Found 13 results Judas’ betrayal of Jesus as portrayed by Caravaggio. What Are the Apocryphal Gospels? These diverse ancient works expand upon the four canonical Gospels in creative and sometimes subversive ways. Markus Bockmuehl and Jacob Rodriguez February 4, 2025 Level Paul and the Septuagint Canon What do the apostle’s quotations of the Septuagint tell us about his view of the Old Testament canon? Edmon L. Gallagher November 12, 2024 Level Codex Sinaiticus is one of the earliest Bibles to include both testaments. Illustration by Peter Gurry. How the Two Testaments Became One Bible When production of two-testament Bibles began in the fourth century, the notion already had centuries of precedent. Michael Dormandy May 21, 2024 Level A scene from Albrecht Dürer’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” (1498). Source The Fall and Rise of Revelation Revelation was used widely in the early church, then doubted in the East in the fourth century, but eventually accepted again. T. C. Schmidt May 7, 2024 Level A depiction of Rev. 12 in the Silos Apocalypse (11th c.). Add MS 11695 Revelation’s Place in the Greek Bible The history of the Apocalypse in the Greek manuscripts reveals that its place at the end is not uniform. Clark R. Bates October 11, 2022 Level Martin Luther revolutionized access to the Bible through his German translation. This statue stands in Dresden, Germany at the Frauenkirche. The Day the Bible Became a Bestseller Martin Luther didn’t set out to produce a bestseller. But 500 years ago that’s exactly what he did. Jeffrey Kloha September 21, 2022 Level Illustration by Josh Koch from a fresco of the Council of Nicaea in the Basilica of St. Nicholas. Did Nicaea Really Create the Bible? Debunking the popular myth that a Roman emperor and a fourth-century church council decided the canon John D. Meade November 11, 2021 Level Portraits of the four evangelists from GA 773 (10th c.) Why There Are Just Four Gospels in the Bible Despite tales of conspiracy, there are good historical and theological reasons why the Church recognized four—and only four—Gospels. C. E. Hill November 7, 2021 Level Paintings of Jerome and Augustine. Illustration by Peter Gurry and Josh Koch. Why Are Protestant and Catholic Bibles Different? Knowledge of the Bible’s history clears away the caricatures and misinformation swirling around this common question. John D. Meade November 7, 2021 Level Painting of St. Peter by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni How 2 Peter Made It into the Bible The story of how the most doubted book in the New Testament was recognized as canonical Darian R. Lockett November 7, 2021 Level Page 1 of 2 More articles