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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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The Land of Israel [Infographic] - The Most Significant People, Places, and Events in the Bible
If you've been a teacher or pastor for long, you know that when it comes to quickly grasping and retaining information, the human brain func...
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The Most Significant People, Places, and Events in the Bible: Joseph
If you've been a teacher or pastor for long, you know that people learn in different ways. In fact, much human understanding occurs visually...
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Doug Moo's Insights into the Nature and Philosophy of Bible Translation
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"We still don't get ...
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Top Recommendations for Primary Textbooks: NT and OT Surveys, Theology, and Hermeneutics
One question I'm asked a lot is, "What's the right textbook for me?" Because there are so many textbooks out there, people don't know which ...
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"The Best Comment on Yahweh" via Bruce K. Waltke
We just found this piece by Bruce K. Waltke in our blog archives, unpublished since 2008. I can't explain the delay, but here it is now. —A...
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Douglas J. Moo on Words and Where Meaning Lies
Last month, at the 66th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Zondervan held a special event celebrating the 50th anniversa...
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Linguistics Is Not Prescriptive, Says Doug Moo
At the 66th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Zondervan held a special event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the co...
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The Rise and Demise of the Deuteronomistic History — An Excerpt from Trent Butler's "Joshua" Commentary (WBC)
Since Trent Butler published the first edition of his newly revised Joshua commentary (Word Biblical Commentary series), he says many more ...
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Trent Butler Shares 6 Theological Themes of the Book of Joshua
Ed Noort has said of the book of Joshua, “By the theological evaluation of the Old Testament, [it] most often ends up in the position of the...
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New Releases Today—Joshua, 2 Volumes (Revised; Word Biblical Commentary)
Today we are pleased to release Trent C. Butler's updated, revised excellent commentary on Joshua, taking into account the most recent schol...
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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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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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Biblical Hebrew Award Winners, 2013-2014. Plus an Invitation to Instructors.
(Photo: Moses with the Tablets of the Law, painted by Guido Reni c. 1624.)
Did you know Zondervan Academic partners with colleges, universit...
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Why Study Biblical Hebrew? Neglect the Languages, Lose the Gospel, Says Luther!
In a week Hebrew and Greek professors will be confronted with that perennial one word question:
Why?
Why study the original biblical langua...
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Want to Read the Bible Well? Then Read It This Way, Which Leviticus Illustrates
True confession: I was once a professional Bible quizzer.
As a teenager I memorized John 1, 3, 5 and 8; 2 Corinthians 1-10; and all of Ephe...
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Summer Scholar Sale: Word Biblical Commentary Set is 50% Off!
For scores of Bible scholars the Word Biblical Commentary (WBC) has served as an anchoring resources for building theological understanding...
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