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In-Depth Commentaries

You can now access many commentaries on each book of the Bible, including in-depth commentaries. I have recently added links to 11 upper-level commentaries for the Old Testament--identified by "(Hebrew)"--and 35 for the New Testament--identified by "(Greek)". All of these will help you to "go deeper" in your study of the Holy Scriptures. More>>

Bible Atlas from Space now has maps of all of Paul's Missionary Journeys, useful for studies in his epistles and Acts.

Earlier DeeperStudy Blogs

DeeperStudy Blog: Folded napkin at the Empty Tomb does not mean "I'll be right back"

Arriving at the empty tomb of Jesus early Sunday morning, Peter and John found the cloth covering Jesus' face neatly folded. Does this refer to an ancient rule of table etiquette as many e-mails argue? If the answer is no, what significance does it really have? More>>

DeeperStudy Blog: Violin lost on train: Wake-up call for us all?

When 67-year-old Rob Napier walked off the 12:18 from Paddington, he left behind on the luggage rack above his seat a valuable Goffriller violin. What is valuable in your life that you are in danger of losing through inattention or neglect? More>>

What is the Greek Text Behind the King James (Authorised) Version?
New Testament textual criticism has come a long way since the first Greek New Testament appeared in 1516, or even since 1611, with the beloved King James Version was first published. Has the underlying Greek text improved since then? On what basis do modern textual critics make their decisions? You may find the answers surprising. More >>

Eat my flesh? Drink my blood?
When Jesus demanded that people eat his flesh and drink his blood, was he advocating a suicidal cannibalism? Or was his metaphor calling people to a new kind of relationship with himself? What does it mean to eat his flesh and drink his blood? And how is this related to the communion Christians have with Jesus in the Lord's Supper? More >>

Adulterous Woman's Letter to Her Ex-Lover
We look over the shoulder of a woman scratching out a letter on papyrus with a reed pen. She looks familiar--where have we seen her before? Ah, yes! Now we know who she is. The woman dragged before the Teacher, surrounded by men ready to stone her to death for adultery. Yet she lives, spared on a technicality when the witnesses against her refused to do their duty. What is this letter she writes in such haste? To whom does she write? To the man who abandoned her to the poisonous righteous? What would she have to say to him? More >>

Is the Holy Spirit's effect to unite us or divide us?
God intended for His gift of the Holy Spirit to unite His children. But is that what has happened? The world of Christianity has never been more divided than it is today. And this division includes our understanding of the Spirit Himself. Whose fault is it--God's or our own? What can we do about it? More >>

The Da Vinci Code claims Jesus was married. But where’s the proof?
Did Jesus marry Mary Magdalene? The Da Vinci CodeL says he did. Let's examine the proof Dan Brown gives to support his controversial claim. More >>

What? Judas Iscariot? Write a Gospel?
The sensationalist news of a newly discovered "Gospel of Judas" has people asking whether, like the "DaVinci Code" suggests, we've been deceived about the true history of Jesus and the apostles. Yet a closer look at the English translation of the document indicates that it does not derive from Christianity at all, but from Gnosticism. And the "Gospel of Judas," like all Gnostic gospels, is hardly good news. Here's why. More >>

Jesus walked on ice, not water?
Did Jesus really walk on the water of the Sea of Galilee, or was he actually walking on a patch of ice that the disciples didn't see? We examine this new explanation of one of the most amazing miracles of the Gospels, suggested by a professor of oceanography. Will it freeze faith solid or melt under close scrutiny? More >>

Da Vinci’s "Last Supper" Already Coded
"The Da Vinci Code" relabels a figure in Leonardo's "The Last Supper" as Mary Magdalene, a central figure in its tale of mystery and intrigue. Here's why the label won't stick to the fresco and what is the true message of the masterpiece. More >>

Lion, Witch, Wardrobe, and Gospel:
Narnia as Christian allegory
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," a Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media motion picture, introduces millions to the world of Narnia, ruled by a benevolent yet fierce, gigantic lion named Aslan. Fantastic adventure, magical realism, betrayal, and redemption await all who watch. Yet many will be ignorant of the "magic that's deeper still" behind the mysterious country accessible through a wooden cabinet. More >>