Following the Bible's paper trail
What is the physical evidence for the text of the New Testament and how far back does it actually go?
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Who were the Amorites?
Dr Caleb Howard takes a look at the surviving evidence of a mysterious people to ask whether we can really know anything about them
Dr Caleb Howard
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I have stored up your word in my heart: manuscripts and memorisation
Dr Kim Phillips explores the lost art of memorisation and considers what medieval memory techniques can teach us today
Dr Kim Phillips
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The Lachish Reliefs
Dr George Heath-Whyte explores how Assyrian stone reliefs tell one side of the story of the siege of Lachish
Dr George Heath-Whyte
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Food, festivals and the book of Ruth
Dr Michelle Stinson takes a look at how patterns of food production shape the biblical narrative
Dr Michelle Stinson
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Stories that require a response
Dr Craig Blomberg shares five principles for making sense of Jesus’ parables
Dr Craig Blomberg
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Reading with the ancients
Julie Wendel meets two biblical scholars who are exploring the dialogue between Classics and the Bible
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Was Barabbas called Jesus Barabbas?
Dr Dirk Jongkind goes back to the manuscripts to find out whether Barabbas was really called Jesus
Dr Dirk Jongkind
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Thinking contextually
Beth Vickers catches up with Professor Liz Mburu, a Kenyan scholar who’s working tirelessly to make Bible scholarship accessible—and context…
Beth Vickers
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Who killed Goliath? The puzzling text of 2 Samuel 21:19
Dr Kaspars Ozolins takes us on a journey through biblical names and manuscripts in order to unravel a textual mystery
Dr Kaspars Ozolins
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Echoes of Eden: how John's passion inverts the Fall
James Bejon explores how the imagery in John's passion narrative points us back to creation
James Bejon
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Names and Lists – Making sense of the Old Testament
Andrew and James Bejon take a look at Judges chapters 10 and 12 to talk about messy families, the significance of Biblical names, and to ask…
Dr Andrew Ollerton & James Bejon
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Violence & Horror – How do we read Judges 19?
Andrew is joined by the Revd Dr Helen Paynter to look at horror and violence in the Old Testament through the lens of Judges 19.
Dr Andrew Ollerton
