![]() Our entire character was formed during those dark ages and our verbal memory is just the very thin icing on a very large cake. We humans think in words, which is why we think that we don't remember our first three years plus nine prenatal months, but of course we do. Here at Abarim Publications we're not so sure about that, but that's largely because the Jew is so difficult to define that it's easier to leave out all the labels and just go straight for the big picture. Someone once said that the history of mankind is the history of the Jews, and the future of mankind is the future of the Jews. De Boeken van het Oude Testament & De Boeken van het Nieuwe Testament in 24 volumes, various authors and editors, 1950-1973, J.An Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament, S.A Companion to the Bible, second edition, H.This wonderful series comes in several volumes. Packer, 1965, Cambridge At The University Press. The Cambridge Bible Commentary on the New English Bible, P.This recently re-released work gives the user easy access to the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts of the Bible, with English translations beneath every word and Strong's index numbers hovering over them. Green, Sr 1976, Hendrickson Publishers, Massachusetts. The indispensable Interlinear Hebrew-Aramaic Old Testament in 4 volumes, Jay P.Jack Suggs, Katherine Doob Sakenfeld, James R. The Oxford Study Bible, A complete guide to the world of the Bible revised English Bible with the Apocrypha, M. ![]() The Oxford Companion to the Bible, Bruce M.Dillard, Tremper Longman III, 1994, Zondervan Publishing House, Michigan. An Introduction to the Old Testament, Raymond B.The Oxford History of the Biblical World, Michael D.The Oxford Guide to Ideas & Issues of the Bible, Bruce M.T&T Clark Handbook of the Old Testament, Jan Christian Gertz, Angelika Berlejung, Konrad Schmid, Markus Witte, 2012, T&T Clark, New York, London.Here's a list, from new to old, of thoroughly worn-out and dog-eared works we frequently consult: To us here at Abarim Publications, both are interesting. ![]() Scholars of the previous century seem to focus much on the humanity of the characters of Biblical stories, whereas modern scholars appear to be predominantly interested in the motivations and cultural context of the author(s) and/or editors of the stories. Of course, Biblical criticism has changed drastically over the last century, but for some reason, older commentaries seem to handle Biblical material with a kind of reverence that newer works rarely display and even at times condemn. Here at Abarim Publications we love scrounging around used book stores in search of decades-old Bible commentaries. Most of Jones' methods are presently considered outdated and ultimately incorrect. ![]() Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names: First published in 1856 by Samuel Bagster, the famous onomasticon of Alfred Jones draws heavily from the work of William Gesenius and explains names usually according to their textual context, preferable the context perceived by Jones' unstoppable enthusiasm.Its 'Topical Index to the Bible' also contains almost all the names that occur in the Bible, accompanied by an unargumented and sometimes inexplicable or easily refutable translation. Based on the 1960 New American Standard Bible and published in 1990, this study Bible was among the first of its kind. NOBSE Study Bible Name List: The New Open Bible Study Edition.Very helpful, however, is BDB's propensity to list Biblical names under the root they are suspected to derive from. This dictionary contains nearly all Biblical names but offers an interpretation only rarely. Published first in 1906 by the Oxford University Press and reprinted time and again. Based on William Gesenius' brilliant work. BDB Theological Dictionary: The globally recognized standard dictionary of Biblical Hebrew: A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament by Francis Brown, S.Sadly though: this dictionary omits almost all Biblical names. An excellent dictionary for beginning students of Biblical Hebrew. Pleasantly written and conveniently organized. Published by the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago in 1980. HAW Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament: A Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, written by 46 contributors and edited by R.
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