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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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Living on the Seam of History: African Christianity Part 6
My Neighbour's Faith by John Azumah
My Neighbour's Faith by John Azumah
Africa has an interreligious and interfaith environment that is unique in many ways. We have multi-faith families, clans, ethnic groups and ...
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The Canaanite Woman of Matthew 15 by Lynn H. Cohick
The story of the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21-28 (cf. Mark 7.24-30) is one of the most problematic stories in the New Testament. The ch...
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Translating the Imperfect (Mondays with Mounce 11)
For the next 2 weeks, we’re pleased to have Bob Mounce guide us through biblical Greek and translation! The author of numerous well-known re...
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Pain in Childbearing (Hebrew Corner 8)
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
Today we want to look at an example where we have to consider the relationship of noun and verb forms. When Hebrew has nouns and verbs that ...
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James 1:5-7
Commentary and Discussion with Craig Blomberg
Commentary and Discussion with Craig Blomberg
Over the next five weeks, Craig Blomberg and Mariam Kamell will be blogging through the book of James. Their commentary, the first in the Z...
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Announcing James by Craig L. Blomberg and Mariam J. Kamell
James, a new commentary by Craig L. Blomberg and Mariam J. Kamell, is one of our most exciting fall releases to be debuted at the ETS and S...
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Living on the Seam of History: African Chrisitanity Part 5
With today’s post I would like to take a longer look at Samuel Waje Kunhiyop’s African Christian Ethics. It is part of the Hippo Books line....
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Pastors and Teachers—Ephesians 4:11 (Mondays with Mounce 10)
Ephesians 4:11
This passage has long engendered debate, and I doubt I will forever close that debate in this blog. But it is a good example ...
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Hebrew Corner 7: When is forever not forever?
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
In the Davidic Covenant the statement is made by God that “I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Sam 7:13), and then “Your...
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Spiritual Dryness and the Head-Heart Disconnect
by Clinton Arnold
by Clinton Arnold
For many students, taking Bible and theology courses at a seminary or Christian college is a rich experience that stimulates spiritual growt...
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10 Questions to Consider Before Voting
by Roger Olson
by Roger Olson
Roger E. Olson (PhD, Rice University) is professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas...
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Living on the Seam of History, Part 4: The Holy Spirit
“The Holy Spirit does the wok of spiritual transformation or change in us, leading us to put off the thoughts and deeds of the old self and...
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Etymologies—A First Look (Monday with Mounce 9)
Passage: 1 Timothy 1:3
This is the first time in the blog I have dealt with the issue of etymology, so perhaps a few introductory comments a...
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by John H. Walton" class="t-blog-listing__feed-title">Hebrew Corner 6: "God's Own Heart"
by John H. Walton
by John H. Walton
In previous entries we have noted how a word used in combination with other words must be studied in that combination, not just as an indiv...
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Toward an Integrated Spirituality by Glen G. Scorgie
Many years ago I joined some teenage Inuit friends on a two-day Arctic caribou hunt up the west (left-hand side) of Canada’s Hudson’s Bay. ...
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The Quest for Significance
Glen G. Scorgie
Glen G. Scorgie
According to the Greek poet Homer, Sisyphus was a tragic figure who had had gotten on the bad side of the gods. As a result, the poor guy wa...
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