Jeremy Thompson

Category: Resources

  • Jim West's Endorsement of Lawrence Schiffman

    It’s nice to see Jim West endorsing Lawrence Schiffman, his exact words being “He’s awesome.”  I have used two of Schiffman’s audio courses before from the Modern Scholar Series, The Hebrew Bible and The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Truth Behind the Mystique.  However, I had heard about issues concerning Schiffman (a charge of plagiarism, or…

  • SBL Atendees – Best Site for All Things New Orleans

    If you’re attending SBL and are trying to find a good site to check out for the latest on the city of New Orleans, I’d recommend NOLA.com.   As someone who lives a little bit outside of the city but who wants to keep up to date, this is the site that I check most frequently. …

  • Spotlight on Tim Bulkeley and 5minutebible.com

    I was going to write a post today simply about the site 5minutebible.com, but then I started looking at all of the Biblical Studies work that Tim Bulkeley has been doing online.  Most of the work I was aware of, but I had never seen all of the links in one place to really appreciate…

  • World English Bible – Free PDF

    Thanks to “Qohelet,” one of my commenters for letting me know about this link.  I would mention that his blog is well-worth checking out if you get a chance.  This is a link to a free PDF Bible the World English Bible version.  This could be very helpful as this is the same  as the…

  • Free PDF Bibles

    I have had a number of people ask me about free text downloads of Bibles rather than just audio.  I have started to look around a little.  HERE is a link to a number of Bibles available for free download in PDF.  These are in a variety of languages.  But, they are all going to…

  • Free Lectures by Ronald Troxel

    Dr. Ronald Troxel is Distinguished Lecturer (Biblical Languages and Literature) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. This is one of the top, if not the top, Hebrew and Semitic Studies programs in the US.  He has posted the syllabi for a number of his courses on his faculty page.  In addition, he has links on…

  • Free Bible Briefs – Exodus and Leviticus

    Bible Briefs are not available for every book of the Old Testament, but these free short introductions are available for Exodus and Leviticus.  The Exodus volume is written by Dr. Murray L. Newman Emeritus professor of Virginia Theological Seminary.   And, the Leviticus volume is written by Prof. Kevin A. Wilson of Lithuania Christian College. …

  • Douglas Stuart's Exodus Commentary Introduction Free

    Douglas Stuart’s commentary on Exodus is available in limited preview format from Google Books.  You are able to read the entire introduction to the commentary HERE.  This is Douglas Stuart of How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth fame.  He is a prolific author on the Old Testament who is evangelical in his…

  • Read Janzen's Commentary Introduction to Exodus Free

    HERE is a link to Janzen’s commentary on Exodus at Google Books.  There is a limited preview and the entire introduction is available.

  • Read Fretheim's Commentary Introduction to Exodus Free

    HERE is a link to Fretheim’s commentary on Exodus over at Google Books.  It is available in limited preview format.  The entire introduction to the commentary is available there.  He along with Walter Brueggemann are two of my favorite Old Testament theologians.  If you are interested in Fretheim’s other work you might consider checking out…