by Matthew Tingblad Probably the greatest need in Christian apologetics today is to help others understand that God is good. This can be a challenging prospect because God does many things in the Bible which do not appear to be good. For instance, God commanded the Israelites to drive out the people of Canaan (Deut […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

"Joshua is not intended to be used as a study of applied ethics." - John Walton Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

The Lautenschlaeger Award is a prestigious academic prize awarded to ten doctoral or first post-doctoral works in theology and biblical studies. Each winner is awarded a financial prize and the opportunity to propose an international colloquium on a significant academic theme. I interviewed several 2022 winners and will feature these interviews on Word By Word over the […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

by Cory M. Marsh, PhD  I’m a full-time New Testament professor. This means I design class lectures, create syllabi, and craft assignments for all our New Testament courses. But, like many working profs, my teaching duties extend past covering the New Testament. I also teach contemporary religious movements, systems of theology, languages, and yes, even […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

Karl Barth, who lived from 1886–1968, was perhaps the most influential theologian of the twentieth century. Church Dogmatics (CD), Barth’s monumental life’s work that consists of more than 6 million words, was written over the span of 35 years. In CD, Barth covers the great doctrines of the Word, God, Creation and Reconciliation in depth. […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

Currents in New Testament Studies Rhetography: Seeing Biblical Texts through Visual Exegesis by B.J. Oropeza | Azusa Pacific University Consider pictures and their indirect power to communicate. In American culture, Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous photo of V-J Day portrays a returning sailor smooching a passing nurse with such force that the nurse’s body is arched backwards. That picture […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

by Joel Thomas Prophetic practices in the Hebrew Bible find parallels in the ANE literature. These parallels are useful for the biblical interpreter, but before jumping into various texts one must ask the essential question: what is prophecy? Defining Prophecy When looking at the broader contemporary ANE culture it is clear that prophecy is not […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

Introduction The Lautenschlaeger Award is a prestigious academic prize awarded to ten doctoral or first post-doctoral works in theology and biblical studies. Each winner is awarded $10,000 and the opportunity to propose an international colloquium on a significant academic theme. I interviewed several 2022 winners and will feature these interviews on Word By Word over […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

by Cory M. Marsh, PhD | Professor of New Testament at Southern California Seminary, El Cajon, CA, and Scholar in Residence, Revolve Bible Church, San Juan Capistrano, CA Every conference has one. The guy whose cell phone makes him think he’s Ansel Adams. Awards for the most stunning photos await him. He snaps pictures of […] Brought to you by theLAB ..read more

by Cory M. Marsh, PhD | Professor of New Testament at Southern California Seminary, El Cajon, CA, and Scholar in Residence, Revolve Bible Church, San Juan Capistrano, CA Every conference has one. The guy whose cell phone makes him think he’s Ansel Adams. Awards for the most stunning photos await him. He snaps pictures of everything. The building. The building during sunrise. The building at sunset. Everything in the building: the artifacts, the sofas and chairs, even the way the light hits the dispensers in the wonderfully inviting bathrooms. We all know him—usually a male, of course—that guy ..read more