
146. “Thinking of Getting Logos? Read This.”
     November 2, 2017
147. “How to Be Truly Free: Become a Slave of Christ”
     November 8, 2017
148. “3 Ways to Start Studying the Bible with the Logos Web App”
     November 3, 2017
149. “The Hidden Figure behind Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest”
     November 15, 2017
150. “Last Day: Get Started with Greek for Under $35”
     November 22, 2017
151. “Misunderstanding the Most Common Old Testament Literary Device”
     November 22, 2017
152. “Did Augustine Believe in Biblical Inerrancy?”
     November 23, 2017
153. “Is There Anything New to Say about the Christmas Story?”
     November 29, 2017
154. “How Evangelical Theologians Are Tackling the Doctrine of the Trinity”
     December 6, 2017
155. “What Do We Really Know about the Three Wise Men?”
     December 7, 2017
156. “5 Words You’re Probably Not Getting in the Christmas Story”
     December 14, 2017
157. “Is the Pope Right or Wrong on “Lead Us Not Into Temptation”?”
     December 15, 2017
158. “Evidence of God’s Grace amidst the “War on Christmas””
     December 20, 2017
159. “How to Teach the True Meaning of Christmas to Your Kids”
     December 25, 2017
160. “What’s the Difference between Lament and Complaint?”
     December 27, 2017
161. “Tips on Psalm 2”
     December 28, 2017
162. “How to Think Like a Christian Should”
     December 31, 2017
163. “One Thing Every True Evangelical Has in Common”
     January 19, 2018
164. “What Should New Testament Preachers Do with Old Testament Promises?”
     January 25, 2018
165. “3 Reasons You Should Read the Work of James K.A. Smith”
     January 31, 2018
166. “What Makes a Good Biblical Scholar?”
     February 1, 2018
167. “Verily, God Did Not Say “Thou Shalt Not Steal””
     February 7, 2018
168. “Search Logos for Things, Not Words”
     February 8, 2018
169. “The RSV Takes on the KJV”
     February 14, 2018
170. “A Systematic Theology for Black History Month”
     February 28, 2018
171. “If Commentaries Were Sports Teams”
     March 7, 2018
172. “How to Spot a Falsely Attributed Quotation”
     March 14, 2018
173. “3 Reasons To Study Greek, and 3 Reasons Not To”
     March 15, 2018
174. “Good and Bad Goals for Studying New Testament Greek”
     March 21, 2018
175. “How to Use a Critical Commentary If You’re an Evangelical”
     March 29, 2018
176. “Some Say Easter” Is Pagan. Is it Really?””
     April 2, 2018
177. “How to Write a Funeral Sermon”
     April 11, 2018
178. “The Key to Not Being a Bad Bible Reader”
     April 18, 2018
179. “Should Barbarians Get to Have God’s Words?”
     May 8, 2018
180. “4 Simple Language Principles That Will Improve Your Bible Study”
     May 9, 2018
181. “What’s the First Thing You Need to Know About NT Greek?”
     May 17, 2018
182. “The Easy Way to Do a Responsible Bible Word Study”
     May 30, 2018
183. “How to Use Logos Like a BibleWorks Pro”
     June 6, 2018
184. “How to Choose Your Next Read”
     June 13, 2018
185. “How to Do a Bible Word Study in English the Easy Way”
     June 20, 2018
186. “Search Original Languages for Word Meaning with Unique Logos Tools”
     June 27, 2018
187. “Someone Plagiarized My Book a Century Before I Was Born”
     July 3, 2018
188. “5 Reasons Studying Greek Is Worth the Pain”
     July 19, 2018
189. “Why We Do What We Do: C.S. Lewis on Motivation”
     September 18, 2018
190. “On Misquoting C.S. Lewis (and Knowing an Author’s Voice)”
     September 20, 2018
191. “Language Cannot Sit Still, Even in Church”
     September 27, 2018
192. “Why Luther’s 95 Theses Start with a Critique of a Bible Translation”
     October 25, 2018
193. “3 Sanity Checks for Odd Bible Interpretations”
     Mar 2019
194. “Include Systematic Theology in Your Bible Exposition”
     May 2019
195. “Review: An Introduction to the Greek New Testament Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge”
     Jun 2019
196. “3 Free Logos Features That Make Seminary Easier”
     Aug 2019
197. “5 Words You’re Probably Not Getting in the Christmas Story”
     Dec 2019
198. “Never Take a Verse Out of Context Again with the New Lexham Context Commentary”
     Feb 2020
199. “How to See Changes in the ESV (though They Don’t Matter Much)”
     Feb 29, 2020
200. “Tattoo-Inspired New Testament Exegesis”
     May 19, 2020
201. “10 Reasons This Bible Nerd Loves Logos Bible Software”
     March, 2022
202. “What ‘Leah’s Eyes Were Weak’ Means—& What It Says about Bible Interpretation”
     May, 2022
203. “Tips for Bible Students: 2 Simple Things I Do in Logos All the Time”
     June, 2022
204. “Good Writing: Ten Short Maxims”
     August, 2022
205. “Typography in Logos: A Behind-the-Scenes Look”
     August 25, 2022
206. “3 Reasons to Use Better Bible Study Resources than Strong’s”
     October 4, 2022
207. “Why Did John Piper Say He Hardly Needs BDAG?”
     October 17, 2022
208. “Is Language Change Dangerous?”
     December 15, 2022
209. “3 Reasons Not to Mention Greek and Hebrew Words in a Sermon”
     February 16, 2022
210. “Why Does Logos Cost So Much?”
     March 13, 2023
211. “How to Use Strong’s Concordance and What to Use Instead”
     March 30, 2023
212. “What Is the Moral of the Story of the Good Samaritan?”
     April 26, 2023
213. “Why Did John Piper Say He Needs Very Few Commentaries?”
     April 27, 2023
214. “The Secret Meaning of YHWH”
     July 27, 2023
215. “What Speak Truth in Love Means—and Doesn’t Mean”
     Sep 1, 2023
216. “40 Best-Selling Books for Baptists”
     Feb 2, 2024
217. What Is Love? 58 Bible Verses about Love and How to Study Them
     
     Feb 2, 2024
218. “Hot Takes on Top Commentary Sets in Logos”
     March, 2024
219. “A Theology of AI by a Bible Software Nerd”
     April, 2024
220. “Original Language Research: What to Do, What Not to Do”
     Jan 4, 2025

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Logos Academic Blog

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1. “Diminutives and the Nelly Effect”
   Oct 28, 2015
2. “Helping Students Keep Up with Greek”
   Nov 4, 2015
3. “Words of Delight”
   Nov 13, 2015
4. “Why Do People Learn Κοινή Greek?”
   Nov 17, 2015
5. “Greek Is Not Math”
   Nov 25, 2015
6. “Moisés Silva Writes a Personal Note About the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis”
   Dec 2, 2015
7. “Did Jesus Speak Greek?”
   Dec 9, 2015
8. “The Big Fat Greek Family Tree”
   Dec 16, 2015
9. “Seeing James in Higher Definition”
   Mar 3, 2016
10. “Fighting the Good Fight: When Translations Differ over a Metaphor”
    Aug 24, 2017
11. “Grass Roots Ablaze: An Interview with Mark Ward about His Book Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible”
    Feb 19, 2020

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Lexham Press Blog

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1. “How KJV-Only Christians Responded to Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible”
   Aug 14, 2018
2. “Why Do I Have to Learn this Stuff?! Christian Answers for the Start-of-School”
   Sep 12, 2018

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Faithlife Blog

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1. “I. Howard Marshall, 1934-2015”
   Dec 23, 2015
2. “Evaluating C.S. Lewis’ ‘Liar, Lunatic, or Lord’ Trilemma”
   Apr 13, 2016
3. “Why Would a Church Ban the Bible?”
   Oct 24, 2018
4. “How’s Your Biblical Literacy? Deepen Your Knowledge with This New Podcast.”
   Oct 31, 2019
5. “For the Love of Scripture and Its Readers: Interview with Mark Ward”
   Mar 22, 2019

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On Language & Scripture

FrontLine column; 2014–2020

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1. “How long halt ye between two opinions?”
   March/April 2014
2. “The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places”
   May/June 2014
3. “But God commendeth his love toward us”
   July/August 2014
4. “Is-ree-uhl”
   Sep/Oct 2014
5. “Etymological Fallacy 1: Words don’t necessarily mean what they used to mean”
   Nov/Dec 2014
6. “Etymological Fallacy 2: Fabulous”
   Jan/Feb 2015
7. “Etymological Fallacy 3: Greek and Hebrew are the result of language change”
   Mar/Apr 2015
8. “Imminent, Immanent, and Eminent”
   May/June 2015
9. “Pure Religion”
   July/August 2015
10. “Wimmin”
    Sep/Oct 2015
11. “Biblical Worldview”
    Nov/Dec 2015
12. “John McWhorter and Bible Study”
    Jan/Feb 2016
13. “Conservatism, Progressivism, and the English Language, part 1”
    Mar/Apr 2016
14. “Conservatism, Progressivism, and the English Language, part 2”
    May/June 2016
15. “The OED, part 1”
    July/August 2016
16. “The OED, part 2”
    Sep/Oct 2016
17. “Give Me the Text”
    Nov/Dec 2016
18. “Let’s Stop Capitalizing Deity Pronouns”
    Jan/Feb 2017
19. “How the KJV Takes God’s Words out of People’s Hands”
    Mar/Apr 2017
20. “The Generic He”
    May/June 2017
21. “Other People’s Grammar and Spelling Mistakes”
    July/August 2017
22. “Water Closets and the Euphemism Treadmill”
    Sep/Oct 2017
23. “Lexiles, Seuss, and the Bible”
    Nov/Dec 2017
24. “Semantic Conservatism”
    Jan/Feb 2018
25. “The Barbarians Might Could Getcha”
    Mar/Apr 2018
26. “In the Greek”
    May/June 2018
27. “David Bellos Is Wrong about the Bible and Language”
    July/Aug 2018
28. “Australian English”
    Sep/Oct 2018
29. “The Etymology of ‘Atonement’”
    Nov/Dec 2018
30. “Written vs. Spoken Language in Scripture’”
    Jan/Feb 2019
31. “Anglicizing Bible Names”
    Mar/Apr 2019
32. “Translating ‘James’”
    May/June 2019
33. “Bono and the Bible”
    July/Aug 2019
34. “Neither Do They Spin”
    Sep/Oct 2019
35. “Evangelical Is the New Evangelistic”
    Nov/Dec 2019
36. “The Lexham English Septuagint”
    Jan/Feb 2020
37. “Don’t Cut Covenants”
    Mar/Apr 2020
38. “The Pure Word New Testament”
    May/Jun 2020
39. “Language and Redundancy”
    July/Aug 2020
40. “A Perfect Bible”
    Sep/Oct 2020
41. “A Farewell and a Thank You”
    Nov/Dec 2020

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Word Nerd: Language and the Bible

Backpage column, Bible Study Magazine; links are to YouTube versions of each column.

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1. “Where Did the Word “Lord” Come From?”
   Nov/Dec 2020
2. “The NASB Is So Fastidious—And That’s Why I Love It”
   Jan/Feb 2021
3. “‘Jehovah’ Is a Mistake—But I Still Say the Word”
   Mar/Apr 2021
4. “Bible The”
   May/Jun 2021
5. “Alternatives to Strong’s Dictionary”
   Jul/Aug 2021
6. “How Words Are Born & What This Has to Do with Your Bible Study”
   Sep/Oct 2021
7. “International Thank a Bible Translator Day”
   Published only on YouTube
8. “What Counts as “Literal” Bible Translation?”
   Nov/Dec 2021
9. “A Lesson from the LOLCatz Bible”
   Published only on YouTube
10. “How Do You Pronounce Hard Bible Words?”
    Jan/Feb 2022
11. “Don’t Mix Up the Senses of Bible Words”
    Mar/Apr 2022
12. “The Literal Gun”
    May/Jun 2022
13. “Specious and Arbitrary Lucidity”
    July/Aug 2022
14. “The NRSVue’s Translation of 1 Cor 6:9″
    Sep/Oct 2022
15. “Language Change is Good”
    Nov/Dec 2022

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Other Articles by Date

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1. “The Baptist General Conference”
   Mack Library Research Report, June 2005
2. “The Young Fundamentalists Survey: Summary and Analysis”
   Mack Library Research Report, June 2005
3. “Choosing Bible Software”
   Today’s Christian Preacher, Summer 2007, pp. 7-9
4. “Christian’s Dangerous Book”
   Modern Pilgrim
5. “Gospel-Centered Buzzwords”
   FrontLine Magazine, July/Aug, 2012
6. “Straight Cuts: Proverbs 1:7”
   FrontLine Magazine, Sep/Oct, 2012
7. “Introduction to the Bible”
   For all Bibles produced by Bibles International, 2012
8. “Introduction to the Old Testament”
   For all Bibles produced by Bibles International, 2012
9. “Introduction to the New Testament”
   For all Bibles produced by Bibles International, 2012
10. “How To Do Word Studies (And How Not To Do Them)”
    FrontLine Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2012
11. “The Hermeneutics of Homosexuality”
    FrontLine Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2013
12. “The Allure of the Iron Cage: Reactions to Steven D. Smith’s The Disenchantment of Secular Discourse.”
    Bible Faculty Summit, Aug 6, 2014, Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA.
13. “The Ardennes Counteroffensive and Luke’s Account of the Virgin Birth”
    FrontLine Magazine, Nov/Dec, 2014
14. “Wicked Ignorance: A Creationist Agrees with Richard Dawkins”
    Answers Magazine; October, 2015
15. “Labeling Your Bible Reading Intuitions”
    Bible Study Magazine, May/June 2016
16. “And They Were Exceedingly Astonished”
    Bible Study Magazine, May/June 2016
17. “The Story of ͗Ἀρσενοκοίτης according to BDAG”
    Bible Faculty Summit, July 27, 2016, Maranatha Baptist Univeristy, Watertown, WI.
18. “A Muslim Reads the Bible”
    FrontLine, July/Aug 2016)
19. “Dear Paul”
    Bible Study Magazine, July/Aug 2016
20. “Run a Quick Search for Rhetorical Questions”
    Bible Study Magazine, Nov/Dec 2016
21. “American Idol, American Culture, the Christian Church, and Your Bible Study”
    Modern Reformation, Nov/Dec 2016).
22. “Exploring the Old Testament Law in Context”
    Bible Study Magazine, Jan/Feb 2017
23. “New Tools for Teaching Textual Criticism to Laypeople”
    Bible Faculty Summit, Aug 2, 2017, Appalachian Bible College, Mount Hope, WV.
24. “Typography in Early Reformation Vernacular Bibles”
    Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting, Nov 17, 2017, Providence, RI.
25. “3 Ways to Graciously Engage KJV-Only Believers”
    The Gospel Coalition, July 26, 2018
26. “Can We Trust the Biblical Manuscripts?”
    Cover story, Bible Study Magazine, Sep-Oct 2018.
27. “I Don’t Know How I Learned Anything”
    Didaktikos (Sep 2020), 44.
28. “How to Rescue People from the Trap of KJV-Onlyism”
    Credo Magazine (Oct 9, 2020).
29. “Don’t Be a One-Bible-Version-Onlyist”
    Credo Magazine (Oct 16, 2020).
30. “3 Temptations Old Books Will Help You Face”
    The Gospel Coalition (Dec 28, 2020).
31. “Esau McCaulley”
    Cover story, Bible Study Magazine, July/Aug 2021.
32. “A Revolution in Bible Design”
    Cover story, Bible Study Magazine, Nov/Dec 2021.
33. “Let Me Help You Help Your KJV-Only Friend”
    BJU Seminary Viewpoints, Oct 28, 2021
34. “Borrowing from the KJV Bank & Trust”
    Text & Canon, Nov 8, 2021
35. “I Frequently Feel Like a Father Failure”
    Growing Fathers, Feb 22, 2022
    See also YouTube version
36. “Let the KJV Preface Teach You to Trust Modern Bibles: The KJV Translators Were Not KJV-Only”
    Baptist Bulletin, Sep/Oct 2021
37. “Does the NRSV Compromise on Homosexuality?”
    The Gospel Coalition, July 6, 2022
38. “Jonathan Leeman and Vern Poythress on the Language of Love in the New Testament”
    Cover story, Bible Study Magazine, Nov/Dec 2022
39. “How to Be Gracious When Haters Gonna Hate”
    Idea Network, Oct 3, 2022
40. “Does the Accuracy of Its Second-Person Pronouns Commend the Continued Use of the AV in Public Reading and Preaching? A Debate Between Christian McShaffrey and Mark Ward”
    Bible League Quarterly, 2023
41. “What Makes a Bible Translation Bad?”
    Text & Canon, June 13, 2023
42. “What Makes a Bible Translation Really Bad?”
    Text & Canon, July 11, 2023
43. “Examining False Cognates in the Bible (Authorized Version) with the Help of the OED”
    OED Website, March 21, 2024
44. “The Amplified Bible”
    Text & Canon, Forthcoming

Journal ARticles

1. “The Dwarfs Are for the Dwarfs: Stanley Fish The Pragmatic Presuppositionalist” PDF, HTML
   Answers Research Journal, vol. 6, 2013; first presented at Bible Faculty Summit, Aug 1, 2012, Northland International University
2. “Which Textus Receptus? A Critique of Confessional Bibliology,” Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal Vol. 25, 2020, pp. 51–77.
3. “Does Psalm 12:6–7 Promise Perfect Manuscript Copies of the Bible? An Exegetical Examination and Multigenerational Interpretive Plebiscite,” Canadian-American Theological Review 13:1, 2024, pp. 29–53. (Posted by permission of Editorial Board Member Dustin Burlet.)

Book Reviews

1. “Review of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, by Carl Trueman”
   Journal of Biblical Theology & Worldview, vol. 1 no. 2 (Spring, 2021).
2. “Review of The Doctrine of Creation, by Bruce Riley Ashford and Craig Bartholomew”
   Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, vol. 26 (2021).
3. “Review of Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism, edited by Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry”
   Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, vol. 26 (2021).
4. “Review of Fiction, Lies, and the Authority of Law, by Steven D. Smith”
   Journal of Biblical Theology & Worldview, Vol. 2, No. 2,
   Spring 2022.
5. “Review of Hear Ye the Word of the Lord: What We Miss If We Only Read the Bible, by D. Brent Sandy.”
   Christianity Today, March, 2024.
6. “Review of The Disintegrating Conscience and the Decline of Modernity, by Steven D. Smith.”
   Themelios, April, 2024.
7. “Review of 40 Questions about Bible Translation, by Mark Strauss”
   Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, Vol. 29 (2024).
8. “Review of Defending Sin, by Hans Madueme,”
   Journal of Biblical Theology and Worldview, forthcoming.
9. “Review of What It Means to Be Protestant, by Gavin Ortlund,”
   Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, forthcoming.
10. “Review of Mere Hermeneutics, by Kevin Vanhoozer,”
    Journal of Biblical Theology and Worldview, forthcoming.

Multiple BibleWorks and Logos Training Sessions, 2004ff.

“Shaping a Biblical Worldview through the Study of Literature”
online CHART webinar, BJU Press, Nov. 10, 2011

“Technology Giveth” and “Technology Taketh Away”
Reformed Baptist Seminary, Jan 24, 2012

“Stanley Fish and Christian Apologetics”
two lectures, Bob Jones Seminary Apologetics course, Jan 22 and 24, 2013

“Using BibleWorks and Logos”
Mount Calvary Baptist Church Whetstone Conference, June 6, 2013.

“The One Story of Scripture”
Bob Jones Academy Faculty In-Service, Aug 12, 2013.

West Virginia Christian Education Association Conference, Sep 25-26, 2013 & Grandview Christian School ACTS Conference, Oct 24-25, 2013

• “How to Set Up a Cheap but Attractive Church/School Website”
• “The One Story of Scripture”
• “By Faith We Understand: Forming a Biblical Worldview”

“Which Bible Software Should I Buy? Accordance, BibleWorks, or Logos?”
BJU Greek Forum, April 10, 2014

Reformed Baptist Seminary Hermeneutics Module, May 9, 2014. BibleWorks, Logos, Accordance lectures.

• Part 1: Guidelines for Choosing and Using Bible Software
• Part 2: BibleWorks
• Part 3: Logos
• Part 4: Accordance

Screencasts supporting and extending NT 251 (“The Sermon on the Mount”) and NT305 (New Testament Theology); Logos Mobile Ed; 2014-2015.

“Why Bible Typography Matters”
Mount Calvary Baptist Church combined adult Sunday School, Jan 25, 2015.

“Why Bible Typography Matters”
Logos’ BibleTech Conference, May 1, 2015.
Creation, Fall, Redemption

Three messages at Grace Baptist Church of Victoria, British Columbia; Oct 11-12, 2015.

Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption
Block class, Foundation Baptist College, Edmonton, Alberta; May 9-14, 2016.

“Why the Standard View of Agape Is Wrong and What We Should Preach Instead”
Pastors FAST Class, Meadowlands Baptist Church; May 9-10, 2016

Asia Center for Advanced Christian Studies Lectures

• Prolegomena I
• Original Languages
• Exegetical Tools
• Exegetical Fallacies
• Logos Bible Software and Publishing in Biblical Studies
• The LXX and Intertextuality

Let’s Talk Marijuana, hosted by InDoubt.ca, part of Back to the Bible Canada
Feb 22, 2018, Surrey, B.C.

Hill Creek Christian School kick-off message
Sep 5, 2018

Bible and Apologetics Family Conference; Sep 8, 2018

• How Can Christians Know that We Know the Truth?
• Who Decided What’s in My Bible?

Bibliology Lectures for Communion Church, Mount Vernon; Oct 3 and 17, 2018

• Transmission: How Were the Words of the Bible Preserved and Copied?
• Translation: How Was the Bible Translated from Its Original Languages?

SNT 614, Exposition of Romans; Spring, 2019

BJU Seminary Online MDiv

BibleTech Conference, Seattle; April 11-12, 2019

• “Visualizing Textual Critical Data for English-Speaking Laypersons: Lessons from KJVParallelBible.org”
• “Tagging Meaning and Not Just Form”
• “A Media Ecology of Bible Software“

Reformed Baptist Seminary, Sacramento, CA; Sep 19-20, 2019

Linguistics, Bible Translation, and Hermeneutics Lectures

1. How Words Mean, Part 1: An Introduction to Linguistics
2. How Words Mean, Part 2: Exegetical Fallacies
3. Bible Translation, Part 1: Theories of Bible Translation
4. Bible Translation Part 2: Characteristics of Major Bible Translations
5. Bible Translation Part 3: How to Help Your Congregation Use Bible Translations Profitably
6. An Evaluation of Confessional Bibliology
7. How to Handle KJV-Only Sheep, Or, How to Inoculate Your Congregation Against One-Version Onlyism

Grace Baptist Church of Rochester, WA; Oct 10-11, 2020

Bible Conference: Biblical Worldview: Creation, Fall, Redemption

1. Worldview
2. Creation
3. Fall
4. Redemption
5. Q&A

Tri-County Bible Church, Madison, OH; Oct 31, 2021

“Identity: A Biblical Worldview of Yourself | Part 1: Cultural Analysis”
“Identity: A Biblical Worldview of Yourself | Part 2: Biblical Teaching”

BJU Seminary Special Lecture; Nov 1, 2021

“Is the Textus Receptus Perfect in Every Jot and Tittle?”

BJU Chapel; Nov 2–3, 2021

“Three Ways to Love Your Neighbor through Social Media with Special Appearance by the Apocrypha”
“Three More Ways to Love Your Neighbor through Social Media from an Alumni of Bob Jones University”

Exponential Conference; Mar 9, 2022

Break-out session: “Empowered Illumination: When Leaders Dig Deeper, So Do the People”

Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary; July 26, 2022

Summer Seminary for Pastors

1. Which TR and Why? Confessional Bibliology’s Conflicting Answers to Key Questions.
2. How to Pastor Those Influenced by KJV-Onlyism and Confessional Bibliology

Church Conference in Toronto area; Oct 14–15, 2022

1. Worldview
2. Creation
3. Fall
4. Redemption

TruCon 2023, Telugu Reformed Union

Hyderabad, India

1. How to Develop a Doctrinally Discerning Church
2. How to Rightly Divide the Word of God

Six-week session on Paul’s Religious Affections for Indian pastors

May–June, 2023

Family Camp Addresses on Loving Your Neighbor on Social Media for King’s Cross Church

Camp Gilead • Carnation, WA; June 16–17, 2023

 

Breakout Session on Biblical Worldview for Regular Baptist Ministries Annual Conference

Salem, Oregon; July 28, 2023

 

Lunch and Learn at Museum of the Bible

Washington, D.C.; Aug 25, 2023

 

Pre-Conference Logos Training Session E3 Pastors Conference

Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, Oct 18, 2023

1. Getting Started with Logos
2. Using Logos for Sermon Prep
3. Using Logos for Language Study

Good Thinking and Writing

Intercity Baptist Church, Detroit, MI, Oct 20, 2023

Grace Baptist Church of Rochester, WA; Oct 28–29, 2023

1. Do We Have the Text of John 11?
2. Do Textual Criticism Yourself
3. The Inspiration of the Bible
4. The King James Bible Study Project

Apologetics Canada, Abbotsford, B.C.; March 1, 2024

1. Keynote: “Why Are There So Many English Bibles, and What Are We Supposed to Do about It?”
2. Breakout: “KJV Words You Don’t Know You Don’t Know: A Gracious Answer to KJV-Onlyism”

Antioch Christian Training School, Tieton, WA; Mar 18–20, 2024

• Monday from 9 am – 1 pm, Worldview
• Tuesday from 9 am – 1 pm, Creation
• Tuesday 7:30 pm, Sojourners singles ministry, Why Are There So Many English Bibles?
• Wednesday from 9 am – 1 pm, Fall and Redemption

King’s Cross Church, Kirkland, WA; April 14, 2024

• Sunday School: Why Are There So Many English Bibles?
• Sunday Service: Everyone Has a Foundation

Quentin Road Baptist Church/Dayspring Bible College

• Debate: “The KJV is sufficiently intelligible for contemporary English readers.”

Antioch Christian Training School, Tieton, WA; Jan 27–29, 2025

• Hermeneutics

Paramount Baptist Church Pastors Fellowship; Feb 24–25, 2025

• Forthcoming

Indian Hills Community Church, Lincoln, NE; June 2–6, 2025

• Forthcoming

1. A talk with my linguistics hero John McWhorter on Lexicon Valley.
2. A chat on InDoubt: What’s With All the Bible Translations?
3. A chat on InDoubt: The KJV and Bible Translation Idolatry
4. A chat on InDoubt: Culture’s Words and Actions on Recreational Marijuana Use
5. A chat on InDoubt: Adding to the Conversation – Marijuana, Science and Creationism
6. A talk with John Marino on the CrossView podcast.
7. A talk with Travis Montgomery on the Exegetical Tools podcast.
8. A talk with Shaun Tabbat on the Shaun Tabbat Show.
9. A talk with Tyler Robbins of Sharper Iron in a video chat; great discussion.
10. A talk with Kristin Tetteh of Faithlife in a Facebook Live interview.
11. A talk with Eric Walker of Ignite a Nation.
12. A talk with the Bible Gateway.
13. A talk with Kerby Anderson on Point of View Live.
14. A talk with Janet Mefferd on Janet Mefferd Today.
15. A talk with Kevin Thompson on the Basic Bible podcast.
16. A talk with Joe Taylor of Faith on the Edge.
17. A talk with Carmen Laberge of Reconnecting Faith.
18. A talk with Bob Crittenden of the Meeting House.
19. A talk with DJ Harry on Let’s Talk Church.
20. A talk with Mike Heiser on the Naked Bible Podcast..
21. A talk with Roger Marsh of The Bottom Line on KBRT.
22. A talk with Zach Bartels on the These Go to 11 podcast.
23. A talk with Zack Groff on the Confessing Our Hope Podcast of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
24. A talk with Aimee Byrd, Carl Trueman, and Todd Pruit on Mortification of Spin.
25. A talk with the guys at Bridge Ministries.
26. A talk with J.A. Medders on the HomeRow podcast.
27. A talk with Jason K. Allen on the Preaching and Preachers podcast.
28. A talk with Nick Kennicot, et al., of Wrath and Grace Radio.
29. A talk with John Marino on the CrossView Podcast for a second time!
30. A talk with John Hall on WORD FM 101.5, Pittsburgh.
31. A talk with Empty Tomb Media.
32. A talk with Mike Jackson on the Free Born Podcast.
33. A three-part talk on the Frisch Perspective: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
34. A talk with Dwayne Greene.
35. A talk with Don Vanzant.
36. Four-part interview with the Recovering Fundamentalist Podcast: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
37. A talk with the guys at Remnant Radio.
38. A talk with Ryland Brown at Logos Daily about Bibliology for Beginners.
39. A talk with Steve Pettit of Bob Jones University. 
40. A talk about the Dead Sea Scrolls and Bible Study Magazine and Bible translation with Ken and Deb on Moody Radio in the Morning.
41. A talk with Dwayne Green about textual criticism and KJV-Onylism, broken up into | three | videos.
42. A talk with the guys at The Gospel Perspective Podcast. Part 1 | Part 2.
43. A talk with Josh Lewis and Michael Rowntree at Remnant Radio’s YouTube channel.
44. A talk with Chris Arnzen at Iron Sharpens Iron radio. Part 1 | Part 2.
45. A talk with Nick and Erika Fain at Digital Campfire.
46. A talk with James-Michael Smith at Disciple Dojo.
47. A talk with Paul Weaver on Bible and Theology Matters. Part 1 | Part 2
48. A talk with Claude Ramsey at the Here I Stand Theology Podcast.
49. A talk with Jordan Burrows on Revivalists for Christ.
50. A talk with John and Kathy on The Ride Home about being gracious online.
51. A chat at ETS 2022 with the guys at Remnant Radio.
52. A chat with Zach Miller at What Your Pastor Didn’t Tell You.
53. Another chat with the Remnant Radio guys.
54. A chat with the guys at G220 Radio.
55.  A chat with “the Mad Ones” about Bible translation and the KJV.
56. A chat about bad Bibles with Sean McDowell on his YouTube channel.
57. A chat about good Bibles with Sean McDowell on his YouTube channel.
58. A chat with Matthew Everhard about the King James Bible Study Project.
59. A talk with the guys at the Theologic podcast.
60. A chat with Justin at Hello from Saints.
61. A chat with Dwayne Green about 1 Cor 1:18 in the NKJV.
62. A chat with Peter Goeman about the textual variant in Deuteronomy 32:8.
63. A chat with Nahum O’Brien about the KJB Study Project.
64. A chat with Jesse Randolph and Aaron Nicholson about KJV-Onlyism.
65. A chat with Austin McCormick about Bible translation.
66. A chat with Pastor Scott Ingram about the NKJV.
67. A chat with a precocious young man in India about New Testament textual criticism.
68. A chat with Scott Ingram about the NKJV.
69. A chat with Tommy McMurtry about my KJV debate.
70. A chat with the guys on the Back tothe Fundamentals podcast.
71. A chat with Randy Brown about Bible design.
72. A chat on the Covenant Baptist Podcast about my book, Authorized.
73. A chat with TurretinFan on the Majesty of the KJV.
74. A chat with Zach Allen of Gen Z Theology on KJV-Onlyism.
75. A chat with Jon Gilbert of Redeemer Bible Church of Gilbert, Arizona, on KJV-Onlyism.
76. A chat with Phil Cecil on Theologically Driven about my work on the KJV.
77. A chat with Kevin Delp on the Just the Books podcast about The Path to Power, by Robert Caro.
78. A chat with recent high school graduate Andrew Wilson about Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible.