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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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Pick Your Favorite Cover: The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology & Exegesis, 2nd Ed.
Friends, we are excited to announce a major new reference work being published later this year in print and digital formats, the New Interna...
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Is Philosophy inherently evil? — Mondays with Mounce 216
Colossians 2:8 is often misunderstood to say that all philosophy is bad and Christians should not engage in the discipline. It is a little ...
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Extracurricular Activities — February 8, 2014
Albert Mohler on the Ham/Nye Creation-Evolution Debate: A Clash of Worldviews
The central question of the debate was this: “Is creation a v...
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What Makes "Old Testament Today" Unique? It's For Today and It's Got Great Visuals
Among the choices for Old Testament surveys, what makes John Walton's and Andrew Hill's newly revised Old Testament Today (2nd Edit...
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What Does The Old Testament "Do"? — An Excerpt From "Old Testament Today, 2nd Edition"
On Tuesday, I (re)introduced you to the revised version of John Walton's and Andrew Hill's Old Testament Today (2nd Edition). In it ...
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My Advice to Students — David Rudolph Says, "Consider the Ethical Implications of Your Theology"
David Rudolph, rabbi of Tikvat Israel Messianic Synagogue and co-author of Introduction to Messianic Judaism, has had quite the academic and...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — The Art and Force of Psalm 119:1-8: Part 1
"Hebrew and You" is a new monthly column by Dr. Lee M. Fields, a Hebrew scholar and Professor of Bible and Chairman of...
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The Old Testament Made Accessible, Relevant, and Theological...for Today
In the 2011 I helped form and lead an alternative ministry school for an urban church ministering in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our vision was...
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Is Sanctification a Process? (1 John 3:3) — Mondays with Mounce 215
I received a somewhat distressing Facebook post the other day. On the one hand, you don’t know what a person’s motivations are. I hardly kn...
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Extracurricular Activities — February 1, 2014
PHOTOS: Ancient Church Mosaic With Symbol Of Jesus Found In Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered intricate mosaics on the floor o...
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My Advice to Students — What Does Doug Moo Regret? It May Surprise You!
If you’ve made it through your first semester in an M.Div. or Ph.D. program, you know that one thing dominated your entrance into advanced b...
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Socialism and Capitalism: Which is Biblical? Blomberg Evaluates in “Christians in an Age of Wealth”
In his new book Christians in an Age of Wealth, New Testament scholar Craig Blomberg charts a biblical theology of stewardship to help Chri...
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The Joys of Shortening Greek Sentences (Eph 3:17) — Mondays with Mounce 214
As we know, Greek sentences can go on and on and on and …. Today’s English requires the sentences to be shorter, and so periodically transl...
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Extracurricular Activities — January 25, 2014
Sam Storms on "Why I Am a Continuationist"
[B]eginning with Pentecost and continuing throughout the book of Acts, whenever the Sp...
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What Is Obadiah’s Canonical and Practical Significance? — An Excerpt from Daniel Block's New Commentary (HMS series)
Sometimes when I read Scripture, even as a pastor, I wonder, "What practical significance could this possibly have?"
Take th...
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Just How Serious Is the Issue of Stewardship? It's "Exhibit A" of Genuine Faith
In his new book Christians in an Age of Wealth, Craig Blomberg is on mission to treat the Western condition some call aff...
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