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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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The Church Is a Salad - An Excerpt from A Fellowship of Differents by Scot McKnight
"We have smothered all differences in the church so that everything is the same: designed for one gender, one socioeconomic group, one race,...
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Jewish-Christian Borders - An Excerpt from Near Christianity by Anthony Le Donne
"In my experience—in my conversations with 'unbelieving neighbors'—I have learned that Christianity appears quite differently from the borde...
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Søren and Copenhagen: A Complicated Relationship - An Excerpt from Kierkegaard
In today’s excerpt from Kierkegaard: A Single Life, Stephen Backhouse introduces us to the fascinating and complicated relationship between ...
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Comparing Sharia and The Gospel – An Excerpt from No God but One: Allah or Jesus?
In today's excerpt from No God but One: Allah or Jesus?, Nabeel Qureshi compares the Islamic worldview and the Christian worldview, helpfull...
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What are the differences between Islam and Christianity? An Excerpt from No God but One: Allah or Jesus?
In No God but One: Allah or Jesus? Nabeel Qureshi provides a thorough and careful comparison of the evidence for Islam and Christianity—evid...
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What’s so good about being good? - An Excerpt from Introducing Christian Ethics
Introducing Christian Ethics: A Short Guide to Making Moral Choices is based on the best-selling college and seminary ethics textbook Moral ...
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A Controversial Life - An Excerpt from Kierkegaard
In today’s excerpt from Kierkegaard: A Single Life, Stephen Backhouse introduces us to the fascinating life of the infamous philosopher whos...
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Did Jesus Preach the Gospel? An Excerpt by Scot McKnight
In today's excerpt from The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited, Scot McKnight reframes the discussion about what Jesus prea...
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Four Marks of the Church - An Excerpt from What Christians Ought to Believe
“One holy catholic and apostolic church.”
This phrase from the Nicene Creed is small, but action-packed. In today's excerpt from What Christ...
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Is It a Sin to Eat Meat? - An Excerpt from Vegangelical
Earlier this week, our blog introduced the three-tiered theological framework author Sarah Withrow King lays out to emphasize our responsibi...
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Living the Story of the Cross - An Excerpt from What Christians Ought to Believe
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
In today’s excerpt from What Christians Ought to Believe, Michael F. ...
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Who Needs Creeds When I’ve Got a Bible? – An Excerpt from What Christians Ought to Believe
Many Christians look questionably upon traditional church confessions, proclaiming “No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible!”
In today’s ...
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Work, Play, and Worship – An Excerpt from A Doubter’s Guide to the Ten Commandments
"If you’re someone who enjoys a weekend, you owe it to Moses" says John Dickson in A Doubter's Guide to the Ten Commandments. In today's exc...
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How in the World are We Reading the Same Bible? - An Excerpt from The Blue Parakeet
Women in Leadership. Participation in war. Charismatic gifts. We can all agree that we don't always agree on topics such as these. How is i...
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Can You Be Good without God? - An Excerpt from A Doubter's Guide to the Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are perhaps one of the most well-known and vexed verses of the whole Bible. They have found their way into our a...
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Is Church Unity Possible? - An Excerpt from Romans (The Story of God Bible Commentary Series)
The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible’s grand story. It aims to set eac...
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