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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 αὐτός Even Necessary? (Matt 1:21) — Mondays with Mounce 263
There is a debate as to how much weight to place on the use of the third person pronoun, specifically, does it ever add any emphasis? The ar...
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Seeing God in Your Neighbor [Awakening Faith]
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter — when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not...
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Extracurricular Activities 5.23.15 — NT Hymns, The Nones, & Locating Heaven
Larry Hurtado Gives a Suggestion on “Hymns” in the New Testament
As illustrated in the recent articles I’ve reported on in earlier postings,...
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James Hoffmeier: Genesis 1–11 is History and Theology — An Excerpt from "Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither?"
What genre is Genesis 1–11? Is it history, fiction, or neither? A new book provides clarity by exploring the first eleven chapters of the Bi...
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The Insidious Link Between the Crisis of Masculinity and Violence — An Excerpt from "Malestrom" by Carolyn Custis James
A leading psychologist recently warned that young men are facing a crisis of masculinity due to excessive use of video games and pornography...
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[Common Places] New Studies in Dogmatics: Christology
Christology is an area of particular dogmatic weakness for evangelical theology. So, when I signed up to write the Christology volume for N...
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My Advice to Students: Charles Halton Says "Make Friends with Your Peers."
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Academia can be a lo...
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These Two Books Will Help You Understand and Alleviate Poverty
There are greater disparities of wealth within the global body of Christ than at any time in history. More than 80 percent of the “poorest o...
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Purity of Heart (II) [Awakening Faith]
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. (Psalm 27:8)
Surely the Lord does not encourage us to do something impo...
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Extracurricular Activities 5.16.15 — Pew Religious Research, Stetzer Responds, & Enns on Adam
Call for Papers: LATC 2016, The Voice of God in the Text of Scripture
Starting today and running through July 17 there is an open call for ...
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Flash Sale Week: A New eBook Deal Each Day — Featuring Nabeel Qureshi, Michael Horton and More
**We're sorry, but this sale has now ended.
Each day this week, you can get a steep discount on one of our best eBooks for informing your th...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — Whose Eye (Zechariah 9:1)?
One of the clear indicators of a difficult passage is when the versions vary. Zechariah 9:1 is a good example. Let’s look at some popular tr...
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Is the Church Really the Safest Place on Earth? — An Excerpt from "A Wilderness of Mirrors"
What happens when the place that should be the safest place on earth isn't?
It is a simple, tragic fact that Christ’s Church has at times b...
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How Is "Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither?" Distinctive Among "Genesis" Books?
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Thanks to biblical s...
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8 Reasons Why Every Exegete Needs “An Interpretive Lexicon of New Testament Greek”
Lately I’ve had biblical exegesis on the brain, because I’ve been involved in a lengthy translation project. Recently, an issue arose with t...
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Our old friend (2 Cor 7:5) — Mondays with Mounce 262
The translation of σάρξ has caused lots of grief over the years. BDAG gives it the semantic range of “flesh, physical body, a living being w...
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