Found 27 results Peter Paul Rubens’s painting “Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well.” Source The Bible of the Woman at the Well The Samaritan Pentateuch offers a fascinating chapter in the Bible’s history and sheds light on Jesus’ ministry. Bradley J. Marsh Jr. September 22, 2023 Level Drawing of Jesus teaching in the synagogue by Gustave Doré (1832–1883). Illustration by Peter Gurry. What’s the Big Deal about a New Papyrus with Sayings of Jesus? A second-century date for a new Greek fragment with gospel material makes it unique among papyri. Michael W. Holmes September 13, 2023 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 Peter Gurry The Most Objective Textual Critic You’ll Ever Meet The evidence from stone and papyrus promises a better way to determine difficult elements of the Bible’s original text. Benjamin Kantor April 4, 2023 Level The statue of Erasmus at the University Rotterdam is the oldest statue in the Netherlands. Photo from Flickr Erasmus and the Search for the Original Text of the New Testament Erasmus’s Greek New Testament was a monumental achievement, but left room for later scholars to improve it. Martin Heide February 7, 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 Greek and Arabic numerals. Illustration by Peter Gurry. Scribal Blunders in Biblical Numbers Different ways of writing numbers in Greek can be difficult both for ancient scribes and modern scholars. Zachary J. Cole November 21, 2022 Level Four Greek biblical manuscripts (Rahlfs 962, GA 2374, GA 01, and GA 1). Illustration by Peter Gurry. Four Benefits of Reading Greek Manuscripts Reading biblical manuscripts, even for beginners, brings history to life and promises untold surprises along the way. Amy S. Anderson September 6, 2022 Level Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Wikimedia Commons Providence and Preservation The different methods and modes of divine providence help us better understand God’s role in the Bible’s preservation. Richard Brash August 23, 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 Page 1 of 3 More articles