Found 19 Results Illustration by Josh Koch. The Bible and Slavery in Colonial America The Bible was used by both critics and defenders of slavery in the American colonies. What explains their conflicting use? Mark A. Noll July 18, 2022 The title to the “Jefferson Bible.” Illustration by Josh Koch. The Jefferson Bible and the Faith of an American Founder Thomas Jefferson’s cut-and-paste version of the Gospels reveals important facets of the famous founder’s faith and the Bible’s role in American history. Thomas S. Kidd July 4, 2022 A miniature of Mark from GA 77 (11th c.). Illustration by Peter Gurry. Photo from Österreichische Nationalbibliothek A Case against the Longer Ending of Mark An argument that Mark 16:9–20 is not original and so not inspired Scripture Peter M. Head June 14, 2022 A miniature of Mark from GA 77 (11th c.). Illustration by Peter Gurry. Photo from Österreichische Nationalbibliothek A Case for the Longer Ending of Mark An argument for Mark 16:9–20 as the original, canonical ending, written by Mark but added by his colleagues. James Snapp, Jr. June 1, 2022 Multispectral imaging makes it much easier to read the undertext in purple (bottom) that had been scraped off to make way for the overtext in black (top). Images from Cambridge University Library Recovering an Erased Gospel How the earliest Greek New Testament commentary manuscript has been restored by modern imaging techniques H. A. G. Houghton May 17, 2022 Rembrandt’s “Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery” (1644). Wikimedia Does the Woman Caught in Adultery Belong in the Bible? Jesus’ famous act of mercy is missing in many manuscripts, raising questions about its place in the Bible. Tommy Wasserman February 8, 2022 Key figures from the “First-Century Mark” story. Illustration by Josh Koch. Wikipedia Taking Stock of the “First-Century Mark” Saga What can we learn from the overzealous excitement about the earliest known copy of our earliest Gospel? Elijah Hixson January 25, 2022 Detail at Luke 1 from the earliest datable copy of the complete Bible in English (14th c.). Egerton MS 618 (f. 35v) Five Decisions Every Bible Translator Must Make Knowing the hard decisions Bible translators face inspires gratitude for our Bibles and encourages us to read them. Peter J. Gurry December 20, 2021 Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School. Photo credit The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Fiasco Lessons from the headline-grabbing forgery that duped Harvard’s oldest endowed professor and enthralled the media Christian Askeland December 6, 2021 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 Page 1 of 2 More articles