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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The Land Flowing with Milk and Honey
Exodus chapter three is the first occasion in which the covenant land of the patriarchs, the so-called "Promise Land" is referred...
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Influential Books and Authors: J. Scott Duvall
discusses Henri Nouwen
discusses Henri Nouwen
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 3
Reflections on chapter 3
In the beginning of chapter 3 of THE GOD I DON’T UNDERSTAND, Christopher Wright makes what first struck me as a bold statement—“theologia...
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Top Seven Scholarly Books (Not Commentaries) on James* by Craig L. Blomberg
*So Far This Decade!
Commentaries on biblical books usually get a lot more attention than other works, especially more scholarly ones. Havi...
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The God I Don't Understand - Book Reviews
As you can see from our Wednesday blog series, we think The God I Don't Understand is a book that merits thoroug...
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Does Eph 4:29 apply to blogs? (Monday with Mounce 25)
This post is a little off topic, but I have gone through a series of events that have encouraged me to bring up this topic.
Ephesians 4:29 ...
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Greg Koukl Blog Tour Starts Today
for "TACTICS"
for "TACTICS"
Greg Koukl, author of TACTICS: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions, begins his blog tour today on http://www.challies.com...
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Backgrounds of Sarai's Barrenness
The first obstacle to the covenant faced in Genesis is Sarah’s barrenness. If one of the benefits of the covenant was for Abraham to become...
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Influential Books and Authors: Clinton E. Arnold
discusses J.O. Fraser and G. Whitefield
discusses J.O. Fraser and G. Whitefield
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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Greg Koukl Blog Tour
And more
And more
 ----- TACTICS BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE -----Beginning Monday, Feb. 16 Greg Koukl will be touring the blogosphere in support of Tactics. Be...
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The God I Don't Understand—Reflections on Chapter 2
In this chapter, Chris focuses his attention on "natural" evil—chiefly, because it doesn’t seem to have any moral or rational exp...
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Cheerleading
by Miles Van Pelt
by Miles Van Pelt
At Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi I have the distinct privilege of teaching all three biblical languages – Hebrew, A...
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Hebraic Genitives—1 Tim 1:11 (Monday with Mounce 24)
Paul is instructing Timothy (and his Ephesian opponents) on the proper use of the law, listing to whom the "thou shalt not" of th...
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ETS/SBL Sony Reader giveaway
Digital Books - A good read, or a bad buy?
Digital Books - A good read, or a bad buy?
During the ETS and SBL annual meetings we held a drawing in the Zondervan booth for two free Sony Readers. We're happy to announce that...
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Tower of Babel (Genesis 11)
The account of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 offers numerous points for comparison with the ancient world. The narrative is set in the La...
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Multisensory Preaching and Teaching: 4
"Simply Entertainment?" by Rick Blackwood
"Simply Entertainment?" by Rick Blackwood
In today's post I'll address the third question raised when considering multisensory preaching and teaching, "Is it simply ent...
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