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William Tyndale stained glass

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


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


A list of myths about the King James Bible

Decoration from the title page to the New Testament. Illustration by Peter Gurry.

Seven Common Misconceptions about the King James Bible


The most widely read English Bible translation has sprouted a series of fictions about it. It’s time to prune them.

Timothy Berg

February 22, 2022


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


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


Photo of the Isaiah Scroll in the Shrine of the Book. Photo by Dennis Jarvis

The Great Isaiah Scroll was among the first discovered. Today, it is housed at the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem. Photo by Dennis Jarvis

How Much Can the Most Famous Dead Sea Scroll Prove?


The Great Isaiah Scroll is a crucial piece of the Old Testament puzzle, but it doesn’t give us the whole picture.

Anthony Ferguson

January 11, 2022


Decoration from Luke 1 in Egerton MS 618 f.35v

Detail at Luke 1 from the earliest datable copy of the complete Bible in English (14th c.). Egerton MS 618 (f. 35v)

Five Decisions Every Bible Translator Must Make


Knowing the hard decisions Bible translators face inspires gratitude for our Bibles and encourages us to read them.

Peter J. Gurry

December 20, 2021


Harvard Divinity School

Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity School. Photo credit

The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Fiasco


Lessons from the headline-grabbing forgery that duped Harvard’s oldest endowed professor and enthralled the media

Christian Askeland

December 6, 2021


Stylized image of the Council of Nicaea

Illustration by Josh Koch from a fresco of the Council of Nicaea in the Basilica of St. Nicholas.

Did Nicaea Really Create the Bible?


Debunking the popular myth that a Roman emperor and a fourth-century church council decided the canon

John D. Meade

November 11, 2021


Website illustration by Peter Gurry. Unsplash

Welcome to Our Brand-New Website


With this new website, we plan to tell the story of how we got the Bible for those at all levels of understanding.

Peter J. Gurry, John D. Meade

November 8, 2021


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