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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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What Are the Common Themes and Issues in the Catholic Epistles? — An Excerpt from "A Theology of James, Peter, and Jude"
In his new book A Theology of James, Peter, and Jude (Biblical Theology of the New Testament), Peter H. Davids says “While at first blush i...
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How Have James, Peter, and Jude Contributed to the Canon?
Peter H. Davids believes the so-called “Catholic Epistles” deserve “a good hearing,” because their theological voices have often been neglec...
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Strauss Believes Mark's Structure Isn't What You Think it Is
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Mark Strauss, author...
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What Was the City and Church of Corinth Like? — An Excerpt from Ralph Martin's "2 Corinthians (WBC)"
One of the disadvantages we have as 21st century Christians is how removed we are from the original context of Scripture. This disadvantage...
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Knowing Key Events in Paul's Life is Crucial to Understanding & Exegeting 2 Corinthians Well
There are some who insist Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians isn’t a source of early Church history, believing it to be a “locally dire...
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Mark’s Gospel is Jesus's Story on Steroids! — An Excerpt from Mark Strauss's "Mark (ZECNT)" Commentary
In recent decades there has been a number of new approaches to the gospel, one of which is so-called narrative criticism. Considering how s...
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Your Guide to Translating Clausal Relationships in the New Testament — An Excerpt from "Interpretive Lexicon of New Testament Greek"
Sometimes a resource comes along you didn't even know you needed until it does.
That seems to be the case with the new An Interpretive Lexi...
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Narrative Criticism and Mark: Approaching the Gospel as Story
I am a novelist as well as a theologian. (In fact, after writing this I’m off to fulfill today’s word count goal for NaNoWriMo, National Nov...
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Why Biblical Dictionaries Are a Mixed Blessing (New NIDNTTE Introduction)
'Dictionaries can be a mixed blessing' writes Moisés Silva in a new essay. Read the excerpt below to discover the pitfalls of some dictionar...
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New Releases Today—Advancing Trinitarian Theology & New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis Set
This fall sees the release of several informative, engaging, challenging titles that will enhance and equip your teaching and ministry.
Two ...
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"Thinking Through Paul" Is Distinct Among Pauline Resources in 7 Ways
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In September we were...
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What One Theme Does 1 & 2 Thessalonians Boil Down To?
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Not such a hard question when it comes to Romans and Galatians. Justification by faith or the righteou...
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New Releases Today — 2 Corinthians; Theology of James, Peter, & Jude; and Gospel-Centered Counseling
This fall sees the release of several informative, engaging, challenging titles that will enhance and equip your teaching and ministry.
Four...
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New Releases Today — Ordinary, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, Mark, and Scripture & Counseling
This fall sees the release of several informative, engaging, challenging titles that will enhance and equip your teaching and ministry.
Four...
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How Do Paul’s Thessalonian Letters Connect to God’s Larger Story?
It isn’t too difficult to see how heavy-hitting books such as Romans and the Corinthians fit within God’s larger Story, given their theologi...
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Thinking Through Paul: A Deep, Accessible, Visual Survey of the Apostle's Life, Letters, & Theology
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On Tuesday we relea...
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