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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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2 Reasons Why Gary Shogren’s New 1 & 2 Thessalonians Commentary Is Distinct
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Gary Shogren (Seminario Esepa, Costa Rica) has written an accessible and informative commentary on...
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eBook Sale: Study Resources & NIV Bibles, Ends 4/13/14
 
We'd like to share the Study Resources and Bibles eBook sale with you for two reasons:
These resources will help you and your p...
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The Resurrection Has Consequences — An Excerpt from "Evangelical Theology" by Michael Bird
In nine days Christians around the world will loudly, boldly proclaim: “Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again!”
We do no...
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3 Reminders Why Evangelical Theology is Crucicentric — An Excerpt from "Evangelical Theology" By Michael Bird
"Christ crucified" has been an anthem for generations of confessing Evangelicals, and for good reason. Today we provide a timely e...
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Who Gets to Speak for God? John, Truth, & the Spirit—An Excerpt from "1, 2, 3 John" by Karen Jobes
Who gets to speak for God? What is the role of the Spirit in guiding the understanding of the church? What is the relationship of spiritual ...
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Johannine Dualism in Depth: A Theological and Grammatical Engagement
I have mentioned here before that I am something of a fanboy of Zondervan's Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (ZECNT) series. ...
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1, 2, and 3 John: Letters for Our Polytheistic, Pluralist, Polyvocal World
Sometimes it seems too easy to create a sense of distance between our time and that of the Bible, which often leads to dismissing teachings...
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Where Does Peter Enns See the Biblical Inerrancy Discussion Going?
In December Zondervan Academic was pleased to release a timely new resource for students of biblical theology: Five Views on Bi...
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Pick Your Favorite Cover: The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology & Exegesis, 2nd Ed.
Friends, we are excited to announce a major new reference work being published later this year in print and digital formats, the New Interna...
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Just How Serious Is the Issue of Stewardship? It's "Exhibit A" of Genuine Faith
In his new book Christians in an Age of Wealth, Craig Blomberg is on mission to treat the Western condition some call aff...
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Introducing the "Hearing the Message of Scripture" Series
Zondervan Academic is pleased to introduce a new commentary series on the Old Testament, the Hearing the Message of Scripture series. This n...
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"Introduction to Messianic Judaism": An Approach to the Bible and Christianity That Relates to Judaism and Jewish Ethnicity
Perhaps you are like me and are largely unfamiliar with the deeply historic movement of Messianic Judaism. In his introductory essay t...
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Why Study the Book of Acts? It Reminds Us Where to Focus Our Ministry
A quick search of Amazon.com for "church growth" reveals over 27,000 resources dedicated to teaching churches growth principles a...
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Wednesday Giveaway — Lynn H. Cohick's New "Philippians" Commentary (SGBC Series)
UPDATED 10/25/13: Congratulations to Kathy, Ron Boyer, Timothy G Harris, Wayne Moore, and Rhonaldo Ghenova for winning this weeks giveaway. ...
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What Does Paul's "Christ Hymn" Mean? Not What You May Think — An Excerpt from Cohick's "Philippians" Commentary
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothi...
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What If Paul Hadn’t Written Philippians? We’d Miss 4 Things
"Philippians offers a treasure trove of 'good news' to the church today even as it spoke welcome words of comfort, encou...
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