Do insights from the Dead Sea Scrolls add to the Masoretic text, and if so, should the original Hebrew Bible text be modified based this information? Scholars from both sides Read more…
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The Masoretic Text and the Dead Sea Scrolls
• 07/20/2011
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Travelogue of the Aleppo Codex
• 07/20/2011
The Aleppo Codex, one of the most important ancient Biblical manuscripts, has a history that is almost as dramatic as the Biblical events that it recounts. This travelogue traces the Read more…
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Does Radiocarbon Dating Accuracy Help Us Determine Bible Chronology?
• 07/17/2011
There’s been a lot of debate around the issue of Bible chronology, which more specifically relates to the era of the reigns of David and Solomon. Did they live in Read more…
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Understanding Revelations in the Bible
• 07/17/2011
Whether we’re looking for gospel meaning or struggling with understanding revelations in the Bible, Ben Witherington III, author of the article “Asking the Right Question” says historical Bible study can Read more…
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Exodus in the Bible and the Egyptian Plagues
• 07/17/2011
The Book of Exodus in the Bible describes ten Egyptian plagues that bring suffering to the land of pharaoh. Are these Biblical plagues plausible on any level? In the following Read more…
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Roman Crucifixion Methods Reveal the History of Crucifixion
• 07/17/2011
What do we know about the history of crucifixion? In the following article, “New Analysis of the Crucified Man,” Hershel Shanks looks at evidence of Roman crucifixion methods as Read more…
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Who Was Moses? Was He More than an Exodus Hero?
• 07/15/2011
Who was Moses? Was he more than an Exodus hero? Discover the Biblical Moses with Peter Machinist in his article, “The Man Moses.” Read more…
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The Nag Hammadi Codices and Gnostic Christianity
• 03/29/2011
Until the discovery of the Nag Hammadi codices in 1945, the Gnostic view of early Christianity had largely been forgotten. The teachings of Gnostic Christianity—vilified especially since they were declared Read more…
