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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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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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Hebrew Corner 7: When is forever not forever?
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
In the Davidic Covenant the statement is made by God that “I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Sam 7:13), and then “Your...
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Spiritual Dryness and the Head-Heart Disconnect
by Clinton Arnold
by Clinton Arnold
For many students, taking Bible and theology courses at a seminary or Christian college is a rich experience that stimulates spiritual growt...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 6: "God's Own Heart"
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
In previous entries we have noted how a word used in combination with other words must be studied in that combination, not just as an indiv...
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The Pool of Siloam and the Gospel of John — By Gary Burge
Frequent visitors to Jerusalem know well the Pool of Siloam located at the south end of the city of David. However the pool so often viewed...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 5: "hedge" (Psalm 139)
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
Psalm 139 is one of the most well-known Psalms, but may perhaps also be one of the most misunderstood. One of the first things that any st...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 4: "take"
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
In previous postings we have talked about words that occur relatively infrequently and how difficult it can be in such cases to detect a pre...
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Obama, Palin, and the Complementarian-Egalitarian Debate — By Mark L. Strauss
Even if you hate politics, it’s hard to deny that the race for the White House is going to make for entertaining theater over the next seven...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 3: "create (bara')"
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 3: "create (bara')"
by John H. Walton
We have been discussing in previous postings how there are Hebrew words that still are in need of careful study to discern their particular...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 2: "deep sleep"
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
In the last Hebrew Corner I talked about the fact that there are still Hebrew words that we are learning more about--words that seem at one...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 1: "Deception"
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
One of the constant challenges of exegesis involves the understanding of words. Most Bible readers are dependent on translations and so mu...
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The Olympics, Lausanne III, and the New Creation — By Christopher J. H. Wright
Well, the Olympics have come and gone. As a Brit, I am happy that our team in Beijing won more medals than at any Olympics for 100 years and...
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Reclaiming the Old Testament in the Church — By John H. Walton
What would account for how few sermons are preached on the Old Testament? Its canonical status is no less than that of the New Testament, a...
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Digitally Preserving Ancient Christian Scriptures
By Daniel B. Wallace
By Daniel B. Wallace
Almost as soon as the spring semester concluded, I’ve been on the go. On May 23, I went to Albania for a week, then to Greece for three week...
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On China — By Tremper Longman III
In the past year I had the incredible privilege of teaching a course on Torah and Wisdom at the University of Peking in Beijing and then to ...
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Demystifying Bible Translation and Where Our Culture Is with Inclusive Language — By Craig Blomberg
Last month I was initiated into the work of the NIV/TNIV Committee on Bible Translation. We met for five days and worked for forty hours at...
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