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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Two Calvinists Discuss the Trouble with Calvinists — Excerpt from PROOF
Recently Calvinists seem to have garnered something of an image problem. Googling "Why are Calvinists..." autofills several intere...
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“Magnitude and Seriousness” of Historical Adam Issue Required Distinct Book, Says Ardel Caneday
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In recent years the historical Adam issue has escalated. Yet it isn’t a new issue. So contends Ard...
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TULIP Is So 20th Century: PROOF Is New Framework for Canons of Dort
There has been a resurgence of Calvinism of late. So much so that Time magazine declared “New Calvinism” among the top ten ideas changing t...
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"Four Views on the Historical Adam Will Remain Relevant for the Next Decade" Says William Barrick
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For the past few years many have been discussing whether Adam was a real, historical figure or an ...
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Did Jesus Claim He Was God? — An Excerpt from "How God Became Jesus"
In How Jesus Became God Bart Ehrman shares about a period of personal theological doubt. Among other questions, he asked, “Did [Jesus] claim...
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Wake Up From 2 Delusions and Sniff the PROOF — Finding Freedom Through The Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace
There once was a monk who despaired over his sinfulness. So much so that he confessed them nearly 6 hours a day! Then one day he re-read a ...
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The Gospel According to Bart Ehrman — An Excerpt from "How God Became Jesus"
Two months ago Bart Ehrman released his book How Jesus Became God. With the help of five internationally established scholars, we rele...
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"Why Is the Historical Adam Debate Important?" Matthew Barrett Explains
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Last December Zondervan Academic released a highly anticipated views book addressing one of the ho...
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You Might Be Gnostic and Not Even Know it! "Know the Heretics" Is Here to Help
For 15 years one of my old theology professors, author Michael Wittmer, has been saying that evangelicals are Gnostic and they don’t ...
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"If Christianity Were True and it Meant Giving Up Everything, Would You Want to Know the Truth?"
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That's the question behind the compelling new book, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, a riveting ...
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Yahweh vs. Jesus? An Excerpt on Marcionism from "Know the Heretics"
Qoheleth was right: "what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."
That assumption underlies the new...
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Who Are the Heretics and Why Do They Matter?
As the old cliché goes, those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. That maxim is the impetus behind a new book, Know the Heret...
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Christianity Did Not Begin When We Were Born — An Excerpt from "Know the Creeds and Councils"
Obviously, Christianity did not begin when we were born...Today’s Christianity is directly affected by what earlier Christians chose to do ...
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Who Is Pope John XXIII and Why Is He Relevant? Justin Holcomb Explains in "Know The Creeds and Councils"
  
On Sunday Pope Francis presided over a first-of-its-kind joint canonization of two former 20th century popes, Pope John XXIII...
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What's the Difference Between Creeds, Confessions, Catechisms, and Councils?
 
"Today's Christianity is directly affected by what earlier Christians chose to do and to believe." (9)
That's the...
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Cross and Resurrection: The Crux of the Matter for Muslims
Nabeel Qureshi is an unlikely Christian. Besides growing to adulthood as a devout Muslim, you could say he was a Muslim of Muslims, having ...
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