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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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"Don't Stop Believing" Blog Tour on May 12
The Don't Stop Believing Blog Tour is on Tuesday, May 12. Post your reviews, thoughts, challenges, and questions about DSB on you...
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Are translations really based on the Greek and Hebrew? (Monday with Mounce 31)
I received an interesting question the other day from a Filipino brother. He had learned Greek and was starting to notice certain tendencie...
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Peter Enns discusses Old Testament Studies and Biblical Studies
What do you think - how has archaeological discoveries affected your research? What do you think will happen and/or needs to happen in thi...
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The Pig as Unclean—Leviticus 11
Modern readers are often mystified by the dietary regulations placed upon the ancient Israelites. Common popular suggestions that these wer...
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Influential Books and Authors: Gordon Fee on N.T. Wright and Norman P. Grubb
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: Reflections on Chapter 9
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." Matthew 24:36
"For...
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John 15:2-3—Play on Words (Monday with Mounce 30)
I suspect that there is nothing harder to bring into English than a play on words. When that play on words branches (pun intended) in...
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Influential Books and Authors: Peter Enns on C.S. Lewis
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 Tabernacle and Its Parallels
The Tabernacle represents the re-establishment of sacred space that was forfeited when humans were cast out from the Garden of Eden. Though...
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is "Book of The Year" for Preaching Magazine" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">"The Power of Multisensory Preaching and Teaching"
is "Book of The Year" for Preaching Magazine
is "Book of The Year" for Preaching Magazine
The March issue of Preaching Magazine announced The Power of Multisensory Preaching and Teaching, by Rick Blackwood, as the 2008 &quo...
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The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Chapter 8
In case you missed it, there has been considerable debate recently over the nature of atonement. We published at least one book on the to...
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John 3:13—Can ei me mean "but" (Monday with Mounce 29)
Jesus has just chastised Nicodemus for not understanding, and then he adds v 13. "No one has ascended into heaven except he who descen...
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Virtual Community as Real Community: A respone to Shane Hipps by Douglas Estes
Last month on the Out of Ur blog, Shane Hipps shared in an impromptu interview at NPC what he believes to be severe problems with labeling o...
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Influential Books and Authors: Ken Berding on Jim Elliot
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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Gary Burge on Kenneth Bailey's "Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes"
Gary Burge's article in Books and Culture is well worth reading. For the full article go here.
Following is an excerpt:
Most scholars re...
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The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Chapter 7
The subject of penal substitution has been a hot topic for a number of years, both in print and in the blogosphere. A quick Google search ...
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