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Reading Pathways

Curated sequences of studies — a place to start, and a thread to follow.

Start Here

Six studies that show how this site reads Scripture — from the creation week to the wounded healer of Isaiah 53, always from the original languages.

  1. 01The Creation WeekGenesis 1:1–31 · 22 min
  2. 02The GardenGenesis 2:4–25 · 25 min
  3. 03The FallGenesis 3:1–24 · 20 min
  4. 04The Wounded HealerIsaiah 53:4–6 · 13 min

The Text Behind the Translations

Septuagint, Masoretic, Dead Sea Scrolls — which Old Testament are you reading, and what do the oldest witnesses actually say?

  1. 01Which Old Testament? The Septuagint, the Masoretic, and the Verses That Settle ItTopical Multiple · 24 min
  2. 02From Adam to NoahGenesis 5:1-32 · 20 min
  3. 03Did Abraham Know Noah?Genesis 5, 11 · 14 min
  4. 04Cain and AbelGenesis 4:1–26 · 20 min
  5. 05The Wounded HealerIsaiah 53:4–6 · 13 min

The Name

I AM THAT I AM, the name that is in the angel, the name that is Jealous — what the text does with the name of God, and why it acts for its sake.

  1. 01My Name Is in HimExodus Exodus 23:14-33 · Exodus 23:14-33
  2. 02For His Name's SakeEzekiel 36:22 · 22 min

The Unseen Realm

Nephilim, demons, fallen angels, and the morning star — what the text says about the spiritual world, and what it leaves unsaid.

  1. 01The Nephilim: What Genesis 6:1-4 Actually SaysGenesis 6:1-4 · 22 min
  2. 02"The Silence and the Storm" — Demons in the Old Testament · 20 min
  3. 03Demons vs. Fallen Angels — What Does the Text Say?Genesis · Isaiah · Ezekiel · 2 Peter · Jude · Revelation Gen 6:1-4; Isa 14:12-15; Ezk 28:12-19; 2Pe 2:4; Jud 6; Rev 12:7-9 · 18 min
  4. 04"Between the Testaments" — From Silence to Storm · 20 min