War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
                                
                                
                                
                        
                                    The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
                                
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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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