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 Vanilla δέ (Matt 28:16) - Mondays with Mounce 266
The final sequence of events in Matthew 28 raises an interesting question about the δέ in v 16.
The angel told Mary and Mary to tell the d...
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How to Season Your Speech with Salt – Spotlight on WBC: Colossians-Philemon, $9.99 for a Limited Time
Did you know there's just a little time left in the Word Biblical Commentary sale at Logos, Accordance, Olive Tree, and WORDsearch?
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Theology Award Winners, 2014-2015. Plus an Invitation to Instructors
Did you know Zondervan Academic partners with colleges, universities, and seminaries to recognize students for outstanding achievement in th...
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Biblical Theology, Harry Potter, and the NIV Zondervan Study Bible
What do Harry Potter and the new NIV Zondervan Study Bible have in common? Assistant professor and assistant editor Andy Naselli explains. I...
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Biblical Hebrew Award Winners, 2014-2015. Plus an Invitation to Instructors
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Using an Outdated Term? - An Excerpt from Faith Alone
"What is the solution to this mess called sin?" This is one of the most important questions the Gospel answers. In Faith Alone — the first...
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Biblical Greek Award Winners, 2014-2015. Plus an Invitation to Instructors.
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Misguided Convictions about Daniel – Spotlight on WBC: Daniel, $9.99 for a Limited Time
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Did the Early Church Teach ‘Faith Alone’?
Does sola fide still matter today? Is the notion of justification by faith alone merely a relic of past doctrinal debates?
Tom Schreiner add...
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Money Bags (Luke 10:4; 12:33; 22:35, 36) - Mondays with Mounce 265
Jesus says, “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out” (NIV; cf. NRSV, NLT, NET).
I ...
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Tamar: The First Woman of the New Testament - An Excerpt from Prostitutes and Polygamists
Since God has a clear plan for how he created sex and prostitution does not fit in that plan, why does he include prostitutes and polygamist...
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Understand the Bible and God Better with the NIV Zondervan Study Bible
Last month, Zondervan was pleased to release a ground-breaking new study Bible built on the most widely-read English Bible translation, the ...
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[Common Places] Engaging with Kate Sonderegger: On Divine Invisibility
“The Lord’s style of language”
One of the theologian’s primary tasks is to assist the church in better understanding what Augustine once cal...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — Do Not Kill or Do Not Murder (Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17)?
Murder, defined as unlawful and premeditated killing of another person, is commonly deemed to be wrong. There are some, however, who believe...
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The Avalanche of Sin – Spotlight on WBC: Genesis, $9.99 Each for a Limited Time
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An Armchair Theologian’s Guide to Paul & Second Temple Judaism
Five years ago I witnessed one of the most significant shifts in Pauline studies coming to roost at the heart of evangelical theological eng...
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