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Illustration by Josh Koch from the KJV frontispiece. Wikimedia Commons

Borrowing from the KJV Bank and Trust


We must steward and protect the trust people have in prominent Bible translations.

Mark Ward

October 17, 2021


Portraits of the four evangelists from GA 773 (10th c.)

Portraits of the four evangelists from GA 773 (10th c.)

Why There Are Just Four Gospels in the Bible


Despite tales of conspiracy, there are good historical and theological reasons why the Church recognized four—and only four—Gospels.

C. E. Hill

October 17, 2021


Painting of St. Peter by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni

How 2 Peter Made It into the Bible


The story of how the most doubted book in the New Testament was recognized as canonical

Darian R. Lockett

October 13, 2021


Featured image about Enoch ascending to heaven

Illustration by Josh Koch. Image of Enoch from the 1728 Figures de la Bible

The Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism


A consideration of Jewish Pseudepigrapha raises the question whether the New Testament contains books written under a false name.

Daniel M. Gurtner

October 12, 2021


The word ‘variants’ spelled in metal printer’s type

Illustration by Peter Gurry. Image from 123rf.com

Two Reasons There Are Variants in Our Copies of the Bible


For historical and theological reasons, we shouldn’t be surprised that the Bible’s manuscripts have differences.

Peter J. Gurry

October 1, 2021


Illustration of a Dead Sea Scroll on a phone

A Dead Sea Scroll on an smart phone. ABC News

The Bible Jesus Read


The Bible of Jesus’ day was not too different from the list of English translations available on your phone’s Bible app.

John D. Meade

September 30, 2021


Illustration by Peter Gurry. Images from Tyndale’s 1534 New Testament and iStock

The Letter and the Spirit


The evangelical scholar has no need to fear or to exclude the Holy Spirit when practicing textual criticism.

Maurice Robinson

September 18, 2021


Stylized image of the Council of Nicaea

Illustration by Josh Koch from a fresco of the Council of Nicaea in the Basilica of St. Nicholas.

Did Nicaea Really Create the Bible?


Debunking the popular myth that a Roman emperor and a fourth-century church council decided the canon

John D. Meade

August 4, 2021


A 17th c. icon of Elijah and Enoch in the Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland

A 17th century icon of Enoch with Elijah in the Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland. Wikipedia

The New Testament Use of Jewish Pseudepigrapha


Why the New Testament authors sometimes drew on ancient literary works written under false names

Daniel M. Gurtner

August 4, 2021


The NA28 (left) and THGNT (right), opened to the beginning of John’s Gospel

The NA28 (left) and THGNT (right), opened to the beginning of John’s Gospel

What Pastors Should Know about Developments in Textual Criticism


An introduction to new editions, methods, and digital tools for studying the Greek New Testament

Peter J. Gurry

August 4, 2021


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