Unscrolled

• Episode description: 

• Most people don't know that for decades, 75% of the Dead Sea Scrolls never saw the light of day. In this episode, Professor Lawrence Schiffman of NYU unpacks the messy human story behind why, how most Bible scholars still ignore the scrolls entirely, and how he spent his career fighting against the Christianization of these ancient Jewish texts. Tune in and hear it all and more — straight from one of the world's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholars. 

• Guest bio:  

• Lawrence H. Schiffman, PhD, is the Judge Abraham Lieberman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and Director of the Global Institute for Advanced Research in Jewish Studies. 

• Show Notes:  

• lawrenceschiffman.com 

• museumoftheBible.org/exhibits/dead-sea-scrolls-the-exhibition 

• Amazon - "From the Stone Age to Christianity: Monotheism and the Historical Process" by William F. Albright 

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• Guest bio:  

• Anne Graham Lotz is a best-selling author, speaker, and founder of Angel Ministries.  

• Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright is an author and Bible study teacher.  

• Show Notes:  

• AnneGrahamLotz.org 

• New Book: "God Won't Leave You There: Joseph's Story"  

• Book, “Wounded by God’s People” 

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• Guest bio:  

• John Ortberg is a pastor, author, and speaker. 

• Show Notes:  

• JohnOrtberg.com 

• Ryan Burge’s Substack - graphsaboutreligion.com 

• aa.org 

• johnortberg.com/steps 

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The church may be shrinking in the West—but that's not the whole story. Archbishop Vijay Raju Gadepe and Bishop Robert Gosselin of the Confessing Anglican Church lead a movement of 2 million people across 20 nations, and their stories will stop you in your tracks. Tune in as they join Museum of the Bible President and CEO Dr. Carlos Campo to talk about planting churches in rural India, miraculous healings in remote villages, rescuing refugees from the Taliban, and why the ancient church may be more alive right now than it's been in centuries. 

• Guest bio:  

• The Most Revd Dr. Vijay Raju Gadepe is the Bishop Primus of the Confessing Anglican Church (CAC) 

• The Most Revd Dr. Robert Gosselin is the Metropolitan and Provincial Archbishop for the Confessing Anglican Church (CAC) 

• Show Notes:  

• ConfessingAnglican.Church 

• museumoftheBible.org/illuminations 

• museumoftheBible.org/magazine/featured/the-biblical-foundations-of-lent-and-ash-wednesday 

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If you've ever felt lost in Scripture, Jeff Cavins has spent decades solving that problem. As the creator of “The Bible Timeline” and co-creator of “The Bible in a Year” podcast, Jeff joins host Matthias Walther at Museum of the Bible to talk about what changes when people read the Bible as a unified story and why that idea is resonating with millions. He also shares his testimony on how a deep dive into Scripture as a Protestant pastor ultimately led him back to the Catholic Church, and how that journey shaped everything he's built since.  

• Guest bio:  

• Jeff Cavins is the creator and founder of the “Great Adventure Bible Study” series and co-host of “The Bible in a Year” podcast. 

• Show Notes:  

• JeffCavins.com 

• AscensionPress.com 

• Ascension Press - The Bible Timeline, the Story of Salvation 

• Ascension Press - Authored by Jeff Cavins 

• Apple Podcast - The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz 

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• Episode description: 

• Santiago “Jimmy” Mellado, President and CEO of Compassion International, joins host Matthias Walther for a conversation about calling, identity, and the global church. Together, they trace how a childhood spent across developing nations, an Olympic journey, and a Harvard education shaped his lifelong mission. In this episode of “Unscrolled,” we explore the spiritual roots of poverty, the church’s biblical mandate to care for the vulnerable, and the simple question that reshaped Compassion’s work: What are you going to do with what you’ve seen? Get ready to discover how faith, formation, and global responsibility converge in one leader’s remarkable story. 

• Guest bio: 

• Santiago “Jimmy” Mellado is the President and CEO of Compassion International. 

• Show Notes:  

• Compassion.com 

• Compassion Leadership - Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado 

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Gary Rendsburg, Distinguished Professor & Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair of Jewish History at Rutgers University, joins host Matthias Walther. Together, they discuss how language shapes the way we read the Bible. In this episode of “Unscrolled,” we’ll explore scribal precision, textual variation in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the revival of Hebrew through Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. Get ready to gain a deeper understanding of how Scripture was preserved, why it invites interpretation, and how ancient Hebrew continues to speak with clarity today. 

Want to see the Dead Sea Scrolls up close and in-person? They are now on display at Museum of the Bible. “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition” is open through September 7, 2026. Get tickets here: (link). 

*This exhibition was created by the Israel Antiquities Authority from the collections of the National Treasures, in partnership with Running Subway. It was curated by Navit Popovich-Geller, Risa Levitt, and Joe Uziel. 

• Guest bio: 

• Gary Rendsburg, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. 

• Show Notes:  

• jewishstudies.rutgers.edu/people/core-faculty/gary-a-rendsburg 

• Books by Dr. Gary Rendsburg 

• Dr. Rendsburg’s Facebook 

• Dr. Rendsburg’s YouTube channel 

• The Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition at Museum of the Bible 

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• Is science sacred? Can faith and physics coexist? Dr. Bill West, Harvard-educated cancer researcher, founder of the West Cancer Center & Research Institute, and author of "Sacred Science," joins Museum of the Bible’s President and CEO, Dr. Carlos Campo to discuss the artificial wall between religion and science. As principal investigator of the pivotal study that led to approval of the first immunotherapy drug for cancer treatment, Dr. West brings a unique perspective to explore how 60% of scientists may be believers, God as the ultimate mathematician, the implications of artificial intelligence, and the ethical guardrails we may need most as technology advances. 

 Guest bio: 

• William H. West, MD, founder emeritus of the West Cancer Center & Research Institute in Paris, Tennessee. 

 Show Notes:  

• "Sacred Science: Understanding Divine Creation" By William H. West 

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Dr. Michael Ward, Oxford scholar and professor of apologetics at Houston Christian University, didn't just study C. S. Lewis—he lived in his bedroom and study for three years. In this episode, Dr. Ward takes us through his discovery that will change how you read Narnia, as well as Lewis's journey from atheism to faith, his pivotal late-night conversation with Tolkien about Christianity as "the true myth," and why Lewis believed story captures truth better than systematic theology. We’ll explore his wrestling with pain and grief, and the imaginative genius behind works like Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, and the Ransom trilogy. 

Want to dive deeper into Lewis's world? The C. S. Lewis exhibit at Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, closes February 14, 2026. Don't miss your chance to experience it firsthand. 

Guest bio: 

• Dr. Michael Ward is a theologian and literary scholar with a particular focus on the work of C. S. Lewis. He is an associate member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford and a professor of apologetics at Houston Christian University, Texas. 

• MichaelWard.net 

• "After Humanity: A Guide to C. S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man" 

• “Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis” 

• “The Cambridge Companion to C. S. Lewis (Cambridge Companions to Religion)” 

• The Official Website of C. S. Lewis 

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