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Judas’ betrayal of Jesus as portrayed by Caravaggio.

What Are the Apocryphal Gospels?


These diverse ancient works expand upon the four canonical Gospels in creative and sometimes subversive ways.

Markus Bockmuehl and Jacob Rodriguez

February 4, 2025

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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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Facsimile photo of Codex Vaticanus by Chandler Nick

The Changing Fortunes of Codex Vaticanus


Today, Codex Vaticanus is treated as a premier biblical manuscript. It was not always so.

An-Ting Yi

August 6, 2024

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Codex Sinaiticus is one of the earliest Bibles to include both testaments. Illustration by Peter Gurry.

How the Two Testaments Became One Bible


When production of two-testament Bibles began in the fourth century, the notion already had centuries of precedent.

Michael Dormandy

May 21, 2024

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A scene from Albrecht Dürer’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” (1498). Source

The Fall and Rise of Revelation


Revelation was used widely in the early church, then doubted in the East in the fourth century, but eventually accepted again.

T. C. Schmidt

May 7, 2024

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Scenes from Rembrandt’s “The Apostle Paul.” Public domain

Paul and First-Century Letter Writing


Understanding his context reveals the Apostle Paul as one of the great letter writers of his age.

E. Randolph Richards

March 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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Our 2023 speaking engagements included talks at TGC23. Image source

Our Year in Review


As the year closes, we take look back at our work in 2023 and cast a glimpse ahead to 2024.

Peter J. Gurry and John D. Meade

December 19, 2023

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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

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