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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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Is Acts Descriptive or Prescriptive? Here's How to Read It For All Its Worth
People come to the book of Acts for a variety of reasons. Some come for history. Others for apologetics. Many, though, come seeking a model...
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The Beauty of the Westminster Confession of Faith — An Excerpt from "Know the Creeds and Councils"
While many Christians are familiar with the ancient creeds of the Church, confessions are a different story. 
Yet as Justin Holcomb ex...
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"Five Views of Biblical Inerrancy" Ignores Typical Concerns To Focus on Doctrinal Ones
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Often when evangelicals engage the issue of biblical inerrancy we tend to address three concerns: ...
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"Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy" Will Benefit You In 5 Ways
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Several years ago Stephen M. Garrett and James Merrick noticed a problem in evangelicalism:...
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Teaching vs. Sermoning: The Case for Women Giving Sermons
“The question of women delivering sermons in church is a touchy one for many evangelical Christians,” writes John Dickson. “For some it is ...
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John Franke on Inerrancy: "The Bible Contains a Plurality of Truth"
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For evangelicals, inerrancy has been a hotbed issue for some time. With the release of Five Views ...
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Is Women in Ministry a Justice Issue? Yes, But Not Like You Might Think — An Excerpt from "Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles"
For nearly half a century Kathy Keller, co-founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, has heard the impassioned cry that gend...
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Reading Paul Might Cause “Meltdown”—An Excerpt from Michael Bird's “Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts”
Reading Paul carefully may cause a “meltdown”? This is especially true of long-held assumptions about women and ministry, so says Michael Bi...
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Who First Taught Romans? A Surprising Case for Gender Equality in Ministry
Michael Bird says he likes to open his Romans class each year with a special question:
Paul dictated the message of Romans; who actually wr...
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John Wesley eBook Birthday Sale: Celebrating 311 Years of Theological Impact
Today we want celebrate and highlight an important teacher of the historic Protestant church, John Wesley—who founded Methodism and whose w...
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Retrieve Christology for Today with "Christology, Ancient and Modern"
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Every generation is called upon to constructively engage theology for their day. That's...
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In Essentials Unity, In Nonessentials Liberty, and In All Things Love — An Excerpt from "Know the Heretics"
When you read through Justin Holcomb's new book Know the Heretics you almost get the sense that the contemporary church is just as hopel...
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What Single Word Defines the Nature of God's Kingdom & How It Advances?
Last week I introduced an important new book by Jeremy R. Treat, The Crucified King. Treat explores the interrelationship between the kingd...
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Think the Kingdom-Cross Divide is Historical? Think Again! — An Excerpt from Jeremy R. Treat's "The Crucified King"
In his new book, The Crucified King, Jeremy Treat addresses one of the most unfortunate separations that's affected Church teaching: the...
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King Jesus vs. Christ Crucified: 6 Reasons Why We've Separated the Kingdom from the Cross
What is the biblical and theological relationship between God's kingdom and the cross?
This question sits at the heart of The Crucified...
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Los Angeles Theology Conference 2015: A Call for Papers on "Locating Atonement"
In 2013 Zondervan partnered with Biola University and Fuller Theological Seminary to launch the inaugural Los Angeles Theology Confer...
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