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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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?
Dirk Jongkind
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Bible toolkit: Diving deeper
Christopher Ash looks at scholarship that can reveal hidden depths in familiar passages
Christopher Ash
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A conversation with Cody Kingham
As a PhD student at Cambridge University, Cody is using computer analysis to uncover previously unknown verb patterns in biblical Hebrew
Beth Vickers
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Why are Jesus's birth stories different?
Dr Peter J Williams asks how we should approach differences in the narratives about Jesus's birth
Peter J Williams
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Making a cultural connection
Dr Joey Tan explains how he uses Chinese festivals to talk about his Christian faith
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Learn the secrets of the Leningrad Codex
How Mediaeval scholars reproduced the text of the Bible with astonishing accuracy
Kim Phillips
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How scepticism became a bestseller
Prof Bart D Ehrman has sold millions of books questioning the reliability of the Bible, but his arguments are far from irrefutable
Peter J Williams
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A Romanian Bible for the 21st century
For a hundred years, Romanians have been reading a Bible with dated vocabulary and second-hand translation. That's about to change
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Bible toolkit: Keep the faith
Christopher Ash shows how scholarship can help us better understand passages we struggle with
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A conversation with Dr Brittany Melton
Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
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Take a first step in Bible languages
STEPBible allows people who have never learned Greek or Hebrew to access the Bible in its original languages
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Reading the Psalms in Hebrew
Dr Peter J Williams discovers how the original language of the Psalter uses sounds and poetic devices to reinforce the meaning of the text
Peter J Williams
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Where did verse numbers come from?
The way our Bibles are split into sections affects how we read Scripture. But where did these divisions come from?
Peter J Williams
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5 answers to 5 questions about New Testament manuscripts
If experts differ about which sources are the most accurate, how can we have confidence in our Bible translations?
Peter J Williams
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A little Greek goes a long way
Getting familiar with Bible languages can have huge benefits — and it may be easier than you think
Peter J Williams
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How the Babylonians recorded biblical events
Ancient Near Eastern sources can give valuable insights into the world the Old Testament was written in
J. Caleb Howard
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What can we glean from Old Testament laws?
The minutiae of OT regulations holds biblical wisdom that can still help us live well today
Elizabeth Robar
