Today we continue with Part 3 of our linguistic analysis of the book of Nahum. In chapter 1 v 3 we see, “The Lord is slow to anger BUT great in power.” We would question why, “great in power” is expressed? This reiterates that the Lord has the power to undertake anything he says. The Lord being slow to anger highlights his patience allowing people time to repent whilst being great in power demonstrates his ability to carry out judgement and to save. The verse adds, "The Lord

Articles, Repetition, With and Pronouns.

Linguistic Analysis is like a verbal polygraph.

Colossians 3:2 NIV

The story of Joseph

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.  Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV Yesterdays blog served as a reminder to guard our mouths and our tongues. Ecclesiastes aligns with Proverbs 21:23 NIV. Its linguistic priority focuses on how the wise are gracious in their use of words as well as their actions The key part of the verse is the comparison made via the word 'but' (Beware the Underlying Truth) which serves as a linguistic reminder of h

Proverbs 21:23 NIV

The Alpha and Omega

Matthew 5:37 NIV

Matthew 24:42 NIV

This and that. Closeness and distance in language.

The Lord is in his Holy Temple

Consistency and Credibility

Advice and Wisdom

Hearing and Listening

Actions and Truth

Actions speak louder than Words.

Why the Bible? Some might ask: "Why use forensic techniques on sacred texts?" Read more for our answers.

Let's give you a taste of what forensic linguistic analysis reveals: Mark 14:66-72 NIV

What makes this different?