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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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A Discerning Christian’s Guide to Apple Watch
On Monday Apple unveiled more details of the latest evolutionary leap in digital technology: Apple Watch. It’s arguably the most advanced o...
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New Releases Today: "The Next Story" and Two Scripture & Hermeneutics Books Are Now in Softcover; NEW Book "Dedicated"
Tim Challies adds a new chapter to The Next Story; get the Scripture and Hermeneutics Series pack for just $150 (retail value $300); and che...
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Ellipsis’ Ugly Head (John 12:7) —Monday's with Mounce 254
We don’t talk much about ellipsis in first year Greek, but it is a grammatical fact that occurs more than you might think.
An ellipsis is wh...
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God SUSTAINS Faith [Awakening Faith]
“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is per...
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Extracurricular Activities 3.7.15 — Wright on Cranfield, Inerrancy Summit, & Racial Diversity
N.T. Wright's Obituary on C.B.E Cranfield
The Reverend Professor Charles E. B. Cranfield, who has died six months short of what would have b...
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Reading the Wisdom Books Canonically — An Excerpt from "Canon and Biblical Interpretation"
Canon and Biblical Interpretation is a unique, landmark volume in the "Scripture and Hermeneutics Series." It examines the canonical approa...
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[Common Places] New Voices for Theology: Michael Legaspi’s The Death of Scripture and the Rise of Biblical Studies
A conventional account of the history of modern biblical scholarship will often begin by looking at some of the great Medieval pashtanim—tha...
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Remnantal Revelation: Why Non-Christian Religions Exist
Out of what are non-Christian religions fashioned? From where did other religions come, and why do they exist?
These questions are fundament...
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Did Jesus “Accept” Human Testimony? (John 5:34) — Mondays with Mounce 253
Semantic range can be a pesky fellow. Take for example the range of meaning held by λαμβάνω.
In John 5:31 Jesus starts by saying, “If I bear...
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Prayer Is Powerful [Awakening Faith]
True worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. (John 4:23)
Prayer...
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Extracurricular Activities 2.28.15 — Diversity, the Church and Utopia, & Rural Churches
Michael Bird Explores Paula Fredrikson's Arguments on Paul and Justification
In the latest issue of JBL is an article by Paula Fredriksen on...
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The Controversial Status of a ‘Canonical’ Approach to Biblical Interpretation — An Excerpt from "Canon and Biblical Interpretation"
Canon and Biblical Interpretation is a masterful examination of the canonical approach to interpreting Scripture, and the various criticism...
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God's Promise Fulfilled in Jesus [Infographic] – The Most Significant People, Places, and Events in the Bible
When it comes to quickly grasping and retaining information, the human brain functions best with a combination of both words and pictures. T...
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Biblical Literacy, Academic Freedom and Christian Liberty — An Excerpt from "The Bible and the University"
Over the years, there has been something of an identity crisis in the disciplines of biblical studies and theology. Where universities once...
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Knowing the Elephant: Revelation's Place in a Theology of Religions
Maybe you’ve heard the famous story of the blind men and the elephant. The story is told from the vantage point of a king who watches as men...
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Where are the blind pastors? (1 Cor 12:22) —Mondays with Mounce 252
I just attended the Global Access Conference hosted by Joni and Friends. Everybody needs to attend something like this because it will make ...
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