Found 15 results Illustration by Peter Gurry. Text from Cambridge Taylor-Schechter 12.182 The First Parallel Bible Origen’s six-columned Old Testament, produced in the second century, was a monumental achievement in the Bible’s history. John D. Meade August 20, 2024 Level The most famous location of an Essene community was near the Dead Sea. What We Know about the People behind the Dead Sea Scrolls History, archeology, and the scrolls themselves reveal a fascinating picture of a unique Jewish community. Anthony Ferguson August 8, 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 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 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 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 Level 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 Level 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 Level Page 1 of 2 More articles