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Opening credits of The History Channel series 'Bible Secrets Revealed'.

Oct 14 Blog

Bible Secrets Revealed, Episode 3: “The Forbidden Scriptures”

Read what Bible Secrets Revealed consulting producer Dr. Robert Cargill reveals about the third installment of the History Channel series.

Jul 29 Blog

The Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas

By: Robin Ngo

New Testament scholar Simon Gathercole examines what the sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas reveal about the early Christian world in which they were written.

Oct 2 Blog

Nag Hammadi Codices

By: Marek Dospěl

The Nag Hammadi Codices are a group of papyrus manuscripts discovered near the city of Nag Hammadi in southern Egypt, about 70 miles north of […]

Jul 31 Blog

Liberator of the Nag Hammadi Codices

By: Charles W. Hedrick

A cache of ancient Christian Gnostic texts was found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945—two years before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Similar to the situation with the Dead Sea Scrolls, a monopoly of scholars held up the publication of the Nag Hammadi texts and would not permit anyone else to see them. The late Jim Robinson intervened, and by 1970 he had managed to free the Nag Hammadi Codices.

Dec 19 Blog

Bible Secrets Revealed

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The History Channel's new series "Bible Secrets Revealed" tackles the mysteries of the Bible over the course of six weeks.

Jan 4 Blog

The Da Vinci Code

By: Reviewed by Ben Witherington, III

Ben Witherington, III reviews "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.

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