Course
Resources:
The
Bible As Literature
Here you will find
links to valuable resources and tools to enhance your study and appreciation of
the Bible as literature. I hope you find the resources beneficial and that you
enjoy the course!
Email me anytime
if you have questions or run into problems:
The Documentary Hypothesis:
Argument and Rebuttal
Religious Tolerance.org’s
excellent summary of some of the scholarly reasoning behind the mainstream
acceptance of the documentary hypothesis. For those who are uncomfortable with
the documentary hypothesis, please see the next link.
Answering
the Documentary Hypothesis
This website of the Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry raises the most common objections to the
documentary hypothesis.
Barron’s Book Notes at Pink Monkey.com
An Introduction
to the Hebrew Bible
Old
Testament Life and Literature
An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
On-line Bible Tools:
Revised Standard Version online
This website is particularly
valuable because it permits refined word searches.
RSV and KJV parallel
texts online
Includes proper names and
links to various versions.
Over 4,500 subjects and
proper names are defined and analyzed with corresponding Scripture references.
The Concordance here is
particularly useful—on the first page, in the “Search the Bible” area, enter
the word you want to search for, in the section of the Bible you want to
search, and choose “Revised Standard Version.”
If, for example, you want to see how many times the word “blood” is used
in the Torah (Books of the Law), you will be shown every verse where this word
appears.
This website is particularly
valuable because it contains scholarly information and critical excerpts for
every book of the Hebrew Bible. It also
includes links to important non-biblical works such as the Talmud.
Elements of Persuasion
in the Bible
Figurative
Language in the Bible
Includes links to Bible
versions, dictionaries, concordances, commentaries, Bible-related resources.
“Passage lookup” permits
comparisons among the many versions; also includes links to many other
resources (see “Study Tools” menu).
All-in-One
Biblical Resources Search
A British mega-search engine
King James Bible
with Strong’s Dictionary
A fairly sophisticated Bible
Research tool—you can click on any word in the KJV and find both its precise
meanings in Hebrew or Greek (for the NT) and the location of all verses where
the word appears. Helpful for close
textual analysis.
If you come upon
unfamiliar literary terms, try these sites which are presented in order of significance
and preference.
Cross Project Resource
Discovery
A metasearch
engine covering dozens of literary glossaries, lexicons, dictionaries,
rhetorics, etc. Enter your search term in the first box at the top of the
page: all sources containing an explanation of the term will be brought
up. Invaluable aid.
A
Glossary of Literary Terms & Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Another favorite
search site because of the completeness and precision of the definitions.
Hyper-linked
keywords, good cross references and literary examples.
All
American Glossary of Literary Terms
Bedford/St.Martin’s
Publishing Company’s useful site.
Another good resource.
A good resource for those of
you planning to write an optional paper. The site also contains valuable
tips on writing essay exams (see menu on the right)
Do feel free to
browse the many Bible-related sites on the web. But let the Browser
Beware! It is sometimes difficult to
distinguish the worthwhile from the worthless.
The sites below can help in this process.
A Student’s Guide to
Research with the WWW
Save money on
textbooks.
·
Order online and order early (at least 3-4 weeks before you need the
book).
·
Use the ISBN to be sure you get the right book.
·
DO NOT use titles or authors’ names or you may get the wrong edition).
*In case you were
wondering: No, I don't get paid for posting these sites!
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Revised for Fall
Term, 2007 (2081)
Copyright, 2002
Joanne J. Viano
Humanities
Division
University of
Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Greensburg, PA
15601