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Note: Some texts are buried
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Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha
R. H. Charles 1913 compendium of non-canonical
ancient Jewish literature (Christian Classics
Ethereal Library).
Mark Goodacre supplements David Cook's
translation
of the apocryphal romance about the conversion of the Egyptian wife of the
Hebrew patriarch Joseph with a lucid introduction, extensive bibliography
& on-line links.
Plain vanilla edition of Charles' translation
of text of 1 Enoch (Christian Classics Ethereal
Library).
Timothy Carnahan's new virtual
library includes a hypertext edition of Charles' translation of 1
Enoch (Academy of
Ancient Texts).
Gary Anderson & Michael Stone maintain a
virtual archive of all Jewish & Christian sources related to their
research on the popular apocryphal Vita
based on the biblical story of the first man & woman. A fine
example of the use of the WWW to present academic scholarship.
Site sponsored by the Wesleyan Center of
Applied Theology at NW Nazarene University co-ordinates access to all
non-canonical texts of the biblical era on the web. A must visit for anyone
who does not have the complete corpus of OT & NT apocrypha &
pseudepigrapha at hand. Texts available both on-line & zipped to download
for use off-line.
J. R. Davila's course on history &
influence of non-canonical Jewish & Christian texts posts lecture notes
& abstracts of reports on Jubilees,
Testament
of 12 Patriarchs, Enoch
literature, Apocalyptic
literature (Sedrach), Eldad
& Modad, Ancient
Magic (Prayer of Jacob) & Sentences
of Pseudo-Phocylides (U of St. Andrews).
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Time table of discovery of scrolls in the
Judean wilderness & the ensuing half-century of political intrigue &
scholarly debate, with capsule descriptions of major scrolls (Mahlon H. Smith,
Rutgers U.)
Annual reports & articles related to work
on scrolls under direction of Norman Golb & Michael Wise (Oriental
Institute, U of Chicago).
Mitchell A. Hoselton's detailed scholarly
resources include an inventory
of manuscripts from Qumran, a timeline
of discoveries & profiles
of persons who have been connected to
the scroll saga, a bibliography
& glossary.
On-line course with 5 engaging illustrated
lectures by Jehon Grist offers background on key persons involved in the
controversy surrounding the discovery
& struggle to publish the scrolls, the debate over the character of
the settlement at Qumran
& excellent introductions to major
scrolls including the Temple Scroll, Copper Scroll, War Rule, Community
Rule, Damascus Covenant, Torah Precepts & Messiah Apocalypse (Lehrhaus
Judaica).
Ernest Muro's website devoted to disputed Greek
papyri fragments includes photo
images, transcription
& translation, & articles by
scholars refuting claims identifying these as passages from the NT.
Fred Miller presents black & white plates
of each column of 1QIsa
with detailed notes on the physical condition of the mss. & comparison of
its orthography & wording with the standard Masoretic text. Intended for
scholars familiar with Hebrew.
Cyber-edition of the exhibit touring the US.
Clickable high-detail images of key fragments & artifacts, with brief
scholarly analysis set in a broad frame highlighting the historical importance
of this material. Brief non-linked LoC bibliography on the subject.
Hebrew University's center for the study of the
Dead Sea Scrolls & related literature provides a virtual
tour of the Qumran caves, research
papers, a complete index of the reports
on Discoveries
in the Judean Desert, a newsletter, a comprehensive
bibliography
of secondary literature & archives of an e-mail
discussion group on the scrolls.
Bruce Zuckerman's images with commentary for
educators include the discovery
site, messianic
testimonia, rule
of the messianic congregation, & copper
scroll. Extensive catalog
of high resolution images of other scrolls available for scholarly research (USC).
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02 March 2008
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