How to live well: role models and imitation in early Christianity
Cor Bennema looks at what the Graeco-Roman world and the Bible can teach us about using imitation to aid Christians to live well.
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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
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
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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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Thinking contextually
Beth Vickers catches up with Professor Liz Mburu, a Kenyan scholar who’s working tirelessly to make Bible scholarship accessible—and context…
Beth Vickers
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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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Names and Lists – Making sense of the Old Testament
Andrew and James Bejon take a look at Judges chapters 10 and 12 to talk about messy families, the significance of Biblical names, and to ask…
Andrew Ollerton & James Bejon
