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Zondervan Academic It must be Mike Wittmer day in the blogosphere! Here's another mention, this time by Tullian Tchividjian on the Gospel Coalition blog.

Source: thegospelcoalition.org
Whether discussing the Bible, theology, church history, books, or culture, the TGC blog exists to promote gospel-centered ministry for the next generation. And more than merely a mouthpiece of TGC, this blog is meant to be read in community. ...
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Zondervan Academic Thanks to blogger R. Adam Davidson for these thoughts on Michael Wittmer's "Don't Stop Believing."

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(robert) adam davidson blogs about life, parenthood, culture, music, ministry, worship, free methodist, coffee, radio, home.fm, spring arbor and, of course, jiffy mix.
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One of the interesting issues that come up in discussions of translation theory is what I would call the mixing of the idea of a “word” and the “Word of God.” Some say that because Scripture is the Word of God, then we are required to translate word for word.   I ...
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For the entire month of November, enjoy browsing the entire commentary onJudges for FREE on Scribd. We'll be posting additional commentaries from ZIBBCOT over the next 5 months. Last month, John Walton's commentary on Genesis was available...
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A few days ago, we introduced you to a less-than-serious look at general editor John Walton's life as an OT professor and scholar. Here's a new video to give you a feel for ZIBBCOT, its contributors, and importance for comparative studies.
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Zondervan Academic Here's a new interview with Dr. Fred von Kamecke (TEDS). He talks about his book "Busted" and popular myths that surround Christianity.

Source: apperson.blogspot.com
Welcome to 5 Questions With.....Today's Guests is Fred von Kamecke. Fred is an assistant pastor at The Chapel of Lake County, Illinois. He served as assistant professor at North Park Seminary as well as ...
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We've been talking a lot about ZIBBCOT (the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testament), but we haven't said a lot about the lifestyle that enabledgeneral editor John Walton to bring this project to fruition. That's why we made this video...
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Zondervan Academic A tongue-in-cheek (or is it?) video about how John Walton lives the Old Testament, a lifestyle that helped him lead a team of 30 international scholars to write the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary on the Old Testament (November 2009). www.theAncientBible.com

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Bloggers have been weighing in on ZIBBCOT over the past weeks. Here are some of the first reviews: “The only way I can put it is this: every church and every pastor and ever seminarian, especially those who are evangelical, will want this commentary series within arm's reach on his or her desk. ...
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Having touched on the topic of concordance last week, it is interesting to be asked about the ESV’s lack of concordance in 2 Cor 3:5-6. ...
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Zondervan Academic Here's a new reivew of John N. Oswalt's "The Bible Among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature?"

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I recently read a very good book by John N. Oswalt called The Bible Among the Myths. It is common to see claims that the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, is of the same genre as other ancient myths. ...
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The Bible and the Land is an attempt to explain how the geographical and cultural themes in the Bible provided vibrant metaphors for how the people of God could understand their faith...
Stacey Douglas

Stacey Douglas When are you going to start using actual subject detail in the e-mail subject line for Koinonia messages rather than the very unhelpful single word "Koinonia" - We all know it's Koinonia - now what is the posting about?

October 26 at 9:28am · Report
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Stacey - thanks for the heads up! You're the first to report this problem; we didn't know it was happening. Do you subscribe to Koinonia's RSS feed? Is the problem occuring in your Google reader? If not where?

Thanks for the info. We'll get to work on it ASAP. Thanks! - Andrew
October 27 at 6:17am
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Stacey: This has been changed. Hopefully it will be in effect on the next email. Thanks.
October 27 at 1:47pm
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Stacey Douglas
Thank you - very much - for the new Koinonia subject line detail. You just made a great blog feed even better.
October 29 at 8:51am
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I was asked the other day about the translation of γραμμα in Romans 2:27. “In verse 27, the ESV went with ‘written code’ but it verse 29 they went with ‘letter.’ ‘Written code’ is what the NIV has and is more functional, where ‘letter’ is more formal. Can I ask why the diff...
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Zondervan Academic Posted a new sample chapter for "The Mormon Mirage" (by Latayne C. Scott) up on Scribd. It's chapter 9: Issues and Challenges Facing Mormonism in the Twenty-First Century, Part 1. Info like this has not been compiled in one place anywhere else.

Source: www.scribd.com
Three decades after leaving the Mormon faith, Latayne Colvett Scott looks back to her original journey out of Mormonism and the reasons why she left. Revised and updated, this third edition of The Mormon ...