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Book of KellsNovember 14, 2022Every year half a million visitors flock to Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, to see one very special Bible manuscript . . . the Book of Kells. Among the 680 gorgeously decorated pages of the Book o ...
Dressing the TorahOctober 31, 2022When the Romans destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem in AD 70, it might have seemed the Jewish people were lost. Without that central institution, where would they worship? How would they worship? ...
The Samaritans TodayOctober 24, 2022Many people know the term Samaritan from the New Testament parable of the good Samaritan. But did you know there are Samaritans still alive today? A small community of hundreds of Samaritans still end ...
The Bible on BuildingsOctober 10, 2022All around this museum are signs. They can be removed or replaced as needed. But some writings are attached to buildings more permanently—inscriptions carved into stone or embedded into floors. Bibl ...
Chartres CathedralOctober 3, 2022In August 1944, a colonel in the US Army named Welborn Barton Griffith risked his life to save a cathedral in Chartres, France. The army believed that German snipers were hiding in the towers of ...
What Is Parchment?September 26, 2022The history of the Bible is tied to the history of technology. As new technologies of communication and transportation emerged, they accelerated the spread of the Bible around the globe. But we ...
What Is Papyrus?September 5, 2022“Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?” Papyrus appears a number of times in the Bible, as in this passage from the book of Job. In Exodus, the mother of b ...
Family Organizations and the BibleAugust 22, 2022Across the globe, countless biblically inspired organizations serve families and children. World Vision, which calls itself a “love thy neighbor” ministry, focuses on children who have been victim ...
The Red CrossAugust 8, 2022In the New Testament, there’s a story of a man called the “good Samaritan.” This man comes upon a wounded stranger on the side of the road. Many pass by and are unwilling to help, but the good S ...
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