Syllabus Backgrounds to the Bible

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BACKGROUNDS TO THE BIBLE

(ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN HISTORY AND LITTERATURE)

COURSE SYLLABUS

Zion Bible College

OT/NT/GE 1231-02, 2 creditsSpring 2011

Wednesdays, 3:45-4:35 & 4:45-5:35 PM

Classroom Bld. 108

Rev. Paul Conway, Associate Professor MDiv. DMin. Candidate 2013

Office: Classroom Building 110Office phone: (978) 478-3457

E-mail:[email protected]

Office Hours

Tuesdays, 1:45 PM2:35 PMThursdays 1:45 PM2:25 PM

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course examines the context of the biblical world. Emphasis is placed on the historical,

literary and archaeological settings in which biblical history and thinking transpired. Where

relevant, the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and Israel are examined. Thecourse is enhanced with a field trip to the Harvard Semitic Museum and Boston Museum of Fine

Arts.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Summarize the periods of ancient history for Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Romerelevant to biblical studies.

2. Identify the key figures of history in the Ancient world relevant to biblical history.3. Demonstrate a general knowledge of primary source material from the ancient world.4. Interpret the context of scripture through the nuance of cultural context.5. Develop a familiarization with tools for finding the context of scripture in the ancient world.6. Dialog and comprehend the structure and context of law codes in the ancient near east.7. Identify the material culture of the ancient civilizations housed in the Harvard Semitic

Museum and Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

8. To prepare undergraduate students for graduate level studies in primary source material bygiving them initial exposure.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
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Arnold, Bill T & Beyer, Bryan E.Readings from the Ancient Near EastGrand Rapids, MI:

Backer Academic, 2002.

KJVApocrypha, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishing, 1998.

Whiston,William The Works of Josephus Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Pub. Co., 1987.

RECCOMENDED TEXTS

Kaiser, Walter Jr. ad. et. The Archaeological Study Bible Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan

Publishing House, 2006.

Vermes, Geza The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English NY, NY: Penguin Classics, 2004.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS (Option A)

1. Mid Term and Final: There will be a mid-term and final examination to measure thestudents grasp and comprehension of the material being taught.

2. Quizzes: There will four quizzes throughout the semester.3. Field Trip, Journal and Summary Essays: A mandatory trip to the Harvard Semitic

Museum and Boston Museum of Fine arts will take place on Wed. April 23 rd. A field guide

for notes is provided and submitted for grading the following week. Two summary essays

for each museum will be typed in truabian format one week later. Handwriting in the fieldguide must be legible.

4. Reading: Students should pre-read assigned reading from the two texts and student packetas disclosed in the suggested reading schedule below. In summary the following material isrequired

Readings from the Ancient Near East:i. Part 1:1-12

ii. Part 1:1iii. Part 4:17iv. Part 5:21, 23v. Part 6:27, 30

vi. Part 8:39-44vii. Part 9:45, 48, 49

viii. Part 10:50-54ix. Part 11:55-57x. Part 12:59-61

Apocryphai. 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees.

Josephus


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7. Field Trip, Journal and Summary Essays: A mandatory trip to the Harvard SemiticMuseum and Boston Museum of Fine arts will take place on Wed. April 23

rd. A field guide

for notes is provided and submitted for grading the following week. Two summary essays

for each museum will be typed in Turabian format one week later. Handwriting in the field

guide must be legible.

8. Reading: Students should pre-read assigned reading from the two texts and student packetas disclosed in the suggested reading schedule below. In summary the following material is

required

Readings from the Ancient Near East:i. Part 1:1-12

ii. Part 1:1iii. Part 4:17iv. Part 5:21, 23v. Part 6:27, 30

vi. Part 8:39-44vii.

Part 9:45, 48, 49viii. Part 10:50-54

ix. Part 11:55-57x. Part 12:59-61

POLICIES

1. Attendance: Attendance, a leaning towards speaks of not merely ones physicalpresence but of an engagement of ones mind and body in the class. Students found sleeping in

class, studying for another class, etc. will be marked absent!

Students are expected to attend all class periods. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of

each day, as well as after each break. Three "lates" equal one absence. Every hour absent fromclass is one cut.

2. Plagiarism Policy1. Any material, whether published or unpublished, copied from another writer,

must be identified by use of quotation marks, block quotations, and

documentation with specific citation of the source. Paraphrased material must

likewise be attributed to the original author. As a school, intent on training men

and women of integrity for the ministry Zion takes plagiarism seriously.Plagiarism consists of the following categories:

2. Use of anothers ideas without giving credit;3. Quoting material from published or unpublished works, or oral presentation,

without giving proper citation;

4. Paraphrasing material, whether published or unpublished, written or oral, withoutproper citation;

5. Copying another students paper, without that students permission.


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3. Cheating

Cheating consists of but is not necessarily limited to the following:1. Using unauthorized notes or material when taking an examination;2. Copying answers to examination questions, obtaining, or helping others to obtain,

unauthorized copies of examination questions;

3.

Copying another persons class work/assignments and/or homework and submitting it asones own;

4. Having another student do ones paper, or any other assignment, in whole or in part andsubmitting the assignment as ones own work;

5. Allowing another student to copy ones paper;6. Copying another students paper with that students permission;

Penalties for plagiarism and cheating include but are not limited to an F for the assignment

and/or an F for the course.

4. Academic Policies: Student should carefully read pages 110-113 of their Student Handbook

for precise policies concerning late work, extensions, make-up exam policy, attendance policy,add-drop, etc.

5. Late work Policies: All work will be due on the first period of class as disclosed in the

syllabus. Any work not on the teachers desk at the opening of class will be considered late and

subject to a 5% penalty each day for five days. No work will be accepted after the 5th

day

(weekends and breaks included). All work will after this deadline will receive a 0%. The only

exception to this will be based on extensions permitted by deans office according to the student

handbook.

6. Missed Tests and Quizs: No test or quiz will be rescheduled for make up without written

permission from the deans office. All students late to class more than 10 min. will not be

permitted to take the test and will be redirected to the deans. All notes with excuses from the

resident director are forwarded to the academic dean and followed up with a note to the teacherfrom that office. Students who miss a test, quiz or course requirement and fail to produce

written excuse from the deans office shall receive a 0% and will not be allowed to make up the

missed work.

Grading Scale (Option A)

40%...............Mid-Term & Final Examination (20% each)

25%...............Quizs

25%...............Field Trip and Journal (Wed. April 13th)10%...............Reading

Grading Scale (Option B)


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40%..............Historical Overview & 3 Anatomys of Historical Figures 10% each.

25%...............Quizs25%...............Field Trip and Journal (Wed. April 13th)

10%...............Reading

DISCLAIMER:

Any aspect of this syllabus is subject to change at the professors discretion. However, thissyllabus offers an aim and desired goal but is by no means meant to lock the subjects or format.

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Week Lecture Due

Jan. 19 Introductory Material

Jan. 25 Historical Overview

Feb. 02 The Egyptian Era Quiz 1

Feb 09 The Neo Assyrian Period

Feb. 16 The Neo Babylonian Period Quiz 2

Feb. 23 MID TERM & Option B Papers Due

Mar. 02 The Persian Period

Mar. 09 SPRING BREAK

Mar. 16 The Hellenistic Period Part 1

Mar. 23 The Hellenistic Period Part 2

Mar. 30 The Roman Period Part 1 Quiz 3

Apr. 06 The Roman Period Part 2

Apr. 13 FIELD TRIP

Apr. 20 The Roman Period Part 3 Quiz 4 & Filed Trip Journals DueApr. 27 The Early Church and Rome

May 1 FINAL EXAMS & READING VERIFICATION & Option B Papers Due

SUGGESTED READING SCHEDULE FOR SUBJECTS:

Week 1

Topic:

Introduction to the course and assignments

The Historical Method 1a and 1b

Literary Criticism vs. Text Criticism

Week 2

Topic: Periods of the Periods of History

Carry over lectures from previous week

Reading: (Recommended but not required) On reserve in the Library

Sasson, Jack Civilizations of the Ancient Near East Vol. I- IV; The History of

Ancient Egypt: An Overview, Vol. I & II, pg. . 807-869.


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Topic: Egyptian Historical Overview

Reading: (Recommended but not required) On reserve in the Library

Sasson, Jack Civilizations of the Ancient Near Eas Vol. I-IV; The History ofAncient Egypt:Vol. I & II, pg 691-717.

Week 3Topic: Egypt and the Bible.

Historical Overview Hyksos Sargon the Great and Moses Serpent Confrontation (Highlight) The Plagues (Highlight)

Reading:

The Hyksos: Bible:

Genesis 41:1-57 Student Packet:

The Hyksos and the Middle Kingdom: Who are the Hyksos?Pg. 8-12

Readings from the Ancient Near East: None relevant in textbook for this discussion.

Sargon the Great Exodus 2:1-10 Readings from the Ancient Near East

Autobiography of Sargon the Great, pg. 75. Serpent Confrontation: Genesis 7:9-13

Topic: Egypt and the Bible Continued

The Plagues The Dating of the Exodus

Reading:

Dating of the Exodus Articleo 1 Kings 6:1o Student Packet:

Read Dating of the Exodus pg. 13-16. The Plagues:

o Exodus 7:14-12:31o Article

Three ways of viewing the Plagues given in classWeek 4-5

Topics: Mesopotamia and the Bible


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The Tower of Babel Creation Accounts Law Codes and Covenants Assyria and the O.T. Historical Analysis of Sennacherib and the siege of Jerusalem

Reading Tower of Babel

o Genesis 11:1-9o Readings from the Ancient Near East

Confusion of Tongues, pg. 71. Creation Accounts

o Genesis 1-2o Readings from the Ancient Near East

Enki and the Ordering of the World, pg. 19. Enki, Ninnakh and the creation of Humankind, pg. 20. Enuma Elish, pg. 31. Heilopolis Pyramid Text, pg. 62. Memphis Creation Story, pg. 63. Epic of Gilgamesh, pg. 66.

Law Codes and Covenants From the Bible:

Genesis 15 The ceremony of an Ancient Near EasternCovenant

Exodus 20:1-17 The Ten Commandments Exodus 31:18; 32:19 The tablets

From the student packet: Pages 1-7 Ancient Near Eastern Covenants, Code of Hammurabi compared to the Law of Moses Old Babylonian kingdom with Hammurabi.

Readings from the Ancient Near East: Covenant between Suppiluliuma and Mattiwaza, pg. 97. Law Codes pg. 104-113.

Mesopotamia and the Bible Bible in order of the Assyrian Rulers.

o 2 Kings 16:5-9o 2 Kings 15:28-30o 2Kings 15:17-22o 2 Chronicles 28:16-22o Isaiah 20:1-6o 2 Kings 17:6-7o 2 Kings 18:13-19:34,o Isaiah 36:1-37:38,o 2 Chronicles 32:1-22

Readings from the Ancient Near East


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o Shalmaneser III pg. 144o Tiglath Pileser III pg. 145o Sargon II pg. 145o Sennacherib pg. 146o Lachish Ostraca pg. 168o Siloam Tunnel Inscriptiono Samaria Ostraca

Student Packet:o Assyria Pg. 17-23

Week 6

Topics:

The Persian Period

The Rulers of Persia

The Persians and the Bible

The rise of Greece and the fall of PersiaReading: Ezra 1-6; Haggai 1-2; Zechariah 3-4

Week 7

Topic: Inter-Testamental History and Literature

The Hellenistic Period and Alexander the Great Ptolemy Rule in Egypt Seleucid Rule in Babylon, Syria, and Beyond The Maccabees and Hasmoneans Hellenism and Antiochus Epiphanies IV

Reading

Recommended but not required: 1 Maccabees Josephus Jewish Wars Book 1-3

Week 8: MID TERM

Topic: Archaeology

Archaeology and the BibleReading:

None required

Recommended:Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible by Curid.

Week 9 SPRING BREAK

Week 10

Topic: Hellenistic Period Part 2

Hellenism and Antiochus Epiphanies IV The Maccabees and Hasmoneans Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls Part 1 Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls Part 2


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The Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Water Baptism Jesus, John and the Dead Sea Community

Reading

Student Packet 36-39 & 79-80

Geza Vermes The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English Introduction andCommunity Rule. Student Packet on Qumran and Dead Sea Community

Week 11

Topic: The Roman Period Part 1

Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Mark Anthony and Cleopatra Pax Romana Herods Family and legacy Messianism and Crucifixion

Reading: None required.

Recommended reading: Josephus, Jewish wars book 1

Week 12 Field Trip

Week 13

Topic: The Roman Empire Part 2

Caesars

Josephus and the First Revolt

Bar Kopta RevoltMasada

Week 14

Topic: Topic: Rabbinic Judaism

Samaritans and Gentiles Pharisees and Sadducees Zealots and Siccarai

Reading:

Student Packet pg. 40-48Topic: Rabbinic Judaism continued

Rabbi Disciple Relationships Rabbinic Hermeneutics Parables Miracle Workers

Reading:

Student Packet pg. 55-57.


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Week 15

Topic: The Early Church and Rome

The two great persecutions Roman views of Christians Early Church Martyrs Early Church Fathers

FINAL EXAMINATION WEEK

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Chavalas, Mark W. and Younger, K. LawsonMesopotamia and the Bible Grand Rapids, MI: Baker

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Publishing House, 1994.

Cruse, C.F.Ecclesiastical History Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishing, 1998.

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House, 1999.

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De Vaux, RolandAncient Israel: Its Life and Institutions Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Pub. Co.,1997.

Elwell, Walter A. and Yarbrough, Robert W.Readings from the First Century WorldGrand Rapids, MI:

Baker Academic, 1998.

Eshel, Hanan, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State Wm. B. Grand Rapids, MI: EerdmansPublishing Co. 2008.

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Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

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Ferguson, Everett.Backgrounds of Early Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1993.

Fritz, VolkmarAn Introduction to Biblical Archaeology: Journal for the Study of the Old TestamentScheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, 1994.

Gardiner, Sir AlanEgypt of the Pharaohs Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1961.

Green, Joel B., et al.Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity 1992.

Geza Vermes The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English NY, NY: Penguin Classics, 2004.

___________ Whos Who in the Age of Jesus ChristNY, NY: Penguin Classics, 2006.

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Sasson, Jack M. Civilizations of the Ancient Near East Vol. III & IV Peabody, MA: Hendrickson

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Stern, Ephraim Archaeology of the Land of the Bible Vol. IINY, NY: Doubleday Press, 2001.

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Webb, William J. Slaves, Women and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural AnalysisDowners Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 2001.

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Wilson, Marvin R. Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith Grand Rapids, MI:

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Witherington III, Benjamin Conflict and Community in Corinth: A socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 &

2 Corinthians Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1996.

Yamauchi, Edwin Persia and the Bible Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1996.


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Young, Brad H. Jesus the Jewish Theologian Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Pub., Co., 1995.

_____________Meet the Rabbi Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Pub., Co., 2008.

____________ Paul The Jewish Theologian Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Pub., Co., 1997.

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Hendrickson Pub. Co., 1998.

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WEB SITES BIBLIOGRAPHY

TIMELINES

HISTORY TIME TABLES

HTTP://PROPHETESS.LSTC.EDU/~RKLEIN/

TIME LINES OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST

HTTP://HOME.FLASH.NET/~HOSELTON/DEADSEA/TIMELINE.HTM#3200

BIBLE HISTORY TIMELINE ONLINE

HTTP://WWW.BIBLE-

HISTORY.COM/LINKS.PHP?CAT=5&SUB=225&CAT_NAME=ANCIENT+NEAR+EAST&SUBCAT_NAME=TIMELINES+%26+CHARTS

ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CIVILIZATION HISTORY AND STUDIES

HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST ONLINE

HTTP://WWW.CLASSICAL-

HOMESCHOOLING.ORG/HISTORY/NEAREAST.HTML

THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST

HTTP://PROPHETESS.LSTC.EDU/~RKLEIN/

INTERNET HISTORY SOURCE BOOK

HTTP://WWW.FORDHAM.EDU/HALSALL/ANCIENT/ASBOOK.HTML

EGYPTOLOGY ONLINE

HTTP://WWW.NEWTON.CAM.AC.UK/EGYPT/

ABZU: A GUIDE TO STUDYING THE ANCIENT NEAR EASTHTTP://WWW.ETANA.ORG/ABZU/
http://prophetess.lstc.edu/~rklein/http://prophetess.lstc.edu/~rklein/http://home.flash.net/~hoselton/deadsea/timeline.htm#3200http://home.flash.net/~hoselton/deadsea/timeline.htm#3200http://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=5&sub=225&cat_name=Ancient+Near+East&subcat_name=Timelines+&+Chartshttp://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=5&sub=225&cat_name=Ancient+Near+East&subcat_name=Timelines+&+Chartshttp://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=5&sub=225&cat_name=Ancient+Near+East&subcat_name=Timelines+&+Chartshttp://www.classical-homeschooling.org/history/neareast.htmlhttp://www.classical-homeschooling.org/history/neareast.htmlhttp://prophetess.lstc.edu/~rklein/http://prophetess.lstc.edu/~rklein/http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.htmlhttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.htmlhttp://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/http://www.etana.org/abzu/http://www.etana.org/abzu/http://www.etana.org/abzu/http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.htmlhttp://prophetess.lstc.edu/~rklein/http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/history/neareast.htmlhttp://www.classical-homeschooling.org/history/neareast.htmlhttp://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=5&sub=225&cat_name=Ancient+Near+East&subcat_name=Timelines+&+Chartshttp://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=5&sub=225&cat_name=Ancient+Near+East&subcat_name=Timelines+&+Chartshttp://www.bible-history.com/links.php?cat=5&sub=225&cat_name=Ancient+Near+East&subcat_name=Timelines+&+Chartshttp://home.flash.net/~hoselton/deadsea/timeline.htm#3200http://prophetess.lstc.edu/~rklein/


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EXTRA-BIBLICAL TEXTS AND RESOURCES

ONLINE TEXTS RELATED TO BIBLICAL STUDIES

HTTP://CCAT.SAS.UPENN.EDU/~HUMM/RESOURCES/TEXTS/

*SACRED TEXTS ONLINEWWW.SACRED-TEXTS.COM

JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY (JEWISH TEXTS AND MORE)HTTP://WWW.JEWISHVIRTUALLIBRARY.ORG/

JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY (JEWISH TEXTS AND MORE)

HTTP://WWW.JEWISHVIRTUALLIBRARY.ORG/

GREAT ONE PAGE WONDERS FOR RESEARCH

*JAMES DARLACKS PAGE (GCTS LIBRARIANS RESEARCHER)HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/JIMDARLACK/

ONLINE RESOURCE FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES AND ORIGINAL SOURCE

MATERIALS

HTTP://WWW.APOSTOLIC.NET/BIBLICALSTUDIES/RESOURCESONLINE.HTM

*ROY CHAIAMPA (GORDO-CONWELL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

INSTITUTIONS AND CENTERS

GORDON CONWEL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

HTTP://WWW.GCTS.EDU

ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

HTTP://OI.UCHICAGO.EDU/OI/DEFAULT.HTML

HARVARD SEMITIC MUSEUM

HTTP://WWW.FAS.HARVARD.EDU/~SEMITIC/

ZION BIBLE COLLEGE

HTTP://WWW.ZBC.EDU

GREAT ARTICLES AND SPECIFIC LINKS FOR THE OT AND A.N.E.

RELIGION OF BABYLON AND ASSYRIA ARTICLE

HTTP://WWW.SACRED-TEXTS.COM/ANE/RBAA.HTM
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HISTORY OF SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM

HTTP://WWW.HUM.HUJI.AC.IL/DINUR/INTERNETRESOURCES/HISTORYRESOURCES/SECOND_TEMPLE_AND_TALMUDIC_ERA.HTM

JAMES DARLACKS PAGE (GCTS LIBRARIANS RESEARCHER)HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/JIMDARLACK/

HTTP://BLOG.OLDINTHENEW.ORG/

DR. ROY CIAMPAS PAGE FOR NT STUDIES (GCTS PHD. PROF)

HTTP://HOME.COMCAST.NET/~RCIAMPA/

ANCIENT LAWS IN PICTURES AND WRITTINGHTTP://WWW.NB.NO/BASER/SCHOYEN/5/5.4/

BIBLE HISTORY LINKS ON JESUS

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HISTORY.COM/LINKS.PHP?CAT=19&SUB=72&CAT_NAME=JESUS&SUBCAT_

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GNOSIS LIBRARY ONLINE (MISC TEXTS)

HTTP://WWW.GNOSIS.ORG/

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RESOURCES FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES (JERUSALEM UNIVERSITY PROF.)

HTTP://TORREYS.ORG/BIBLE/

*SACRED TEXTS ONLINE

WWW.SACRED-TEXTS.COM

JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY (JEWISH TEXTS AND MORE)HTTP://WWW.JEWISHVIRTUALLIBRARY.ORG/

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PENTECOSTAL-CHARISMATIC THEOLOGICAL INQUIRY INTERNATIONAL

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