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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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Rembrandt’s Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

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

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A collage of those involved in the First-Century Mark story

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

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Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Tyndale’s 1534 New Testament and iStock

The Letter and the Spirit


The evangelical scholar has no need to fear or to exclude the Holy Spirit when practicing textual criticism.

Maurice A. Robinson

November 11, 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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The word ‘variants’ spelled in metal printer’s type

Illustration by Peter Gurry. Image from 123rf.com

Two Reasons There Are Variants in Our Copies of the Bible


For historical and theological reasons, we shouldn’t be surprised that the Bible’s manuscripts have differences.

Peter J. Gurry

November 6, 2021

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Illustration of a Dead Sea Scroll on a phone

A Dead Sea Scroll on an smart phone. ABC News

The Bible Jesus Read


The Bible of Jesus’ day was not too different from the list of English translations available on your phone’s Bible app.

John D. Meade

September 30, 2021

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