Found 22 results 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 Level 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 Level 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 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 Level 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 Level 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 Level 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 Level 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 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 Level 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 Level Page 1 of 3 More articles