Found 25 results Solomon Schechter studying the thousands of manuscripts discovered in the Cairo Geniza around 1898. Image reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. Source Four Ways Scholars Date Early Hebrew Bible Manuscripts Scholars use multiple methods to date the earliest copies of the Old Testament. At their best, they yield a range of fifty years. Drew Longacre November 8, 2022 Level A collage of images from the Luttrell Psalter (c. 1325–40), BL Add MS 42130. Illustration by Peter Gurry. Public domain Four Lessons from Medieval Illustrated Bibles Illuminated Bibles are a living testament to human history in addition to being the divine record of history. David S. Hogg October 25, 2022 Level The Day the Bible Became a Bestseller Martin Luther didn’t set out to produce a bestseller. But 500 years ago today, that’s exactly what he did. Jeffrey Kloha September 21, 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 2, 2022 Level Illustration by Josh Koch. The Bible and Slavery in Colonial America The Bible was used by both critics and defenders of slavery in the American colonies. What explains their conflicting use? Mark A. Noll July 18, 2022 Level The title to the “Jefferson Bible.” Illustration by Josh Koch. The Jefferson Bible and the Faith of an American Founder Thomas Jefferson’s cut-and-paste version of the Gospels reveals important facets of the famous founder’s faith and the Bible’s role in American history. Thomas S. Kidd July 4, 2022 Level Multispectral imaging makes it much easier to read the undertext in purple (bottom) that had been scraped off to make way for the overtext in black (top). Images from Cambridge University Library Recovering an Erased Gospel How the earliest Greek New Testament commentary manuscript has been restored by modern imaging techniques H. A. G. Houghton May 17, 2022 Level The stained glass window commemorating William Tyndale at Hertford College chapel. Source The Life and Legacy of William Tyndale Tyndale’s work to translate the Bible into English reminds us that the Bible has a history written in blood. Peter J. Gurry May 3, 2022 Level 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 Level Page 1 of 3 More articles