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 is textual criticism?
Textual criticism is the discipline that, it's both a science and an art that has as it's fundamental goal to reconstruct the wording of an ...
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The Story of Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a manuscript that is equally as old as Codex Sinaiticus. It was found to be in the first library catalog list at the Vati...
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Why should you read James?
The practical vision of James
Why should Christians read the book of James? Well, for one, it's part of our new testament. It's part of our...
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What Romans 13 says about submission to government authority
A lot of people have questions about Romans 13 verses one to seven, which tells Christians to submit to the governing authorities and that G...
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What is eschatology, and why does it matter?
Eschatology is the study of last things.
This involves the events pertaining to Jesus’ second coming, including both what happens just bef...
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Dan Wallace on how New Testament manuscripts are discovered
The Institute for New Testament Textual Research in Munster, Germany holds the official catalog of the New Testament manuscripts. If th...
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An Update on MasterLectures: New Videos, Apps, and More
A few months ago, we released MasterLectures, a video streaming service offering thousands of thought-provoking video lectures from the worl...
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5 Trends in the Theology of Majority World Christians
It is thrilling to see those who once were the object of our missionary endeavors now bringing the gospel back to us and reminding us of tha...
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Who Was James?
There is still an open question surrounding the authorship of James. There are three main contenders in the new testament two of whom were a...
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Just Hearing or Really Listening: Exodus 5:2 (Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields)
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה מִי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אֶשְׁמַע בְּקֹלוֹ לְשַׁלַּח אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵללֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֶת יְהוָה וְגַם אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא אֲשַׁלֵּחַ...
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The Story of Codex Alexandrinus
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Who wrote the book of Romans?
The book of Romans was written by the Apostle Paul. There's been almost no debate about this in the scholarly world over the years. Though t...
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What is Zion?
As you read through the book of Psalms, you'll see the word Zion showing up quite a bit.
And one of the questions I often get is, what is Z...
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The Story of Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is a manuscript from St. Catherine's Monastery at the base of Mount Sinai in Egypt. This was a manuscript produced in the 4...
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The Intermediate State: What the Bible Tells Us
What happens after you die? In this post, we investigate the intermediate state—the state and the fate of each individual immediately after ...
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Who wrote 1 Peter?
The first word of 1 Peter is the author’s name, Petros, and he identifies himself as an apostle of Jesus Christ.
There is little question ...
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