One of the earliest mentions of Israel from outside the Bible
Josh Meynell takes a look at the Merneptah Stele, an Egyptian inscription from 1200 BC, which contains one of the earliest mentions of Israel in extra-biblical documents.
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Writing the name of God in Greek
Dirk Jongkind traces the history of scribal innovations for writing God’s name and explores how these innovations still appear in churches t…
Dirk Jongkind
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Following the Footnotes: The Old Latin and the Vulgate
Jonathan Wilken follows the footnotes to explain why ancient Latin translations of Scripture are useful to Bible translators today.
Jonathan Wilken
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Artefact in focus: The Flood Tablet
The Flood tablet contains the Epic of Gilgamesh, a story with similarities to the story of Noah's ark in Genesis. George Heath-Whyte discuss…
George Heath-Whyte
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John 1 according to the paragraphing of Greek manuscripts
Nelson Hsieh demonstrates in John 1 how the Tyndale House team will decide on paragraph divisions for the second edition of the Tyndale Hous…
Nelson Hsieh
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Dying to meet you? Death in ancient Israel’s texts
Philip Johnston explores what God’s people believed about life after death during the time of the Old Testament
Philip Johnston
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Who were the Hittites?
Robert Marineau untangles the knotty problems of identifying the Hittites mentioned in the Old Testament.
Robert Marineau
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Merneptah Stele: One of the earliest mentions of Israel from outside of the Bible
Josh Meynell takes a look at an Egyptian inscription from 1200 BC, which contains one of the earliest mentions of Israel in extra-biblical d…
Josh Meynell
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Early Camel Incidents in the Hebrew Bible
The claim that there were no domesticated camels before the first millennium BC makes the mention of camels in Genesis problematic. Martin H…
Martin Heide
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Reading with Strangers: Hospitable Interpretation of Scripture
Brittany Melton unpacks what it means to interpret Scripture in a way that is hospitable to other interpreters, and explains how that can hi…
Brittany N. Melton
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A pool strangely stirred: The healing at Bethesda in John 5
Steve Bryan walks through the healing at Bethesda in John 5 to explore what we can know about the pool from archaeological remains, and how …
Steven Bryan
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The surprising joy of memorising Job
Ellie Wiener shares about her experience of memorising the book of Job in Hebrew, and how it has helped her in her PhD studies
Ellie Wiener
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Toxic leadership in Corinth
Kirsten Mackerras explores the leadership issues in Corinth when Paul wrote to the Corinthian church, and shares what we can learn from thei…
Kirsten Mackerras
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Salvation like an Exodus: Exiting the Kingdom of Darkness
Diego dy Carlos explores how the apostle Paul draws on exodus imagery in the Old Testament to explain to the Colossians the salvation they h…
Diego dy Carlos Araújo
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The genius of Jesus
Jesus never wrote a book, and yet his teachings have influenced billions throughout history. Peter Williams investigates the genius behind t…
Peter J Williams
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Where did the Bible's chapters come from?
Nelson Hsieh explores how the Bible came to have chapter divisions and how they influence our reading of the text
Nelson Hsieh
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The 'Law Code' of Hammurabi
Caleb Howard considers the enduring fame of one of the oldest written codes of law and asks how it compares to the laws given to the people …
J. Caleb Howard
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Reading the Bible in a secular age
Tony Watkins highlights how our secular culture can influence the way we view the Bible, and suggests how Christians can factor that in when…
Tony Watkins
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Reading Jeremiah with the grain of Scripture
Jill Firth takes us on a journey through the book of Jeremiah to uncover the message of hope woven into a story of rebellion.
Jill Firth
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Following the Footnotes: The Septuagint
Chris Fresch follows the footnotes to unravel the mystery of the Septuagint and its influence on modern Bible translations
Chris Fresch
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Faith and works in the letter of James
In 2023, two of our 16 PhD students were studying the letter of James. Francie Cornes set out to discover what drew them to the letter and t…
Francie Cornes
