ACADEMIC STUDIES · FOLLOW THE SOURCES

Enter the world. Understand the evidence.

Explore the history, texts and languages behind the Bible, and weigh the evidence.

HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY

A world recorded. A past to investigate.

Begin with a historical question. Compare the biblical narrative with an ancient account, then examine the setting, source and limits of the comparison.

From discovery to history

Learn how historians read archaeology and inscriptions through worked examples from the biblical world.

Museum-Grade Archaeology

Open the museums themselves: real object records from collections that publish openly, with dates, findspots and photographs under their own licences.

Old maps of the Holy Land

Historical maps of the biblical world, 680 to 1928, from ten libraries. Open any map at full size, with its maker, its library and its credit.

Israel among the empires

Trace tribute, conquest, exile and return through synchronized maps and primary evidence.

Cities through their layers

Explore Jericho, Lachish, Jerusalem and Corinth through selected phases, finds and disputed interpretations.

The world of Jesus & the apostles

Explore eight connected settings, from Galilean households and Jerusalem to Caesarea, Corinth, Ephesus and travel toward Rome.

EXPLORE THE SETTING AND SOURCE

Mesha and the world of Moab

Illustrated landing for a historical study of Mesha and Moab.

Lachish under siege

Illustrated landing for a historical study of Lachish and the campaign.

Cyrus, restoration and return

Illustrated landing for a historical study of imperial restoration and return.

Rulers in the biblical world

Follow rulers and their settings, then open the biblical passages and the people they connect.

Places behind the narrative

Find a place and open the passages associated with it.

BEFORE YOU FOLLOW A SOURCE

Know what you’re reading.

A surviving text, a modern edition and an interpretation each answer a different question.

Identify the witness

Who made it, when, and for what purpose? Distinguish the ancient work from the copy or edition before you.

Read the context

Follow the passage, its genre and the source’s own perspective. A royal inscription speaks with a royal purpose.

Consider the limits

Separate what survives from the conclusions drawn from it. Compare interpretations and their supporting evidence.

CONTINUE THROUGH STUDY

Return to the passage and its teaching.

Rooted in Scripture. Open for discovery.

A place to read slowly, ask deeply, and follow the connections. Scripture, study and the voices of Christian history, brought together for a lifetime of learning.

SPEND TIME IN THE WORD

  • Open the reader
  • Books & reading progress
  • Compare Scripture editions
  • Find a passage

FOLLOW YOUR QUESTIONS

  • Study collections
  • People & places
  • Faith & apologetics
  • Stories of faith

A library with a paper trail.

Meet the authors. Explore the collection. Trace each work to its source.

Download the code.

Open source on GitHub.