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The Human Anatomy in Ancient Hebrew: Advanced Level

At SBL San Diego, a session was dedicated to testing proficiency in ancient Hebrew. One excellent test of vocabulary proficiency involves the slotting of items across semantic continuums. For example, after randomizing the vocabulary items in the basic, intermediate, and advanced lists provided in this series, students might be required to group and sequence them from head-to-toe. An even better test might involve a 3D image of the human body with appropriately placed slots to be filled in with the appropriate terms for the corresponding body parts.

A glossed and vocalized “full listing” of the terminology of human anatomy in ancient Hebrew is offered below. Once the list is mastered, proficiency is testable by working through it in un-glossed, un-vocalized format - also provided. Grad students and Hebrew teachers might start with the un-glossed, un-vocalized list, and check knowledge against the glossed and vocalized equivalents in case of doubt.

The “full list” following is bound to contain errors of omission and commission. The standard dictionaries and concordances were consulted, but little secondary literature beyond that. The vocabulary of epigraphic, Ben Sira, and DSS Hebrew was not systematically added in. The selection of phrases remains piecemeal. Research indicates that mastery of vocabulary involves knowing 98 per cent of a full listing of vocabulary –– cold. This list is meant to be a means to attaining that end for a subset of the whole.

Peter Kirk noted in a comment to the first post in this series that the United Bible Societies are working on a project entitled a Semantic Dictionary of Ancient Hebrew. How do my efforts differ from those of Renier de Blois and his team? The UBS project groups lexical items in broad semantic classes in which class-members are “equidistant” from each other; only rarely are lexemes grouped into subsets according to semantic contiguity. Semantic contiguity of subsets within a class is not described.

Other differences: the UBS project pays scant attention to morphology and phraseology. Two examples: פאה, in reference to anatomy, occurs in the singular and the dual; the plural is used exclusively in reference to topography; ידות the plural of יד is used in a number of specialized senses, but not as an anatomical term. My lists reflect these realities and include examples of stock phrases. The UBS project does not.

When SDAH is completed, it will be possible to compare its list of “Parts: People” with the lists provided here. But its “Parts: People” class is an undifferentiated sea along the lexical domain axis. The internal semantic organization of the class and attention to morphology and phraseology offered here have no counterparts in the UBS project.

The Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Hebrew (DBL) by Mark Swanson (Logos, 1997) was pioneering project of this kind. Another project of interest: The Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database (SAHD) project, in the incipient stage, under the direction of Takamitsu Muraoka.

The basic list presented earlier corresponds to a level attainable after two semesters of study; the “basic plus” list, after four semesters. A “full list” like this one might be used for study and testing purposes during the third year of three-year sequence.

Full List

רֹאשׁ, רָאשִׁים, רָאשָׁיו/רֹאשָׁיו  head, heads, his heads       

קָדְקֹד, קָדְקֳדוֹ pate, his pate         

גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת, גֻּלְגָּלְתּוֹ      skull, his skull

רַקָּה        temple

מֵ֫צַח, *מְצָחוֹת       forehead, foreheads

 

פָּנִים               face (front)

אָחוֹר, *אֲחֹרִים       back (rear)

גַּו/גֵּו/גֵּוָה back      

גַּב               back

בָּמוֹת            back (intensive pl.)

 

*פְּאַת פָּנִים corner/side of the face=temple         

*פְּאַת רֹאשׁ           temple

*פֵּאָה, *פַּאֲתַיִם  corner/temple, a pair of corners/temples      

*פֹּת    [פת=פאת] temple

 

שֵׂעָר, שַׂעֲרָה, *שְׂעָרוֹת, שְׂעָרוֹ/*שַׂעְרוֹ      hair, hair, hairs, his hair

*פֶּרַע שְׂעַר רֹאשׁ       free-flowing hair of the head

*דַּלַּת רֹאשׁ               tresses of the head

*קְוֻצּוֹת locks               

*צִיצִת רֹאשׁ lock            

זָקָן    (m. and f.) beard                

*פְּאַת זָקָן sidegrowth of beard            

*גִּזְרָה coiffure               

שָׂפָם moustache               

 

עַ֫יִן, עֵינַ֫יִם          eye, a pair of eyes

אִישׁוֹן עַ֫יִן pupil/apple of the eye             

אִישׁוֹן בַּת־עַ֫יִן pupil/apple of the eye         

בַּת־עַ֫יִן            pupil/apple of the eye

בָּבַת עֵינוֹ the pupil/apple of his eye         

 

*עַפְעַפַּ֫יִם a pair of eyelids            

*שְׁמֻרוֹת עֵינַ֫יִם eyelids         

*גַּבֹּת עֵינַ֫יִם        eyebrows

 

אֹ֫זֶן, אָזְנַ֫יִם         ear, a pair of ears

תְּנוּךְ earlobe                  

 

אַף, אַפַּ֫יִם        nose, a pair of nostrils

 

לְחִי, לְחָיַ֫יִם, לֶחֱיוֹ cheek/jaw, a pair of cheeks       

*מַלְקוֹחַ֫יִם a pair of gums         

 

פֶּה, פִּיו/פִּ֫יהוּ mouth          

*מִדְבָּר (poetic) mouth         

חֵךְ palate               

לָשׁוֹן, לְשֹׁנוֹת       tongue, tongues

שֵׁן, שִׁנַּ֫יִם        tooth, a pair of sets of teeth

שָׂפָה, שְׂפָתַ֫יִם lip, a pair of lips       

*דַּל שְׂפָתַ֫יִם (poetic) door of the lips         

גָּרוֹן         throat, neck

*לֹעַ       gullet

נֶ֫פֶשׁ throat          

 

צַוָּאר, צַוָּארִים/*צַוָּרוֹת neck, necks               

*מַפְרֶ֫קֶת   neck          

*גַּרְגָּרוֹת neck         

עֹ֫רֶף             nape

 

שְׁכֶם, שִׁכְמוֹ back         

שִׁכְמָה back      

כָּתֵף, *כְּתֵפַ֫יִם, כְּתֵפוֹת     shoulder, a pair of shoulders, shoulders

 

שֹׁד, שָׁדַ֫יִם a breast, a pair of breasts       

זִיז         teat

*דַּדַּ֫יִם a pair of nipples      

חֵיק/חֵק bosom         

 

בֶּ֫טֶן          belly

*דַּלְתֵי בֶטֶן doors of the belly         

קֵבָה, קֳבָתָהּ        belly, her belly

 

*שֹׁ֫רֶר, *שָׁרְרוֹ   navel

*שֹׁר, *שָׁרּוֹ       navel-cord

 

*כָּרֵשׂ stomach         

חֹ֫מֶשׁ        stomach

*אוּל          paunch

*מֵעִים         abdomen, viscera

 

רֶ֫חֶם womb            

מַשְׁבֵּר        mouth of the womb

 

קֶ֫רֶב, *קְרָבִים        inward parts

 

לֵב/לֵבָב, לִבּוֹת/לְבָבוֹת      heart, hearts

סְגֹור לֵב  pericardium    

כְּלָיוֹת          kidneys

כָּבֵד             liver

*מְרֹרָה       gall-bladder

 

זְרוֹעַ/אֶזְרוֹעַ, זְרֹעוֹת/זְרֹעִים arm, arms       

קָנֶה, קָנָהֿ  humerus, its humerus         

יָד, יָדַ֫יִם          arm/hand, a pair of arms/hands

*אַצִּילוֹת יָד      armpits

*אַצִּילֵי יָד       elbows

 

יְמִינוֹ/נָהּ, יַד יְמִינוֹ        his/her right hand   

שְׂמֹאלוֹ/לָהַּ, יַד שְׂמֹאלוֹ          his/her left hand

 

כַּף, כַּפַּ֫יִם/כַּפּוֹת hollow/palm, a pair of palms         

חָפְנַ֫יִם   a pair of cups of hands         

*שֹׁ֫עַל, שְׁעָלִים         hollow of a hand, hollows

 

אֶצְבַּע, אֶצְבָּעוֹת  finger, fingers         

בֹּ֫הֶן/בְּהוֹן, *בּוֹהֲנֹת/*בְּהוֹנוֹת thumb, thumbs         

*קֹטֶן, *קָֽטָנּוֹ      little finger

*צִפָּרְנִים           fingernails

 

שָׁפְכָה               penis

*אֶשֶׁךְ                testicle

שֵׁת, *שָׁתוֹת         buttock, buttocks

מִפְשָׂעָה           posterior

*עֲקֵבִים          heels=curved ends

 

יָד                hand=phallus

בָּשָׂר              flesh=phallus

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כְּסָלִים            loins=genitalia

רַגְלַ֫יִם             feet=genitalia

 

עֶרְוָה nakedness=pudenda               

בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה flesh of nakedness=waist-section       

*מַ֫עַר              nakedness=pudenda

 

*מְעוֹרִים          nakednesses=pudenda

מְבוּשִׁים          shameful things=pudenda

*נַבְלוֹת             shamelessness=pudenda

 

צַד, צִדִּים        side, sides

כֶּ֫סֶל, כְּסָלִים loin, loins      

מָתְנַ֫יִם a pair of loins                

חֲלָצַ֫יִם a pair of loins                

 

יָרֵךְ, יְרֵכַ֫יִם     hip/thigh, pair of thighs

כַּף הַיָּרֵךְ        hip-socket

נָשֶׁה             sciatic nerve

 

*עֲטֵמַ֫ים            a pair of thighs (cj Job 21:24)

שׁוֹק, שֹׁקַ֫יִם upper leg, a pair of upper legs         

 

בֶּ֫רֶךְ, בִּרְכַּ֫יִם      knee, a pair of knees

*קַרְסֻלַּ֫יִם       a pair of ankles

*אָפְסַ֫יִם        a pair of ankles

 

*מַרְגְּלוֹת legs         

רֶ֫גֶל, רַגְלַ֫יִם foot, a pair of feet       

פַּ֫עַם, פְּעָמִים        foot, feet

 

כַּף, כַּפַּ֫יִם/כַּפּוֹת      sole of a foot, a pair of soles of feet

אֶצְבַּע, אֶצְבָּעוֹת          toe, toes

בֹּ֫הֶן/בְּהוֹן, *בּוֹהֲנֹת/*בְּהוֹנוֹת         big toe, big toes

עָקֵב, *עֲקֵבִים, עִקְּבֵי heel, heels         

 

עוֹר skin                

*עֹור שִׁנָּיו skin of my teeth          

*גֶּ֫לֶד             skin

עָרְלָה, עֲרָלוֹת      (עֳ׳foreskin, foreskins (not    

 

גִּיד, גִּידִים sinew, sinews          

בָּשָׂר, בְּשָׂרִים        flesh, fleshy body parts

שְׁאֵר           flesh

 

חֵ֫לֶב         fat

פִּימָה          fat

*מִשְׁמָן         fat

 

דָּם, דָּמִים  blood, (spilled) blood         

*נֵ֫צַח               juice=blood

 

*עֹ֫צֶם                frame

עֶ֫צֶם, עֲצָמוֹת/עֲצָמִים bone, bones         

מֹחַ marrow                        

גֶּ֫רֶם, גְּרָמִים bone, bones         

גֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶת   skull                  

לְחִי, לְחָיַ֫יִם jaw, a pair of jaws          

קָנֶה                      humerus

צֵ֫לַע, צְלָעוֹת         rib, ribs

*אַצִּילֵי יָד elbows               

בֶּ֫רֶךְ, בִּרְכַּ֫יִם knee, a pair of knees            

*קַרְסֻלַּ֫יִם                a pair of ankles

עָקֵב, *עֲקֵבִים         heel, heels

 

*יְצֻרִים         formed parts

*מַבְנִית        frame (cj Job 20:3)

 

רוּחַ air               

נֶ֫פֶשׁ           life-breath

נְשָׁמָה breath         

 

בָּשָׂר          flesh

נֶ֫פֶשׁ life-breath            

 

גְּוִיָּה body            

גּוּפָה         body

נֶ֫פֶשׁ           living being

 

גְּוִיָּה          body

גּוּפָה            body

נֶ֫פֶש        ׁ  living being

Full Listing (Unvocalized)

ראש, ראשים, ראשיו/ראשיו

קדקד, קדקדו

גלגלת, גלגלתו

רקה

מצח, *מצחות

 

פנים

אחור, *אחורים

גו/גו/גוה

גב

במות

 

*פאת פנים

*פאת ראש

*פאה, *פאתים

*פת

 

שער, שערה, *שערות, *שערו

*פרע שער ראש

*דלת ראש

*קוצוֹת

*ציצת רֹאשׁ

 

זקן

*פאת זקן

*גזרה

שפם

 

עין, עינים

אישון עין

אישון בת־עין 

בת־עין  

בבת עינו

 

*עפעפים

*שמרות עינים 

*גבת עינים 

 

אזן, אזנים

תנוך

 

אף, אפים

 

לחי, לחיים, לחיו

*מלקוחים

 

פה, פיו/פיהו

*מדבר

 

חך

לשון, לשנות

שן, שנים

 

שפה, שפתים

*דל שפתים

 

גרון

*לע

נפש  

 

צואר, צוארים/*צורות

*מפרקת

*גרגרות

ערף

 

שכם, שכמו

שכמה

כתף, *כתפים, כתפות

 

שד, שדים

זיז

*דדים

חיק/חק

 

בטן

*דלתי בטן

קבה, קבתה

 

*שרר, *שררו

שר, *שרו

 

*מעים

*כרש

חמש

אול

 

רחם

משבר

 

קרב, *קרבים

 

לב/לבב, לבות/לבבות

סגור לב

כליות

כבד

*מררה

 

זרוע/אזרוע, זרעות/זרעים

קנה, קנה

יד, ידים

*אַצילות יד 

*אצילי יד

 

ימינו/נה, יד ימינו

שמאלו/לה, יד שמאלו

 

כף, כפים/כפות

חפנים

*שעל, שעלים

 

אצבע, אצבעות

בהן/בהון, *בוהנת/*בהונות

*קטן, *קטנו

*צפרנים

 

שפכה 

*אשך  

שת, *שתות

מפשעה

*עקבים

 

יד

בשר 

 

כסלים 

רגלים 

 

ערוה 

בשר ערוה 

*מער

 

*מעורים

מבושים 

*נבלות 

 

צד, צדים

כסל, כסלים

מתנים

חלצים

 

ירך, ירכים

כף הירך

נשה 

 

*עטמים

שוק, שקים

 

ברך, ברכים

*קרסלים 

*אפסים

 

*מרגלות

רגל, רגלים

פעם, פעמים

 

כף רגל , כפות/כפים

אצבע, אצבעות

בהן/בהון, *בוהנת/*בהונות

עקב, *עקבים

 

עור

*עור שניו

*גלד

ערלה, ערלות

 

גיד, גידים

בשר, בשרים

שאר

 

חלב

פימה

*משמן

 

דם, דמים

*נצח 

 

*עצם

עצם, עצמות/עצמים

מח

גרם, גרמים

גלגלת

לחי, לחיים

קנה

צלע, צלעות

*אצילי יד

ברך, ברכים

*קרסלים

עקב, *עקבים

 

*יצרים

*מבנית

 

רוח

נפש

נשמה

 

בשר

נפש

 

גויה

גופה

נפש 

 

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This series is developing nicely, John. Thanks for all the work you're putting into it!

Thanks, too, for noting in passing the SAHD project which keeps ticking along. For info, the main project website is here [http://www2.div.ed.ac.uk/research/sahd/].

David Reimer

Posted by: David Reimer | November 27, 2007 at 03:28 AM

Thanks, David. I will send you a copy of the three-part series in pdf format. My next mini-project along these lines: verbs of speech.

Posted by: JohnFH | November 27, 2007 at 08:17 AM

Hi!Your blog is mind blowing.Nice info.

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  • Believing is Knowing
    Comments on things like prophecy, predestination, and reward and punishment from an orthodox Jewish perspective, by David Guttmann
  • Ben Byerly's Blog
    thoughts on the Bible, Africa, Kenya, aid, and social justice, by Ben Byerly, a PhD candidate at Africa International University (AIU), in Nairobi, Kenya working on “The Hopes of Israel and the Ends of Acts” (Luke’s narrative defense of Paul to Diaspora Judeans in Acts 16-20)
  • Berit Olam
    by a thoughtful Matt Morgan, Berkeley CA resident, grad student in Old Testament at Regent University, Vancouver BC (archive)
  • Better Bibles Blog
    Discussion of translation problems and review of English Bible translations by Wayne Leman, Iver Larsen, Mike Sangrey, and others
  • Bibbia Blog
    A Bible blog in Italian and English by former students of the PIB and PUG
  • Bible Background research and commentary
    by Craig Keener, professor of New Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary
  • Bible Design & Binding
    J. Mark Bertrand's place
  • BiblePlaces Blog
    a spotlight on the historical geography of the Holy Land, by Todd Bolen, formerly, Assistant Professor at the Israel Bible Extension campus of The Master's College, Santa Clarita CA
  • Biblicalia
    The riches of orthodoxy brought online by Kevin Edgecomb, a seminarian at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (Brookline MA)
  • Biblische Ausbildung
    by Stephen L. Cook, professor of Old Testament / Hebrew Bible at Virginia Theological Seminary
  • C. Orthodoxy
    Christian, Contemporary, Conscientious… or Just Confused, by Ken Brown, a very thoughtful blog (archive). Ken is currently a Dr. Theol. student at Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen, part of The Sofja-Kovalevskaja Research Group studying early Jewish Monotheism. His dissertation will focus on the presentation of God in Job.
  • Catholic Bibles
    a thoughtful blog about Bible translations by Timothy, who has a degree in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome (Angelicum) and teaches theology in a Catholic high school in Michigan
  • Chrisendom
    irreverent blog with a focus on the New Testament, by Chris Tilling, New Testament Tutor for St Mellitus College and St Paul's Theological Centre, London
  • Claude Mariottini
    a perspective on the Old Testament and current events by a professor of Old Testament at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Chicagoland, Illinois
  • Codex: Biblical Studies Blogspot
    by Tyler Williams, a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and cognate literature, now Assistant Professor of Theology at The King's University College in Edmonton, Alberta (archive)
  • Colours of Scripture
    reflections on theology, philosophy, and literature, by Benjamin Smith, afflicted with scriptural synaesthesia, and located in London, England
  • Complegalitarian
    A team blog that discusses right ways and wrong ways Scripture might help in the social construction of gender (old archive only; more recent archive, unfortunately, no longer publicly available)
  • Connected Christianity
    a place to explore what it might be like if Christians finally got the head, heart, and hands of their faith re-connected (archive)
  • Conversational Theology
    Smart and delightful comment by Ros Clarke, a Ph.D. student at the University of the Highlands and Islands, at the (virtual) Highland Theological College (archive)
  • Daily Hebrew
    For students of biblical Hebrew and the ancient Near East, by Chip Hardy, a doctoral student at the University of Chicago
  • Daniel O. McClellan
    a fine blog by the same, who is pursuing a master of arts degree in biblical studies at Trinity Western University just outside of Vancouver, BC.
  • Davar Akher
    Looking for alternative explanations: comments on things Jewish and beyond, by Simon Holloway, a PhD student in Classical Hebrew and Biblical Studies at The University of Sydney, Australia
  • Deinde
    News and Discussion by Danny Zacharias
  • Discipulus scripturae
    Nathan Stitt's place
  • Dr. Claude Mariottini
    balanced comment by a professor of Old Testament at Northern Baptist Seminary, Lombard IL
  • Dr. Platypus
    insightful comment by Darrell Pursiful, editor at Smyth & Helwys Publishing, on the New Testament faculty of Mercer University
  • Dust
    A diary of Bob MacDonald's journey through the Psalms and other holy places in the Hebrew Bible
  • Eclexia
    The heart and mind of this Bible and theology blogger sing in unison
  • Eat, Drink, and be Merry
    The journey of a grad student with a love for ancient languages at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (archive)
  • Elizaphanian
    Rev Sam tussles with God, and limps away
  • Emerging from Babel
    Stephen investigates the potential of narrative and rhetorical criticism as a tool for expounding scripture
  • Evangelical Textual Criticism
    A group blog on NT and OT text-critical matters
  • Evedyahu
    excellent comment by Cristian Rata, Lecturer in Old Testament of Torch Trinity Graduate School of Theology, Seoul, Korea
  • Exegetica Digita
    discussion of Logos high-end syntax and discourse tools – running searches, providing the downloads (search files) and talking about what can be done and why it might matter for exegesis, by Mike Heiser
  • Exegetisk Teologi
    careful exegetical comment by Stefan Green (in Swedish)
  • Exploring Our Matrix
    Insightful reflections by James McGrath, ass't. professor of religion, Butler University
  • Faith Matters
    Mark Alter's place
  • Ferrell's Travel Blog
    comments of biblical studies, archaeology, history, and photography by a tour guide of Bible lands and professor emeritus of the Biblical Studies department at Florida College, Temple Terrace (FL)
  • Fors Clavigera
    James K. A. Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, thinks out loud.
  • Friar's Fires
    an insightful blog by a pastor with a background in journalism, one of three he pens
  • Gentle Wisdom
    A fearless take on issues roiling Christendom today, by Peter Kirk, a Bible translator
  • Giluy Milta B‘alma
    by Ezra Chwat and Avraham David of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, Jewish National and Hebrew University Library, Jerusalem
  • He is Sufficient
    insightful comment on Bible translations, eschatology, and more, by Elshaddai Edwards
  • Higgaion
    by Chris Heard, Professor of Religion, Pepperdine University
  • Idle Musings of a Bookseller
    by James Spinti of Eisenbrauns
  • if i were a bell, i'd ring
    Tim Ricchiuiti’s place
  • Imaginary Grace
    Smooth, witty commentary by Angela Erisman (archive). Angela Erisman is a member of the theology faculty at Xavier University
  • James' Thoughts and Musings
    by James Pate, a doctoral student at HUC-JIR Cincinnati
  • Jewish Philosophy Place
    by Zachary (Zak) Braiterman, who teaches modern Jewish thought and philosophy in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University
  • kata ta biblia
    by Patrick George McCollough, M. Div. student, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena CA
  • Ketuvim
    Learned reflection from the keyboard of Jim Getz
  • Kilbabo
    Ben Johnson’s insightful blog
  • Kruse Kronicle - contemplating the intersection of work, the global economy, and Christian mission
    top quality content brought to readers by Michael W. Kruse
  • Larry Hurtado's blog
    emeritus professor of New Testament Language, Literature & Theology, University of Edinburgh
  • Law, Prophets, and Writings
    thoughtful blogging by William R. (Rusty) Osborne, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies as College of the Ozarks and managing editor for Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament
  • Lingamish
    delightful fare by David Ker, Bible translator, who also lingalilngas.
  • Looney Fundamentalist
    a scientist who loves off-putting labels
  • Menachem Mendel
    A feisty blog on rabbinic literature and other Judaica by Michael Pitkowsky, Rabbinics Curriculum Coordinator at the Academy for Jewish Religion and adjunct instructor at Jewish Theological Seminary (New York)
  • mu-pàd-da
    scholarly blog by C. Jay Crisostomo, grad student in ANE studies at ?
  • Narrative and Ontology
    Astoundingly thoughtful comment from Phil Sumpter, a Ph.D. student in Bible, resident in Bonn, Germany
  • New Epistles
    by Kevin Sam, M. Div. student at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon SK
  • NT Weblog
    Mark Goodacre's blog, professor of New Testament, Duke University
  • Observatório Bíblico
    wide-ranging blog by Airton José da Silva, Professor de Bíblia Hebraica/Antigo Testamento na Faculdade de Teologia do CEARP de Ribeirão Preto, Brasile (in Portuguese)
  • Observatório Bíblico
    Blog sobre estudos acadêmicos da Bíblia, para Airton José da Silva, Professor de Bíblia Hebraica / Antigo Testamento na Faculdade de Teologia do CEARP de Ribeirão Preto, SP.
  • Occasional Publications
    excellent blogging by Daniel Driver, Brevard Childs' scholar extraordinaire
  • old testament passion
    Great stuff from Anthony Loke, a Methodist pastor and Old Testament lecturer in the Seminari Theoloji, Malaysia
  • Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Blog
    A weblog created for a course on the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, by James Davila (archive)
  • On the Main Line
    Mississippi Fred MacDowell's musings on Hebraica and Judaica. With a name like that you can't go wrong.
  • p.ost an evangelical theology for the age to come
    seeking to retell the biblical story in the difficult transition from the centre to the margins following the collapse of Western Christendom, by Andrew Perriman, independent New Testament scholar, currently located in Dubai
  • PaleoJudaica
    by James Davila, professor of Early Jewish Studies at the University of St. Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. Judaism and the Bible in the news; tidbits about ancient Judaism and its context
  • Pastoral Epistles
    by Rick Brannan and friends, a conceptually unique Bible blog
  • Pen and Parchment
    Michael Patton and company don't just think outside the box. They are tearing down its walls.
  • Pisteuomen
    by Michael Halcomb, pastor-scholar from the Bluegrass State
  • Pseudo-Polymath
    by Mark Olson, an Orthodox view on things
  • Purging my soul . . . one blog at a time
    great theoblog by Sam Nunnally
  • Qumranica
    weblog for a course on the Dead Sea Scrolls at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, taught by James R. Davila (archive)
  • Ralph the Sacred River
    by Edward Cook, a superb Aramaist
  • Random Bloggings
    by Calvin Park, M. Div. student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton MA
  • Resident aliens
    reflections of one not at home in this world
  • Revelation is Real
    Strong-minded comment from Tony Siew, lecturer at Trinity Theological College, Singapore
  • Ricoblog
    by Rick Brannan, it's the baby pictures I like the most
  • Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
    Nick Norelli's fabulous blog on Bible and theology
  • SansBlogue
    by Tim Bulkeley, lecturer in Old Testament, Carey Baptist College (New Zealand). His Hypertext Commentary on Amos is an interesting experiment
  • Ancient Near Eastern Languages
    texts and files to help people learn some ancient languages in self study, by Mike Heiser
  • Midrash, etc.
    A fine Hebrew-to-English blog on Midrash, by Carl Kinbar, Director of the New School for Jewish Studies and a facultm member at MJTI School of Jewish Studies.
  • Phil Lembo what I'm thinking
    a recovering lawyer, now in IT, with a passion for a faith worth living
  • Roses and Razorwire
    a top-notch Levantine archaeology blog, by Owen Chesnut, a doctoral student at Andrews University (MI)
  • Scripture & Theology
    a communal weblog dedicated to the intersection of biblical interpretation and the articulation of church doctrine, by Daniel Driver, Phil Sumpter, and others
  • Scripture Zealot
    by Jeff Contrast
  • Serving the Word
    incisive comment on the Hebrew Bible and related ancient matters, with special attention to problems of philology and linguistic anthropology, by Seth L. Sanders, Assistant Professor in the Religion Department of Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  • Singing in the Reign
    NT blog by Michael Barber (JP University) and Brad Pitre (Our Lady Holy Cross)
  • Stay Curious
    excellent comment on Hebrew Bible and Hebrew language topics, by Karyn Traphagen, graduate, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia PA (archive)
  • Sufficiency
    A personal take on the faith delivered to the saints, by Bob MacDonald, whose parallel blog on the Psalms in Hebrew is a colorful and innovative experiment
  • The Sundry Times
    Gary Zimmerli's place, with comment on Bible translations and church renewal
  • Sunestauromai: living the crucified life
    by a scholar-pastor based in the Grand Canyon National Park
  • ta biblia
    blog dedicated to the New Testament and the history of Christian origins, by Giovanni Bazzana
  • Targuman
    by Christian Brady, targum specialist extraordinaire, and dean of Schreyer Honors College, Penn State University
  • Targuman
    on biblical and rabbinic literature, Christian theology, gadgetry, photography, and the odd comic, by Christian Brady, associate professor of ancient Hebrew and Jewish literature and dean of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State
  • The Biblia Hebraica Blog
    a blog about Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, the history of the Ancient Near East and the classical world, Syro-Palestinian archaeology, early Judaism, early Christianity, New Testament interpretation, English Bible translations, biblical theology, religion and culture, philosophy, science fiction, and anything else relevant to the study of the Bible, by Douglas Magnum, PhD candidate, University of the Free State, South Africa
  • The Forbidden Gospels Blog
    by April DeConick, Professor of Biblical Studies, Rice University
  • The Naked Bible
    by Mike Heiser, academic editor at Logos Bible Software
  • The Reformed Reader
    by Andrew Compton, Ph.D. student in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (focus on Hebrew and Semitic Languages) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • The Sacred Page
    a blog written by three Catholic Ph.D.s who are professors of Scripture and Theology: Michael Barber, Brant Pitre and John Bergsma
  • The Talmud Blog
    a group blog on Talmud News, Reviews, Culture, Currents, and Criticism
  • Theological German
    a site for reading and discussing theological German, by Mark Alter
  • theoutwardquest
    seeking spirituality as an outward, not an inward quest, by David Corder
  • This Lamp
    Incisive comment on Bible translations in the archives, by Rick Mansfield
  • Thoughts on Antiquity
    By Chris Weimer and friends, posts of interest on ancient Greek and Roman topics (archive). Chris is a graduate student at the City University of New York in Classics
  • Threads from Henry's Web
    Wide-ranging comment by Henry Neufeld, educator, publisher, and author
  • Tête-à-Tête-Tête
    smart commentary by "smijer," a Unitarian-Universalist
  • Undeception
    A great blog by Mike Douglas, a graduate student in biblical studies
  • What I Learned From Aristotle
    the Judaica posts are informative (archive)
  • Bouncing into Graceland
    a delightful blog on biblical and theological themes, by Esteban Vázquez (archive)
  • Weblog
    by Justin Anthony Knapp, a fearless Wikipedian (archive)
  • Writing in the Dust
    A collection of quotes by Wesley Hill, a doctoral student in New Testament studies at Durham University (UK), and a Christian who seeks the charism of chastity
  • גֵּר־וְתוֹשָׁב
    by David Miller, Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism, Briercrest College & Seminary, Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • ואל-תמכר
    Buy truth and do not sell: wisdom, instruction, and understanding - a blog by Mitchell Powell, student of life at the intersection of Christ, Christianity, and Christendom
  • משלי אדם
    exploring wisdom literature, religion, and other academic pursuits, by Adam Couturier, M.A. in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible (graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary)

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