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Numbers in the Yonah Pentateuch

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


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


Title from the Jefferson Bible

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


Codex Zacynthius

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


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


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