From Tablets to Torah Scrolls

From Tablets to Torah Scrolls

In this brand new Focus Series, we are so excited to share updates with you from the world of biblical archaeology and textual research!

We will hear from Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen on the Mount Ebal curse tablet. Learn the huge ramifications this little tablet has for biblical minimalism and the profound affirmation it gives the Bible's historical credibility.

Additionally, Dr. Brian Rickett and his colleague, Dr. Drew Longacre, will share brand new updates from the MIKRA lab and a wonderful app their team is launching that will give scholars and interested lay people around the world access to biblical manuscripts in their original languages.

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From Tablets to Torah Scrolls
  • The Altar, the Curse & the Alphabet

    In this first interview of our new Focus Series with Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen, Dr. Stripling explains the exciting series of events that led to the Mount Ebal Dump Salvage Project.

    Learn how the method of wet sifting, which Dr. Stripling and his team have implemented at sit...

  • Curses & Covenants

    In our 2nd segment with Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen, Scott, Peter, and Tim discuss the biblical significance of Mount Ebal and sites in the surrounding area. From Abraham, to Joseph, and on to Joshua, this area is rich in biblical history and foundational events.

    Dr. Stripling...

  • The Name of God from Mount Ebal

    In our 3rd segment with Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen, Scott and Peter share what is by far the most remarkable aspect of the Mount Ebal curse tablet's translation.

    Inscribed on the inside of this tablet is the divine name of God written in Proto-Alphabetic script - ensuring tha...

  • Translating the Curse

    In this exciting 4th segment with Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen, Scott and Peter reveal the full translation of the inscription on the inside of the Mount Ebal curse tablet (what has been/can be deciphered thus far).

    Dr. Stripling and Dr. van der Veen also share additional archa...

  • Changing the World of Biblical Archaeology

    In our 5th segment with Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen, Scott and Peter share the reaction of the archaeological community to the Mount Ebal curse tablet.

    Dr. Stripling discusses the press conference that was held at the Lanier Theological Library to announce the discovery and ho...

  • The Future & Providence of the Mount Ebal Tablet

    In our final segment with Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen, Scott starts by sharing the theological implications of the Mount Ebal curse tablet.

    As Dr. Stripling points out, if the Bible is historically accurate and there is a God of the Bible, as this tablet affirms, then that God...

  • Making Biblical Manuscripts Available

    We will be closing out the year and our From Tablets to Torah Scrolls Focus with a 2 episode series in which Tim interviews Dr. Brian Rickett and Dr. Drew Longacre of the MIKRA Research Laboratory.

    In this first episode, Dr. Rickett and Dr. Longacre share some exciting updates! Soon the team wil...

  • Tracing the Text Through Time

    In our final episode with Dr. Brian Rickett and Dr. Drew Longacre, Brian and Drew share important insights we have learned about the Bible from the science of paleography.

    Learn how this amazing, detective-like work has helped us understand the way in which the biblical text been transmitted ove...

  • LIVE EVENT REPLAY: The Mount Ebal Curse Tablet

    Did you miss our LIVE EVENT with Dr. Scott Stripling and Dr. Peter van der Veen?

    If so, here is our Live Event Replay! Watch this engaging discussion between Tim, Dr. Stripling, and Dr. van der Veen as they dive deeper into the topic of the Mount Ebal curse tablet - taking questions from the liv...