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Scenes from the Witch of Endor painting by Benjamin West (1777). Source

Suffer Not a Witch to Live?


Biblical exegesis and Bible translation both played a role in the rise—and demise—of witch hunts.

Daniel N. Gullotta

October 22, 2024

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Illustration by David Fassett

Why We Worry When Choosing a Bible Translation


The ‘paradox of choice’ explains why Christians worry so much about picking the wrong translation. What can we do?

Peter J. Gurry

September 4, 2024

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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

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Illustration by Peter Gurry Images from Wikimedia

Bible Translations Are for People


Accuracy is often thought to be the main criterion for good translation, but acceptability is just as important.

Drew Maust

June 5, 2024

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The ESV Bible app open to Genesis 1:1. Photo by Jenny Smith

How Digital Apps Are Changing How We Read the Bible


Digital Bibles shape what we see—and don’t see—in the text and require us to be mindful of their power and peril.

John Dyer

February 6, 2024

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A colorized photo shows the marginal edits of the King James translators that gave us the now familiar text of the Bible’s opening verse. Photo © Bodleian Libraries

A Newly Digitized Bible Reveals the Origins of the King James Version


A one-of-a-kind Bible used by the King James translators offers a rare glimpse of their textual decisions.

Timothy Berg

December 8, 2023

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Jesus raises Jairus’s daughter in Luke 8 in a 13th c. Peshitta manuscript. Vat. sir. 559 (f. 73v)

The Bible in the Language of Jesus


The Syriac Peshitta is an early Bible translation that is key to textual criticism and offers insights into the teaching of Jesus.

Philip M. Forness

October 3, 2023

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Peter Paul Rubens’s painting of Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well

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

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Illustration by David Fassett

How Was the Divine Name Translated in the Reformation? Part 4


Translators have wrestled with the divine name for centuries. Some have used it only to reverse course later.

Andrew Case

September 5, 2023

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Illustration by David Fassett

Why Didn’t the New Testament Authors Use God’s Name? Part 3


The use of “Lord” for the divine name probably helped identify Jesus with the God of the Old Testament.

Andrew Case

July 25, 2023

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