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J. Webb Mealy

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Qualified to answer questions about the New Testament, including ones that require expert knowledge of Greek, New Testament History, and New Testament Theology. Particular area of expertise is New Testament eschatology (teachings on the end of the world), the Book of Revelation, and the Gospel and epistles of John. Questions about English translations--how they are arrived at, whether they are accurate, and whether there are alternative possibilities. Textual criticism.

Experience in the area

Have taught the Bible and New Testament to lay people for 20 years. Translator of the Spoken English New Testament (www.sentpress.com), author of After the Thousand Years: Resurrection and Judgment in Revelation 20 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1992). Senior Biblical Studies Editor, Sheffield Academic Press, 1990-1995.

Organizations

Instructor, Seminary of the Street, Oakland, CA

Publications

See my online publication, www.simplegospel.net, which gives an easy-to-understand but thorough introduction to the Christian Good News. See www.sentpress.com, home of the Spoken English New Testament, the most accurate available translation of the New Testament into natural contemporary English.

Education/Credentials

PhD, Biblical Studies, Sheffield, UK MA (Honors), Humanities, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY BA (Cum Laude), Religious Studies/New Testament, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

Awards and Honors

Research Paper, "Tracing the Rise of Modalism in Rome," named best graduate paper of the year, Western Kentucky University, 1981

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 9.60
  • Clarity of Response 9.87
  • Politeness 9.93
  • Response Time(hr) 23.5
  • Response Time(hr, last 90 days) 23.4
  • Number of Questions Today 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked in a Day 2
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 57
  • Volunteer Since 2010-11-03
  • Prestige Points 500

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Recent Answers from J. Webb Mealy

2012-05-17 Parousia:

Dear Darryl,    There may be no such thing as an explanation of a Bible text that is not theologically biased, but I am happy to give what I think is a balanced, unprejudiced reading. In other words, I

2012-05-14 GREEK TO ENGLISH:

Josh,    If you are looking for absolutely guaranteed and impossible-to-misunderstand information about God and Jesus Christ, you literally can't get that anywhere. Even if you could get the utterly unmediated

2012-04-02 New Testament:

I recommend http://www.blueletterbible.org, which I use regularly. You can look up passages in the NASB (New American Standard Version) or KJV (King James Version), and they will appear with blue Strong's

2012-03-27 John 10:16:

Here is the context:    14 I’m the good shepherd. 15 Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, so I know my own, and my own know me. And I lay my life on the line  for the sheep. 16 And I have

2012-03-02 the Abyss in Rev 20:

Thanks for your question, Steven.    It's a huge topic, but I'll make a few remarks. Let's first put Satan's capture and imprisonment (Rev. 20:1-3) into the larger context of the narrative of Book of Revelation

 

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