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Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Wikipedia, iStockphoto, and Unsplash

Part 2: Does Isaiah’s Servant Really Die for the People?


The ancient witnesses to Isaiah 53:8 disagree on a central confession about Jesus’ death found in the New Testament.

John D. Meade

April 5, 2022

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Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Wikipedia, iStockphoto, and Unsplash

Part 1: The Servant Sprinkles Many as Anointed Priest


The first in our Easter series argues that the servant is not marred but rather anointed as a priest who sprinkles many.

Peter J. Gentry

March 30, 2022

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Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Wikipedia, iStockphoto, and Unsplash.

A New Series on Isaiah’s Suffering Servant


Our Easter series addresses a set of textual problems that are crucial to the identity of the suffering servant in Isaiah 53.

John D. Meade

March 29, 2022

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Jacob Jordaens David and Goliath

“David and Goliath” by Jacob Jordaens. Wikimedia

Who Really Killed Goliath?


Knowledge of scribal mistakes may provide a better solution to the historical puzzle of who killed Goliath in 2 Samuel 21:19.

Kaspars Ozoliņš

March 8, 2022

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Photo of the Isaiah Scroll in the Shrine of the Book. Photo by Dennis Jarvis

The Great Isaiah Scroll was among the first discovered. Today, it is housed at the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem. Photo by Dennis Jarvis

How Much Can the Most Famous Dead Sea Scroll Prove?


The Great Isaiah Scroll is a crucial piece of the Old Testament puzzle, but it doesn’t give us the whole picture.

Anthony Ferguson

January 11, 2022

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Decoration from Luke 1 in Egerton MS 618 f.35v

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

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Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from iStock

The Most Important Bible Translation You’ve Never Heard of


Used by the Apostles and the early church, the Greek translations of the Old Testament may be the most important ever.

William A. Ross

November 15, 2021

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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

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Illustration by Josh Koch from the KJV frontispiece. Wikimedia Commons

Borrowing from the KJV Bank and Trust


Why we must steward and protect the trust people have in prominent Bible translations.

Mark Ward

November 8, 2021

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About ninety percent of the scrolls were found here, at cave 4. Photo credit

Appreciating the Diverse Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls


Taking the evidence of the Dead Sea Scroll seriously means putting the differences—and the similarities—in proper context.

Anthony Ferguson

November 7, 2021

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