Who were the Assyrians?

Living texts

Beth Vickers talks to Dr Elizabeth Shively, Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Director of Teaching at the University of St Andrew…

Beth Vickers

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

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

Artefact in focus: The Rekhmire Tomb Scenes

Dr Kim Phillips explores an Egyptian tomb painting that mirrors the biblical text 

Kim Phillips

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

Stealing hearts in Hebrew

If you want to be surprised by Scripture, let the languages captivate you, says Travis Wright

Travis Wright

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

Finding your way through Scripture

Ben Crelin talks to Dr Carol Kaminski about how seeing the bigger picture can change the way we read the Bible

Ben Crelin

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

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

Digging up the Church’s past

The New Testament writers expect us to know basic facts about their world. Dr Thomas Davis tells Kay Carter how archaeology can help to fill…

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

Bible toolkit: Reading with Bible-shaped imagination

Reading Scripture creatively shouldn’t be speculative, says Christopher Ash, but we can draw 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

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

Do we still care about evidence?

Kay Carter asks the Christian apologist Kristi Mair whether students in the "post truth" world are rejecting research

Did Jesus speak Greek?

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

Peter J Williams

The books that made us scholars

Travis Wright and Andrew Keenan on their favourite books, and their mission to teach Bible languages