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New items: p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 1; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 2; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 3; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 4; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 6; p. Harris 500 Complete Song Cycle 2; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 8; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 5; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 4; Psalm 134; Hosea` 2; Translations in online `book` layout; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 1; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 3; Can the leopard change his spots? - 1 Samuel 25; Endings - Romans 16; Friendship and conscience - Luke 11:1-13; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 2; Cairo Ostracon 25218 love poem 1; p. Chester Beatty verso love poem 1; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 5; Hieroglyphs: listing; Promise and fulfilment - Psalm 116; God`s sovereignty and Israel – Romans 9-11; Freedom from law – Romans 7; Changing roles – Psalm 42; Recycling in God`s economy – Judges 13; Psalm 42; Psalm 104; Psalm 95; Responses to death – David`s Lament; Psalm 6; Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 80; Genesis 4:1-16 (updated); Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 100; The Gaza Road – Judges 13; Psalm 45; Psalm 36 (part); p. Chester Beatty verso love poem 7; Crossing the Jordan – Joshua 3 and 4; Miriam’s Song, additional study; Joshua 9; Isaiah 60:1-3; Psalm 23; Blessed are the peacemakers – Mt 5:9; Unexpected consequences – Joshua 9; Psalm 55; Agricultural practice and the Gezer calendar; Friendships and alliances – Judges 5:1-9; Weeping at Bokhiym – Judges 2:1-5; Balaq and Balaam - Numbers 23 and 24; Tribal lists and geography; Blessing others - Deuteronomy 33; David Rohl Chronology resources; Word study - bethulah; Genesis 27 - Jacob’s blessings; Passage study - Genesis 1:28; Burning bush, burning mountain (Exodus 3, 19); Vocabulary characteristic of the Pentateuch; Asherah and Ashtoreth; Comparing the Noahic and Abrahamic covenants; The word amen; The priestly garments of Exodus 28; Old Testament uses of the word Hittites; Comparison of Exodus with external parallels; Ugaritic parallels; The Tent of Meeting; The Route List of the Exodus; Covenants (updated); Abimelech, Saul, and Amarna; The Book of Judges; Amorites and Arameans (updated)
Some personal translations: Translations - general principles; Translations in online `book` layout; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 1 love poem 1 · Parallel English Egyptian · Notes · Word analysis · Glyphs; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 1 love poem 7 · Parallel English Egyptian · Notes · Word analysis · Glyphs; Cairo Ostracon 25218 love poem 1 · Parallel English Egyptian · Notes · Word analysis · Glyphs; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 Complete · Parallel English Egyptian · Notes; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 1 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 2 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 3 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 4 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 5 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Glyphs · Whole cycle; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 6 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Chester Beatty Song Cycle 3 love poem 7 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 Complete · Parallel English Egyptian · Notes; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 1 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 2 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Glyphs · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 3 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 4 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 5 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 6 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 7 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; p. Harris 500 Song Cycle 2 love poem 8 · Parallel English Egyptian · Word analysis · Whole cycle; Miriam’s Song, Exodus 15 · Reconstructed translation · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Miriam’s Song, additional study · Metrical patterns · Division study · Reconstruction; Moses’ Song, Deuteronomy 32 · Word analysis; Moses’ Blessing, Deuteronomy 33 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Deborah’s Song, Judges 5 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Hannah’s Song, 1 Samuel 2 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; David’s Lament, 2 Samuel 1 · Parallel English Hebrew; Genesis 27 - Jacob’s blessings · Notes · Word analysis; The Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:22-27) · Notes · Word analysis; Numbers 23 and 24 - The oracles of Bil‘am · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes; Psalm 6 · Parallel English Hebrew · Formal structure; Psalm 23 · Parallel English Hebrew · Word analysis; Psalm 27 · Parallel English Hebrew · Word analysis; Psalm 29 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Psalm 36 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 39 · Parallel English Hebrew · Word analysis; Psalm 42 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 45 · Parallel English Hebrew · Alternative translation; Psalm 51 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 55 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 61 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 68 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis · Development; Psalm 70 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 80 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 90 - an intercession of Moses · Parallel English Hebrew · Word analysis; Psalm 95 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 100 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 104 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 114 · Parallel English Hebrew; Psalm 121 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Psalm 134 · Parallel English Hebrew; Proverbs 8:22-31 · Parallel English Hebrew; Isaiah 40:1-11 · Parallel English Hebrew; Isaiah 49:14-23 · Parallel English Hebrew; Isaiah 60:1-3 · Parallel English Hebrew; Hosea` 2:16-25 (Heb) · Parallel English Hebrew; Genesis 2:4-25 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Genesis 3:1-24 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Genesis 4:1-16 · Parallel English Hebrew · Word analysis; Genesis 11:1-9 · Parallel English Hebrew; Genesis 14:13-24 - Abram and Malkiy-tsedeq · Parallel English Hebrew · Word analysis; Exodus 14 · Parallel English Hebrew; Burning bush, burning mountain (Exodus 3, 19) · Notes; The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 5) · Notes · Word analysis; Numbers 21:10-31 · Parallel English Hebrew; Numbers 33:1-49 · Parallel English Hebrew; Joshua 3-4 · Parallel English Hebrew; Joshua 9 · Parallel English Hebrew; Joshua 10:6-15 · Parallel English Hebrew · Notes · Word analysis; Judges 11 · Parallel English Hebrew
Some language formalities: Numbers and counting; Comparison of pronouns; Comparison of noun endings; Comparison of verb stems; Hebrew language rules; Hebrew accenting and syllables; Hebrew prefixes · In, to & like · From, The & And · Other prefixes; Hebrew suffixes · The feminine · Dual & plural · Motion towards; Hebrew questions; Hebrew nouns · The construct state · Segholate nouns; Hebrew pronouns · Demonstrative pronouns · Suffixes: prepositions · Suffixes: particles · Suffixes: nouns; Hebrew adjectives; Hebrew verb forms · The stems · The perfect · The imperfect; Hieroglyphs: listing · Uniliterals · Biliterals · Triliterals; Akkadian - General background; Akkadian-English Dictionary (with some comparison Hebrew words); Akkadian - Alphabetic representation; Akkadian Nouns · Status rectus
Language issues: Obtaining ancient language fonts; Word study - bethûlâh; Vocabulary characteristic of the Pentateuch · Trained men · Encampment; Asherah and Ashtoreth; Comparing the Noahic and Abrahamic covenants; Correspondence between Ugaritic and Hebrew · Ugaritic & Hebrew: words · Ugaritic & Hebrew: verbs; Old Testament parallels to Ugaritic writing · Ugaritic parallels: blessing · Ugaritic parallels: workers; Egyptian loanwords · Ark and river · Papyrus and linen; Joseph’s Egyptian name; Egyptian dj -> Hebrew ts; The word tsûr; Exodus 6:3 and the name Yahweh; Passage study - Genesis 1:28; Passage study - Isaiah 42:7; The word naked; The word amen; The word law · Old Testament · New Testament; Conventions used; Ancient languages and character sets; The relationships between various ancient languages
Writing style issues: The Genesis narratives; Biblical narrative conventions · Dialogue · Narrative · False statements · Comparisons; Literary terms; Use of the definite article and object marker in Hebrew · Poetic sections · Narrative sections
General Chronology: Old Testament uses of the word Hittites; Comparison of Exodus with external parallels; Comparison of Exodus with the Philistines; Bronze and Iron; City records - general; City records - specific · City records Gibeah · City records Hazor; Egyptian military campaigns · 19th Dynasty · Shoshenk · Rehoboam’s towns; NC discussion list
Patriarchs: The Patriarchs - identifying their era · Objections; Financial transactions; Genesis 14 - the Battle of Nine Kings; Esau genealogy; The Philistines; Genesis 10 - the Table of Nations
Sojourn, Exodus, Conquest: Discussion of overall duration; The priestly garments of Exodus 28; The Tent of Meeting; Balak and Bil‘am; Covenants - documentary forms · Covenants · Law codes · Other treaties · Chronology; Old Testament Covenants · Deuteronomy · Exodus and Joshua · Objections · Other examples; Tribal lists and geography; The Route List of the Exodus; The Conquest · South and North · Unconquered territory · Chronology; Amorites and Arameans · NonBiblical usage · Chronology · Objections and difficulties
Judges and transition to Monarchy: The Book of Judges - an exploration · Internal view: when · Internal view: who · External view · Geography; Abimelech, Saul, and Amarna · Abimelech and Labayu · Geography · Abimelech and Saul · Saul and Labayu; Hebrews and habiru; Barak and Deborah; Thutmose III at Megiddo; The Levitical towns · The texts · Maps · Comments & conclusions · Details; The Cities of Refuge - geography and history; The Merenptah Stela; The reign-length of Saul; Agricultural practice and the Gezer calendar
Sundry pages: Complete site navigation; Acknowledgements; David Rohl Chronology resources; Old Testament survey · Session 1: Overview · Session 2: Covenant · Session 3: The Writings · Session 4: The Prophets; Blessing others - Deuteronomy 33; Balaq and Balaam - Numbers 23 and 24; Weeping at Bokhiym – Judges 2:1-5; Friendships and alliances – Judges 5:1-9; Unexpected consequences – Joshua 9; Blessed are the peacemakers – Matthew 5:9; Crossing the Jordan – Joshua 3 and 4; The Gaza Road – Judges 13; Responses to death – David`s Lament; Recycling in God`s economy – Judges 13; Changing roles – Psalm 42; Freedom from law – Romans 7; God`s sovereignty and Israel – Romans 9-11; Promise and fulfilment - Psalm 116; Friendship and conscience - Luke 11:1-13; Endings - Romans 16; Can the leopard change his spots? - 1 Samuel 25
David Rohl's New Chronology resources: A selection of resources for David Rohl's New Chronology, linked to Amazon booksellers
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Old Testament Studies: Reliability and Chronology