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Torah (Law)
Complete text of B. Davie
Napier's 1963 volume in the Layman's Bible Commentary (posted by Religion
Online).
Bill Moyers hosts a lively inter-faith
debate
on the contemporary significance of the 1st book of the Hebrew Bible.
Essay by Walter Mattfeld on the Hebrew
transformation of ancient Near Eastern myths & motifs (Bible
Origins).
Dennis Bratcher's succinct
introduction of the hypothesis of four documentary layers in the
composition of the the first five scrolls of the Hebrew Bible.
Full text of John Shelby Spong's
1977 study of the 10 Commandments (posted by Religion
Online).
The World ORT Union provides elegant &
user-friendly on-line tools for studying Jewish scripture. Contents
include an annotated hypertext of the Pentateuch (in modern English
translation and traditional Hebrew Torah
portions), liturgical selections from
the prophets (haftarot),
& alpha indexed glossary.
Site designed for use by youth preparing for bar/bat mitzvah but a valuable
resource for Torah students of any age or background.
Old
Testament Gateway lists academic quality websites on the Torah with links
to web pages devoted to Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Jenee Woodard's index of on-line resources for
research on biblical books & passages used in the Revised Common
Lectionary with pages of links for Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers & Deuteronomy
(The Text This Week).
Sol Abrams analyzes texts that indicate
polytheistic views among early Israelites & argues that biblical
monotheism is the product of a 500 year theistic evolution in the struggle
between factions devoted to Baal & Yahweh (Skeptical Review 1994).
J. W. Etheridge's English translation of Aramaic
paraphrase of Hebrew texts ascribed to Jonathan b. Uzziel & Onkelos (posted by
Newsletter for Targumic & Cognate
Studies).
Christopher Heard's well organized list of
general academic resources with links to pages devoted to Genesis,
Exodus,
Leviticus,
Numbers
& Deuteronomy
(iTanakh).
Yitzhak Hayutman's 1988 paper for the Academy of
Jerusalem examines the Genesis creation stories in the light of concepts of
time, world & humanity in modern philosophy and Talmud.
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History (Former Prophets)
Nebi'im (Prophets)
Summary of the 1996 discussion
of Kenneth J. Person's method of analyzing the biblical novella at the
Socio-Linguistics Group of the Society of Biblical Literature [Journal
of Hebrew Scriptures 1 (1997)].
Marvin Sweeney critiques
traditional views of the composition of Hosea & proposes an alternative
reconstruction [Journal
of Hebrew Scriptures 2 (1998)].
Jenee Woodard's index of on-line
resources for research on biblical books & passages used in the Revised
Common Lectionary with specific pages for Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel,
Hosea, Joel,
Amos, Jonah,
Micah, etc. (The Text This Week).
Christopher Heard's well organized
list of general academic resources with links to pages devoted to Isaiah,
Jeremiah,
Ezekiel,
Hosea,
Amos, Jonah,
Micah,
Habakkuk,
Zechariah,
etc. (iTanakh).
Old
Testament Gateway lists academic quality websites on the Hebrew prophets
in general with links to pages devoted to Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel,
Hosea, Joel,
Amos, Jonah,
Micah, Habakkuk,
Zechariah, Malachi,
etc.
Hebrew U's virtual historical
guide to Jerusalem introduces the sites
& people
of the first
temple period, including the city's
primary prophets, Isaiah
(8th c.) & Jeremiah
(6th c.).
Tim Bulkeley's multimedia
commentary invites readers to explore the prophetic text through hypertext
links to a glossary & historical dictionary, oral Hebrew readings &
excellent graphics (Carey Baptist College, NZ).
Complete text of B.
Davie Napier's 1962 study of prophecy in Israel from its inception through the
classic prophets of the the 8th-7th c. BCE. (posted by Religion
Online).
Tim Bulkeley uses narrative
criticism to clarify the classic tale of a frustrated prophet.
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Kethubim (Other Scriptures)
Jay C. Treat's translation (UPenn).
Old
Testament Gateway's list of academic quality websites.
B. Muller's pages on the historical focus of
the major OT & NT apocalypses provides detailed chronological commentary
to show that Daniel was composed to present the events of 168-164 BCE as the
culmination of the divine historical plan.
Old
Testament Gateway's list of academic quality websites.
Old
Testament Gateway's list of resources on Hebrew poetry & wisdom
literature with links to pages devoted to Psalms,
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Job & Song
of Songs.
Donna Moss' extensive list of on-line resources
on the exposition of Psalms & their use in worship.
Old
Testament Gateway's list of academic quality websites.
Tim Bulkeley's post-modern commentary
analyzes the literary structure of this Hebrew romance (U
of Auckland, NZ).
C. M. M. Brady's fresh translation (posted by Newsletter for Targumic & Cognate
Studies).
Edward M. Cook's translation of Targum Tehillim
(posted by Newsletter for Targumic & Cognate
Studies).
S. H. Levey's English translation, posted by
Newsletter for Targumic & Cognate Studies.
Christopher Heard's well organized list of
general academic resources with links to pages devoted to Psalms,
Job, Proverbs,
Ruth, Song of
Songs, Qoheleth,
Lamentations,
Esther, Daniel,
Ezra-Nehemiah,
& Chronicles
(iTanakh).
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02 March 2008
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