True Vine is dedicated to sharing the living gospel and teaching the Bible from its earliest witnesses through online media and published resources. We lead people to Christ, enlighten the misled, strengthen faith, and offer comfort and hope — challenging misinformation and calling all to discover the unvarnished truth.
Dive into Scripture through multiple dimensions — text, image, geography, and video — each rooted in rigorous biblical scholarship.
In-depth Bible studies, expository articles, and theological essays grounded in historical-grammatical scholarship.
Browse articlesIs Christian Zionism a faithful reading of Scripture — or a modern theological construct built on selective proof-texting? John Bigelow examines the biblical, historical, and theological foundations of the movement, asking whether the church has confused ethnic nationalism with the eternal promises of God.
A comprehensive biblical study platform — explore geography, history, chronology, and calendar traditions. Built by True Vine's director, John Bigelow. Use it in the browser, on any device, without installing anything.
Interactive map · Biblical figures · People groups · Multi-tradition calendars · Chronology lab · Scripture lookup · Family tree · Textual variants · Witness scoreboard. Explore Scripture as it was known to the prophets and apostles — grounded in the Septuagint and Samaritan Pentateuch.
Explore True VineyardEmbedded within this site and available on desktop and mobile — the True Vineyard app by John Bigelow brings the biblical world to life with scholarship grounded in the Septuagint.
Explore biblical locations across the ancient Near East — from Eden to Susa. Multiple view modes, 3D terrain, biblical-era filters, and a measure tool for tracing journeys.
Profiles from Adam to the return era — with LXX Greek and Hebrew name forms, biographical summaries, key events, trivia, and common misconceptions addressed.
The nations and peoples of the biblical world — Canaanites, Philistines, Moabites, and more — with LXX names, territory context, prominent members, and key events.
Browse Genesis through Proverbs chapter by chapter — every location, figure, and people group cross-linked, with text-critical context and LXX/SP variants noted throughout.
The lineages of the narrative on one pannable canvas — from Adam through the patriarchs to David and beyond. Drag to pan, zoom, collapse or expand any line, and jump directly to a figure’s profile.
Every catalogued divergence between the Septuagint, Samaritan Pentateuch, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Masoretic Text — browsable, searchable, and filterable by book, witness, or verdict.
A running tally of which ancient witness each variant favors — honestly scored across older witnesses, MT preferred, genuinely divided, and interpretive categories.
Ten tradition lenses — Torah Aviv, Rabbinic, Karaite, Sadducee, Samaritan, Enoch/Jubilees, Qumran, Ethiopian Orthodox, Islamic Hijri, and Christian Paschal — with strengths and watch points for each.
LXX, SP, and MT patriarchal lifespan comparison — interactive timeline showing how the three traditions diverge, with textual criticism grounded in the Septuagint as primary witness.
The director continues to add new features. The app lives within truevine.life and is also available standalone on any device.
Launch True Vineyard"I am the true vine" — as preserved in the three oldest surviving complete Greek New Testament manuscripts
“Εγώ ειμι η αμπελος η αληθινη, και ο πατηρ μου ο γεωργος εστιν.”
The oldest complete New Testament in existence. Written in Greek uncial script, likely in Caesarea or Egypt. Discovered by Tischendorf at St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, in 1844. Sinaiticus uses the full verb form εστιν (estin).
“Εγώ ειμι η αμπελος η αληθινη, και ο πατηρ μου ο γεωργος εστιν.”
Considered by many the single most important biblical manuscript in existence — slightly older than Sinaiticus and held in the Vatican Library since at least 1475. The Westcott-Hort critical text (1881) relied primarily on Vaticanus. Its agreement with Sinaiticus at John 15:1 is a strong indicator of the stability and antiquity of this Greek text.
“Εγώ ειμι η αμπελος η αληθινη, και ο πατηρ μου ο γεωργος εστι.”
Written in Egypt (possibly Alexandria). Uses the contracted form εστι (esti) — a minor scribal variant with no difference in meaning. Gifted to King Charles I of England in 1627 by the Patriarch of Constantinople. All three manuscripts form a remarkably consistent witness, confirming the same Greek reading across three independent 4th–5th century sources.
"By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established." — 2 Corinthians 13:1
