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John Collins on Daniel 7
Well, I had a wonderful time with Christo (my thesis supervisor) and Karyn (a peer at the University of Stellenbosch) after SBL. But, now back to the important business of blogging. Today’s Old Testament lectionary reading is from Daniel 7. Once I get past the narratives at the beginning of Daniel, I very much feel…
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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…
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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…
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Free Leviticus Primer
I’ve linked to this once before, but for those who missed, it HERE is a link to a helpful resource on the Book of Leviticus by Lauren Stouffer. When reading through books like Leviticus it can be difficult to keep the festivals and offerings straight. However, this PDF has some helpful charts.
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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. …
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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…
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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…
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Victor Hamilton Commentary Introduction on Genesis Free
Victor Hamilton’s commentary on Genesis is in two volumes and is in the NICOT (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) series. One of my favorite things about this series is the easy to use sections text critical notes, though those are not generally available as a part of this free limited preview. Hamilton’s volume…
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Westermann Commentary Introductions on Genesis Free
Westermann’s three volume commentary on Genesis is one of the best that I have ever used personally, though I have had to do so through libraries. Google Books has the introductions to two of these commentaries for free in limited preview. It is only for the first two volumes, but the introductions are fairly extensive. …
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Franz Delitzsch Two Volume Commentary on Genesis Free
Franz Delitzsch’s commentary on Genesis is out of copyright and has been put online for free at Archive.org. There is a lot of good stuff on this site, but there is also a lot to weed through. Delitzsch’s commentary on Genesis is in two volumes with Volume 1 HERE and Volume 2 HERE. This will…