War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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Wednesday Giveaway - King James Version Commentary!
2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. Though many of us use other translations today, the KJV had an unp...
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Thomas Schreiner interviewed about ZECNT
Matthew Montonini at New Testament Perspectives recently posted an interview with Thomas Schreiner about the Zondervan Exegetical Commentar...
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Are you Christian “Nice”? (Monday with Mounce 87)
I was in a strange situation the other day. I ran into a couple who had been part of a difficult situation in my past. For the wife’s part,...
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ZECNT Blog Tour - Round Three
Hope all of you are doing well during these last few days before Christmas!
Today we wrap up the ZECNT blog tour with a few final links....
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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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Is it “He” or “Which” that Sanctifies? Heb 2:11 (Monday with Mounce 86)
Someone asked me a while back about the word that begins Heb 2:11, ὅ (smooth breathing and accent). It looks like a relative pronoun, which...
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ZECNT Blog Tour - Winner and Reviews Round Two
First off, congrats to Debbie who won Schreiner’s Galatians commentary and would like to add 13 horses prancing to the 12 days of Christmas...
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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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Reviews and Giveaway - the ZECNT Blog Tour!
Today marks day one of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary blog tour, and already there are a number of excellent reviews posted! 
I’...
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Can the Imperfect not be Continuous? (Monday with Mounce 85)
One of the dangers of learning Greek is that after a while you feel like you have a handle on things and don’t need to keep reviewing gramm...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 12/12/2010
Scot McKnight’s article “Jesus vs. Paul” has led to a number of responses, including posts by Daniel Kirk, Andrew Perriman, and (here on Ko...
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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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On "Jesus vs. Paul" a response to Scot McKnight by Walt Kaiser
In the December 2010 issue of Christianity Today, which just arrived, the lead article was on "Jesus vs. Paul," by my friend Scot...
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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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