Who were the wise men?
In Matthew's account of Jesus's birth we read about wise men from the east who brought gifts to Jesus. However, there is very little else said about them in the passage. In this article, Tony Watkins explores who were these visitors and where did they come from?
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Artefact in focus: an Ugaritic abecedary
Dr Kaspars Ozolins shares the story of a technology that changed the world of the Bible
Dr Kaspars Ozolins
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Digging up the Church’s past
The New Testament writers expect us to know basic facts about their world. Dr Thomas Davis tells Kay Carter how archaeology can help to fill…
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Languages in focus: words to live by
There is joy to be found in experiencing Bible languages, if you pursue them out of delight not duty, says Travis Wright
Travis Wright
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Bible toolkit: Reading with Bible-shaped imagination
Reading Scripture creatively shouldn’t be speculative, says Christopher Ash, but we can draw on the Bible’s own rich store of imagery
Christopher Ash
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Who were the Assyrians?
Dr Caleb Howard explains how getting to know ancient cultures can help us to grasp a deeper understanding of Scripture
J. Caleb Howard
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Bible toolkit: Reading the Bible as genuine human beings
The highs and lows of faith can help our Bible understanding, says Christopher Ash
Christopher Ash
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How to read weights and measures in the Bible
Knowing our talents from our tekels can enrich our understanding of some of the Bible’s narratives
James Bejon
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Did Jesus read the ESV?
How would Jesus have experienced Scripture, and how similar was his Bible to ours?
Dr John D Meade
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Do we still care about evidence?
Kay Carter asks the Christian apologist Kristi Mair whether students in the "post truth" world are rejecting research
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Did Jesus speak Greek?
How likely is it that Jesus used the lingua franca of the world of the New Testament?
Peter J Williams
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The books that made us scholars
Travis Wright and Andrew Keenan on their favourite books, and their mission to teach Bible languages
Beth Vickers
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Artefact in focus: The Black Obelisk
Only one Judahite king ended up with his picture on an Assyrian royal monument. Find out why it probably wasn't a distinction king Jehu wa…
J. Caleb Howard
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Between the Testaments
Sometimes called the ‘silent years’ in fact this was a time of important change
Peter J Williams
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Who carried the Epistles?
Dr Peter Head meets the trusted letter-carriers who delivered the New Testament epistles by hand
Peter Head
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Artefact in focus: The Cyrus Cylinder
This stone tablet takes us back to the last days of Babylon, and a series of events that was to have momentous consequences for Judah
Dr Kaspars Ozolins
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Taking research onto the streets
Dr Myrto Theocharous explains how Deuteronomy ignited her passion to help refugees and women trafficked into the sex trade
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A conversation with Craig Blomberg
Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and an editor of the Tyndale House Gospel Perspectives series
Beth Vickers
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The Bible custodian
Dr Onesimus Ngundu tells Kay Carter what it’s like taking care of some of the most precious books in the world
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Bible toolkit: The strange case of Jannes and Jambres
Christopher Ash explains how Bible scholarship can help us make sense of tricky phrases
Christopher Ash
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Four Bibles that changed our world
These four extraordinary editions chart the fraught history of Bible translation, and made an indelible mark on Western culture
Elijah Hixson & Timothy Berg
