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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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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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When does καί not mean “and”? (Eph 1:1) — Mondays with Mounce 213
One of the problems of memorizing word glosses in first year Greek is that it is possible to miss the richness of a word’s meaning, especia...
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Extracurricular Activities — January 18, 2014
Tim Challies on "The History of Christianity in 25 Objects: Olney Hymns"
The Houghton Library at Harvard University holds a vast ...
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Jonah and the Resentment of God's Mercy — An Excerpt from Youngblood's New Jonah Commentary (HMS series)
One of the more well-known, well-loved stories from the Bible is the story of Jonah. Paintings have depicted the drama. The main protagonis...
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How Is Youngblood's new "Jonah" Commentary (HMS) Distinct?
Last week Zondervan Academic was pleased to introduce the a new commentary series on the Old Testament, the Hearing the Message of Scripture...
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Blomberg's New Book Asks, "What Are We to Do with All Our Stuff?"
We are living in arguably the most prosperous era ever. We are living longer. We have more opportunities than previous generations. We have...
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Extracurricular Activities — January 11, 2014
Biblical Archaeology's Top Ten Discoveries of 2013
Biblical Archaeology discoveries made in 2013 have given us new information about bi...
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How is the "Hearing the Message of Scripture" Commentary Series Unique?
Yesterday Zondervan Academic introduced a new Old Testament commentary series, the Hearing the Message of Scripture series. It will serve an...
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Introducing the "Hearing the Message of Scripture" Series
Zondervan Academic is pleased to introduce a new commentary series on the Old Testament, the Hearing the Message of Scripture series. This n...
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Advancing Trinitarian Theology — Register for The 2014 Los Angeles Theology Conference Today
Last year, Zondervan partnered with Biola University and Fuller Theological Seminary to launch the inaugural annual Los Angeles Theology Con...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — Summer Fruit a Bad Omen? Amos 8:1-3
Koinonia Blog would like to welcome the newest contributor to our community, Dr. Lee M. Fields, a Hebrew scholar, Professor of Bible and Cha...
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Church as Entertainment — An Excerpt from "Sacred Roots" (FRAMES Series)
For a decade, cultural critics inside and outside the Church have used the term post-Christian as one way to define the Western cultural moo...
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Why do they change my favorite verses? (Ps 1:1) — Mondays with Mounce 212
I was looking through the LXX of Psalm 1, mulling over the NIV translation. V 1 reads, “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with t...
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Extracurricular Activities — January 4, 2014
Tommy Wasserman (Evangelical Textual Criticism) Pays Tribute to Swedish Exegete Birger Gerhardsson (1926-2013)
During the holidays, on 25 D...
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3 New Year Resolutions From Early Fathers: Do Good, Serve Well, Be Humble — An Excerpt from "Awakening Faith"
We at Koinonia Blog want to welcome you into the new year and hope you will have as productive and profitable of a year in 2014 as you did i...
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