Unscrolled

Mark Rankin, Professor of English at James Madison University, talks about his years of research on the most influential English religious book after the Bible itself, Foxe’s “Book of Martyrs.”

Lauren McAfee, author and speaker whose work focuses on young adults and women, discusses how the Millennial generation is – or is not – engaging with the Bible.

Larry Ross, former media spokesman for Rev. Dr. Billy Graham, shares about Queen Elizabeth II and Billy Graham, as well as his own meeting with the monarch.

Chris Jones, professor of medieval history at University of Canterbury in New Zealand, talks about his research on the infamous “Wicked Bible” of 1631–with a bonus announcement about an item in the museum’s collection.

J. Mark Bertrand, whose lectio.org blog launched interest in Bible craftsmanship in 2007, discusses what makes a good, readable Bible.

Ralph Leo, professor of history at United Arab Emirates University in El Ain, UAE, reveals the remarkable impact of early medical missionaries in the Arabian peninsula – an impact that continues to this day beyond the hospitals themselves.

Phil Cooke of Cooke Media Group discusses all things Hollywood and Bible, from blockbusters to busts.

Daniel Stevens, director of the museum’s Scholars Initiative, discusses his new article on the famous Wyman Fragment, a portion of a Greek manuscript that contains the book of Romans.

Prof. Melinda Nielsen of Baylor University talks about her new book on an important medieval manuscript in the museum’s collections, the “Mirror of Human Salvation” and on the interpretation of the Bible in the middle ages.

Tommy Wasserman discusses New Testament manuscripts and new printed Greek editions. He is Professor at Örebro School of Theology (Sweden) and Ansgar Teologiske Høgskole (Norway).

Juan Hernández, professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Bethel University, discusses his studies of the manuscript of the book of Revelation and how he began his studies of the Bible and Greek.

Prof. Michael W. Holmes discusses his deep experience with the wording of the New Testament and early Christian texts. He is New Testament General Editor of the newly-published NRSV revision as well as the SBL Greek New Testament and the Greek and English translation of the Apostolic Fathers.

Bobby Gruenewald is Pastor and Innovation Leader at Life. Church, a multisite church based in Oklahoma. He is also the founder of the YouVersion Bible App.

Klaus Krogh is a leading typographer and designer of printed and digital Bibles. He discusses how he helps make the Bible more readable and accessible.

Daniel Master, Professor of Archeology at Wheaton College, discusses his excavation project at Tel Shimron in Galilee. This site is the closest parallel to biblical Nazareth, and will help us understand better daily life in Galilee at the time of Jesus.

Michael Eisenberg is an investor, businessman, and author from Israel. His book The Tree of Life and Prosperity: 21st Century Business Principles from the Book of Genesis explores how leadership and business practices drawn from the Torah can lead to businesses and economies that succeed and make a difference for people.

Julia Jeffress Sadler is a licensed professional counselor and girl’s ministry director at First Baptist Church Dallas. Her clinical training, biblical foundation, pastor’s daughter upbringing, and sense of humor provide a fresh perspective on cultural topics. She hosts a weekly podcast and radio show, “Unapologetic: God’s Truth on Today’s Topics,” which is a sub-brand of the international media m...

Sam Brownback served as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from February 2018 to January 2021. He served as Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Prior to that, he represented his home state in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. While a member of the Senate, he worked actively on the issue of religious freedom in multiple countries and was a key sponsor...

Eric Metaxas is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Fish Out of Water, Martin Luther, If You Can Keep It, Bonhoeffer, Miracles, Seven Women, Seven Men, and Amazing Grace. He is the host of the Eric Metaxas Radio Show, and the founder and host of Socrates in the City: Conversations on the Examined Life, an event series of “entertaining and thought-provoking discussions on ‘life, God, and ot...

Jeff speaks with Alain Rey, CEO of French company Natinsa. Natinsa has created the Nano bible by engraving 1750 pages onto a 1mm thick sapphire disc.

John Cooper is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of at the 21st century. The two-time Grammy-award nominated, 12X platinum band was inducted to Pandora’s Billionaire club after garnering 2 Billion streams, took home a Billboard music Award and more. Their breakout single “Monster” remains “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all...

Eyal Carlin is Israel’s Tourism Commissioner to North America. Heading marketing and business development initiatives for tourism promotion to the State of Israel, he oversees five government tourism office across North America. Eyal worked in Israel’s renowned Pharmaceutical and High-Tech industries before joining the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) in 2010. Prior to his appointment as Tourism...

Kyle Choe speaks to Jeff about his fathers calligraphy and the Bible they are donating to the museum.

Listen to Dr. Mark Gaither, CEO at the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, discuss his partnership with the museum to image Byzantine manuscripts and why imaging manuscripts and making them available online is so important for scholars and the public.

Professor Yosef Ofer speaks about the text of the Hebrew Bible as well as manuscripts he is examining from the Museum of the Bible’s collection.