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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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How to Identify and Excavate an Archaeological Site - An Excerpt from the Zondervan Handbook of Biblical Archaeology
The Zondervan Handbook of Biblical Archaeology is a reference resource for anyone interested in archaeology and its relevance to biblical, t...
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Longman and Dillard on the book of Samuel in the Septuagint and Masoretic Text
How different is the book of Samuel in the Septuagint compared to the Masoretic Text? Turns out, they are quite different indeed – and Louis...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Old Testament Today
The Old Testament is fascinating, but how can we understand what the significance is of these ancient texts today, when we are separated by...
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Wednesday Giveaway - The Essential Companion to Life in Bible Times
When we open the pages of the Bible we are stepping into a world far removed from our own. While we bring our own contextual biases to the ...
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Wednesday Giveaway - Zondervan Atlas of the Bible
The Biblical stories are deeply contextualized, and so understanding them thousands of years later requires us to study ancient times and pl...
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The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: It's In There (Magi Edition)
That the Magi most likely didn’t arrive until long after the manger scene is old news to most of us, as is the fact that it is never said t...
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In the Steps of Jesus - Review and Giveaway!
Looking for a resource that brings to life the first century world? Richly illustrated and historically illuminating, the two "In the...
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Stairway to Heaven by Daniel B. Wallace
Meteora is one of the most stunningly beautiful and other-worldly places on earth. Over a millennium ago, monks traveled throughout Greece i...
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"The Codex Sinaiticus: Pages from the World's Oldest Bible Reunited" by Karen H. Jobes
The ancient codex meets modern technology with the Codex Sinaiticus project that went online this month. Because Sinaiticus, the world’s...
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Digitally Preserving the Word of God — Daniel B. Wallace
My sabbatical from teaching duties at Dallas Seminary began officially on July 1, 2008, but it actually got started on May 23. I’ve had the...
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The Pool of Siloam and the Gospel of John — By Gary Burge
Frequent visitors to Jerusalem know well the Pool of Siloam located at the south end of the city of David. However the pool so often viewed...
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A Dead Sea Scroll in Stone — Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
Quite a stir has been fomented in recent weeks over what is being nick-named "A Dead Sea Scroll in Stone." This three-foot-tall tablet of 8...
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