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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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Introducing the one-volume edition of the NIV Application Commentary!
The NIV Application Commentary on the Bible is a masterful blend of content written by today's top academics in a way that is compelling and...
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Introducing New Editor of WBC: New Testament
Zondervan Academic is pleased to announce the appointment of David B. Capes as the new New Testament editor of the Word Biblical Commentary ...
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Which Commentary is Right for You?
Which commentary is right for you?Commentaries are a unique resource that help you dig into the Bible like no other tool. At Zondervan we ha...
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Paul's Theology of Work
Probably one of the pieces of First and Second Thessalonians that has really captured my interest is the way that Paul talks about work. I u...
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Is Paul anti-Jewish in 1 Thessalonians 2?
There's a particular section of 1 Thessalonians 2, where Paul talks about Jews that have persecuted the prophets and Jesus and are making tr...
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The meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:17: What it means to "pray without ceasing"
Paul believed that prayer was interaction with God with our spirit to God's Spirit. When a device pairs with something there's this kind of ...
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Who wrote 1 & 2 Thessalonians?
When you read 1 and 2 Thessalonians, it seems pretty obvious that the Apostle Paul wrote them because his name is at the beginning of both t...
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Who wrote the Psalms?
As you read through the Psalms, the first thing you'll notice is a number of the headings of the Psalms will say, "of David", or "by David",...
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Why should you read James?
The practical vision of James
Why should Christians read the book of James? Well, for one, it's part of our new testament. It's part of our...
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What Romans 13 says about submission to government authority
A lot of people have questions about Romans 13 verses one to seven, which tells Christians to submit to the governing authorities and that G...
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Who wrote the book of Romans?
The book of Romans was written by the Apostle Paul. There's been almost no debate about this in the scholarly world over the years. Though t...
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