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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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5 Things Russell Jeung Learned Among Ancestors & Refugees
From Syrian refugees to Latin American immigrants, Westerners are wrestling with complicated realities of exile in all of its forms.
What do...
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Reaching Muslims: The Case for the Gospel
Today's post is from Nabeel Qureshi, whose new Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus online course is now available. For a limited time, get free acc...
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Do all things really work for good? (Romans 8:28) - Mondays with Mounce 262
The ESV represents the standard translation of this verse. “For those who love God all things work together for good” (see also the NET, KJV...
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Who was Paul? His early life, and why it matters
When you think of Paul, what comes to mind?
For as much as Paul wrote, and as influential as he was, there is still much we don’t know ab...
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Is Muhammad a Prophet of God? Muslims Give Three Positive Arguments
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.
Muhammad’s status as a prophetic messenger of God is the key identifying declarati...
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Is there ever a time to use “man”? (Col 3:9–10) - Mondays with Mounce 261
Paul tells the Colossian church to “Stop lying to one another, since you have put off the old man (τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον) with its practices,...
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How Should Christians Argue about Politics? (eBook Flash Sale)
While our electoral season is nearly complete, the election isn't an ending: it's a beginning. No matter who wins, how should Christians res...
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[Common Places] Pro-Nicene Theology: Inseparable Operations
Note: The author of today's column, Scott Swain (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), will be giving a plenary address at the 2016 Ann...
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What people are saying about Zondervan Academic Online Courses
Nearly a year ago, we set out on an ambitious project to make online theological education more accessible and more affordable for more peo...
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The “War on Christmas” and Jewish-Christian Dialogue
My wife and I visited our local Costco this weekend to get a good deal on a vacuum, only to be greeted by rows of fake LED-lighted Christmas...
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The Church Is a Salad - An Excerpt from A Fellowship of Differents by Scot McKnight
"We have smothered all differences in the church so that everything is the same: designed for one gender, one socioeconomic group, one race,...
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5 Reasons to Ask “Is the Reformation Finished?”
Reformation: From the latin reformatio; “the enterprise of repairing an inadequate state of affairs by returning to an earlier expression of...
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At What Point Does Interpretation Run Counter to Biblical Intention?
This morning in church the pastor read Acts 27 out of the NLT, and I was bothered. I understand that the NLT’s policy is to make the text re...
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Last Chance! Biblical Languages Certificate Introductory Discounts End Soon
Maybe you’ve always dreamed of learning the biblical languages, but going to seminary has never been an option. Or perhaps you once knew Gr...
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Jewish-Christian Borders - An Excerpt from Near Christianity by Anthony Le Donne
"In my experience—in my conversations with 'unbelieving neighbors'—I have learned that Christianity appears quite differently from the borde...
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Miles Van Pelt on Learning Biblical Hebrew Online
We recently sat down with Miles Van Pelt to discuss learning biblical Hebrew online.
Here is what he said:
One of the things that is diffic...
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