Average Guy

Average Guy David Conley January — “My New Year’s resolution is to start attending worship services regularly. I will begin as soon as I get over the holidays.” February — “Wow! The weather is terrible! I’ll wait until the weather gets warmer.” March — “There sure has been a lot of sickness in the community. I’d better not …

I Am Death

I am death… I prey on all mankind; I come at the darkest hour When they know not; I still the heart beat And the life blood stops its flow; I rob men of their future And turn fair beauty into dust; I take man from the living And place him in the grave; I …

John DDV 1st Edition Now Complete; Work on Mark and Psalms Starting Soon

By God's grace, I have now completed the first edition of John in my translation, the Dewayne Dulaney Version (DDV). I will be offering an edition later that includes all the content in one file, with table of contents, page numbering, indexing, etc. Over the next few weeks I'll be going over some tutorials to …

The Gospel of John, DDV: Glossary (Revised)

GLOSSARY: The Ancient Voices Bible, Dewayne Dulaney Version (DDV) Special Thanks and Acknowledgements: I owe a great debt to several Greek scholars and linguists, as well as other scholars, for help in preparing this glossary. In particular, I would like to thank the following Greek scholars and linguists of the current generation for help in …

The Gospel of John, DDV: Appendix 2: The Woman Caught in Adultery, 7:53—8:11

The form of the text given here is from NA27 and UBS4. 7:53 Then each of them went to their own home. 8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he went again to the temple courts. All the people were coming to him, and he sat down and …

The Gospel of John, DDV: Appendix 1: “The Jews”

Appendix 1: "The Jews" in John's Gospel “The Jews” is a recurring phrase in the Gospel of John, which sometimes refers to Jewish leaders, or to groups of other Jews; sometimes it refers to the Jewish people as a whole. While it occasionally is used in a neutral or positive sense (for ex., in 4:22, …

The Gospel of John, Chapter 1 (Revised), DDV

Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, 1509-1512 (Restored) Photo: Jim Zuckerman 1 In the beginning the Message already existed1, and the Message was with God in his home 2. In fact, the Message was Deity3. 2 He was with God in his home in the beginning. 3 All things were made4 through him, and without him not …

The Gospel of John, Chapter 21 (DDV)

1 After this, Jesus appeared again to his followers at Lake Tiberias.1 This is how he appeared: 2 Simon Peter and Thomas (the one called “Twin”)2 and Nathanael (the one from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his followers were together. 3 Simon Peter told them, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll …

The Gospel of John, Chapter 20 (DDV)

Gustave Doré, Two of the women disciples of Jesus encounter an angel in his empty tomb (Mt. 28:5—6). Image courtesy WikiMediaCommons. 1 Early on the morning of the first day of the week,1 while it was still dark, Mary from Magdala came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been taken away from …

The Gospel of John, Chapter 19 (DDV)

Title above Jesus' cross Gustave Doré, Jesus is Nailed to the Cross Pietà (Italian, "pity), Michaelangelo, Rome, 1498-1499. This classic masterpiece depicts the grieving Mary, the mother of Jesus, cradling his body after it is taken down from the cross after his death. 1 So then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped.1 2 The soldiers …