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336 Bible 7 – Greek New Testament Uncials

Posted on by Sean Finnegan

Today we are moving into our second group of New Testament manuscripts–the uncials.  However, before describing them, we’ll need to focus on how Christian scribes went about their work.  As it turns out the situation is quite different than the Jewish scribes who preserved the Hebrew Bible.  Then we’ll follow the exciting career of Bible Read more about 336 Bible 7 – Greek New Testament Uncials[…]

The Real Mount Sinai?

Posted on by Sean Finnegan

The traditional site for Mount Sinai is on the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, where the Red Sea forks into two gulfs.  On this spot is St. Catherine’s Monastery, one of the oldest working Christian monasteries on the planet (founded around ad 550). However, some researches have identified a second site as a possible location.  The Read more about The Real Mount Sinai?[…]