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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Wednesday Giveaway - Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards
This week’s giveaway is one which I personally got quite a
lot of use out of for a few years in undergrad, the Basics of Biblical Greek
Voc...
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A little text criticism - Mark 1:41 (Monday with Mounce 180)
I was teaching on the end of Mark 1 a couple weeks ago in Sunday School, and I hadn't read the text as carefully as I should have. I wa...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 03.23.13
David Wilkinson - Bigger Than We Think
Michael Bird - Why We Need More Doctorates in the Pastorate!
Tim Keller - Why Studying Doctrine Is th...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Five Views on Law and Gospel
Do the Law and the Gospel belong to two separate
dispensations? Has the Gospel replaced the Law? What is the relevance of the
Old Testament...
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Sick or Depressed? - James 5:14f. (Monday with Mounce 179)
Every once in a while I am asked a question that surprises me because it alerts me to an exegetical option I have never thought of or read....
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Extra-Curricular Activities 03.16.13
Derek Ouellette - The Millennium: 3 views pt.1
Amillennialism
Craig Keener - Why it is important to study the Bible in
context
Joshua Paul S...
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Pi Day! and some 3:14s from the NIV
Today is Pi Day (March 14, or 3-14), and we decided that a
fun way to observe the date would be to collect some intriguing verses in the
Bib...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Dictionary of Christian Spirituality
This week’s giveaway is a unique and essential reference
work, the Dictionary of Christian Spirituality.
Described as “a well-researc...
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Z Book Around the Web - Credo Magazine and Messianic Judaism
The latest issue of Credo Magazine features two reviews of
new releases from Zondervan Academic. [You can access the digital version here]
...
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“And don’t let us yield to temptation” - Mt 6:13 (Monday with Mounce 178)
One of the greatest exegetical conundrums for me is this final phrase in the Lord’s Prayer. My assumption is that when asked how to pray, J...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 03.09.13
Mariam Kamell on James and Ethics
Michael Bird - Why Priests?
Brian LePort - Matthew 13:52—The (Second) Littlest Parable
Amanda MacInnis - S...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Church History Volume One
Later this year the long awaited second volume of
Zondervan’s Church History series will be released, and in anticipation I
thought it woul...
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Were they drowning? Mark 4:38 (Monday with Mounce 177)
I have always said there is always a reason for any one specific translation. For all the versions out there, and all the different verses,...
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Free Resource: "Pilgrim Theology" Study Guide
We're pleased to present this free 82-page Study and Discussion Guide designed for use with Michael Horton's Pilgrim Theology.
The free Stud...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 03.02.13
Daniel Wallace - Do Manuscripts of Q Still Exist?
Tim Gombis - Jesus & the Contagion of Purity
Michael Bird - My Interview with the Ridl...
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[Part 2] Infographic - Michael Horton's Pilgrim Theology: 4 Coordinates of Key Doctrines
We're excited to unveil part two of "4 Coordinates of Key Doctrines," the infographic inspired by Michael Horton's new book, Pilgrim ...
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