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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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Advent: Promise and Fulfillment (I) [Awakening Faith]
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will ...
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Douglas J. Moo on Words and Where Meaning Lies
Last month, at the 66th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Zondervan held a special event celebrating the 50th anniversa...
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Teach Students the Heart of the Christian Life Using this Resource
David Olshine has designed his new teaching resource James, 1-2 Peter, & 1-3 John for the busy youth worker who lacks either the time or...
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Man, a Man, Men, at Familymas (Matt 9:8) — Mondays with Mounce 244
It is amazing what difference a little word like "a" can make. Since Greek does not have the indefinite article, we primarily use it accordi...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — A Postscript and a Christmas Note
Postscript: LXX and Masoretic Text
Last month’s post generated some interest from readers on the Septuagint (LXX). Some may wonder whether t...
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He Arrived in a Lowly Condition [Awakening Faith]
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing...
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Extracurricular Activities 12.20.14 — Race, Sexism, and "Exodus"
John Piper Shares 16 Thoughts on Discussing Race in the Church
On December 16, 2014, I was part of a conversation on racial harmony gathered...
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The Ideal Resource to Help Youth Workers Teach James, Peter, and John
This fall we were pleased to launch a new series of helpful resources for youth workers, called "Studies on the Go."
The series gives volun...
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[Common Places] The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in Eschatology
Surveys of Christian doctrine regularly note that the themes of eschatology have attained a certain prestige in the late nineteenth and then...
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Teach Students 3 “Jewels of Matthew” Using This Study Resource
It is Laurie Polich-Short’s prayer “that you and your students discover a treasure chest” in the gospel of Matthew. In Matthew (Studies on t...
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Christianity Today's 2015 Book Awards: The Unbelievable Gospel & The Crucified King
Each year Christianity Today announces a selection of books they feel are most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. We a...
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Subtle Ways of Translating — Mondays with Mounce 243
I never cease to be amazed at the literary quality of the NIV. Yes, I know, I am on the committee, but I am thinking about verses that I fin...
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The Word Took a Body [Awakening Faith]
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched...
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Extracurricular Activities 12.13.15—Pauline Studies Shift, Donald Bloesh's Soteriology, & Sexual Assault
McKnight Examines Major Shift in Pauline Studies: New Perspective on Paul vs. Apocalyptic Paul
Since 1977 there has been a regular conversat...
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The Ideal Resource to Help Student Leaders Teach Matthew's Gospel — An Excerpt from "Matthew, Studies on the Go"
This fall we were pleased to launch a new series of helpful resources for youth workers, called "Studies on the Go."
The series gives volun...
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Jonathan Moo Reflects on His Father & Pauline Parent Metaphors — An Excerpt from "Studies in the Pauline Epistles"
At the 66th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, we were pleased to present (and surprise) Doug Moo with a festschrift hon...
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