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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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[Common Places] New Voices for Theology: Wesley Hill’s "Paul and the Trinity"
Taking the long view of things, the Christian doctrine of God has had a strange career.
It took its classic, trinitarian form as the early ...
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How to Fight the Fallout from the Fall, and Win
The current issue of Time (Feb. 23/Mar. 2 , 2015) says my nine-month-old, Simon James, could live to be 142 years old thanks to advances in ...
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How Can We Affirm Christ's Exclusivity in Our Pluralistic World? — An Excerpt from "Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock"
Twenty-first century America is wholly unlike twentieth century America, particularly in its ethnic, cultural, and religious makeup. Differ...
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A Doubter’s Guide to the End of Cancer & Other Existential Pains
One year ago today I had surgery to remove a malignant tumor that had stolen itself into my thyroid. Thankfully, I had the good kind of canc...
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A Skeptic’s Guide to the Paradox of Humanity — Excerpt from “A Doubter’s Guide to the Bible” by John Dickson
Human nature is a bundle of contradictions.
In the words of Scot McKnight, we are both brilliant and bad: we give our time to the local PTA...
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[Common Places] New Voices for Theology: Jeremy R. Treat’s "The Crucified King"
“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.”
—William B. Yeats, “The Second Coming”
Yeats probably did not have the academy and church in...
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Can You Serve Jesus and Still Enjoy Your Life?
I should say at the outset that Michael Wittmer is my hero.
Well, maybe I shouldn’t go that far—he is a friend; he was also my academic ment...
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Flash Sale: Wayne Grudem eBooks 80% Off, Today Only
Four of Wayne Grudem’s eBooks from Zondervan are on sale today, and only today (February 2, 2015), at very steep discounts.
If you haven’t a...
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A Skeptic's Guide to Life's Ultimate Questions — Excerpt from "A Doubter's Guide to the Bible" by John Dickson
John Dickson’s new book A Doubter’s Guide to the Bible is an important one because of what he ultimately offers skeptics of the Bible: answ...
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A Doubter's Guide to the Creation Story
John Dickson is on a mission to help skeptics engage and understand the most popular book of all time, the Bible. A Doubter’s Guide to the B...
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What Is Trinitarian Theology For? (Excerpt from "Advancing Trinitarian Theology")
What is trinitarian theology for? How does it function in systematic theology?
Read below as Fred Sanders explores the question by tracing ...
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A Skeptic's Guide to History's Most Popular Book — An Excerpt from "A Doubter's Guide to the Bible"
Thousands of years later, people are still fascinated and intrigued by the Bible.
And skeptical. The recent Newsweek Christmas cover story ...
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Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: "The World" -- Excerpt from "Becoming Worldly Saints" by Michael Wittmer
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
--Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
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It's Hard to Argue with a Life So Well-Lived (Excerpt from Redefining Leadership by Joseph Stowell)
On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we're reflecting on leadership that makes a difference. We think you'll be surprised by the following se...
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What it Means to Be Human (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints)
The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
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Does Pleasure Fit in the Plot of Scripture? (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints")
The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
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