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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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Extra-Curricular Activities 12/05/2010
Scot McKnight has a new article at Christianity Today which examines whether there is really a tension between the messages of Jesus and Pa...
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The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: It's In There (Magi Edition)
That the Magi most likely didn’t arrive until long after the manger scene is old news to most of us, as is the fact that it is never said t...
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Wednesday Giveaway - The Inklings of Oxford
As I look out my window there is snow on the ground for the first time this year. Since I’ve got a fair amount of Christmas spirit at the m...
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Impressions of ETS, IBR, and SBL 2010 by Tremper Longman III
ETS/IBR/SBL meetings are among the most interesting, stimulating, tiring, and productive times of the year for me.  Attendees have di...
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Highlights of the ETS 2010 Annual Meeting by Craig Blomberg
The theme of this year’s meeting was “Justification by Faith.”  Themes for annual meetings of the ETS determine the choices of topics...
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ZECNT Reviews Around the Web
The blog tour for the new volumes of the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament is only a couple weeks away, but even before ...
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Is the Holy Spirit a She? (Monday with Mounce 84)
Heard a fascinating piece of bad exegesis the other day. The Holy Spirit is a she. 
The basis of this claim was that the Hebrew word ...
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Was there really no room at the Inn?
We are accustom to Christmas plays and TV specials which feature Joseph and Mary being told “there is no room at the inn” by a burly looki...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 11/28/2010
The posts from last week's sessions in Atlanta continue. Michael Bird shares his personal highlights which climax with responding to Wri...
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Wednesday Giveaway (Thanksgiving Edition) - Keller and Wright DVDs
A Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers (and a delayed one to our Northern neighbors).
This week we have something of a special gi...
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(Re)Telling the Christmas Story
As the Holidays get into full swing and Christmas quickly approaches, it is easy to get caught up in the season. There are parties to atten...
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Extra-Curricular Activities 11/21/2010
The big news this week was of course the ETS, IBR, and SBL conventions in Atlanta. ETS and IBR are reported to have had record turnout, whi...
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Common Prayer - A Daily Liturgy
“O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you as the day rises to meet the sun.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as...
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Mythology and Meaning: How we read the Scriptures
“A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.” - Fl...
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Wednesday Giveaway (Delayed Edition) - The Bible Among the Myths
It’s time for another Wednesday giveaway, this time brought to you as a special Thursday edition thanks to some car troubles that ensured I...
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Weird Passives (Monday with Mounce 83)
We normally teach passives in a straight forward way. The subject of a passive verb receives the action of the verb. "The answer was g...
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