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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

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LXX

Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from iStock

The Most Important Bible Translation You’ve Never Heard of


Used by the Apostles and the early church, the Greek translations of the Old Testament may be the most important ever made.

William A. Ross

November 15, 2021

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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

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A 17th c. icon of Elijah and Enoch in the Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland

A 17th century icon of Enoch with Elijah in the Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland. Wikipedia

The New Testament Use of Jewish Pseudepigrapha


Why the New Testament authors sometimes drew on ancient literary works written under false names

Daniel M. Gurtner

November 11, 2021

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Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Tyndale’s 1534 New Testament and iStock

The Letter and the Spirit


The evangelical scholar has no need to fear or to exclude the Holy Spirit when practicing textual criticism.

Maurice A. Robinson

November 11, 2021

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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 and John D. Meade

November 8, 2021

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Illustration by Josh Koch from the KJV frontispiece. Wikimedia Commons

Borrowing from the KJV Bank and Trust


Why we must steward and protect the trust people have in prominent Bible translations.

Mark Ward

November 8, 2021

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About ninety percent of the scrolls were found here, at cave 4. Photo credit

Appreciating the Diverse Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls


Taking the evidence of the Dead Sea Scroll seriously means putting the differences—and the similarities—in proper context.

Anthony Ferguson

November 7, 2021

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Portraits of the four evangelists from GA 773 (10th c.)

Portraits of the four evangelists from GA 773 (10th c.)

Why There Are Just Four Gospels in the Bible


Despite tales of conspiracy, there are good historical and theological reasons why the Church recognized four—and only four—Gospels.

C. E. Hill

November 7, 2021

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An illustration of Jerome and Augustine

Paintings of Jerome and Augustine. Illustration by Peter Gurry and Josh Koch.

Why Are Protestant and Catholic Bibles Different?


Knowledge of the Bible’s history clears away the caricatures and misinformation swirling around this common question.

John D. Meade

November 7, 2021

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