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Paul and First-Century Letter Writing

E. Randolph Richards

What Makes a Bible Translation Bad?

Mark Ward
Codex Zacynthius

Recovering an Erased Gospel

How the earliest Greek New Testament commentary manuscript has been restored by modern imaging techniques

H. A. G. Houghton

The Fall and the American Founding

Tracy McKenzie

What Are the Apocryphal Gospels?

Markus Bockmuehl and Jacob Rodriguez

B. H. Streeter’s Four Gospels at One Hundred

Peter R. Rodgers

Paul and the Septuagint Canon

Edmon L. Gallagher
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Scribes & Scripture

Explore the Bible’s History in Three Ways…

1. Conference

Bring the directors to your church for a fun, informative conference on how the Bible was copied, canonized, and translated.

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2. Video Series

Our brand-new, four-part video series gives an exciting and visually rich tour of how we got the Bible. Watch from anywhere anytime.

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3. Book

Nominated for two book-of-the-year awards, Scribes and Scripture explains the Bible’s history with pictures, charts, tables, and accessible sidebars.

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Illuminating the History of the Bible

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We help Christians understand and appreciate the Bible’s history with articles, videos, books, and conferences.

Research

We foster responsible, biblical scholarship in publications, long-term research projects, and academic colloquia.

Mentoring

We train students to serve the church with academics through our TCI Fellowship, a unique mentoring program.

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A Scribes & Scripture event

Scribes & Scripture Conferences

  • October 3, 2025
    Bethel Church, Fairbanks, Alaska
  • May 9, 2026
    Graham Church, Perry, MI
  • May 16, 2026
    Calvary Chapel, Lake Stevens, WA
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