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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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Extracurricular Activities 7.19.14 — Scripted Prayers and Why Writing on Romans is "Jolly Hard Work"
Michael Bird's Interim Report on Writing a Romans Commentary
I’m just now half way through writing my Romans commentary for the S...
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Extracurricular Activities 7.12.14 — Remembering Morris, Clark Pinnock & Hell, and Arminianism
Tom Schreiner Remembers Leon Morris
I never had the privilege of meeting Leon Morris, nor did I ever see him in person or hear him give a l...
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Extracurricular Activities 7.6.14 — Creeds, Changing Evangelicalism, and Inerrancy
Timothy George on Why Religious Freedom Is One of the Most Pressing Issues
Religious freedom is not merely political; it is pre-political. ...
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Extracurricular Activities 6.28.14 — False Teachers, Anselm & the Chinese, and Why Pastors Quit
Russell Moore Asks, "Could the Persecuted Church Rescue American Christianity?"
It would be easy to assume that American evangeli...
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Extracurricular Activities 6.21.14 — Hell, Ministry Burnout, and the Call to Priesthood
Fred Sander's Theses on the Revelation of the Trinity
As I’ve been working on a large writing project on the doctrine of the Trinity (T...
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Extracurricular Activities 6.14.14 — Christ's Ascension, "Cosmos," & 10 Reasons for Seminary
Michael Bird Asks, "What’s So Great About the Ascension?"
Question: Why does God the Father always have to use his left hand? Ans...
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Extracurricular Activities 6.7.14 — Biblical Authority, Jesus' Mistakes, & Unanswered Prayer
N.T. Wright on the Problem with Biblical Authority
In the Bible all authority belongs to God and is then delegated to Jesus. The risen Jesu...
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Extracurricular Activities 5.31.14 —Secret Gospel of Mark, Neo-Calvinists, & Obeying the Gospel
Philip Jenkins: Secret Gospel of Mark is a Hoax
In 1973, Morton Smith announced a spectacular discovery that promised to reshape the underst...
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Extracurricular Activities 5.24.14 — Heretics, Critical Judgment & Millennial Matters
Scot McKnight Asks "Who Is a Heretic?"
From time to time I read a blog or hear someone call another person a “heretic.” Recently ...
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Extracurricular Activities — May 17, 2014
Larry Hurtado on 18th Century Deist Christological Assumptions and Jesus' Divine Self-Understanding
First, a quote: “The Church cannot ...
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Extracurricular Activities — May 9, 2014
Michael Bird Outlines Bart Ehrman’s Response to Bird's Response Book
Bart Ehrman has written a response to HGBJ over at his...
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Extracurricular Activities — May 3, 2014
A Fascinating Conversation between Albert Mohler and Stanley Hauerwas
[Mohler begins by asking]: Professor Hauerwas, you have been in...
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Extracurricular Activities — April 26, 2014
Anna Nussbaum Keating Wonders Why Her Son Can't Receive Communion
I am not someone who is uncomfortable saying “no” to my child. I say ...
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Extracurricular Activities — April 19, 2014
Larry Hurtado Gives Further Insight on "Jesus' Wife" Papyrus
First Series of Observations: From an initial (and rapid) ...
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Extracurricular Activities — April 12, 2014
Some Scientists Say Papyrus Referring to Jesus’ Wife Is More Likely Ancient Than Fake
A faded fragment of papyrus known as the “Gospel of J...
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Extracurricular Activities — April 5, 2014
Peter Enn's 16 random, Non-Spoiler, Thoughts on “Noah”
After saying in my last post that I would probably wait to see Noah until ...
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