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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How Should Christians Relate to Governing Authorities? Michael Bird Clarifies
"Origen, who knew Roman brutality all to well, said: 'I am disturbed by Paul’s saying that the authority of this age and the judgment of the...
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An Armchair Theologian’s Guide to Paul & Second Temple Judaism
Five years ago I witnessed one of the most significant shifts in Pauline studies coming to roost at the heart of evangelical theological eng...
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The Latest Must-Have Guide to the Current State of Pauline Studies
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Mounce Archive 10 — Prepositions, Deity, and Christology
Everyone needs a break once in a while, and Bill Mounce is taking one from his weekly column on biblical Greek until September. Meanwhile, ...
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Extracurricular Activities 4.24.15 — Joseph Typology, Pope Francis, & George Whitfield
Fred Sanders Explores Joseph Typology in Jesus
“It sure seems that the story of Joseph is a typological foreshadowing of the life of Jesus,”...
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[Common Places] New Voices for Theology: Jonathan Linebaugh’s God, Grace, and Righteousness in Wisdom of Solomon and Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Good theology has a shape, a structure: a way of connecting its various themes and motifs via one or more anchor points that fix the framewo...
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Pauline Studies: A Festschrift in Honor of Doug Moo
What’s the first clear message of Studies in the Pauline Epistles, the new festschrift in honor of Doug Moo?
Moo isn’t just a scholar. He’s ...
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"Thinking Through Paul" Is Distinct Among Pauline Resources in 7 Ways
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Thinking Through Paul: A Deep, Accessible, Visual Survey of the Apostle's Life, Letters, & Theology
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3 Aspects of Paul's Moral Ethos: Freedom, Responsibility, and Self-Giving — Excerpt from "Thinking Through Paul"
On Tuesday we examined the question, What kind of thinker was Paul? Today we extend that examination by exploring the end of Paul’s thinkin...
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What Kind of Thinker Was Paul? Less Theologian, More Theologizer
In the preface to his The Theology of Paul the Apostle, James Dunn writes affectionately of his “fascination with Paul” beginning forty year...
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