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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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Developments in My Field of Study — Douglas Campbell Offers 3: 1970's Literature, Humanities Voices, Western Incarceration
Last week we here at Koinonia Blog launched an exciting new series called Developments in My Field of Study. Michael Bird headlined our all-...
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Oliver Crisp: How Is "Christology, Ancient and Modern" Unique within Historical Theological Discourse?
In January Zondervan partnered with Biola University and Fuller Theological Seminary again to offer the 2nd annual Los Angeles Theology Conf...
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Johannine Dualism in Depth: A Theological and Grammatical Engagement
I have mentioned here before that I am something of a fanboy of Zondervan's Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (ZECNT) series. ...
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Is Waiting on Tables a Ministry? (Acts 6:2) — Mondays with Mounce 221
I had a great question from a friend last week. Chris asked about the translation of Acts 6:2. The Jewish widows were being given preferent...
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Extracurricular Activities — March 15, 2014
New Research on The Bible in American Life
When Americans reach for their Bibles, more than half of them pick up a King James Version (KJV)...
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Leon Morris Remembered on His 100th Birthday: "This is Not a History"
Today we remember Leon Morris, whom Michael F. Bird calls "arguably Australia's greatest biblical scholar." Morris would have ...
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What Are All of These Laws Doing in My Bible If the Law Is Obsolete? — An Excerpt from "Old Testament Today (2nd Edition)"
Over the past several weeks we've introduced to you John Walton's and Andrew Hill's newly revised and extended foundational Old ...
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eBook Sale: This Week Only, "Finally Free" by Heath Lambert is $3.99
The porn industry generates $13 billion each year in the US. There were 1 billion searches for pornography last year. The first expos...
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Developments in My Field of Study — Bird Says: "Gospels is the Lady Gaga of NT Studies"
Today we're pleased to launch a new video series of leading Bible scholars, Developments in My Field of Study.
The purpose of this new s...
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eBook Sale on "Center Church" by Tim Keller
We are pleased to share that Tim Keller's eBook, Center Church, is on sale—for only $2.99 until March 30 (2014). That's 85% off the...
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1, 2, and 3 John: Letters for Our Polytheistic, Pluralist, Polyvocal World
Sometimes it seems too easy to create a sense of distance between our time and that of the Bible, which often leads to dismissing teachings...
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Greek Tidbits (καί and ἄνθρωπος) — Mondays with Mounce 220
Just a couple tidbits for you today.
I taught New Testament Survey up in Tacoma at Faith Seminary last week, and we concluded with Revelati...
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Extracurricular Activities — March 8, 2014
Searching for Sodom: Is It Time to Rewrite Old Testament Chronologies?
Sodom, the infamous Old Testament city destroyed in a hail of ...
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My Advice to Students — Van Pelt Shares Solid Languages Advice He Got and Wished He Got
When it comes to advice for students trying to master, let alone study and grasp, the biblical languages there is no small amount of solid, ...
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John Wesley On Entering & Seeking First the Kingdom — An Excerpt From "John Wesley's Teachings: Society and Ethics"
Last month we took a serious look at a serious Anglican minister and Christian theologian of yore, John Wesley. He was ministering and...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — The Art and Force of Psalm 119:1-8: Part 2
In the previous blog post, I noted the clauses in Ps 119:1-2. This blog will again look at vv. 1-2a, focusing on the meanings of the Genitiv...
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