Biblical Critical Theory

James and Paul on Wealth and Poverty

David Armitage unpacks how recent research by Craig Blomberg challenges the perceived incompatibility between the perspectives of Paul and J…

Craig Blomberg & David Armitage

How we got the Bible

Dirk Jongkind takes a long look at the story of how the Bible came to us.

Dirk Jongkind

Christ and the spiritual powers in Colossians

Diego dy Carlos Araújo explores connections between the spiritual concerns of the early church and contemporary Brazilian Christians.

Diego dy Carlos Araújo

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

Theology Network Day 2023

Join us for a day with UCCF's Theology Network to explore the possibility of pursuing biblical scholarship as a way of serving Christ.

World of the Bible Day Conference Edinburgh 2023

A day conference investigating the World of the Bible: How Scripture fits together and what it means for us.

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The fascinating world of personal names

How the study of onomastics has captivated generations of researchers at Tyndale House

Richard S Hess

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