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Bible

Crime Religion

A Biblical Mystery at Oxford

A renowned scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment. Now he’s facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up, and fraud.

Ariel Sabar The Atlantic May 2020 35min Permalink

Politics Religion

The Bible That Oozed Oil

A small Georgia town, a prophecy about Donald Trump, and the story of how a miracle fell apart.

Ruth Graham Slate Feb 2020 20min Permalink

Crime World Religion Travel

Holiday at the Dictator’s Guesthouse

The story of Jeffrey Fowle, an Ohio man who tried to smuggle a Bible into North Korea.

Joshua Hunt The Atavist Nov 2015 45min Permalink

Crime Religion

A High Holy Whodunit

How and why did 200 pages of the Aleppo Codex, “the oldest, most complete, most accurate text of the Hebrew Bible,” go missing?

Ronen Bergman New York Times Magazine Jul 2012 25min Permalink

Arts Religion

R. Crumb: The Art of Comics, No. 1

An interview with R. Crumb on how he adapted Genesis into comic form.

R. Crumb, Ted Widmer The Paris Review Jun 2010 45min Permalink