Resources for EfM Students in the First Year of Study
Education for Ministry focuses on the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) in Year 1. Students delve into Biblical Criticism, Commentary, and Old Testament History.
The primary text for Year 1 is A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible by John J. Collins.
Mentor Additional Reading Suggestions
- The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins to 200CE: A Source Book, Anders Runesson, David Binder, Birger Olssen
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Torah and Commentary: The Five Books of Moses: An Easy to Read Torah Translation, Sol Scharfstein
- How to Read the Bible, Harvey Cox
- God: A Biography, Jack Miles
- Principles of Biblical Interpretation, Hank Hanegraaff
Resources for Further Exploration
Unit One
- http://www.ancient.eu/sumer/
- Evolution_of_OT_Region_3200bce-1bce.pdf
- Ancient History Encyclopedia
- Introduction to the Old Testament at Yale
- Nature_of_the_Pentateuch.pdf
- Tanakh.pdf
- Historical-Critical Method
- JEPD Theory
- Distribution of Sources
- Into the Temple Courts, Donald Binder
- Legends of Genesis, Hermann Gunkel
- The Conflict of the Faculties, Immanuel Kant
- Bereshit_Commentary.pdf
- Bereishit_Commentary_from_JTS.pdf
- Genesis_1_and_Theologies_of_Creation_in_the_Hebrew_Bible.pdf
- Attributes_of_God.pdf
- Kierkegaard_and_Abraham.pdf
- Kushner_on_Exodus_from_The_River_of_Light.pdf
- Saner_on_God_in_Exodus.pdf
- Commentary_on_Exodus_3.pdf
- Cohen-The_Image_of_God_and_the_Name_of_God.pdf
Unit Two
Unit Three
Unit Four
Unit Five
- Teeth_and_Height_in_the_Bible.pdf
- EstherSBLSubmissionStewart.pdf
- Addressing_Violence_in_OT.pdf
- Distribution_of_materials_of_JEPR_Sources.pdf
- Hebrew_Vowels.pdf
- How_Tall_Was_Goliath.pdf
- Rahab_as_Comedy.pdf
- Sexual_Violence_in_the_Hebrew_Bible.pdf
- Teeth_and_Height_in_the_Bible.pdf
- Why_Does_the_Bible_Prohibit_Eating_Pork.pdf
- Jonah_and_the_Quran.pdf
- Moloney_on_Lonergan_Conversion_and_Spirituality.pdf
