The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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Who wrote the book of Romans?
The book of Romans was written by the Apostle Paul. There's been almost no debate about this in the scholarly world over the years. Though t...
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Zondervan Mourns the Death of Verlyn D. Verbrugge, Editor, Writer, Pastor, and New Testament Scholar
Verlyn D. Verbrugge, longtime Zondervan editor, teaching pastor, author, and New Testament scholar, died on June 21, 2015 following a six-mo...
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3 Ways the Gospel Reoriented a 1st-Century ISIS Leader: Race, Patriarchy, Class
The images have been chilling and all too common: Masked figures staring into the camera in the desert or at sea-side locations before behea...
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Extracurricular Activities 2.28.15 — Diversity, the Church and Utopia, & Rural Churches
Michael Bird Explores Paula Fredrikson's Arguments on Paul and Justification
In the latest issue of JBL is an article by Paula Fredriksen on...
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Philippians with Lynn Cohick 5 — The Most Challenging Idea in Philippians is a "Tall Order!"
(Can't see the video? Watch it here)
That's how professor Lynn Cohick describes Paul's most challenging idea in her new Philippians comment...
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Developments in My Field of Study — Douglas Campbell Offers 3: 1970's Literature, Humanities Voices, Western Incarceration
Last week we here at Koinonia Blog launched an exciting new series called Developments in My Field of Study. Michael Bird headlined our all-...
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Wednesday Giveaway — Lynn H. Cohick's New "Philippians" Commentary (SGBC Series)
UPDATED 10/25/13: Congratulations to Kathy, Ron Boyer, Timothy G Harris, Wayne Moore, and Rhonaldo Ghenova for winning this weeks giveaway. ...
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What is the Key to Unlocking Paul's Theology? An Excerpt from "Paul and Union with Christ"
 
If you missed it, earlier in the week we posted a short video on Con Campbell's book Paul and Union with Christ. Th...
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Key Influences on Con Campbell's Research for His Book "Paul and Union with Christ"
Constantine R. Campbell's new Paul and Union with Christ is one of the most thorough treatments of one of Paul's most importa...
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An Introduction By Michael Bird to the "Four Views on the Apostle Paul"
When I entered my MDiv program back in August, 2007, a fellow student friend of mine introduced me to a facinating conversation that had be...
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Wednesday Giveaway - 4 Views on the Apostle Paul
"I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, th...
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Beaches, Bikinis, and the Body of Christ
by Lynn Cohick
by Lynn Cohick
No, this is not a blog advocating (or decrying) beach evangelism, the butt of many (sometimes well deserved) jokes. This is much more serio...
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Pay to Play: Discussing Paul's Roman Citizenship
by Lynn Cohick
by Lynn Cohick
"Pay to Play" has become a catch-phrase in the Chicago-land area where I live. Our governor has been impeached by the State House...
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