War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn 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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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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