Resources for curious Christians
Read the texts and use the tools behind our conversations to examine the evidence for yourself, understand Scripture more faithfully, and grow in love for Jesus.
Read a source. Hear the conversation.
Why did Naaman take dirt home?
Naaman’s request for Israelite soil raises questions about worship, land, and allegiance to Israel’s God.
PRIMARY SOURCE 2 Kings 5:15–19 →
PODCAST DISCUSSION Hear the conversation →
What do the plagues have to do with Egypt’s gods?
Read the plagues in their biblical setting, then examine claims about their relationship to Egyptian religion.
PRIMARY SOURCE Exodus 7–12 →
PODCAST DISCUSSION Hear the conversation →
What was ‘heavenly dynamite’?
Read a period issue of the revival publication and then listen to the historical discussion.
PRIMARY SOURCE Live Coals of Fire (1899) →
PODCAST DISCUSSION Hear the conversation →
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Scripture and Christian history
RESEARCH TOOLS · Compare translations, read historical Christian texts, and check the argument for yourself.
STEP Bible
Explore biblical passages, translations, and original-language words.
Church Fathers
Read early Christian sermons, letters, and theology.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Discover Christian writing from across the centuries.
Ancient texts and the world of the Bible
1 Enoch 6–11
Read the Watcher story discussed in our Rivals introduction.
Balaam’s flying escape
A later Jewish retelling behind the D&D exchange in our Baal of Peor conversation.
Sumerian literature
Oxford’s archived collection, including English translations.
Babylonian and Akkadian texts
Explore the electronic Babylonian Library.
Greek and Latin works
Browse the Perseus collection.
Mesopotamian gods and goddesses
Get acquainted with unfamiliar names.
For specialist research: ORACC · Old Babylonian archives · Ugaritic texts
Elsewhere around the table
KEEP THE INVESTIGATION GOING
Bring what you found back to the table.
Did a passage or ancient source raise a new question—or challenge an interpretation you have heard? We would love to hear it.