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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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Faith in a Resurrected Christ Rescues Us from Misplaced Faith — An Excerpt from "Raised? Finding Jesus by Doubting the Resurrection"
In a few days many of us will teach on the most monumental event in history: Christ's resurrection. As I prepare for this honor myself I...
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"Raised?" Will Help You Teach The Implications of the Resurrection This Easter
Like most of you, at the start of Holy Week I am deep in reflection upon the most monumental event in history: the resurrection. 
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The Resurrection Has Consequences — An Excerpt from "Evangelical Theology" by Michael Bird
In nine days Christians around the world will loudly, boldly proclaim: “Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again!”
We do no...
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3 Reminders Why Evangelical Theology is Crucicentric — An Excerpt from "Evangelical Theology" By Michael Bird
"Christ crucified" has been an anthem for generations of confessing Evangelicals, and for good reason. Today we provide a timely e...
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Introducing the KNOW Series: Hospitable Guides to the Historic Christian Faith
Recently I assembled a new stroller for our soon-to-be-delivered baby. For the life of me I couldn’t figure out how to put the darn thing t...
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Ajith Fernando: Arminian? Calvinist? I Suppose We are to Draw Daggers
Today our friend Ajith Fernando, teacher and author of several books including the recent Reclaiming Love, shares a devotional that’s cut me...
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In "How God Became Jesus" Charles Hill Shows How Ehrman's Central Thesis is the Book's Central Problem
I have been making my way through Bart Ehrman’s new book How Jesus Became God (HJBG). As an historical theologian I was most interested in ...
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"How God Became Jesus" Reaction Round-Up
Yesterday (3/25/2014) we were pleased to release How God Became Jesus, the highly anticipated response to Bart Ehrman's new book p...
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"How God Became Jesus": Engaging Bart Ehrman's "Christology"
Several years ago Bart Ehrman gave a fascinating interview about his faith journey out of fundamentalism—which began at Moody Bible, of all...
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Oliver Crisp: How Is "Christology, Ancient and Modern" Unique within Historical Theological Discourse?
In January Zondervan partnered with Biola University and Fuller Theological Seminary again to offer the 2nd annual Los Angeles Theology Conf...
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Leon Morris Remembered on His 100th Birthday: "This is Not a History"
Today we remember Leon Morris, whom Michael F. Bird calls "arguably Australia's greatest biblical scholar." Morris would have ...
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What Do We Gain From a Raised Christ? 6 Big, Clear Benefits Say Dodson and Watson
An important new resource for our postmodern, post-Christian world released last week. It's called Raised? Finding Jesus by Doubting the...
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1st Century Greek & Jewish Flip-Floppers: Why They Matter for the Resurrection's Plausibility
There is a new book releasing today that travels the well-worn path of helping people find Jesus. Some gospel-sharing books and evangelism-...
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Jesus Has Patience For Doubting the Resurrection, So Should We — An Excerpt From "Raised?"
I find it increasingly challenging to minister in our post-Christian, postmodern world—a world that doubts institutional truth claims, like ...
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5 Criticisms of John Wesley's Teachings and Our Readings of Them
A few weeks ago Zondervan Academic released Thomas Oden's final volume on John Wesley's sermons, John Wesley's Teachings:...
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John Wesley's Teachings on Ethics & Society are a Treasure Trove of Pastoral Advice
One of the people I credit with mentoring my journey toward retrieving the historic Christian faith is Thomas Oden; you could say I've ...
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