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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Learn the secrets of the Leningrad Codex
How Mediaeval scholars reproduced the text of the Bible with astonishing accuracy
Kim Phillips
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How scepticism became a bestseller
Prof Bart D Ehrman has sold millions of books questioning the reliability of the Bible, but his arguments are far from irrefutable
Peter J Williams
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A Romanian Bible for the 21st century
For a hundred years, Romanians have been reading a Bible with dated vocabulary and second-hand translation. That's about to change
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Bible toolkit: Keep the faith
Christopher Ash shows how scholarship can help us better understand passages we struggle with
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A conversation with Dr Brittany Melton
Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University.
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Take a first step in Bible languages
STEPBible allows people who have never learned Greek or Hebrew to access the Bible in its original languages
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Reading the Psalms in Hebrew
Dr Peter J Williams discovers how the original language of the Psalter uses sounds and poetic devices to reinforce the meaning of the text
Peter J Williams
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Where did verse numbers come from?
The way our Bibles are split into sections affects how we read Scripture. But where did these divisions come from?
Peter J Williams
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5 answers to 5 questions about New Testament manuscripts
If experts differ about which sources are the most accurate, how can we have confidence in our Bible translations?
Peter J Williams
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A little Greek goes a long way
Getting familiar with Bible languages can have huge benefits — and it may be easier than you think
Peter J Williams
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How the Babylonians recorded biblical events
Ancient Near Eastern sources can give valuable insights into the world the Old Testament was written in
J. Caleb Howard
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What can we glean from Old Testament laws?
The minutiae of OT regulations holds biblical wisdom that can still help us live well today
Elizabeth Robar
