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Humor in the New Testament

Leonard Greenspoon (Creighton University) completes the third in his series on humor in the bible. Here, he explores the wordplay of the parables, the physical humor of the story of Zacchaeus, and the irony of Peter's denial (pictured)...Read more

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Michael D. Coogan
Michael D. Coogan As opposed to the "biblical archaeology" movement, which attempted to support a literal interpretation of scripture, modern archaeology has evolved to provide the staging and scenery of the text that is the Bible.... Read more
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Interview with Shalom M. Paul

In our ongoing interview series, Professor Marc Brettler interviews Shalom Paul, author of Isaiah 40–66: A Commentary (2009), the leading scholarly work on the topic of "Second Isaiah", the distinctive voice that scholars believe was added to the prophecy years after it was first written.

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Photo Essay: Philistine Ekron (Tel Miqne)

Ekron, one of the five Philistine capital cities mentioned in the Bible, is located at the site of the Tel Miqne (Khirbet el-Muqanna') on the northern border of the territory of Judah.  Seymour Gitin and David Ben-Shlomo (W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem) provide a tour of the excavation, uncovering the customs and cultures of the inhabitants stretching as far back as the Bronze Age.

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The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems

R.B. Parkinson's landmark translation of the Tale of Sinuhe and other masterpieces of ancient Egypt is now available online for the first time. Featuring adventure stories, dialogues on life and death, ruminations on the problem of suffering, and teachings about the nature of wisdom and virtue, this collection explores many of the themes that are also essential to Biblical literature.

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Reference Guide

This new feature allows you to scroll through the tables of contents for each of the major reference works on Oxford Biblical Studies Online, including The Oxford Companion to the Bible and the new Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible.

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Guide to Biblical Commentaries

This list of the books of the Bible includes their respective commentaries from the following sources: Oxford Bible Commentary, New Oxford Annotated Bible (NRSV), Oxford Study Bible (REB), Jewish Study Bible (TANAKH), Catholic Study Bible (NAB), and the Access Bible (NRSV).

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