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Can I Get a Witness ... or Two!
Who are the two witnesses in Revelation 11:1-13? You have to admit the language is exceptional:
Who are the two witnesses in Revelation 11:1-13? You have to admit the language is exceptional:
On the Atonement - A Reading List
When it comes to the atonement, there are some classic evangelical books around. In defense of penal substitutionary atonement (PSA) there is: John Stott’s The Cross of Christ and Mike Ovey et al, Pierced for our Transgressions. I like thes...
Irenaeus: Defender of the Faith
What if I told you that one man from the second century helped rescue Christianity from fracturing into a disparate rabble of vaguely Christian sects?
What if I told you that one man from the second century helped rescue Christianity from...
Come to Our Day in Ephesians!
Hey everyone, this coming Saturday Melbourne-time (Friday afternoon or evening in the USA), I will be live-streaming a Day conference on Ephesians featuring Prof. Darrell Bock, Dr. Mark Simon, and me!
Darrell Bock is Executive Director of...
Jesus and the Law of Moses
Okay, my friends, easily one of the best biblical studies books out in the last 12 months is Paul T. Sloan, Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Gospels and the Restoration of Israel within the First-Century (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2025).
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Michael F. Bird is an Australian biblical scholar and priest who writes about the history of early Christianity, theology, and contemporary issues.
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