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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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Women are saved through the bearing of children (Monday with Mounce 35)
1 Tim 2:15 has been labeled as one of the truly strange verses of the Bible, and appropriately so. I know of no one who takes it “literally”...
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The Walls of Jerico . . . and When Archaeology and the Bible Disagree
One of the most remarkable events recorded in the Old Testament is the collapse of the walls of Jericho. Here would seem to be an ideal opp...
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The New Testament in Antiquity
Recent reviews of The New Testament in Antiquity have been helpful and enjoyable reading. I'm happy to see how positi...
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Influential Books and Authors: Miles Van Pelt on John Piper, Bill Mounce and others
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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To Be Changed . . . μεταμορφουσθε (Monday with Mounce 34)
I have been thinking a lot lately about my personal mission statement.
In past years, I never liked mission statements. They seemed to be ...
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The Ten Commandments . . . in Context
When the Law stele of Hammurabi and other collections of legal sayings from the ancient world were found, it was noticed that there were pa...
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Influential Books and Authors: Bill Mounce on J.I. Packer, John Piper and others
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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Introduction to the Imperfect (Monday with Mounce 33)
As you learn Greek, you will be exposed to the whole issue of aspect. At first it is a little confusing, but after a while you will get the...
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Michael E. Wittmer: Why have Rock 'n Roll titles?
Ever wonder why Mike Wittmer titles his books after rock songs? Look no further....
Michael E. Wittmer on his rock 'n roll book titles ...
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Influential Books and Authors: Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. discusses Beecher, ETS 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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The God I Don't Understand: Chapter 11, and thoughts from iMonk
Uber-blogger "Internet Monk" (Michael Spencer) posted his thoughts on The God I Don't Understand this week:
Wright will stir...
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Animal Rights and Imago Dei by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
On April 9, 2009, The New York Times ran an op-ed piece by Nicholas D. Kristof entitled "Humanity Even for Nonhumans" He argued t...
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The History behind Basics of Biblical Greek (Monday with Mounce 32)
I know this is a bit off topic, but someone asked the other day about the history behind Basics of Biblical Greek and suggested that ...
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"Ephesians and Resurrection" by Lynn H. Cohick
The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the evangelical faith, and is fixed firmly in the Church’s creeds. But how does this ...
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"Good Friday...or was it Wednesday or Thursday?" by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
Scripture clearly predicted in Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, so the Son of Man...
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The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Chapter 10
Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peop...
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