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Biblical Critical Theory
Andrew Ollerton talks to Christopher Watkin about how the Bible's story helps us make sense of modern life and culture.
Andrew Ollerton & Christopher Watkin
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Following the Footnotes: The Masoretic Text
The first in a series of articles exploring the footnotes we find in the Bible. The Masoretic text is the focus in this article, what is it …
Kim Phillips
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How do we choose which Bible translation to read?
How do we know which translation of the Bible is the best one to read? Tony Watkins looks at the two main approaches used to translate the B…
Tony Watkins
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Why do our Bibles contain these books and not others?
Tony Watkins explores how the 66 books of the Bible were put together, why they were included and not others, and how we can be confident th…
Tony Watkins
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Adam, again: why Jesus’s humanity matters
Kirsten Mackerras looks at how the early church theologian, Irenaeus, developed a biblical theology that confronted second century challenge…
Kirsten Mackerras
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Artefact in focus: The Al-Yahudu Tablets
What was life like for a Judean living in exile in Babylonia? George Heath-Whyte looks at the Al-Yahudu Tablets to see what we can find out.
George Heath-Whyte
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Gheens Lectures 2023 | The Surprising Genius of Jesus
The SBTS Gheens Lectures 2023. In this first lecture, Peter J Williams speaks on the surprising genius of Jesus by walking us through three …
Peter J Williams
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Gheens Lectures 2023 | The Surprising Language of Jesus
What language did Jesus speak? In the second Gheens Lecture, Peter J Williams talks about the language that Jesus used in the Gospels.
Peter J Williams
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Gheens Lectures 2023 | The Surprising Transmission of Jesus' Words
In the third Gheens Lecture, Peter J Williams highlights the difference punctuation, paragraphing and verses bring to our reading of the Bib…
Peter J Williams
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Starting out with biblical languages
It can be hard to know where to start when it comes to learning languages as an adult. On this page we list some of the resources that are a…
Tony Watkins
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Was Luke wrong about the census of Quirinius?
David Armitage explores the widely debated issue of how we reconcile Luke's account of Jesus' birth with other historical writing that seems…
David Armitage
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Getting to know the Old Testament: Judges
Dr Peter J Williams talks about one of the goriest books of the Bible, Judges, and explains how we can make sense of it.
Peter J Williams
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How do we read the book of Micah?
Tony Watkins gives some helpful pointers on how to read and understand the book of Micah, along with some general reflections on the prophet…
Tony Watkins
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The fascinating world of personal names
How the study of onomastics has captivated generations of researchers at Tyndale House
Richard S Hess
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On worship in wartime: Is it time for imprecations?
Dr Steffen Jenkins faces up to the Psalms about enemies and asks whether it is possible to make use of them in our worship
Steffen Jenkins
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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
J. 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
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
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
Michelle Stinson
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Reading with the ancients
Julie Wendel meets two biblical scholars who are exploring the dialogue between Classics and the Bible
Julie Wendel
