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FeaturedBook Review: Paul and the Resurrection of Israel (Jason Staples)
This is the book. What is the mystery of Romans 9–11? Why are these chapters so difficult to understand, yet why are they so critical? Was Paul merely inconsistent in his argument? The gospel has gone to gentiles, no wait the Jews are still important? Staples argues against all of these and says that Paul… Read more
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FeaturedYahweh Divides the Nations
Amazon Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Last time we started to look at what Heiser, in his book The Unseen Realm, calls the Deuteronomy 32 Worldview. What we see in Genesis 11 about the tower of Babel has to do with more than dispersing the people. They were “apportioned as… Read more
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FeaturedOld Testament Prophecies in Matthew’s Gospel
Perhaps you’ve seen a table like this before, but in Kostenberger, Kellum, and Quarles’ NT Introduction The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown, they provide a table of Jesus’ Fulfillment of OT Prophecy in Matthew’s Gospel. I thought I would include it here because, upon looking at it, there are plenty more fulfillments than I… Read more
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Book Review: The Gospel of Mark’s Judaism and the Death of Christ as Ransom for Many (John Van Maaren)
This is an incredibly compelling study on the Jewishness of Mark. I first became interested in the idea of Jewish restoration eschatology when I read Jason Staples’ Paul and the Resurrection of Israel (as well as his previous The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism, review forthcoming). Overall, this is an incredible work that… Read more
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Book Review: Habits for a Sacred Home (Jennifer Pepito)
What constitutes a sacred home? Writing about Amy Carmichael, Jennifer Pepito notes, “When she witnessed children being thrown away as sex slaves, she created a sacred home where they could thrive in safety and love” (16). As well, “Ella Tweten cared for her growing family,” and as she “served the lonely and bereft, her example… Read more
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