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The Historical Writings
“It sets the standard for a new generation of introductions to the Bible.” This endorsement comes from Mark Boda (McMaster Divinity College) about The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel’s...
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Applying the Book of Kings
I need your help. Help figuring out how to apply the book of Kings. I’ve been working hard this summer on a commentary on 1, 2 Kings for the Story of God series for Zondervan. After writing all day,...
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The King and the Land by Stephen Russell
Stephen Russell’s new book, The King and the Land: A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World (Oxford, 2016), discusses the various ways the rulers of Israel and Judah used geographic spaces to...
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Encounter with an Ark
On New Years Eve Eve, I dragged my family to see the Ark Encounter in Grant County, Kentucky, as part of a visit to my father in Lexington. The Ark Encounter opened to great fanfare and controversy in...
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Sinai and the Saints
IVP has just come out with a new book which could be very helpful to people trying to figure out how to understand the laws of the Old Testament, Sinai and the Saints: Reading Old Covenant Laws for the...
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Confusion is Good
Confusion, for lack of a better word, is good. At least that’s what we see in several passages in the Bible. Why would God want to intentionally confuse people? Great question. When God called the...
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Why is the Bible so violent?
During the time of Noah, God wiped out humanity with a flood (Gen. 6-9). During the time of Moses, God killed all the Egyptian firstborns and then drowned their army in the Red Sea (Exo. 12, 14)....
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Bible Reading 101 (Part 1): Start Slow
I often hear someone say, “I’m going to read through the whole Bible this year.” I don’t say it, but I think, “Yeah, that’s not going to happen.” I’m not normally a pessimist. When I applied to...
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Goldingay’s The First Testament on Jesus Creed
Scot McKnight invited me to respond to questions about John Goldingay’s translation of the Old Testament, The First Testament. Here are my responses just posted on Scot’s blog, Jesus Creed. Enjoy....
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Theology of Work + Jonah Podcast
My short article for the Theology of Work Commentary, “David’s Rape of Bathsheba and Murder of Uriah” went live today. From their website: “The vision of the Theology of Work Project is that every...
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