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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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How to Read the Old Testament Prophets
J. Daniel Hays recently sat down with us to talk about why the prophets are difficult to interpret, about Jesus' use of the prophets, and ab...
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More on Aktionsart and How Words Convey Meaning - Mondays with Mounce 272
I have been thinking more these days about how words convey meaning. The challenge in any first year Greek class is to create a solid, accur...
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An Excerpt from Roger Olson's Essentials of Christian Thought
Christians living in a pluralistic society filled with competing worldviews and visions of the nature of reality need guidance about how to ...
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[Common Places] The Five Solas: Scripture Alone
This year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation, looking back to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and ...
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Why Should I Know the History of Christianity? Here Are 5 Reasons
Edmund Burke famously said, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.”
Perhaps there is no more urgent task for the church to...
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What Do the Prophets Say about the End Times?
This post is adapted from The Message of the Prophets, a new online course taught by J. Daniel Hays. For a limited-time, save $20 on your s...
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Old Testament Prophecy is Not About the Future (Mostly)
This post is adapted from The Message of the Prophets online course, taught by J. Daniel Hays.
When many people think about prophecy, they ...
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Two Competing Stories to the Christian Worldview
Last week we engaged Gregory Koukl’s new book The Story of Reality, examining what Christianity is and isn’t.
As Koukl explained, "[Christia...
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What Is the Grand Story All About? - An Excerpt from the Story of Reality
"We are hungering for the thing we were made for. We are hungering for God’s Kingdom."
In today's excerpt from The Story of Reality, Greg Ko...
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[Common Places] Reading Notes: Christ Alone
This year we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation, looking back to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses and ...
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Sixteen Ways Worship Pastors Can Engage Pastorally
What role does a worship leader play in the modern church?
Song leader? Lead musician? Not really.
Zac Hicks wants to help fellow worship le...
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Is Celibacy the “Right” Thing? (1 Cor 7:37)
Does καλῶς mean “right” or “well”? This is one of those situations where I would think we hear things differently.
Paul has been arguing for...
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“When They Approach the Old Testament, They Think It’s Boring”
We recently sat down with Gary Schnittjer to talk about why the Pentateuch is often read less frequently than other parts of the Bible, as ...
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Tremper Longman, III on Studying Genesis
We recently sat down with Tremper Longman to discuss some of the challenges in studying the book of Genesis. Take a look at what he had to ...
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What Is Christianity? Different than What Most People Think
It’s a basic question, and also a vital one. Not only for our own spiritual journey, but also for the journeys of people we know and meet.
A...
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An Exegetical Reading of the Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11) - An Excerpt from John
Today’s excerpt is from the Gospel of John, the newest installment in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament.
Written by E...
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