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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...
Matthew, Gospel of
Daniel J. Harrington
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Gospel of Matthew Introduction Matthew’s Gospel is generally regarded as a revised and expanded version of Mark’s Gospel. Tradition links its...
Miracle Stories
Wendy Cotter
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Miracle Stories Introduction A miracle story is a narrative that has its climax in a divine, supernatural event/act. This bibliography addresse...
Myth in the Hebrew Bible
Bernard F. Batto
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Myth in the Hebrew Bible Introduction Myth in the Hebrew Bible is a complex and controversial topic, depending on how one defines myth and som...
New Testament and Early Christianity, Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the
Todd Penner
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the New Testament and Early Christianity Introduction The study of gender, sex, and sexuality in early ...
New Testament Studies, Emerging Approaches in
Todd Penner, Davina C. Lopez
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-09-30
Emerging Approaches in New Testament Studies Introduction The study of the New Testament and early Christian texts has undergone major shifts i...
New Testament Views of Torah
William R. G. Loader
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-01-11
New Testament Views of Torah Introduction “Law” or “Torah” (Hebrew) normally refers to instruction given by God to Moses at Sinai and preserved...
New Testament, Feminist Scholarship on the
Davina C. Lopez, Todd Penner
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Feminist Scholarship on the New Testament Introduction In terms of feminist interpretation of the New Testament and early Christianity, this en...
New Testament, Rhetoric of the
Duane F. Watson
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Rhetoric of the New Testament Introduction Rhetoric is the art of persuasion. In the Western world, its practice is rooted in Greece and Rome...
New Testament, Social Sciences and the
Dietmar Neufeld
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Social Sciences and the New Testament Introduction Social-scientific criticism is the stage in the exegetical process that brings scrutiny ...
New Testament, Textual Criticism of the
James Keith Elliott
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2010-09-13
Textual Criticism of the New Testament Introduction Textual criticism is concerned with documents written by hand. It is both a science...
Numbers, Book of
Reinhard Achenbach
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Book of Numbers Introduction The book of Numbers is the fourth part of the Torah (or, in Greek, the Pentateuch). In the Mishnah and in the Talm...
Old Testament, Biblical Theology in the
Leo G. Perdue, Joseph McDonald
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Biblical Theology in the Old Testament Introduction The origins of modern Old Testament theology may be traced to the late 18th century, when G...
Old Testament, Feminist Scholarship on the
Susanne Scholz
Subject: Biblical Studies »
Date Added: 2012-02-06
Feminist Scholarship on the Old Testament Introduction Feminist scholarship on the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible has its historical roots in var...
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