Semantic Density and the Love of God, with Elizabeth Mburu: 1 John 2:5

Exegetically Speaking

In I John 2:5 the apostle writes, “Whoever keeps his word, truly in this one the love of God is completed.” The Greek phrase translated “the love of God” (ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ) could be understood as God’s love for us or our love for God. Dr. Elizabeth Mburu explains the grammar, the context, and the reasoning behind her conclusion. Dr. Mburu is Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek at Africa International University, Nairobi, Kenya, and is the regional coordinator for Anglophone Africa for Langham Literature. She is on the board of the https://www.amazon.com/Africa-Bible-Commentary-One-Scholars/dp/0310291879/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31T7GRSQTWE9F&keywords=africa+bible+commentary&qid=1702243384&s=books&sprefix=africa+bible+com%2Cstripbooks%2C78&sr=1-1 Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAfrica-Bible-Commentary-One-Scholars%2Fdp%2F0310291879%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D31T7GRSQTWE9F%26keywords%3Dafrica%2Bbible%2Bcommentary%26qid%3D1702243384%26s%3Dbooks%26sprefix%3Dafrica%2Bbible%2Bcom%252Cstripbooks%252C78%26sr%3D1-1&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C4f1393ccf376409e9f7308dc4cd3e60d%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638469720195722743%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fOduAeIujhbdpx73Db6wjGiR1bVWXvyX0dHgtP6zw4E%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener">Africa Bible Commentary and is the editorial coordinator and New Testament editor for its revision. Her publications include https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Johannine-Language-Symbolism-Christian/dp/0567523713 Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FOrigins-Johannine-Language-Symbolism-Christian%2Fdp%2F0567523713&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C4f1393ccf376409e9f7308dc4cd3e60d%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638469720195736952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=68RyMZ0vui%2B6hbLb%2FHDJyPKxIEpRxB%2BGMchNPzfcECk%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener">Qumran and the Origins of Johannine Language and Symbolism and https://www.amazon.com/African-Hermeneutics-Elizabeth-Mburu/dp/178368464X Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAfrican-Hermeneutics-Elizabeth-Mburu%2Fdp%2F178368464X&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C4f1393ccf376409e9f7308dc4cd3e60d%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638469720195750527%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FSHc8Djc50ihezhAWz6o4WkUER52nMR9eWZV5Njsb9M%3D&reserved=0">African Hermeneutics. She has also contributed the exegetical notes on 1, 2, 3 John to the forthcoming Greek New Testament Study Bible (Zondervan).

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