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Biblical studies is the academic study of the Judeo-Christian Bible. Christianity traditionally includes the New Testament and Old Testament, sometimes called the "Scriptures." Judaism includes only the Hebrew Bible (the first five books of which are called the Torah or Tanakh in Hebrew). Biblical studies is a branch of theology, but also draws on the disciplines of history, literary criticism, philology, and increasingly the social sciences. Practitioners of Biblical Studies do not necessarily have a faith commitment to the texts they study.
In Judaism
Biblical studies among Jews in a secular academic setting is fairly new. Historically, and for those Jews maintaining Jewish traditions (particularly the Haredi Jews and Hasidic Jews), the term "Bible Study" is not used, rather the term of choice was, and remains, "Torah Study", which included the study of Torah, Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, or Jewish law, Midrashic commentators and rabbinic literature. Jews have traditionally done their religious studies at home with their parents, or institutionally in a local yeshiva (larger Talmudic school), beth midrash (a smaller school), a kollel (post-graduate school) and even in synagogue on a daily basis.
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American Journal of Biblical Theology - A monthly journal, with a sample of online articles.
Meta Description: [ The American Journal of Biblical Theology is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an outlet for publishing Christian theological works. Authors and peer reviewers are actively sought. ]
Bible Review - A publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society looking at the personalities, stories and text of the Old and New Testament. Some sample articles available.
Meta Description: [ The Biblical Archaeology Society publishes Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review, and Archaeology Odyssey, and educates the public about archaeology and the Bible through books, videos, and tours. ]
Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches - Contains articles on various aspects of current biblical criticism. One sample issue available free, other issues provide abstracts only.
Biblical Theology Bulletin - Full index of all articles since 1995.
Currents in Research: Biblical Studies - Designed to keep scholars up to date with recent research. A partial index is available, together with abstracts of the most recent issue.
Journal for the study of the Pseudepigrapha - From the same stable as JSNT and JSOT. Abstracts for the most recent editions are available.
Journal of Biblical Studies - An electronic journal dedicated to the field of Biblical Studies in general. Full articles available online.
Journal of Higher Criticism - Dedicated to the advancement of bold historical criticism in the investigation of the New Testament and Early Christianity. Full index with some sample articles.
Meta Description: [ Dedicated to the advancement of bold historical criticism in the investigation of the New Testament and Early Christianity. ]
Journal of the Aramaic Bible - For all those engaged in research into the Aramaic versions of the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament. Abstracts are available for all issues.
Review of Biblical Literature - Massive online database of book reviews from the Society of Biblical Literature.
Scripture - a journal dedicated to the study and exposition of the Bible as the Word of God. Available free of charge, both online and in print.
The Bible Translator (Issues 1-17) - Copies (in JPG format) of The Bible Translator, 1950-1966. For username and password, enter any and any
The Bible Translator (Issues 18-34) - Copies (in JPG format) of The Bible Translator, 1967-1983. For username and password, enter any and any
The Bible Translator (Issues 35-51) - Copies (in JPG format) of The Bible Translator, 1984-2000. For username and password, enter any and any
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