In this episode, Peter Williams, Principal of Tyndale House, explains how names can help us to assess the historical reliability of the Gospels. By looking at name records we can see what the most popular names were outside of the Gospels at the same time

In this episode, Tony chats to James Bejon and Josh Meynell about strange or animal-related names that we find in the Bible. Some of the names in the Bible strike us as having curious meanings. For example, Caleb means ‘dog’, Nun means ‘fish’, and Abel me

In this episode, Tony asks Caleb Howard and James Bejon why we have genealogies in the Bible and how we should make sense of them. They discuss how the Old Testament is unique in ancient literature in the way it lays out genealogies. They also explore how

In this episode, George Heath-Whyte and James Bejon chat with Tony about the use of divine names in the ancient world and in the Bible. What did the Babylonians call their gods?What did the names of the Babylonian gods mean?Why did the Israelites go from

In this episode, George Heath-Whyte and James Bejon chat with Tony about a range of difficult questions surrounding the book of Daniel: What is the significance of Daniel and his friends having their names changed in Daniel 1? What do their new Babylonian

In this episode Tony sits down with David Tsumura, who is a professor emeritus in Old Testament studies at Japan Bible Seminary. David is a familiar face at Tyndale House having visited several times over nearly 40 years. He lived on site for two years f

In this episode, Tony continues his conversation with writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new four-volume commentary on the Psalms. They discuss how Christ would have prayed the Psalms during his earthly life, the structure of the 5 books of the

In this episode, Tony interviews our writer-in-residence, Christopher Ash, on his new 4 volume commentary on the Psalms. Christopher shares how he came to write the commentary, the importance of the psalms, and why he thinks that the Psalms are inseparabl

In this episode Tony Watkins sits down with biblical scholar, Ahreum Kim, who has been a reader at Tyndale House on and off since 2019 when she came here during her MPhil. She has since completed her PhD which focused on the letter of 1 John and the Greco

In this episode, Tony, James, and Caleb continue discussing name changes in the Bible, but this time with a focus on throne names. They look first at how kings in the ancient world often changed their name when they became king, before then focusing on Ol