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Stylized image of the Council of Nicaea

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


Portraits of the four evangelists from GA 773 (10th c.)

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


An illustration of Jerome and Augustine

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


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


Featured image about Enoch ascending to heaven

Illustration by Josh Koch. Image of Enoch from the 1728 Figures de la Bible

The Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism


A consideration of Jewish Pseudepigrapha raises the question whether the New Testament contains books written under a false name.

Daniel M. Gurtner

November 7, 2021


An illustration of a brain against a green background with KJV text behind it

Illustrations by Peter Gurry. Photos from iStock and Insight of the King

How You Can Know We Have the Right Books in the Bible


Any study of the canon must eventually ask how Christians know which books belong and which don’t.

Michael J. Kruger

November 7, 2021


Illustration of a Dead Sea Scroll on a phone

A Dead Sea Scroll on an smart phone. ABC News

The Bible Jesus Read


The Bible of Jesus’ day was not too different from the list of English translations available on your phone’s Bible app.

John D. Meade

September 30, 2021


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