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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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eBook Sale: Change Your Mind and Your Life (Ends 1.25.15)
"All other things being equal, your ability to help people will be directly related to how much you read."
One of my favorite professors sai...
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Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth: "The World" -- Excerpt from "Becoming Worldly Saints" by Michael Wittmer
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
--Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
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Augustine’s Moment of Conversion (III) [Awakening Faith]
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make ...
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Do We Entrust God with Our Soul or with Everything? (1 Peter 4:19) — Mondays with Mounce 248
Peter concludes a discussion on suffering with these words. “Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God’s will entrust (παρατιθέσ...
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It's Hard to Argue with a Life So Well-Lived (Excerpt from Redefining Leadership by Joseph Stowell)
On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we're reflecting on leadership that makes a difference. We think you'll be surprised by the following se...
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Augustine’s Moment of Conversion (II) [Awakening Faith]
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 3:1...
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What it Means to Be Human (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints)
The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
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Does Pleasure Fit in the Plot of Scripture? (Excerpt from Michael Wittmer's "Becoming Worldly Saints")
The following is an excerpt from Michael Wittmer's book Becoming Worldly Saints (releasing 2/3/15), which asks us: Can you serve Jesus and s...
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[Common Places] New Voices for Theology: Stephen T. Pardue’s "The Mind of Christ"
May the mind of Christ my Savior
Live in me from day to day,
By his love and pow’r controlling
All I do and say.
So many of us have sung—but...
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News: 300 New Testament Manuscripts in Athens to Be Digitized, Shared by CSNTM
Three hundred New Testament manuscripts — over 150,000 pages of Greek text — will be digitized by the Center for the Study of New Testament ...
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[Common Places] Announcing Our Next Series: New Voices for Theology
Ours is a day of noise, not silence.
The great difficulty in navigating theological study in the English-speaking world is not owing to the ...
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Top Recommendations for Primary Textbooks: NT and OT Surveys, Theology, and Hermeneutics
One question I'm asked a lot is, "What's the right textbook for me?" Because there are so many textbooks out there, people don't know which ...
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Divine Passives and Seminary Education (Eph 3:19) — Mondays with Mounce 247
I came across a great “divine passive” that has some interesting implications for how we study the Bible and train our seminarians and preac...
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Am I Free on a Monday Morning? (Excerpt from The Gospel at Work)
When it comes to our daily work, does the gospel give us any special freedoms? Here are three practical ways it does precisely that, from Se...
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Augustine’s Moment of Conversion (I) [Awakening Faith]
How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after...
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Extracurricular Activities 1.10.15 — Two Takes on the Newsweek Bible Article, Eschatology, More
Peter Enns Responds to Eichenwald’s Newsweek Article on The Bible
Kurt Eichenwald’s Christmas missive in Newsweek, “The Bible: So Misunderst...
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