Unscrolled

Katherine Warnock is Vice President of Original Content for the global phenomenon television series about the life of Jesus, The Chosen.

Katherine shared the extraordinary growth of The Chosen – more than 400 million views and 108 million unique viewers – in only a few years. She also discussed the impact of The Chosen in sharing the life of Jesus and the Bible in a new way to new audiences through the series and documentary, Unfiltered: Gen-Z Reacts to The Chosen. The documentary follows nine strangers, many of whom don't identify with a particular faith tradition, who were gathered and asked to binge-watch The Chosen and give their unfiltered feedback.

Mark Rankin, Professor of English at James Madison University, talks about his years of research on the most influential English religious book after the Bible itself, Foxe’s “Book of Martyrs.”

Lauren McAfee, author and speaker whose work focuses on young adults and women, discusses how the Millennial generation is – or is not – engaging with the Bible.

Larry Ross, former media spokesman for Rev. Dr. Billy Graham, shares about Queen Elizabeth II and Billy Graham, as well as his own meeting with the monarch.

Chris Jones, professor of medieval history at University of Canterbury in New Zealand, talks about his research on the infamous “Wicked Bible” of 1631–with a bonus announcement about an item in the museum’s collection.

J. Mark Bertrand, whose lectio.org blog launched interest in Bible craftsmanship in 2007, discusses what makes a good, readable Bible.

Ralph Leo, professor of history at United Arab Emirates University in El Ain, UAE, reveals the remarkable impact of early medical missionaries in the Arabian peninsula – an impact that continues to this day beyond the hospitals themselves.

Phil Cooke of Cooke Media Group discusses all things Hollywood and Bible, from blockbusters to busts.

Daniel Stevens, director of the museum’s Scholars Initiative, discusses his new article on the famous Wyman Fragment, a portion of a Greek manuscript that contains the book of Romans.

Prof. Melinda Nielsen of Baylor University talks about her new book on an important medieval manuscript in the museum’s collections, the “Mirror of Human Salvation” and on the interpretation of the Bible in the middle ages.