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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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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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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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