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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Reading Proverbs In the Context of the Old and New Testament
One of my seminary professors used to cheekily refer to common Christian devotional practices as our “daily bread crumb.” Meaning: we often ...
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By Faith, Through Wisdom [Awakening Faith]
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8)
So who is God? God is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; he is one God. D...
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Reading the Wisdom Books Canonically — An Excerpt from "Canon and Biblical Interpretation"
Canon and Biblical Interpretation is a unique, landmark volume in the "Scripture and Hermeneutics Series." It examines the canonical approa...
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Walton and Hill Ask, What Is Wisdom? — An Excerpt from “Old Testament Today (2nd Edition)”
John Walton and Andrew Hill admit it isn't easy to define wisdom.
In their foundational Old Testament textbook Old Testament Today, they exp...
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James 1:5-7
Commentary and Discussion with Craig Blomberg
Commentary and Discussion with Craig Blomberg
Over the next five weeks, Craig Blomberg and Mariam Kamell will be blogging through the book of James. Their commentary, the first in the Z...
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