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Hélène M. Dallaire discusses Mastering Biblical Hebrew
HÉLÈNE M. DALLAIRE (PhD, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion) is Earl S. Kalland Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages and Chair of the Old Testament Depar...
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Strange Questions with Smart Scholars
Welcome to Strange Questions with Smart Scholars (and Zondervan Academic Staff) series! We have brought together several of our authors...
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Was Jesus Frustrated with “You” or “You”? (Matt 26:40) - Mondays with Mounce
Note: you can also watch this blog on YouTube. One of the frustrations in translating into English is our inability to distinguish second pe...
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Was Jesus Still Angry? (Mark 3:5) - Mondays with Mounce
A few weeks ago I wrote about Mark 1:41 and how the original text says, I believe, that Jesus was angry. This is one of the seven main passa...
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Conjunctions and Error in the Bible? - Mondays with Mounce
A common example of a contradiction in the Bible is the order of the temptations. In Matthew 4 the order is: turn stones to bread; jump off ...
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Ephesians 2:10: Created for Good Works?
Today’s post is adapted from Mark D. Roberts’ Ephesians video course and his commentary on Ephesiansin The Story of God Bible Commentary ser...
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Our Attitude in Prayer
Praying according to God’s will often requires humility on our part, for it requires that we pray not simply for what we desire but instead ...
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The Effectiveness of Prayer
When we ask for things in prayer, God often responds to those prayers. Jesus makes this clear when he says, “Ask, and it will be given to yo...
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The New Testament in Its World Podcast
Today, we are excited to announce the release of a 5-part podcast series with N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird called The New Testament in It...
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The Reason for Prayer
One of the ways God allows his creation to stay involved with him is through prayer. Prayer, which is personal communication from us to God,...
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The Good and Glory-Giving Creation
All of creation was made to give glory to God. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Ps. 19:1)....
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The Distinct but Dependent Creation
As Creator, God is distinct from his creation. He is not part of the creation. He is unlike his creation in many ways. He made all things an...
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The Created Creation
God spoke all of creation into existence — from land and waters to plants and animals (Gen. 1:3 – 25) — that is, all of creation except for ...
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The Distinct Roles of the Trinity
In both creation and redemption the Father, the Son, and the Spirit all had distinct roles. It was the Father who directed and sent both the...
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The Story Behind Word Biblical Themes
On a Friday afternoon in the fall of 2019, Joshua Kessler, Zondervan Academic Marketing Director, was looking through a shipment of books th...
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The Mystery of the Trinity
At times it can seem difficult to understand how there are three distinct persons of the Trinity, each with the whole being of God in himsel...
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The Meaning of the Trinity
Each of the persons of the Trinity is fully God. God the Father’s deity is shown from the first verse of the Bible — “In the beginning, God ...
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