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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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Linguistics Is Not Prescriptive, Says Doug Moo
At the 66th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Zondervan held a special event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the co...
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Pauline Studies: A Festschrift in Honor of Doug Moo
What’s the first clear message of Studies in the Pauline Epistles, the new festschrift in honor of Doug Moo?
Moo isn’t just a scholar. He’s ...
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When Grammar Fails (Matt 10:10) — Mondays with Mounce 242
One of the great conundrums in the Synoptics is the issue of whether Jesus told his disciples to take a staff, not take a staff, or don't ta...
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Obeying His Sovereign Will [Awakening Faith]
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and ...
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Extracurricular Activities 12.6.14 — History & Providence, Early Church Art, and Evangelical Academic Publishing
Ben Witherington Reflects on Five Factors which Changed Church History
Scholars have often debated why it is that the church of Constantine’...
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What Are the Common Themes and Issues in the Catholic Epistles? — An Excerpt from "A Theology of James, Peter, and Jude"
In his new book A Theology of James, Peter, and Jude (Biblical Theology of the New Testament), Peter H. Davids says “While at first blush i...
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[Common Places] The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in Roman Catholic Thought that Shape Contemporary Dogmatic Theology
Broadly speaking, Catholic theology in the past twenty years has been characterized by three distinctive tendencies. The first is the declin...
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How Have James, Peter, and Jude Contributed to the Canon?
Peter H. Davids believes the so-called “Catholic Epistles” deserve “a good hearing,” because their theological voices have often been neglec...
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What’s Wrong With a “Dumb Man”? (Matt 9:32) — Mondays with Mounce 241
One of the benefits of working with Joni and Friends is that I have developed some sensitivities to the disability community. What I once di...
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Pray with Modesty and Discipline [Awakening Faith]
Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds. (Revelatio...
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Extracurricular Activities 11.29.14 — The Divine Persons, Hans Boersma, & Pentecostal Growth
Peter Leithart Asks, "Are the Divine Persons Persons?"
The “personalist” understanding of the Trinity, articulated most influentially in the...
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The Rise and Demise of the Deuteronomistic History — An Excerpt from Trent Butler's "Joshua" Commentary (WBC)
Since Trent Butler published the first edition of his newly revised Joshua commentary (Word Biblical Commentary series), he says many more ...
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There's a Difference Between Frenetic Activism & Faithful Activity — An Excerpt from Michael Horton's "Ordinary"
Last month Michael Horton released a new book inviting readers to recover their sense of joy in the ordinary. Ordinary is your guide to a s...
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Strauss Believes Mark's Structure Isn't What You Think it Is
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Mark Strauss, author...
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Trent Butler Shares 6 Theological Themes of the Book of Joshua
Ed Noort has said of the book of Joshua, “By the theological evaluation of the Old Testament, [it] most often ends up in the position of the...
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New Releases Today—Joshua, 2 Volumes (Revised; Word Biblical Commentary)
Today we are pleased to release Trent C. Butler's updated, revised excellent commentary on Joshua, taking into account the most recent schol...
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