Found 36 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 B. H. Streeter’s Four Gospels at One Hundred How does the Oxford don’s influential argument for ‘local texts’ of the Gospels hold up after 100 years? Peter R. Rodgers December 10, 2024 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 iStock Dating Ancient Manuscripts with Help from Modern Software Dating Greek manuscripts by handwriting can be precarious, but a new method may put the results on firmer ground. Pat Sanders October 8, 2024 Level Facsimile photo of Codex Vaticanus by Chandler Nick The Changing Fortunes of Codex Vaticanus Today, Codex Vaticanus is treated as a premier biblical manuscript. It was not always so. An-Ting Yi August 6, 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 list of seventy different ways of writing the Greek letter epsilon in minuscule script. Source Resources for Reading Greek Manuscripts If you want to read Greek manuscripts, use these tools to demystify what looks like an alphabet soup. Clark R. Bates April 2, 2024 Level Scenes from Rembrandt’s “The Apostle Paul.” Public domain Paul and First-Century Letter Writing Understanding his context reveals the Apostle Paul as one of the great letter writers of his age. E. Randolph Richards March 5, 2024 Level Jesus raises Jairus’s daughter in Luke 8 in a 13th c. Peshitta manuscript. Vat. sir. 559 (f. 73v) The Bible in the Language of Jesus The Syriac Peshitta is an early Bible translation that is key to textual criticism and offers insights into the teaching of Jesus. Philip M. Forness October 3, 2023 Level Page 1 of 4 More articles