Featured
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...
Read Post
airo in John 15:2 (Monday with Mounce 29)
I recently received this question, and I thought the answer would be helpful for those learning to determine the meaning of words.
"I ...
Read More
Teraphim and Family Gods
The mysterious teraphim show up in a variety of texts. They are used to describe the images Rachel stole from her father and as what Michal...
Read More
Influential Books and Authors: Robert Hubbard discusses influential scholars
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 ...
Read More
The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on chapter 6
When I received my assignment as editor for The God I Don’t Understand, I figured this would be another book about how we can believe in a...
Read More
1 Tim 3:2—Can an elder be divorced? (Monday with Mounce 28)
This is one of those perennial questions, and it came up again the other day so I thought I would summarize the issues. For more detail, se...
Read More
J. Scott Duvall on New Testament studies
J. Scott Duvall (PhD. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Ouachita Baptist University. In this clip ...
Read More
Azazel and the “Scapegoat” (Leviticus 16)
Often we encounter sections and practices in the Old Testament that seem very strange to us. It should not be surprising that some of these...
Read More
Influential Books and Authors: Michael E. Wittmer on "Creation Regained"
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 ...
Read More
The God I Don't Understand - Reflections of Ch. 5
My wife is in her last semester of seminary. In a few short weeks she’ll have survived what many in ministry call the most "spiritua...
Read More
Mark 5:7: "Swear by God" (Monday with Mounce 27)
There are certain Greek words and constructions that normally will not come over into English easily. It is always fun to watch the transla...
Read More
I Am Who I Am
It was a big deal when God revealed his name to Moses at the burning bush (Ex. 3:14-15). Names were viewed as associated with one’s charact...
Read More
Influential Books and Authors: John Walton on his favorite authors and the Genesis commentary
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 ...
Read More
The God I Don't Understand - Reflections on Ch. 4
On Friday evening my wife and I settled into comfortable seats in a darkened movie theatre to watch a new release set in some of the Asian...
Read More
Crucial Books in Johannine Studies by Gary Burge
Students often ask me about the books I have found most useful in my study of the Fourth Gospel. After devoting a significant part of my ca...
Read More
apollumi, "destroy," and Annihilationism (Monday with Mounce 26)
Does apollumi mean "destroy"?
I have been receiving requests lately about words and grammar that all relate to the issue of annihi...
Read More
Digitally Preserving the Word of God — Daniel B. Wallace
My sabbatical from teaching duties at Dallas Seminary began officially on July 1, 2008, but it actually got started on May 23. I’ve had the...
Read More