Who were the Assyrians?
Dr Caleb Howard explains how getting to know ancient cultures can help us to grasp a deeper understanding of Scripture.

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Not in that poor lowly stable
Dr Ian Paul takes a look at whether Christmas tradition has distracted us from the story told in Scripture
Ian Paul
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What is the Leviathan?
Dr Mark Sneed takes a look at the history of the biblical monster and asks what we should make of it today
Mark Sneed
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Uncovering the hidden lives of manuscripts
Dr Peter J Williams takes a look at how multispectral imaging is helping researchers to unlock the hidden histories behind Bible manuscripts…
Peter J Williams
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Artefact in focus: The Rekhmire Tomb Scenes
Dr Kim Phillips explores an Egyptian tomb painting that mirrors the biblical text
Kim Phillips
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Scripture and The Shepherd of Hermas - Have we got our Bibles wrong?
Ed Creedy takes a look at four compelling reasons why The Shepherd of Hermas isn’t included in the Bible and asks whether we can learn anyth…
Ed Creedy
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Stealing hearts in Hebrew
If you want to be surprised by Scripture, let the languages captivate you, says Travis Wright
Travis Wright
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Artefact in focus: The Ketef Hinnom Amulets
Dr Kaspars Ozolins shares the story of two tiny silver scrolls which bear witness to the Old Testament text
Dr Kaspars Ozolins
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From the hands of scribes
How does handwriting shed light on variants in Bible manuscripts? Beth Vickers and Dr Dirk Jongkind follow the clues
Dirk Jongkind & Beth Vickers
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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
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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
Travis Wright
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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
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Who were the Assyrians?
Dr Caleb Howard explains how getting to know ancient cultures can help us to grasp a deeper understanding of Scripture
Caleb Howard