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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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Interview: Michael Horton on "The Christian Faith"
Matthew over at CBD's Academic blog just posted part 1 of a lengthy interview with Michael Horton. Great stuff! - Andrew for ZA
Q: Wha...
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Horton's "The Christian Faith" released - Two Interviews
After much anticipation Michael Horton's systematic theology The Christian Faith has been released. The response has been outstanding, ...
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The Ehrman Project - Explaining not Attacking
I have to admit when I first heard about a project to address the works of Bart Ehrman I was a bit wary. There are more than enough attack b...
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Michael Horton on Theology as Story
"A modern myth is that we outgrow stories. When someone asks us to explain who we are, we tell a story. Furthermore, we interpret our ...
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Michael Horton interviewed about The Christian Faith
This January marks the much anticipated release of Michael Horton’s The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way.
Our ...
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Why a Virgin Birth?
"What is the theological significance of the virginal conception? Some have argued it was necessary to protect Jesus’ sinless nature, ...
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The Beauty of the Incarnation
As we reflect on the Incarnation during this Advent season we can easily fall into focusing exclusively on one of two realities, realities ...
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God So Loved, He Gave sample up on Scribd
Kelly Kapic has written a new theology of generosity, God So Loved, He Gave: Entering the Movement of Divine Generosity. The sample chapter ...
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Changing their Minds about Women in Leadership
“Mine is the story of a man whose wife led her very reluctant husband out of the traditional views that he had been raised to accept witho...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Routes and Radishes
Yesterday we looked at the newly released Routes and Radishes. Today, you get a chance to win it.
What is Routes and Radishes about? The qu...
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Routes and Radishes: Should we call ourselves Evangelical?
Yesterday I got involved in a conversation with a pastor about the term “Evangelical.” When this pastor was much younger he self-identified...
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Wednesday Giveaway - The Inklings of Oxford
As I look out my window there is snow on the ground for the first time this year. Since I’ve got a fair amount of Christmas spirit at the m...
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Highlights of the ETS 2010 Annual Meeting by Craig Blomberg
The theme of this year’s meeting was “Justification by Faith.”  Themes for annual meetings of the ETS determine the choices of topics...
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Wednesday Giveaway (Thanksgiving Edition) - Keller and Wright DVDs
A Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers (and a delayed one to our Northern neighbors).
This week we have something of a special gi...
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Common Prayer - A Daily Liturgy
“O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you as the day rises to meet the sun.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as...
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Mythology and Meaning: How we read the Scriptures
“A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.” - Fl...
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