The English-speaking world has an abundance of Bible translations. Selecting a Bible from the Christian store can be overwhelming. What’s the difference between them all? Are they all equal in value? Watch this Seven Minute Seminary with Dr. Bill Mounce to find out more.
How do we make sense of those thorny issues related to the Old Testament, such as the raw episodes of violence, sex, and suffering and evil? In this new book, Matthew Schlimm provides a new resource for wrestling with the issue, both for pastors and the church. Read more from Guy Williams’ review today.
Lent is just around the corner, and in today’s post, Julie Tennent charges us to take the challenge of entering a journey with God’s Word through singing the songs which He gave us—in the Psalms! Seedbed has a daily guide for all 150 Psalms.
Whether you choose to write it on a sticky note, a romantic card, or just soak them in, here are 14 Bible verses about love for Valentine’s Day.
What are the lost Gospels? How about the Gospel of Thomas? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Bill Mounce explains how the Gospel of Thomas and other New Testament Apocryphal texts were written later in the second century and were never considered to be authentic texts.
How do we bridge the chasm between having a high reverence for the Bible and struggling with its meaning and appropriation in our lives? Listen in as Michael Halcomb leads us on a journey of understanding how to interpret the Bible (Part 3).
What is the Apocrypha? Why is the Protestant Bible shorter than the Catholic Bible? Should these books be considered inspired by God? In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Bill Mounce answers these questions and more.
How do we bridge the chasm between having a high reverence for the Bible and struggling with its meaning and appropriation in our lives? Listen in as Michael Halcomb leads us on a journey of understanding how to interpret the Bible (Part 2).
Did God love the Egyptians when he struck Egypt with plagues? In the larger biblical narrative, the answer is obviously yes. But when reading the Exodus story, its difficult to come to terms with. In this article, Craig Keener explains how and why God loved the Egyptians.
Happy new year! Whether you’re preparing a midnight church service, meditating on Scripture with your family, or entering your prayer closet, here are 12 bible verses for the new year. We pray that 2015 would be a rich experience of God’s holy love for you personally, your family, your neighborhood, your church, and all of creation.
Can we trust the Bible? In this Seven Minute Seminary video, Dr. Bill Mounce responds to the notion, made popular in recent years by writers like Bart Ehrman, that the Greek manuscripts of the Bible are too different to provide reliable testimony concerning its claims.
How should Christians read the Psalms? In this video, Dr. Brent A. Strawn reminds us to slow down, observe features like parallelism, metaphor and imagery, and remember that each psalm is only a snapshot view of God and the world. By respecting their genre as poetry, we may be able to engage this spiritual resource in a richer way.
