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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Horton on Creation and Humanity
"The origins of creation cannot properly be understood apart from their eschatological aim. If we understand creation (including ourse...
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Wednesday Giveaway - NIVAC Romans
Few books of the Bible have become so central to Christian thought and practice as Romans. From Augustine, to Luther, to Barth, many of the...
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Wednesday Giveaway: Four Views on Revelation
There has been quite a bit of talk about the end times recently, thanks in part to some date-setting which ended up capturing the attention...
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Tennent on African Christianity
"At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the typical "face" of Christianity may more likely be encountered in Lagos than in...
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The Gospel Coalition interviews Gregg Allison
Yesterday the Gospel Coalition posted Collin Hansen's interview with Gregg Allison about the newly released Historical Theology: An Int...
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Wednesday Giveaway: Don't Stop Believing
This week’s giveaway is Don’t Stop Believing, by Michael Wittmer.
In this book Wittmer asks questions like “Must you believe something to b...
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Called to Suffer
"Warfare causes suffering, spiritual warfare being no exception. Those who take up the mission of God's people by simply living, wo...
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Kostenberger on the Incarnation in John's Gospel
I've recently been studying the Gospel of John, and yesterday I came across a brilliant summary of the incarnation in Kostenberger'...
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Spring Rains, a response to a generous God.
Inspired by reading God So Loved, He Gave, Esther Ellis and Shelbe Knapke performed Spring Rains. Their song looks back to...
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Wednesday Giveaway: Is There a Meaning in This Text?
This week’s giveaway is a classic, a special tenth anniversary edition of Kevin Vanhoozer’s Is There a Meaning in This Text?. Featuring a n...
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Wednesday Giveaway: Why You Think The Way You Do
“People often talk about worldview when describing the philosophy that guides their lives. But how have we come by our worldviews, and what...
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Grant Osborne on the Resurrection
“The darkness that hung over the land for the last three hours of the crucifixion, symbolizing the death of hope, yielded to the the life o...
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Following Jesus, The Servant King - Reviewers
Recently we hosted a blog tour for Following Jesus, The Servant King. The last of the reviews are up now, and I'd encourage you to chec...
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John Kilner on important issues in bioethics
Have you ever been asked about a bioethical issue in your ministry or classroom? It seems likely that as technology become...
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Hippolytus on The Trinity
Yesterday I got my hands on a copy of Gregg Allison’s Historical Theology which, besides being able to stop a bullet if used to shield your...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Half the Church
As stated in yesterday's post, reviews are starting to come out for Carolyn Custis James' latest book Half the Church. It seemed fi...
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