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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Bible Contradictions: Annas or Caiaphas (John 18:13)
When Jesus was arrested,
did he go to Annas (John 18:13) or Caiaphas (Matt 26:57) before going to
Pilate? Mark 14:53ff. does not name the high priest. Luke 22...
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An Interview with Nijay Gupta, author of Galatians in the New Word Biblical Themes (NWBT) Series
NIJAY K. GUPTA (PhD, University of Durham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary. He is the author of several books including 1-2 Th...
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Wrestling with Theodicy in Malachi
Closing of Exile
As Israel’s time in exile was drawing to a close, prophecies from Isa 40–55 spoke of redemption and a glorious return to their homeland. The...
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Bible Contradictions: Annas or Caiaphas (John 18:13)
When Jesus was arrested,
did he go to Annas (John 18:13) or Caiaphas (Matt 26:57) before going to
Pilate? Mark 14:53ff. does not name the ...
Read More
An Interview with Nijay Gupta, author of Galatians in the New Word Biblical Themes (NWBT) Series
NIJAY K. GUPTA (PhD, University of Durham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary. He is the author of several bo...
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Wrestling with Theodicy in Malachi
Closing of Exile
As Israel’s time in exile was drawing to a close, prophecies from Isa 40–55 spoke of redemption and a glorious return to...
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Is Sin an Active and Foreign Agent in your Body? (James 4:1)
My nephew Dave Gundlach preached an excellent sermon (at 39:00 in the video) this morning (March 24, 2024) that alerted me to some...
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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 Mediterranea...
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Is Jesus “a" god or “the” God in John 1:1?
I received an email asking me about the translation by the Jehovah's Witnesses in John 1:1. Because there is no article in front of the Gree...
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Is the Aorist Tense Really Vanilla? (Matt 22:7)
I would guess that most Greek students think of the aorist tense as a general, nondescript tense. In one sense, this might be somewhat accur...
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An Interview with A. J. Swoboda, author of The Gift of Thorns
A. J. SWOBODA (PhD, Birmingham) is assistant professor of Bible and theology at Bushnell University. He also leads a Doctor of Ministry prog...
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Hail Mary the Queen, and Word Studies (Luke 1:28)
Someone asked me the other day about the angel’s address to Mary. In the King James it reads, “Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord...
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Greek Things (Phil 2:20-21)
I am sure that all languages have abbreviated ways of expressing meaning, and for a native speaker interpretation is probably quite automati...
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Women, Wives, or Deaconesses? (1 Tim 3:11)
One of the most basic rules in hermeneutics is context. As a friend of mine says, “Context is King.” But how much context? Does the issue of...
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Is there meaning in structure? (Heb 12:1–2)
There are times I feel myself being drawn back to more of a word–for–word translation. I think that the form in which meaning is conveyed ca...
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Is the gospel “about” Jesus or proclaimed “by” Jesus? (Mark 1:1)
There is a distinction between two uses of the genitive case that is especially important.
When Mark introduces his gospel by writing “go...
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The Puritan Experiment in America
Thomas S. Kidd (PhD, Notre Dame) is distinguished professor of history at Baylor University. He has written many books, including most recen...
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Bible Contradiction: Matthew’s Citation of Jeremiah (Matt 27:9)
In speaking of Judas’ burial, Matthew writes, “Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: ‘They took the thirty pieces of s...
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An Interview with George Athas, author of Bridging the Testaments
GEORGE ATHAS (PhD, University of Sydney) is director of research and senior lecturer in Hebrew, Old Testament, and early chur...
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