Who were the Assyrians?
Dr Caleb Howard explains how getting to know ancient cultures can help us to grasp a deeper understanding of Scripture.

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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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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
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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Stories that require a response
Dr Craig Blomberg shares five principles for making sense of Jesus’ parables
Craig Blomberg
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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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Was Barabbas called Jesus Barabbas?
Dr Dirk Jongkind goes back to the manuscripts to find out whether Barabbas was really called Jesus
Dirk Jongkind
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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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Jesus the master craftsman
Dr Peter J Williams looks at three ways Jesus mastered the art of storytelling
Peter J Williams