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My family is pretty poor; so, we don't really have a lot of traditions that would confuse outsiders. The exception would be driving out into the country and cutting down a scrub cedar for a Christmas tree.
Commented Sep 26, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Jesus and the Jewish Festivals at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Jesus and the Jewish Festivals
In almost every culture, holidays and festivals play an important role in shaping people’s lives. They give structure to the year, remind us of important events in our shared history, and tell a story about the sort of people we are meant to be. However, since those holidays are so much a “giv...
comforting seasonal beverage.
Commented Aug 29, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - The Gagging of God at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - The Gagging of God
While working on the soon-to-be-released Academic catalog I was reminded that D.A. Carson’s classic The Gagging of God recently celebrated its 15th anniversary, and decided it would be an excellent book to offer for this week’s giveaway. When The Gagging of God was first published in 1996 it ...
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Commented Jul 26, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - The NIV Application Commentary on Luke at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - The NIV Application Commentary on Luke
As we host the blog tour for Darrell Bock's latest contribution to scholarship on Luke and Acts, I thought it would be fitting to feature his NIV Application Commentary on Luke as this week's giveaway. The NIV Application Commentaries have established themselves as an ideal resource for pastors...
I have always thought that it was a pseudonym for some new believer.
Commented Jul 26, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - The NIV Application Commentary on Luke at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - The NIV Application Commentary on Luke
As we host the blog tour for Darrell Bock's latest contribution to scholarship on Luke and Acts, I thought it would be fitting to feature his NIV Application Commentary on Luke as this week's giveaway. The NIV Application Commentaries have established themselves as an ideal resource for pastors...
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Commented Jul 18, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament
One of the required textbooks in Greek class during my days as an undergrad student was the Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament – or as we knew it, simply “Trenchard” after its author Warren C. Trenchard. This book set the standard as the most comprehensive book of its kind, a...
As prosaic as it may be, the first Greek word that I can remember learning was logos. The only reason I remember it was because on the first day of beginning Greek, I used it with my teacher, pronouncing the omicrons with a long "o." My professor promptly corrected me and I felt like an idiot.
Commented Jul 18, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament
One of the required textbooks in Greek class during my days as an undergrad student was the Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament – or as we knew it, simply “Trenchard” after its author Warren C. Trenchard. This book set the standard as the most comprehensive book of its kind, a...
Proverbs are not always true, they are statements that are generally true.
Commented Jun 27, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Introducing the Old Testament at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Introducing the Old Testament
This week’s giveaway is Introducing the Old Testament - the new abridgment of Tremper Longman’s bestselling An Introduction to the Old Testament - which aims to make top-rate Old Testament scholarship accessible to the average reader. Introducing the Old Testament takes each book of the Old Tes...
Intellectually, I believe that they are one story, though contained in two books. However, in practice, I don't always remember to treat them as such.
Commented Jun 13, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - A Theology of Luke and Acts at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - A Theology of Luke and Acts
Few scholars know Luke and Acts as well as Darrell Bock. Over the years his numerous commentaries, essays, and journal articles on these books have become essential reading for pastors, scholars, and other students of God’s Word. Now, Bock has brought that expertise to Zondervan’s Biblical Theo...
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Commented May 2, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Hebrew for the Rest of Us at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Hebrew for the Rest of Us
Last week we gave away Greek for the Rest of Us, and this week you have a chance to win the companion volume, Hebrew for the Rest of Us by Lee Fields. Hebrew for the Rest of Us is designed as a guide for English readers who are looking to understand the language of the Old Testament enough to w...
I have taken a year of Hebrew in the past, but have forgotten most of it. However, as with Greek, knowing Hebrew would put you one step closer to what the Bible actually says. When working from a translation, you are having to working with someone else's interpretation of what the Bible says. Knowing the original languages takes out the middle man, allowing you to see what God spoke through His chosen human authors.
Commented May 2, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Hebrew for the Rest of Us at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Hebrew for the Rest of Us
Last week we gave away Greek for the Rest of Us, and this week you have a chance to win the companion volume, Hebrew for the Rest of Us by Lee Fields. Hebrew for the Rest of Us is designed as a guide for English readers who are looking to understand the language of the Old Testament enough to w...
My knowledge of Greek has helped my understanding of the New Testament immensely. Working from the original text, rather than a translation, feels like I am more in touch with the authors, both human and divine.
Commented Apr 26, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Greek for the Rest of Us at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Greek for the Rest of Us
Learning Greek is an invaluable tool for studying the New Testament, but many of us cannot afford the time or cost of years of Greek classes. That's where this week’s giveaway, Greek for the Rest of Us, comes in. Written by Bill Mounce, author of the popular Basics of Biblical Greek, Greek for...
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Commented Apr 4, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - The Basics of New Testament Syntax at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - The Basics of New Testament Syntax
This week’s giveaway, The Basics of New Testament Syntax, provides a concise, up-to-date guide for doing accurate exegesis of biblical texts. Abridged from Daniel Wallace’s classic Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, The Basics of New Testament Syntax offers a practical and easy to use grammar th...
Irish Gaelic
Commented Apr 4, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - The Basics of New Testament Syntax at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - The Basics of New Testament Syntax
This week’s giveaway, The Basics of New Testament Syntax, provides a concise, up-to-date guide for doing accurate exegesis of biblical texts. Abridged from Daniel Wallace’s classic Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, The Basics of New Testament Syntax offers a practical and easy to use grammar th...
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Commented Mar 28, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Four Views on the Lord's Supper at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Four Views on the Lord's Supper
Communion, Lord’s Supper, Eucharist – however your church refers to taking the bread and cup, this practice has long been central to Christian worship around the world. But what happens during this meal, and how should we go about observing it? In this week’s giveaway, Understanding Four Views...
Lord's Supper.
Commented Mar 28, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Four Views on the Lord's Supper at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Four Views on the Lord's Supper
Communion, Lord’s Supper, Eucharist – however your church refers to taking the bread and cup, this practice has long been central to Christian worship around the world. But what happens during this meal, and how should we go about observing it? In this week’s giveaway, Understanding Four Views...
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Commented Mar 22, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - A Survey of the New Testament 5th Edition at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - A Survey of the New Testament 5th Edition
In 1970 the first edition of A Survey of the New Testament was released, and it quickly proved itself an invaluable resource for students, pastors, and teachers. Revisions followed over the years, refining the text and keeping up with developments in theology and biblical studies. Now, after 40...
I have never used it, but it was highly recommended by my New Testament professor.
Commented Mar 22, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - A Survey of the New Testament 5th Edition at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - A Survey of the New Testament 5th Edition
In 1970 the first edition of A Survey of the New Testament was released, and it quickly proved itself an invaluable resource for students, pastors, and teachers. Revisions followed over the years, refining the text and keeping up with developments in theology and biblical studies. Now, after 40...
I have considered moving to a different tradition. I was saved as a Baptist but have developed reformed beliefs through the study of Scripture. However, I just have not been able to make the hurdle from credobaptism to paedobaptism.
Commented Mar 1, 2012 on Wednesday Giveaway - Journeys of Faith at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway - Journeys of Faith
I’m quite excited to have the chance to give away a new release this week, Journeys of Faith. Journeys of Faith tells the stories of Evangelicals who have converted to Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Anglicanism, as well as members of those traditions who have joined Evangelicalism. After e...
God's holiness and my sinfulness.
Commented Nov 3, 2010 on Wednesday Giveaway! - Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway! - Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology
Moving beyond the Bible probably sounds like something we should never consider doing. Yet in reality we all do it, everyday. When we take communion with grape juice and wafers, greet each other with a handshake instead of a kiss, or speak out against stem-cell research, we are moving beyond ...
John MacArthur, R. C. Sproul, and John Piper.
Commented Oct 27, 2010 on Wednesday Giveaway! - Is There a Meaning in This Text? at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway! - Is There a Meaning in This Text?
In the narrative of contemporary Biblical interpretation, few books have had the impact of Kevin Vanhoozer's - Is There a Meaning in This Text? Recently we commemorated that impact with the release of a special tenth anniversary edition of this seminal work in hermeneutics, and I'm excited to ...
Dublin, Ireland.
Commented Oct 20, 2010 on Wednesday Giveaway! - Theology in the Context of World Christianity at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway! - Theology in the Context of World Christianity
Cape Town 2010 is in full swing and, thanks to Tall Skinny Kiwi, here are links to over 40 blogs that are posting from the frontlines of this historic conference. It seemed fitting then, with this global event as the week's backdrop, for our giveaway to be two copies of Timothy Tennent's Chris...
My favorite fall activities are drinking hot cider and carving Jack-O-Lanterns with my children.
Commented Oct 14, 2010 on Wednesday Giveaway! The NIV Application Commentary on Acts at Koinonia
Wednesday Giveaway! The NIV Application Commentary on Acts
Over the past couple of days we’ve been privileged to hear about Cape Town 2010 from the perspective of Ajith Fernando. As you might know, he has written quite a bit on the book of Acts, and this week we are excited to present as our giveaway two copies of his Acts volume in the NIV Applicatio...
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