Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Oriental Institute of Chicago has much to offer, including a number of publications which can be downloaded freely.

Here's the url to its catalog:

http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Google Earth Satellite Maps of ANE sites

Google Earth has a number of satellite maps of ancient sites, and Jona Lendering and Bill Thayer have indexed many by country. The photos are not always as detailed as one would wish, but they do give a broad idea as well as some context of the surrounding areas (many of the sites are now all but engulfed in moderned cities).

The master list is at:
http://www.livius.org/000.html

The following are links to ANE areas of interest:
Cyprus: http://www.livius.org/00cyprus.html
Egypt: http://www.livius.org/00egypt.html
Greece: http://www.livius.org/00greece.html
Iran: http://www.livius.org/00iran.html
Iraq: http://www.livius.org/00iraq.html
Israel: http://www.livius.org/00israel.html
Jordan: http://www.livius.org/00jordan.html
Lebanon: http://www.livius.org/00lebanon.html
Syria: http://www.livius.org/00syria.html
Turkey: http://www.livius.org/00turkey.html

The list of sites and locations within sites are updated periodically.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

new online books from Catholic Biblical Association

The ICI (International Cooperation Initiative) has announced the following pdf downloadable books from CBA:

http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/ICI_CBA.aspx

Steiner, Richard C. Stockmen from Tekoa, Sycomores from Sheba: A Study of Amos’ Occupations

Fitzpatrick, Paul E., S.M., The Disarmament of God: Ezekiel 38-39 in Its Mythic Context

Corley, Jeremy and Vincent Skemp, eds., Intertextual Studies in Ben Sira and Tobit: Essays in Honor of Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M.

Barré, Michael L., S.S., The Lord Has Saved Me: A Study of the Psalm of Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:9-20)

The following are more difficult to find, so I've added the direct urls:

Bodi, Daniel. The Michal Affair: From Zimri-Lim to the Rabbis. Hebrew Monographs, 3. Sheffield, Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2005.
http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/onlinebooks/PDF/OnlineBooks/978-1-905048-17-5.pdf

Gordon, Robert P. Hebrews. Readings, A New Biblical Commentary. Sheffield, Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2008.
http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/onlinebooks/PDF/OnlineBooks/Gordon_Hebrews.pdf

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society archives

The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, vols. 12-50 (1969 - last three years), is archived and available for pdf download at:

http://www.etsjets.org/?q=jets_pdf_archive

The pdfs from this site are much cleaner than those downloaded from ATLAS.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Index of Archaeological Sites in Israel

The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a table of all of the archaeological sites in Israel. The table has urls to each site. Each of the sites has a brief description of its history and archaeological significance as well as a photo or two.

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Early+History+-+Archaeology/Cumulative+table+of+contents+-+Archeological+Sites.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpVisit+of+FM+Peres+to+the+Ukraine?DisplayMode=print

Saturday, October 2, 2010