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Why three?  I think there were five. We Five Kings of Orient Are... Matthew 2 narrates the story of the wise men, sometimes called magi. Now after Jesus… — December 10, 2015

At the recent Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting a 9 minute video was shot where editors from various publishers mention two or three of their best-sellers. Prostitutes and… — December 4, 2015

The e-book version of Prostitutes and Polygamists is currently 20% off at all major e-book retailers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CBD.com, etc)--only $7.99. The sale ends Nov 24… — November 20, 2015

My seminary held an Alumni reunion in October 2015 and they asked me to speak on my most recent book, Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament… — November 19, 2015

The book of Numbers gets no respect. Seriously, don't you feel bad for Numbers? It's the fourth book of the Bible, but it gets ignored. I think one of… — November 13, 2015

"I am a historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of… — November 11, 2015

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw]Today the topic of my Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy course was Incest, so of course I began class by showing the youtube clip of "I'm my own Grandpa"… — November 9, 2015

My recent post on the issue of homosexuality was posted a few days ago on the Missio Alliance blog. Check it out here: "We are all Sodomites: Love,… — November 6, 2015

Check out the article I wrote for Christianity Today online that came out yesterday (Oct 22, 2015): "David Was a Rapist, Abraham Was a Sex Trafficker: What We… — October 23, 2015

When I told my housemate Herman, who has cerebral palsy that I would be teaching a course on the biblical books of Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, he asked… — October 22, 2015

From my bathroom window I can see the local Catholic church two hundred yards away.  Yesterday, I noticed huge crowds in the parking lot, much bigger than I… — September 23, 2015

A lot has been happening related to my new book, Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament Style (Zondervan). Here is what Carolyn Custis James says… — September 22, 2015

Derek Engdahl works with Servant Partners, an organization committed to sending teams of people to urban slums, with the vision of seeing them transformed with the Gospel of Jesus.… — September 16, 2015

"When the church whispers about sex and the culture yells about it, who's voice is gonna be heard?" (Prostitutes and Polygamists, p. 19). Parents, children, pastors, teachers, all of… — September 11, 2015

I hate the story of the gang rape of the Levite's concubine, but I still think we should read it, teach it, and learn from it.  Here a… — September 3, 2015

Today is the day you’ve all been waiting for.  September 1—Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament Style is finally available. I know what you’re thinking,… — September 1, 2015

I start a course in a few weeks on the books of Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy—the Pentateuch books everyone ignores, including me until this year.  I thought I… — August 24, 2015

Immediately before Jesus gives his final words to his disciples, perhaps his most famous address, often called The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), the text includes a curious phrase.… — August 10, 2015