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Jeremiah
Marvin A. Sweeney
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Jeremiah Introduction The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the major prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible, although Rabbinic tradition someti...
Jesus of Nazareth
Pierluigi Piovanelli
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Jesus of Nazareth Introduction In modern and contemporary research, the study of the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth has become a spec...
Jewish Christianity
Annette Yoshiko Reed
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
Jewish Christianity Introduction “Jewish Christianity” is a modern scholarly category. In 19th- and early-20th-century scholarship, this and r...
Job
Carol Newsom
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Job Introduction The book of Job is one of the wisdom writings in the Hebrew Bible. In the Jewish canon it is placed with the Kethubim (“Writ...
John, Gospel of
Gilbert Van Belle
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Gospel of John Introduction According to ecclesial tradition, the Fourth Gospel of the New Testament is attributed to the apostle John, the son...
Joshua
Thomas B. Dozeman
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Joshua Introduction The book of Joshua narrates the conquest of Canaan by the second generation of Israelites who left Egypt. The first gener...
Jubilees, Book of
John C. Endres
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Book of Jubilees Introduction The Book of Jubilees is a Jewish book from the 2nd century bce that presents the narrative of Genesis and Exodus ...
Judaism, Hellenistic
Lester L. Grabbe
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Hellenistic Judaism Introduction The term “Hellenistic Judaism” is a conventional one, long used, but a misnomer according to many contempora...
Judaism, Rabbinic
Rivka Ulmer
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Rabbinic Judaism Introduction The origins of rabbinic Judaism are found in the many Judaisms that coexisted during the Second Temple period...
Judaism, Second Temple
Annette Yoshiko Reed
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Second Temple Judaism Introduction “Second Temple Judaism” is a common designation for the Jewish traditions that flourished between the return...
Judges, Book of
Gregory Mobley
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Book of Judges Introduction This frontier epic located among the former prophets in the Jewish Bible and the historical books in the Old Test...
Kings, 1 and 2
Gary N. Knoppers, Jonathan S. Greer
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
1 and 2 Kings Introduction The biblical books of 1 and 2 Kings provide a theological history of the monarchy from the 10th to the early 6...
Kingship
Mark W. Hamilton
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Kingship Introduction Kingship is an ancient institution, originating in the 4th millennium bce (or perhaps even slightly earlier) as small-sca...
Letters, Pauline
Magnus Zetterholm
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Pauline Letters Introduction Thirteen letters in the New Testament bear the name of Paul, a Jewish follower of Jesus of Nazareth, who probably ...
Leviticus
Jeffrey Stackert, Samuel L. Boyd
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Leviticus Introduction The book of Leviticus is part of the priestly source of the Pentateuch and not in itself a discrete literary unit. Set a...
Literature, Apocalyptic
Greg Carey
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-07-27
Apocalyptic Literature Introduction “Apocalyptic literature” refers to the ancient Jewish and Christian documents that share common concerns, t...
Luke, Gospel of
Christopher R. Matthews
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
Gospel of Luke Introduction The Gospel of Luke provides a narrative account of the birth of Jesus, his public activities in Galilee and Judea, ...
Maccabees, 1–4
Jan W. van Henten
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-08-26
1–4 Maccabees Introduction Several ancient versions of the Old Testament contain four books named after the Maccabees, which are not part of t...
Mark, Gospel of
James Keith Elliott
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Gospel of Mark Introduction Of the four canonical gospels, Mark seems to have been neglected in Antiquity, despite the tradition of Papias th...
Martyrdom
Jan W. van Henten
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Martyrdom Introduction Martyrdom in the Greco-Roman period is a scholarly construct. Which writings are relevant sources depends on the def...
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