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  • The Good Book Blog

    Warfare in the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament 2: Going to the Bathroom in Battle

    Charlie Trimm — 

    In my previous post, I introduced my book on warfare in the ancient Near East and the Old Testament. Before we look at more serious topics, we will begin our survey of the book by looking at a very practical matter: going to the bathroom in battle. Unfortunately, the ancient kings did not often refer to the topic in their martial accounts. However, a few details have come down to us!

  • The Good Book Blog

    In the Beginning鈥擡conomics?

    Michael Thigpen — 

    The account of humanity鈥檚 creation in the image of God in Genesis 1:26-28, is specifically crafted to lead the reader to conclude that God鈥檚 intended outcome, his purpose, for creating humanity in his image, was to create flourishing communities, not just flourishing individuals. The cultural or creation mandate as it has been called鈥擥od鈥檚 command to be fruitful, multiply, fill and subdue the earth, and to rule over the living things on the earth鈥攊s rightly seen as a command to fulfill God鈥檚 intention. Humanity is to fill the earth and bring about flourishing ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does the Earliest Gospel Proclaim the Deity of Jesus?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Scholars generally agree that Mark was the first written Gospel. As a result, critics often claim that the doctrine of the deity of Christ does not appear clearly in Mark but emerges later in the Gospel of John. While there are certainly explicit claims to deity in John, such as when Jesus says, 鈥淭ruly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am鈥� (8:58), this critical challenge overlooks distinct proclamations of the deity of Christ throughout the Gospel of Mark. Here is my contention: From the first chapter until the end, the Gospel of Mark proclaims that Jesus understood himself to be God. Consider six brief examples ...

  • Student Life Blog

    Biola鈥檚 Founders, The Resurrection & You

    Lisa Igram — 

    When we snagged Katelyn Beaty to speak in chapel, kicking off a day of celebration to honor the contributions of some pretty incredible women to our campus community, it was a major win for us.

  • Student Life Blog

    Getting the Money Right

    John Tuttle — 

    Resources to help you get a handle on personal finance

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Historical Paul

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig, ... Recently I was witnessing to a friend of mine who is an atheist and he had a friend with him who is a religious studies major. As we got into the historicity of Jesus and His resurrection I argued for the origins of the church and the subsequent conversions of James the brother of Jesus and Saul of Tarsus. I was a little thrown off by the response of the religious studies major who stated "Hardly any scholar believes Paul actually existed. It is believed it was a pseudonym for a number of anonymous church members to get their beliefs into church doctrine" ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Is Group-First Christianity A Trans-Cultural Value?

    Joe Hellerman — 

    Is the church here to help me to grow in Christ as an individual? Or has God put me here to help the church grow both qualitatively and quantitatively? The easy answer is 鈥淏oth!鈥� And that鈥檚 not completely wrong. But the early Christians clearly prioritized the health and growth of God鈥檚 community over the goals and desires of individual believers. This group-first mentality is not only characterized the early church, it characterized family life throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. This is why families arranged marriages. The goal of marriage in the ancient world was the not relational satisfaction of the individuals involved. It was the honor and ongoing viability of the two families who brokered the marriage. The group 鈥� in this case the family 鈥� came first ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    If Christ is not Raised, Your Work is Futile

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    In Paul鈥檚 famous words, 鈥渋f Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile 鈥︹€� (1 Corinthians 15:17). Can we say the same for work that Paul says about faith? Without the resurrection of Jesus do our earthly endeavors amount to nothing in the grand scheme of existence? As Darrell Cosden asks in The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work, 鈥淚s there any real lasting or 鈥榚ternal鈥� value in our work?鈥� Cosden answers, 鈥淥ur everyday work (whether paid or unpaid) actually matters and makes a difference鈥攏ot just in the here and now, but also for eternity. Work, and the things that we produce through our work, can be transformed and carried over by God into heaven" ...

  • Biola News

    Talbot School of Theology Reduces Credit Requirement Starting Fall 2017

    Credit reduction offers an affordable and quicker seminary education

    Clavel Candelaria  — 

    New students have the opportunity to complete a Talbot School of Theology degree in less time and more affordably due to a change in required...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Taking Offense at Jesus: Did Israel Have a Wrong View of the Kingdom? (Part 1)

    Mark Saucy — 

    Reading the other day in Luke鈥檚 Gospel I ran across some arresting words aimed indirectly at John the Baptist. In Luke 7:23, right after the account of John sending a delegation of disciples to inquire whether Jesus is the 鈥淓xpected One,鈥� Jesus cites his deeds and words to say in effect, 鈥測es, indeed I am.鈥� But then Jesus closes the episode with another 鈥渂eatitude鈥� seemingly made in John鈥檚 direction: 鈥淏lessed is the one who takes no offense at me" ...

  • Biola News

    蓝莓视频 Hosts Gospel Music Concert for Prospective Students

    The annual Gospel Fest provided current and prospective students a time to worship together

    Lauren Overshoun-Hall — 

    On April 28, 2017, 蓝莓视频 Student Programming and Activities (SPA) hosted Gospel Fest, an annual worship celebration that highlights the...

  • GRIT

    Flourishing in Singleness

    a B-side podcast with Lisa Igram

    Celeste Scott — 

    I think we were all pretty excited when Beyonc茅 came out with her hit, Single Ladies, in 2008. That song continues to be a hair-flipping,...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Five Biblical Principles for Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff

    Kevin Lawson — 

    My friend and colleague, Mick Boersma, and I have been working together on a book, Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff: A Guide to Thriving Together (forthcoming, Rowman & Littlefield). The book is based on research with associate staff members, and exemplary ministry supervisors, about what supervisors can do to help their ministry staff thriving in their ministry roles. It employs a 鈥渂ifocal lens鈥� model, looking simultaneously at issues of supervision (seeing that the ministry is done well) and support (encouraging the wellbeing of those doing the ministry). Along with the research results, which we share throughout the book, we also put together five biblical foundations for ministry together that I want to share in this blog. I encourage you to read these and reflect on the degree to which they guide your ministry with other staff members, and what other biblical foundations are important to you as you approach your ministry on a staff team ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    An Often-Missed Example of Media Bias

    Sean McDowell — 

    It鈥檚 no secret that the mainstream media consistently skewers left. On social, cultural, and political issues, the mainstream media regularly biases stories against the conservative viewpoint (all while feigning balance). But there is an example of media bias that many people often overlook鈥攖he very selection of stories itself is biased. In other words, while the media often spins stories towards the liberal perspective, there is a deeper kind of bias that operates on the level of which stories are even covered in the first place ...

  • Student Life Blog

    Note Taking

    Norlan Hernandez — 

    We鈥檝e been thinking a lot about you and your experience in the online environment, specifically about how online students take notes. Needless to say, note-taking plays an imperative part in a student鈥檚 academic success.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Why Are Hedonists Worthy of Moral Condemnation?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. I am a hedonist who lives to be happy and to enjoy his life. I have no desire whatsoever to live for anyone or to serve anybody. That would include God himself. My own personal moral standard would say that there is nothing wrong about this and there shouldn't be any punishment. Even my own kind family and other kind people in my life agree ...

  • Student Life Blog

    Read It. Say It. Say It Again.

    John Tuttle — 

    It's the key to remembering any of that reading you're doing for class: Read, Recite, Review.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Why So Many Metaphors for the Holy Spirit?

    Kenneth Berding — 

    Why does the Bible use so many metaphors and analogies to describe the Spirit鈥檚 activities and our relationship to those activities? Why not employ concrete language to teach us what we need to know about the Holy Spirit and our relationship to him? ...

  • Biola News

    Gala Raises More Than $60,000 Toward Oral Bible Translation

    Biola鈥檚 Student Missionary Union hosts a fundraising gala, Seeds for India, for the culmination of the India Project

    Lauren Overshoun-Hall  — 

    蓝莓视频鈥檚 Student Missionary Union (SMU) raised $69,710 toward Biola鈥檚 The India Project, concluding a 4-year effort to increase oral...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Hank Hanegraaff Goes Greek Orthodox

    Mark Saucy — 

    The recent welcome of Evangelical radio apologist, 鈥淭he Bible Answer Man鈥� 鈥擧ank Hanegraaff, into the Greek Orthodox Church has understandably raised more than eyebrows. Questions about the differences between Protestants and Orthodox have been coming my way in the aftermath, so I want to offer to Good Book Blog readers an essay I wrote for Talbot鈥檚 Sundoulos magazine back in 2008. In it you鈥檒l find some general characteristics of the Orthodox denomination as well as key points of difference with Protestants鈥攕ome of which converts such as Hank Hanegraaff would typically need to renounce as they formally enter Orthodoxy ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Practical Response to Raising Adults In an Infantilizing Culture

    Sean McDowell — 

    It鈥檚 no secret that young people in our culture are growing up later than ever. The life transitions into adulthood, such as being financially independent and getting married, now often happen in the early 30s, if at all. In many ways, 30 is the new 20. As a result, childish thinking and behaviors often carry into (what should be) adulthood. There are undoubtedly a number of reasons for the perpetuation of adolescence, and certainly different ways to address it. But there is one that seems to be overlooked: We lack meaningful rituals to mark the transition into adulthood ...

  • Student Life Blog

    Rethinking the Metaphors

    Sarah Schwartz — 

    On having better discussions about Christian sexual ethics...

  • Student Life Blog

    Learning to Cry

    John Tuttle — 

    "Believe me, every heart has its secret sorrows, which the world knows not, and oftentimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad.鈥� -Longfellow....

  • The Good Book Blog

    Warfare in the Ancient Near East and the Old Testament 1: An Overview

    Charlie Trimm — 

    I have recently finished the manuscript of a book tentatively entitled Fighting for God and King: A Topical Survey of Warfare in the Ancient Near East, which will be published by SBL Press at some point in the future. The book is designed to be a sourcebook on all topics related to warfare in the ancient Near East to enable those studying Scripture to know more of the cultural background of the Old Testament. Over the next few months as the book goes through copy editing and page proofs, I am planning on highlighting a few texts and pictures from the book to illustrate some aspects of Old Testament texts (this post will have one text and one picture along with an overview of the book). I hope you enjoy the journey! ...

  • GRIT

    It's On Us

    a campaign to stop sexual assault

    Sarah Schwartz — 

    It's on us help keep women and men safe from sexual assault.