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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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
Cor Bennema
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The ABCS of Hebrew Acrostic Poems
Megan Alsene-Parker delves into the artistry of the Hebrew acrostic form and the vivid pictures these little-known poems paint.
Megan Alsene-Parker
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Artefact in focus: Judaean Pillar Figurines
At every archaeological tell in which eighth and seventh century remains of the kingdom of Judah have been excavated, small female figurines…
George Heath-Whyte
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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
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How we got the Bible
Dirk Jongkind takes a long look at the story of how the Bible came to us.
Dirk Jongkind
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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
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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 …
Kim Phillips
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
J. 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
