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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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The Faith of Abraham – An Excerpt From Genesis (The Story of God Bible Commentary Series)
The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible’s grand story. It aims to set eac...
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There's Still Time: Software Sale on Illustrated Commentaries
For a short time (until 5/30/16), the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentaries (Old and New Testaments) are on sale at the soft...
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[Common Places] In Memoriam John Webster
As we mourn the death of a leading figure in our discipline and dear friend to many, we invite those impacted by the life and writings of Jo...
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How Should Christians Relate to Governing Authorities? Michael Bird Clarifies
"Origen, who knew Roman brutality all to well, said: 'I am disturbed by Paul’s saying that the authority of this age and the judgment of the...
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The Holy Spirit by Christopher R. J. Holmes Receives Best Theology Book of the Year Award from Australian Theological Forum
The Holy Spirit by Christopher R. J. Holmes, published by Zondervan Academic, has received the 2015 Australian Theological Forum’s annual bo...
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The Power of a “So” (John 13:4) - Mondays with Mounce 290
It is a well-known fact that Greek sentences tend to be longer than English, and therefore a translator will regularly turn a long Greek sen...
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True Life Change - An Excerpt from Visual Theology
As Christians, merely not sinning isn’t enough. We are to pursue holiness.
The story of the prodigal son is the perfect example of what it m...
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Constantine's Conversion to Christianity: Was It Real? Does It Matter?
One of the major turning points in the history of the church was Constantine’s conversion to Christianity.
Some Christians consider Const...
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[Common Places]: Reading Notes: Theological Epistemology
One feature that will appear regularly this year will be a monthly series entitled Reading Notes. In these posts, editors and contributors w...
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John Walton: "This Course Can Change Your Life"
Have you ever read a chapter from the Old Testament and wondered, why did God put that in the Bible?
Everyone has.
Lots of people—even in t...
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What Does Genesis 12:1–3 Mean, Why Does It Matter?
Earlier this year, we released another volume in the landmark The Story of God Bible Commentary series, written by none other than vener...
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Is the Bible an Ancient Book? - Mondays with Mounce 289
This is one of the more interesting questions that is answered in each translation’s “Philosophy of Translation.”
For example, the NLT reads...
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Either Lord or Lunatic - An Excerpt from Core Christianity
One doctrine especially core to Christianity concerns the identity of Christ: Is Jesus God?
As C. S. Lewis suggested over a half century ago...
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Visually Explore the 4 Acts of The Great Drama of God
William Shakespeare was right and wrong.
Yes, “All the world's a stage; And all the men and women merely players.” But it isn’t a tale told ...
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When Verse References Get in the Way (Luke 24:33–34) - Mondays with Mounce 288
When the two disciples who met Jesus on the road to Emmaus returned to Jerusalem, the Eleven and the other disciples told the two that Jesus...
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Wayne Grudem: “The Bible is enough.”
Is the Bible enough for knowing what God wants us to believe and what he wants us to do?
The sufficiency of Scripture means that:
it contai...
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