manuscripts – Mark Wessner

Talking about God

Can an ancient text actually be authentic?

I have never torn down and then rebuilt a house with my own hands, but I imagine that I understand the general principles involved. One…

Biblical Studies Religious Studies

Have you every wondered what is involved with translating the Dead Sea Scrolls (aka Qumran)? Is it exciting? Is it boring? A few years ago,…

Biblical Studies Religious Studies Spirituality

I am not a plumber. I don’t have any skills that even remotely look like what a plumber would have. Whenever I encounter a plumbing…

Biblical Studies

Have you ever wanted to look at a 1,600 year old manuscript of the Bible? If so, you can now go to Codex Sinaiticus and…

Biblical Studies Church Life

For those of you who are taking the first four-week Foundations course at Westwood, here are some resources you can refer to if you want…

Biblical Studies

For those of you who like original language and manuscript stuff, here are three very cool sites: The Aleppo Codex (Hebrew Bible / Old Testament)…