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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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The Jerusalem Council Proceedings: Acts 15:5–21
Having briefly introduced the Jew-gentile issue as the subject of this segment of the story of Acts, Luke invests the bulk of the episode discussing the proceed...
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The Symbolic Language of Revelation
Richard Hays rightly observes that “interpreters have strained to make sense of the phantasmagoric imagery of the Apocalypse.” In simplest terms, Revelation use...
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Who Condemns? (Romans 8:34)
There is an interesting change in the 2011 NIV. The 1984 says, “Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the...
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The Jerusalem Council Proceedings: Acts 15:5–21
Having briefly introduced the Jew-gentile issue as the subject of this segment of the story of Acts, Luke invests the bulk of the episode di...
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The Symbolic Language of Revelation
Richard Hays rightly observes that “interpreters have strained to make sense of the phantasmagoric imagery of the Apocalypse.” In simplest t...
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Who Condemns? (Romans 8:34)
There is an interesting change in the 2011 NIV. The 1984 says, “Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was rais...
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Reconciliation with God through the Death of Jesus Christ
Atonement through Jesus Christ’s DeathThe psalmist says that God is “full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in merc...
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An Interview with Michael S. Horton, Elizabeth W. Mburu, and Justin S. Holcomb, Editors of Prophet, Priest, and King
MICHAEL S. HORTON is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, California.ELIZABETH W. MBURU i...
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An Interview with Aimee Byrd
AIMEE BYRD is author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, and former coffee shop owner. Aimee is the author of several books, including...
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An Interview with Joan Taylor, Author of Boy Jesus
Joan Taylor is Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King's College London, and Honorary Professor in Biblical a...
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When words mean what they don’t mean (2 John 1:12)
Every once in a while I come across a verse that is simply impossible to translate. No matter what you do, you over- or under-translate, or ...
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The Value of the Imperfect in Understanding Satan’s Fall (Luke 10:18)
My friend is wondering when Satan’s powers were limited. Creation? The cross? The Millennium? What prompted the discussion was that a friend...
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What Does It Mean to Be Evangelical?
Brandon Washington opens chapter one of A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining Its History, Mission, and Message wi...
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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentl...
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As a Father Disciplines his Son (Hebrews 12:5)
When we go through difficult times, sometimes they are the consequence of our own actions, but not always. When the book of Hebrews talks ab...
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What Is the Wrath of God? An Examination of Colossians 3
Today's post is adapted from Colossians, Philemon in the NIV Application Commentary series and David E. Garland's lectures on Colossians on ...
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Why can “the” mean “some”?
ὁ has got to be one of the most flexible words in Greek. When I first saw the 85 pages Wallace commits to the article, I remembered being sh...
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Father’s “house” or “business” (Luke 2:49)
Omitted words. We all do it. I am from Minnesota, and we love to end sentences in repositions. “Do you want to go with?” From context, you k...
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How can Lazarus Rise Again? (John 11:23–24)
The “etymological error” is defining a word by it morphemes, its little parts. There are times when context supports that a word still carri...
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