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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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Kostenberger on the Incarnation in John's Gospel
I've recently been studying the Gospel of John, and yesterday I came across a brilliant summary of the incarnation in Kostenberger'...
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Grant Osborne on the Resurrection
“The darkness that hung over the land for the last three hours of the crucifixion, symbolizing the death of hope, yielded to the the life o...
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Wednesday Giveaway: Four Portraits, One Jesus
“So was Jesus crucified for political reasons or religious reasons? Raising the question this way actually misrepresents first-century Juda...
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Barth on the Word and Scripture
“For Barth, the Word of God (i.e., the event of God’s self-revelation) is always a new work, a free decision of God that cannot be bound to...
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The Ehrman Project - Explaining not Attacking
I have to admit when I first heard about a project to address the works of Bart Ehrman I was a bit wary. There are more than enough attack b...
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Michael E. Wittmer: Extreme Measures
Thoughts on Embracing the Cross
If desperate situations call for extreme measures, then extreme measures are a sign that we are in a despe...
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The Greatest Story Never Told: part 5 by Ron Habermas
How Jesus’ Human Example Empowers Us to be Fully Human Today
Blog #5 (of 5): "How Do We Start Emulating Jesus’ Example of Maturity?&qu...
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The Greatest Story Never Told: part 4 by Ron Habermas
How Jesus’ Human Example Empowers Us to be Fully Human Today
Blog #4 (of 5): "Where Did Jesus Grow and Mature?"
Yesterday’s blog—...
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The Greatest Story Never Told, pt. 3: by Ron Habermas
How Jesus’ Human Example Empowers Us to be Fully Human Today
Blog #3 (of 5): "When Did Jesus Grow and Mature?"
I have differentia...
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The Greatest Story Never Told: part 2 by Ron Habermas
How Jesus' Human Example Empowers us to be Fully Human Today
#2 (of 5): "Who Was Jesus?"
I start my teaching on the four gos...
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Three Presumptuous Sins of Teachers — By Ronald T. Habermas
In Christology today, two prominent doctrines stand out in need of particular attention: Image of God and Kenosis. All humankind was made i...
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Living on the Seam of History 3: African Christology
Last week we briefly examined African theology, particularly relating to the Muslim culture that permeates the continent. We asked the quest...
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Monday with Mounce 2: Prepositions and Christology by William D. Mounce
Passage: 1 Timothy 1:2
Key terms: Prepositions, Christology, deity
“Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord” (...
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