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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ZIBBCOT is "Commentary Set of the Year" and Other Blog Reviews
Bloggers have been weighing in on ZIBBCOT over the past weeks. Here are some of the first reviews:
“The only way I can put it is this: ev...
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Gary Burge: On writing "The Bible and the Land"
The Bible and the Land is an attempt to explain how the geographical and cultural themes in the Bible provided vibrant metaphors for how t...
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Rom 2:27, 29—Conflicting Translation Procedures (Monday with Mounce 46)
I was asked the other day about the translation of γραμμα in Romans 2:27. “In verse 27, the ESV went with ‘written code’ but it verse 29 the...
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Douglas Estes on a Blog Tour for SimChurch
Douglas Estes (PhD, University of Nottingham, UK) is touring the blogosphere today in support of SimChurch: Being the Church in the Virtual...
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Help Con Campbell write his next book...and win a free a copy!
In January Con Campbell posted a blog series called "Keep Your Greek" on www.ReadBetterPreachBetter.com. (Here's a link to pos...
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The Inklings of Oxford
Reviewed on BlogCritics.org
Reviewed on BlogCritics.org
Have you read this one yet? Here's the review....
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ψαλλω and Musical Instruments (Monday with Mounce 45)
Someone asked me the other day about the precise meaning of the Greek word ψαλλω and any relationships it has, if any, to the ancient debate...
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Latayne C. Scott: The Lost and Found of Masonry and Mormonism
I imagine that many Christians have wriggled uncomfortably as they read Dan Brown’s new book, The Lost Symbol. Scattered through the book a...
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Lynn Cohick: On God's Peace and the Nobel Peace Prize
The news that President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace prize caused quite a stir among pundits and commentators. The announcement got m...
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Why would 1 Cor 14:34-35 be an interpolation? by Philip Barton Payne
This question came up as a comment to a previous post, and I’m happy to address it. 1 Cor 14:34-35 would be an interpolation if it wa...
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Andreas Kostenberger: On Writing a New Theology Text
In many ways, writing The Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters was the most exciting project I have ever undertaken. I love John’s Gospel,...
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A Personal Note on the NIV 2011 by Bill Mounce
I would like to take quick break from the normal function of this blog to share something on a personal nature with you. Integrity demands ...
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Win a Free ZIBBCOT Volume to Review!
We are interested in sparking some conversations on the recently-released Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testamen...
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Bruce Waltke - New Paper on Evolutionary Process
Bruce Waltke has a new paper posted on The Biologos Foundation website, "Barriers to Accepting the Possibility of Creation by Means of...
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Influential Books and Authors: H. Wayne House on Augustine, Schaeffer, and more
Each week in Influential Books and Authors we hear from a noted scholar on the author(s) and book(s) that have been most important to ...
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Read John Walton on Genesis (from ZIBBCOT) for FREE!
For the entire month of October, enjoy browsing the entire commentary on Genesis for FREE on Scribd. We'll be posting additional...
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