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  1. 01 Dead Sea Scrolls

    Often hailed as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries, the Dead Sea Scrolls bridge a millennium of biblical history & prophecy.

  2. 08 The Masoretic Text: The Standard Hebrew Bible

    Explore the Masoretic Text, the traditional Hebrew version of the Old Testament. Learn how Jewish scribes preserved Scripture from ancient times, its relation to the Septuagint, and its enduring influence on modern Bible translations.

  3. 13 Tacitus on Jesus

    Tacitus provides independent, first-century evidence of Jesus’s crucifixion under Pilate and the early persecution of Christians under Nero.

  4. 14 Pliny the Younger

    Pliny the Younger provides Roman, non-Christian evidence of early Christian persecution and the courage of believers facing execution.

  5. 16 Darkness at the Crucifixion

    Explore ancient accounts of darkness during Jesus’s crucifixion, including the Gospels, Thallus, Phlegon, and Hou Hanshu, and their historical context.

  6. 25 The Nazareth Decree

    The Nazareth Decree shows Roman tomb laws and circumstantial evidence tied to Jesus’s resurrection and other possible origins.

  7. 29 The Cyrus Cylinder

    What the Cyrus Cylinder confirms about Persian restoration policy—and what it does not prove about Jerusalem or Daniel 9’s starting decree.

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