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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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What the resurrection means
Of all religions, Christianity is the one that has the most historical evidence, and therefore the least to hide, in what it purports. We sh...
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Cross and Resurrection: The Crux of the Matter for Muslims
Nabeel Qureshi is an unlikely Christian. Besides growing to adulthood as a devout Muslim, you could say he was a Muslim of Muslims, having ...
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Faith in a Resurrected Christ Rescues Us from Misplaced Faith — An Excerpt from "Raised? Finding Jesus by Doubting the Resurrection"
In a few days many of us will teach on the most monumental event in history: Christ's resurrection. As I prepare for this honor myself I...
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"Raised?" Will Help You Teach The Implications of the Resurrection This Easter
Like most of you, at the start of Holy Week I am deep in reflection upon the most monumental event in history: the resurrection. 
I&#...
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The Resurrection Has Consequences — An Excerpt from "Evangelical Theology" by Michael Bird
In nine days Christians around the world will loudly, boldly proclaim: “Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again!”
We do no...
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What Do We Gain From a Raised Christ? 6 Big, Clear Benefits Say Dodson and Watson
An important new resource for our postmodern, post-Christian world released last week. It's called Raised? Finding Jesus by Doubting the...
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Jesus Has Patience For Doubting the Resurrection, So Should We — An Excerpt From "Raised?"
I find it increasingly challenging to minister in our post-Christian, postmodern world—a world that doubts institutional truth claims, like ...
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Grant Osborne on the Resurrection
“The darkness that hung over the land for the last three hours of the crucifixion, symbolizing the death of hope, yielded to the the life o...
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Wednesday Giveaway (Thanksgiving Edition) - Keller and Wright DVDs
A Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers (and a delayed one to our Northern neighbors).
This week we have something of a special gi...
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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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"Ephesians and Resurrection" by Lynn H. Cohick
The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the evangelical faith, and is fixed firmly in the Church’s creeds. But how does this ...
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"Good Friday...or was it Wednesday or Thursday?" by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
Scripture clearly predicted in Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, so the Son of Man...
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