The alphabet and the ancient world

From the hands of scribes

How does handwriting shed light on variants in Bible manuscripts? Beth Vickers and Dr Dirk Jongkind follow the clues

Beth Vickers & Dr Dirk Jongkind

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

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

Bible toolkit: Reading with Bible-shaped imagination

Reading Scripture creatively shouldn’t be speculative, says Christopher Ash, but we can raw on the Bible’s own rich store of imagery

Christopher Ash

Who were the Assyrians?

Dr Caleb Howard explains how getting to know ancient cultures can help us to grasp a deeper understanding of Scripture

Dr Caleb Howard

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

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

Did Jesus read the ESV?

How would Jesus have experienced Scripture, and how similar was his Bible to ours?

Dr John D Meade

Did Jesus speak Greek?

How likely is it that Jesus used the lingua franca of the world of the New Testament?

Dr Peter J Williams

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…

Dr Caleb Howard

Between the Testaments

Sometimes called the ‘silent years’ in fact this was a time of important change

Dr Peter J Williams

Who carried the Epistles?

Dr Peter Head meets the trusted letter-carriers who delivered the New Testament epistles by hand

Dr Peter Head