Found 24 results The divine name was revealed at the burning bush. Illustration by David Fassett Does God Want Us to Use His Divine Name? Part 1 The Old Testament shows that God wants his people to use his personal name, which is why it is used nearly 7,000 times. Andrew Case March 15, 2023 Level Codex Sassoon is a nearly complete copy of the Hebrew Bible being auctioned by Sotheby’s Is the Earliest, Most Complete Hebrew Bible Going on Auction? The sale of Codex Sassoon raises questions about what’s real and what’s hype about this important manuscript. Kim Phillips February 22, 2023 Level Illustration by Jordan Daniel Singer The Legacy of the First Revised Bible Translations The modern impulse to get the Bible right in translation has its roots in the Jews who revised the Septuagint. John D. Meade December 6, 2022 Level Solomon Schechter studying the thousands of manuscripts discovered in the Cairo Geniza around 1898. Image reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. Source Four Ways Scholars Date Early Hebrew Bible Manuscripts Scholars use multiple methods to date the earliest copies of the Old Testament. At their best, they yield a range of fifty years. Drew Longacre November 8, 2022 Level A collage of images from the Luttrell Psalter (c. 1325–40), BL Add MS 42130. Illustration by Peter Gurry. Public domain Four Lessons from Medieval Illustrated Bibles Illuminated Bibles are a living testament to human history in addition to being the divine record of history. David S. Hogg October 25, 2022 Level The opening of Numbers in the Yonah Pentateuch (14th c.), showing its ornate micrography. BL Add MS 21160. Public domain The Extraordinary Hebrew Text behind Your English Bible The Masoretic Text is the fruit of the genius of Jewish textual scholars who codified the pronunciation of the Hebrew text. Kim Phillips August 9, 2022 Level 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 Level Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Wikipedia, iStockphoto, and Unsplash Part 5: The Servant Who Sees Light after Anguish Some ancient manuscripts of Isaiah 53:11 say the servant sees light after his suffering. Does this predict Jesus’ resurrection? Anthony Ferguson April 16, 2022 Level Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Wikipedia, iStockphoto, and Unsplash Part 4: Who Does the Servant Intercede For? The servant is identified with the many rebels and yet distinct enough from them in order to carry their sins. John D. Meade April 13, 2022 Level Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Wikipedia, iStockphoto, and Unsplash Part 3: The Servant’s Burial according to the Scriptures The variation in Isaiah 53:9 touches directly on Christ’s fulfillment of the prophecy in his burial. Peter J. Gentry April 6, 2022 Level Page 1 of 3 More articles