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 the Reformation Finished?
“We cannot judge whether it is finished, of course, unless we understand how it began.”
In today’s excerpt taken from The Unfinished Reforma...
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How Do Catholics and Protestants Disagree over Scripture & Tradition?
In 1994, leading Catholic and Evangelical leaders signed the document “Evangelicals and Catholics Together,” affirming their common faith an...
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Let’s Play “Fill in the Blanks” (1 Timothy 4:3) - Mondays with Mounce 263
Paul can hardly be accused of mincing his words. He is an apostle, knows the truth, and says it clearly and unapologetically. Sometimes he u...
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[Common Places] Pro-Nicene Theology: Exegesis and Inseparable Operations of the Trinity
Our current series, Pro-Nicene Theology, offers doctrinal and exegetical entries to the key tenets of basic Trinitarian orthodoxy as develop...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields - Understanding English Ps 37: Part 2
This post concludes a post begun last month on the verbs from the root חרה. Of interest is Ps 37 where it is translated three times with fre...
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Paul's Letters — A Commentary eBook Sale
For a short time, save up to 80% when you buy eBook editions of commentaries on Paul's letters.
This new commentary sale features 24 eBooks ...
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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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