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1 Corinthians | Incest

A shocking report has reached Paul; a tale not only of incest, but of a church celebrating the immoral behavior.

1 Corinthians | The Apostles vs The Corinthians

Paul challenges the twisted social structures of Corinth.

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What happens when Peter and Paul disagree?

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A Conversation with Dr. Edwina Murphy

Dr. Murphy discusses early North African church writers and Cyprian of Carthage.

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Edwina Murphy is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the Australian University of Theology in Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include Cyprian of Carthage, a third-century bishop, and the early church’s use and interpretation of Scripture. Edwina is married to Peter and they have two adult children, Joel and Lara.

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Word Biblical Commentary | Acts 1-9:42

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War on Women: Roman Misogyny for Military Aim

The Greco-Roman world of the first few centuries AD was no place of equality for women. Just as the perspective on women affected daily life in general, it also affected Greco-Roman military ambitions in particular.

Heather Preston

August 19, 2025

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The Kandake: A Missing History

Without question, one casualty of Western biblical scholarship has been the Kandake (Queen of Ethiopia, pronounced Kan-dák-e, often spelled “Candace”) in Acts 8:27. As a result, the matriarchal history of Africa as it concerns the establishment of Christianity on that continent has also been neglected.

Heather Preston

November 2, 2023

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