 The Old Testament |
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Old Testament Gateway It is hoped that the Old Testament Gateway will become a comprehensive directory of academic internet resources relating to the Old Testament. Old Testament Gateway will focus on resources that will be of interest to both scholars and students of the Old Testament The Hebrew Scriptures Important dates in Jewish history. Content, languages, translations of the scriptures. Description, author, date of each book in the Hebrew Scriptures. Who Wrote the 5 Books of Moses, the Pentateuch? Hidden Codes in the Bible iTanakh iTanakh was begun in June 2000 as an effort to index internet resources that might be of use in the academic study and teaching of the Hebrew Bible. iTanakh is designed to help everyone from undergraduates to professors emeriti find useful sites on the web. iTanakh's indexes focus on materials of interest to students of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. Although there are fine materials available online on apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, New Testament, theology, and so on, these are not indexed at iTanakh. At the same time, iTanakh conceives the study of the Hebrew Bible rather broadly and in the context of more general ancient near eastern studies. Thus, resources relevant to the Akkadian language, Sumerian texts, and the social world of Ptolemaic Egypt (to name but three categories) would be considered relevant The Temple Mount in Jerusalem Where were the First and Second Jewish Temples located? Highlighting the research of Tel Aviv architect Tuvia Sagiv. This is a rich site with articles, maps, and links The Jerusalem Archeological Park This is a wonderful site if you have a good computer and a fast connection and the requisite software. Timeline, biographies, maps, charts, pictures, articles, glossary, bibliography, and more Defending the Deuterocanonicals James Akin The Hebrew Bible John Francis Fenlon, in the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 The Old Testament August Merk, in the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 Canon of the Old Testament George Reid, in the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 The Old Testament Canon James Akin The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures An academic, refereed electronic journal devoted to the critical study of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). You can read all the articles from 1996 to the present Blessing-Psalter St. Arsenios of Cappadocia History of Israel Biblical times through the exile History of Israel Biblical times: The Second Temple Brief History of Israel (BC) The Division of the Ten Commandments By James Akin of the Nazareth Resource Library Decalogue Emil G. Hirsch and Eduard König in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Taught by the Holy Spirit Praying through the Jewish Scriptures, by Victor Hoagland, C.P. A New Look at the Inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser III Article by Gershom Galil in Biblica, 2000 Tiglath-pileser III's Campaigns in 734-732 B.C.: Historical Background of Isa 7; 2 Kgs 15–16 and 2 Chr 27–28 Article by Peter Dubovsk´y of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Biblica, 2006 Rethinking Church Models Through Scripture Article by Walter Brueggemann in Theology Today, 1991. Discusses the different types of community in the Old Testament Early Israel a Look at Theories of Origin, Family Life, Domestic Cult and Village Religion Essay by Bente Groth and Lynn C. Feinberg Ba'al and Ba'al-Worship Morris Jastrow Jr., J. Frederic McCurdy and Duncan B. McDonald in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Moloch (Molech) Isidore Singer and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Star-Worship Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and M. Seligsohn in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Sun Emil G. Hirsch, Joseph Jacobs and Judah David Eisenstein in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Idol-Worship Kaufmann Kohler and Ludwig Blau in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Official Religion and Popular Religion in Pre-Exilic Ancient Israel Article by Jacques Berlinerblau in The Bible and Interpretation Revelation Kaufmann Kohler in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 God's Steadfast Love: Towards a New Conception of Old Testament Theology Article by Hermann Spieckermann in Biblica, 2000 Fear of God Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Adolf Guttmacher in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Transference onto God Dan Merkur, University of Toronto Names of God Executive Committee of the Editorial Board, J. F. McLaughlin and Judah David Eisenstein in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Tetragrammaton Crawford Howell Toy and Ludwig Blau in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Monotheism Joseph Jacobs and David Philipson in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Kol Akara: The Voice of the Barren Woman Article by Sara Wiseman-Stein The Family of Abraham Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Covenants, Pillars, Theologies and Festivals in Judaism Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Marymount University The "Dog" (keleb) in Ancient Israel as a Symbol of Male Passivity and Perversion Article by John Barclay Burns in Journal of Religion and Society, 2000 The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts Article by Mark S. Smith in The Bible and Interpretation Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel Article by Paula McNutt in The Bible and Interpretation The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible Article by J. David Pleins in The Bible and Interpretation Culture, Leadership and Symbolism in the Old Testament Article by Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P., from Women and Priesthood: Future Directions, pp. 25-45, edited by Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P. The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota Miter Joseph Jacobs and Judah David Eisenstein in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Women and House Religion Article by Elizabeth Willett in The Bible and Interpretation Widow Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Lewis N. Dembitz in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Old Testament, New Hatreds: The Hebrew Bible and Antisemitism in Nazi Germany Article by Doris L. Bergen in The Bible and Interpretation Day of the Lord Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts Article by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman in The Bible and Interpretation. Authors argue no compelling archaeological evidence exists for many biblical stories The Jews and Hellenization: Hengel and His Critics Paper by Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, England. [You may encounter errors when you use Internet Explorer 6 for Windows to retrieve this article from the Ioudaios-L archives. Here is the workaround: uncheck the "Enable folder view for FTP sites" box at Tools -- Internet Options -- Advanced -- Browsing.] The Samaritans in the Hasmonean Period Paper by Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, England. [You may encounter errors when you use Internet Explorer 6 for Windows to retrieve this article from the Ioudaios-L archives. Here is the workaround: uncheck the "Enable folder view for FTP sites" box at Tools -- Internet Options -- Advanced -- Browsing.] Jerusalem and the Lineages in the 7th Century B.C.E.: Kinship and the Rise of Individual Moral Liability Paper by Halpern, York University, Toronto. [You may encounter errors when you use Internet Explorer 6 for Windows to retrieve this article from the Ioudaios-L archives. Here is the workaround: uncheck the "Enable folder view for FTP sites" box at Tools -- Internet Options -- Advanced -- Browsing.] Astrology [in Judaism in Late Antiquity] Article by Lester J. Ness in Archaeology in the Biblical World, 1992. [You may encounter errors when you use Internet Explorer 6 for Windows to retrieve this article from the Ioudaios-L archives. Here is the workaround: uncheck the "Enable folder view for FTP sites" box at Tools -- Internet Options -- Advanced -- Browsing.] "Wasted Seed": The History of a Rabbinic Idea Paper by Michael Satlow, University of Cincinnati. [You may encounter errors when you use Internet Explorer 6 for Windows to retrieve this article from the Ioudaios-L archives. Here is the workaround: uncheck the "Enable folder view for FTP sites" box at Tools -- Internet Options -- Advanced -- Browsing.] Hebrew love songs: Hebrew Concepts of Wisdom as Revealed in the Song of Songs and Psalms 119 and Compared with Gentile Wisdom Concepts, Primarily Greek and Buddhist Article by Sue George in Theology@McAuley, 2002 On The Elusiveness and Malleability of "Israel" Article by Silvio Sergio Scatolini Apóstolo in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 6 (2006) "You Shall Not Abhor an Edomite, for He is Your Brother": The Tradition of Esau and the Edomite Genealogies from an Anthropological Perspective Article by Juan Manuel Tebes in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 6 (2006) The State of the Field of Hebrew Bible Study Article by David M. Carr in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 6 (2006) In Conversation with W. M. Schniedewind, How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel (Cambridge, 2003) Article by Gary N. Knoppers in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2005). Includes the following contributions: 1. David M. Carr, "Response to W. M. Schniedewind, How the Bible Became a Book." 2. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, "Implications for and from Ezra-Nehemiah." 3. Christine Mitchell, "Implications for and from Chronicles." 4. William M. Schniedewind, "Adrift: How the Bible Became a Book." The Origin of Biblical Israel Article by Philip R. Davies in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2005) Death, Social Conflict, and the Barley Harvest in the Hebrew Bible Article by Brian Britt in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2005) Sabbath Emil G. Hirsch, Joseph Jacobs, Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Julius H. Greenstone in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Tracing the Origin of the Sabbatical Calendar in the Priestly Narrative (Genesis 1 to Joshua 5) Article by Philippe Guillaume in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2005) On the meaning of äùåçð úù÷ Article by Aron Pinker in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2005). Iconographic evidence and textual analysis is used to support the notion that äùåçð úù÷ in 2 Sam 22:35 = Ps 18:35 and Job 20:24 is a double-convex bow Regulating 'Sons' and 'Daughters' in the Torah and in Proverbs: Some Preliminary Insights Article by Athalya Brenner in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2005) A Rejoinder to A. Brenner, "Regulating 'Sons' and 'Daughters' in the Torah and in Proverbs: Some Preliminary Insights" Article by Francis Landy in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2005) Geminate Ballast: An Unrecognized Literary Feature in Ancient Semitic Poetry Article by Scott Noegel in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2004) Shalmaneser III and the Levantine States: The "Damascus Coalition Rebellion" Article by A. Kirk Grayson in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2004) Gabriel Solomon Schechter, Ludwig Blau and Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Michael Joseph Jacobs, M. Seligsohn and Mary W. Montgomery in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Raphael Joseph Jacobs and Ludwig Blau in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Uzzah's Rebellion Article by A. Ingrid M. Haase in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures - Volume 5 (2004) Origins Revisited: Refining the Theory of Conquest Before It's Too Late Article by Neil Soggie in Journal of Biblical Studies, 2003 The Biblical Borders of the Land of Israel By Menachem Leibtag, in Memory of Rabbi Avraham Leibtag. From The Tanach Study Center Brit Milah and the Number Eight By Menachem Leibtag, in Memory of Rabbi Avraham Leibtag. From The Tanach Study Center Numbers and Numerals Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Caspar Levias in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Weights and Measures Emil G. Hirsch, Immanuel Benzinger, Joseph Jacobs and Jacob Zallel Lauterbach in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Biblical Significance of 'Matar' By Menachem Leibtag, in Memory of Rabbi Avraham Leibtag. From The Tanach Study Center The Rationale of the Laws of Clean and Unclean in the Old Testament Article by Joe M. Sprinkle in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2000 Deciphering a Definition: The Syntagmatic Structural Analysis of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible David P. Wright, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2008 Israelite Sheepshearing and David's Rise to Power By Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Biblica, 2006 Hebrew Emil G. Hirsch and John P. Peters in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Gender, Class, and Androcentric Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible By Susanne Scholz, lectio dificilior, 2004 Slaves and Slavery Wilhelm Bacher, Lewis N. Dembitz, Gotthard Deutsch and Samuel Krauss in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Case for Kingship in Deuteronomy and the Former Prophets By David M. Howard, Jr., Westminster Theological Journal, 1990 Hezekiah Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn, Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Joseph Jacobs in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Death, Social Conflict, and the Barley Harvest in the Hebrew Bible By Brian Britt, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2005 The Go'el in Ancient Israel: Theological Reflections on an Israelite Institution Robert L. Hubbard, Jnr., Bulletin for Biblical Research, 1991 When Did Jerusalem Fall? By Rodger C Young, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Mar 2004 When Did Solomon Die? By Rodger C Young, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dec 2003 Israel, the people of God, and the nations By Eckard J Schnabel, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Mar 2002 Old Testament concept of land ownership from a Namibian perspective By Dr Martin Nelumbu, United Lutheran Theological Seminary, Windhoek, Namibia David Emil G. Hirsch, Karl Heinrich Cornill, Louis Ginzberg and Mary W. Montgomery in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 David at the Cave of Adullam: Depression and Hypergraphia Adrien Janis Bledstein, Psychology and Biblical Studies, 2005 David's Rupture with God, Depression, and Recovery Adrien J. Bledstein, Chicago, IL Joab Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn and Solomon Schechter in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Levi Emil G. Hirsch and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Levites (Temple Servants) Emil G. Hirsch and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Human Anger in Biblical Literature Deena Grant, New York University/Hofstra University Loose Canons: Reflections on the Formation of the Hebrew Bible Philip R. Davies, University of Sheffield Witches in the Bible and in the Talmud Meir Bar-Ilan Witchcraft Emil G. Hirsch and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 On the Primary Tension of Old Testament Faith Walter Brueggemann The Loss and Recovery of Creation in Old Testament Theology Walter Brueggemann, Theology Today, Jul 1996 Saul Joseph Jacobs, Ira Maurice Price, Isidore Singer and Jacob Zallel Lauterbach in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Saul as a Just Judge in Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews Michael Avioz, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2008 Moses Outside the Torah and the Construction of a Diaspora Identity Thomas Römer, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2008 Deciphering a Definition: The Syntagmatic Structural Analysis of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible David P. Wright, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 2008 The First Philistine Inscription Found in Israel Is That of Akish, "Prince of Ekron" Peter Kaswalder, O.F.M., Professor at the Franciscan Biblical Studium The Spirit in the Old Testament Pierbattista Pizzaballa ofm, Franciscan Biblical Studium - Jerusalem The Temple, the House of Prayer Fr. Frèderic Manns, ofm Temple of Solomon Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Second Temple Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Plan of the Second Temple Joseph Jacobs and Judah David Eisenstein in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Holy of Holies Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Rose of Sharon and Lily of the Field From the "Holy Land" - quarterly published by the Franciscan custody of the Holy Land Leviathan and Behemoth Emil G. Hirsch, Kaufmann Kohler, Solomon Schechter and Isaac Broydé in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Nazirite Executive Committee of the Editorial Board, George A. Barton and Ludwig Blau in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Polygamy Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Julius H. Greenstone in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Right and Left Joseph Jacobs and Judah David Eisenstein in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Servant of God Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Son of God Kaufmann Kohler and Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Son of Man Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Resurrection Executive Committee of the Editorial Board, George A. Barton and Kaufmann Kohler in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Right and Righteousness Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Urim and Thummim Emil G. Hirsch, W. Muss-Arnolt, Wilhelm Bacher and Ludwig Blau in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Wanderings in the Wilderness Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Verse-Division Crawford Howell Toy and Max L. Margolis in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Wine Emil G. Hirsch, Judah David Eisenstein and the Executive Committee of the Editorial Board in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Tithe Joseph Jacobs, M. Seligsohn and Wilhelm Bacher in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Tree of Life Emil G. Hirsch and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Twelve Tribes Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Lost Ten Tribes Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Joseph Jacobs in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 |
