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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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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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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Purity of Heart (I) [Awakening Faith]
God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no o...
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Extracurricular Activities 5.9.15 — Brooks's Soul, Pope's Book Recommendation, & John's Ending
David Brooks on Sin, Augustine, and the State of His Soul
David Brooks wants you to be in a Bible study. You’ll get more out of it than you ...
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Discover a Framework to Transcend Our Expectation of Betrayal— An Excerpt from "A Wilderness of Mirrors"
At the height of the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan adopted an old Russian proverb when discussing U.S. relations with the Soviet Union:...
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[Common Places] New Studies in Dogmatics: The Triune God
When I was invited to write The Triune God for the New Studies in Dogmatics series, I knew what my basic approach to the doctrine would be, ...
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Take the 100 Page Challenge for the Classic of Classics
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A few years ago auth...
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What Genre Is Genesis 1–11: History, Fiction, or Neither?
Four hundred years ago, the Roman Inquisition investigated the scientific exploits of a one Galileo Galilei, finding him guilty of all charg...
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