Manuscripts6 min read
How to Check a Claim About the Bible
A practical method for testing the Bible facts you see shared online, from chapter-and-verse checks to spotting claims that no manuscript supports.
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Start with the part you want to understand.
Introductions to the manuscripts, archaeology, languages, geography, and canon of the Bible, with practical ways to check what you read.
Manuscripts7 min read
What the Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Changed
The Dead Sea Scrolls are the most cited discovery in biblical studies. Here is what was found near Qumran, what it settled, and what it did not.
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Why Two Bibles Word the Same Verse Differently
Translations disagree for reasons you can actually inspect: the manuscripts behind them, the theory of translation, and words that have no English equivalent.
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What Archaeology Has and Has Not Confirmed
Several biblical people, places, and events have turned up in inscriptions and excavations. Others have not. Here is how to tell the categories apart.
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Places6 min read
Reading the Bible With a Map in Hand
Distances, elevations, and terrain explain a great deal of biblical narrative — why journeys took as long as they did and why certain towns mattered so much.
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How the Bible Became One Book
The Bible is a library assembled over centuries. Here is how its contents were sorted, why the lists differ between traditions, and what the early evidence shows.
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