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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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“Those from him” - Mark 3:21 (Monday with Mounce 166)
I came across an interesting situation this morning in Sunday School. (You remember Sunday School? That mid-level entry point into our mega...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 12/01/12
Daniel Block - Slow Down! A Different Perspective on Christ
in the Old Testament
Brian LePort - Should you hire the academically minded?
Sco...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Theologian Trading Cards
This week’s giveaway is not a book, or even a DVD, instead
it is a new and highly creative way to study and enjoy the history of Christian
...
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A Translation Conundrum - 1 Tim 2:9 (Monday with Mounce 165)
We often distinguish between two types of translations, a formal equivalent and a dynamic equivalent. Formal tries to stick to the Greek/He...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 11/24/12
W. David O. Taylor - 10 Thoughts for turning an Academic
Work into a Public Talk
Louis McBride - Is Every Imperative in the New Testament a
...
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Newly Released – Theologian Trading Cards
Zondervan’s new Theologian Trading Cards are hitting the
shelves, just in time for the holidays. 
Here are a few reactions from aroun...
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Wednesday Giveaway - The Torah Story
The books of the Torah are foundational for the rest of Old
Testament. Understanding the narrative and theology of these first five books
i...
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Jesus is Back in Jude (Monday with Mounce 164)
Perhaps this is a little overstated, but it did get your attention.
I just got back from the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological ...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 11/17/12
What Is the Biggest Change Evangelical Seminaries Need to
Make Right Now?
Brian LePort - The Pastor-Scholar: An Interview with Douglas
Estes...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Paul and Union with Christ
“in Christ” – two simple words, but loaded with exegetical
and theological importance.
Yet even though the theme of union with Christ is of...
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Z Books Around the Web - Understanding Biblical Theology
Bloggers are taking note of Klink and Lockett’s Understanding
Biblical Theology and, as you can see below, many reviewers are quite excited...
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γάρ and Paragraph Divisions (Monday with Mounce 163)
Conjunctions are tricky things. In standard Greek style, sentences begin with conjunctions. The conjunction shows the connection with the p...
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New Studies in Dogmatics—A New 15-Volume Series in Constructive Theology
Today Zondervan announced a major 15-volume project in constructive theology. The series is called New Studies in Dogmatics and is edited by...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 11/10/12
Tim Gombis - The God of Jews & Non-Jews
Andy Crouch - What's So Great About 'The Common Good'?
Amanda MacInnis - The Relatio...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Understanding Biblical Theology
It is clear that biblical theology has become an influential
movement in Christian thought – but what various people mean by the term can b...
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Why is Ἰάκωβος James and not Jacob? (Monday with Mounce 162)
One of my students asked this rather fundamental question last week. Good question, and I hadn’t thought about it before, and I need your h...
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