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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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What night is “this” night - Acts 27:23? (Monday with Mounce 124)
Paul is on his way to Rome, the captain of the ship does not heed his warning, and they are caught in a storm. “When neither  sun nor ...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 12/17/11
Scot McKnight shares quotes from writers on reading, including this one from Lemony Snicket, “Never trust anyone who has not brought a book ...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Basics of Biblical Aramaic
There are 269 verses in the Old Testament written in Aramaic, not in Hebrew. Most of the verses are found in Daniel and Ezra, and this week’...
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Reconciled … if we continue - Col 1:21-23 (Monday with Mounce 123)
I was asked about the interchange of tenses in Col 1:21-23. It is part of a much larger theological question that I can’t get into right ...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 12/10/11
Christianity Today interviews Craig Keener about his new book on miracles in the Gospels and the modern world. 
Eugene Peterson goes o...
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Wednesday Giveaway - The Bible and the Land
The Christian faith is rooted in historical events; the stories of Jesus, Paul, and the early Church meant what they did only as part of a l...
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Think Christianly - a New App from Jonathan Morrow
Have you read Think Christianly?
It’s a book about engaging our cultural crossroads, about how Christian faith plays out in everything from ...
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Was Jesus "son" (σοι) or "Son" (ὑμῖν)? (Monday with Mounce 122)
Nathaniel declares Jesus that he is the “Son of God, the King of Israel” (Jn 1:49). I wonder if “Son” should not be capitalized. We read it ...
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Thoughts on Love and Care (Monday with Mounce 121)
My dad is very well known as a scholar and a translator. His commentary on Revelation is still the standard. But what many people don't ...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 12/03/11
Michael Horton on how we see God most clearly in the Incarnation.
Illustrated Advent. 
Out of Ur asks, Did Youth Ministry Create the E...
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Z Books Around the Blogosphere
Trevin Wax worked through Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism. He helpfully summarized the Fundamentalist, Confessional, Generic, a...
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Wednesday Giveaway - the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on Luke
In all the busyness leading up to ETS, SBL, and AAR, it looks like I forgot to announce one of our most exciting new books, the ZECNT volume...
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Author Interviews: My favorite part of ETS and SBL meetings.
One of the distinct privileges of working for Zondervan Academic is the face-to-face interaction I am able to have with some of today’s fore...
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Were the Demons Women? Luke 8:30 (Monday with Mounce 120)
When the demon saw Jesus coming, he cried out, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?  I beg you, do not tormen...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 11/26/11
Bill Mounce asks, “What does it mean to believe?” 
Justin Taylor shares video of Darrell Bock explaining how Luke-Acts establishes the...
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More on the Subjunctive with "May" and "Might" (Monday with Mounce 119)
A few blogs back I talked about my growing apprehension with connecting "may" and "might" by default with the subjunctiv...
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