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Thanks for visiting my "Teaching Ministry" page. In hopes that our paths will cross some day, here is what I'm currently involved in. I am a cradle member of the Christian Church, and now also a member of Greater Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Dallas. I participate actively in the Baptist Ministers Conference of Dallas, Rev. Dr. David Henderson, Jr., President. I spend most weekends traveling to other churches. My goal is to “provide resources and encouragement for adult education, specifically Sunday School.” Click here to see a list of some of the churches I've visited. My policy is “any church, any Sunday." To arrange a program, please contact me at Programs@JohnCunyus.com. I hope to provide a resource that is valuable to those I encounter. I don't talk about politics, denominations, social issues, or anything else. I talk about the Bible, its history, its translations, and how God has used it in my life. In my experience, renewal in my life and in churches comes through a living encounter with the God of scripture. By going deeply into scripture through the translation project, I hope to be able to share the passion it inspires in me. After twenty-five years in ministry, that passion is still to help ordinary people understand God's Word more clearly. This is what this Bible translation/teaching project is about. I've designed these programs to work well in a combined Sunday School format. They take about 45 minutes, preferably with PowerPoint slides, though they work well without them. They are also good programs for a morning or evening study or small group, or, if you are more ambitious, for a multi-day Scripture Festival format. That gives us time to do a thorough introduction, then go deeply into several books of the Bible. The event could be spread over different days of the week, of course. Cost of Programs: I'm committed to going wherever I am called, whether the congregation can pay or not. When possible, I ask the following: Travel Expenses Love Offering or Honorarium Opportunity to Sell Books Here are some congregations I've taught in through the years: Greater Mount Pleasant Baptist, Dallas Central Christian, Dallas First Christian, Houston St. Luke's Methodist, Houston Wilshire Baptist, Dallas University Christian, Fort Worth New Hope Baptist, Dallas. Northway Christian Church, Dallas. For a more complete list, click here. . . . and many more. References are available. |
| Feedback for John's Ministry John, your translations are splendid! I hope everyone will ask their local library to obtain a copy and buy one personally. I find your translations both direct and elegant and profoundly refreshing! Father Vincent Uher Houston, Texas John visited our church as part of a book signing tour. He met with our adult Sunday school classes to explain why someone should be translating the Bible from the Vulgate. I was wondering that myself. His reasons are compelling. His translations are fresh and lacking the characteristic “stained glass voice” one often finds in reading the scriptures. I encourage John’s materials for study and devotional use, and commend him as an interesting and compelling speaker. Rev. Steven C. Digby Odessa, Texas As I've said before, you've always been the consummate scholar and an incredibly rich thinker. The books that you're authoring are welcomed additions to the ongoing world of biblical studies – thanks for using your considerable gifts and talents to continue pointing people toward a fuller understanding of God's Eternal Word! Major Stephen George, Chaplain, US Army What really pleases me as I read your translation is the way you have set it up and the beautiful way in which you have caught the essence of each verse with elegant English (simple and understandable). Rev. Dr. Robert Gartman, Retired Minister, Dallas, Texas I welcome the translation of the Vulgate and the emphasis on Wisdom Literature. The Latin language and particularly the Vulgate have had an enormous impact on the Christian Church and our liturgical and theological formation. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston John, thank you for Psalms! What a refreshing work! I appreciate your point about Christ in the Psalms being key to the early church . . . Rev. Dr. Larry Ross, Dallas, Texas I want to express my gratitude for this translation. My wife Alicia brought it home in October, but we were in the midst of moving to the Metroplex. As 'fate' would have it, my daily Bible reading took me into Proverbs this January. Reading it in English had been difficult for me, because my mind seemed to wander. But when I picked up this interlinear translation, it was breathtaking! My Latin is not very good, but somehow reading a familiar text in an unfamiliar tongue uses a part of my mind that wasn't engaged previously. Particularly since some of the Latin words are such close cognates to English---yet just different enough that I have to think about what the Latin is really communicating. It sounds odd, but this book is helping me engage scripture because it takes what was once familiar and turns it into something strange---yet comprehensible. And I am grateful. Joseph Harker Richardson, Texas |
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| John Cunyus (before he grew that awful beard!) |
| Introduction to the Latin Old Testament Project How Did This Project Start? What is the Old Testament? What’s in the Old Testament? Translations of the Old Testament Principles of Translation Why Translate Again? (See Vulgate Translations) One session Introductions to various Biblical books: Job Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon See Way of Wisdom Psalms See Audacity of Prayer Deuteronomy Daniel The Minor Prophets See The Jagged Edge of Forever Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy See The Latin Torah For More Information Contact Me Click Here for John Cunyus Bio |
