List of Articles in Alphabetical Order

• “I Will Praise the Lord of Wisdom” Job 12
• “Temple Restaurants” and Food Sacrificed to Idols 1Co 8
• “The River Is Blood” in The Admonitions of Ipuwer Ps 105
• A Breakdown of Ancient Egyptian History Ex 11
• A Curse on Resettling a City From the Hittite Empire Ezr 4
• A Hittite Blessing for a House Ps 127
• A Hittite Ritual Against Plague Job 18
• A King Riding on a Donkey: Cultural/Political Significance in the Ancient Near East Mt 21
• A Man and His God Job 29
• A Pagan’s Prayer of Thanks Ps 116
• A Prayer of Confession to Marduk Ps 38
• A Timeline for the Wilderness Wanderings Nu 20
• A Ugaritic Prayer for a City Under Siege Ps 65
• Abimelech at Shechem Jdg 9
• Acrostics and Other Techniques of Ancient Poetry La 1
• Adoption in the Roman World Ro 8
• Adullam Mic 1
• Ahab and the Battle of Qarqar 1Ki 22
• Ahaz, King of Judah, and Rezin, King of Aram 2Ki 16
• Ai Jos 8
• Akkadian Divination Dt 18
• Alexandria Ac 18
• Alternative Theories About the Exodus Ex 16
• Ambitious Princes Among the Hittites 2Sa 19
• Ammon Jdg 10
• An Akkadian Prayer to the Gods of the Night Ps 134
• Anatolia and the Hittites Ex 33
• Ancient Altars Ex 20
• Ancient Craftsmanship Ex 31
• Ancient Creation Narratives Ge 1
• Ancient Flood Narratives Ge 6
• Ancient Israelite Clothing and Jewelry Isa 3
• Ancient Israelite Poets and Singers Ps 73
• Ancient Love Poetry SS 1
• Ancient Musical Instruments Ps 5
• Ancient Near Eastern Laments La 3
• Ancient Near Eastern Wisdom Pr 1
• Ancient Necromancy 1Sa 28
• Ancient Persian History From Xerxes Forward Est 1
• Ancient Persian History Through Darius Est 1
• Ancient Synagogues Ac 9
• Angels and Guardian Spirits in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Zec 1
• Antioch of Syria, Center of Christianity Gal 2
• Antiochus IV Epiphanes Da 11
• Aphek 1Sa 29
• Apocalyptic Literature Outside the Bible Rev 2
• Arad Nu 33
• Archaeology and the Date of Song of Songs SS 8
• Aretas IV of Nabatea and Petra 2Co 11
• Artaxerxes I, King Of Persia Ezr 7
• Artemis of the Ephesians Ac 19
• Assyria From the Neo-Assyrian Period Forward Na 3
• Assyria Through the Middle Assyrian Period Na 3
• Athens Ac 18
• Baal and the Fertility Cults Hos 2
• Babylon Isa 13
• Balaam, the Son of Beor Nu 22
• Banking and Money in the Ancient World Ne 5
• Baptism for the Dead 1Co 15
• Baptism in the Ancient World Mt 3
• Baruch, Scribe of Jeremiah Jer 32
• Bathing 2Sa 11
• Battle by Champions 1Sa 17
• Beards and Hairstyles in the Biblical World Isa 15
• Beersheba 1Ki 19
• Before the Gentile Expansion: The Jewish Churches in the Holy Land Heb 12
• Ben-Hadad I and II 1Ki 20
• Ben-Hadad III of Aram and Jehoash of Israel 2Ki 13
• Beth Aven: A Lesson in the Difficulty of Biblical Geography Hos 4
• Beth Shemesh 1Sa 6
• Bethany and the Tomb of Lazarus Jn 11
• Bethany on the Other Side of the Jordan Jn 10
• Bethel Ge 35
• Bethlehem Mic 5
• Biblical Interpretation at Qumran and Among the Early Rabbis Mt 23
• Byblos Eze 27
• Bywords and Insults in the Ancient World 1Sa 25
• Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome; the Census; and Quirinius, Governor of Syria Lk 1
• Caesarea Maritima Ac 10
• Caesarea Philippi Mt 16
• Calamity and Distress in Ipuwer La 5
• Camels Ge 24
• Can John’s Gospel Be Trusted? Jn 20
• Cana of Galilee Jn 2
• Canaan Jos 12
• Capernaum Mk 9
• Caravan Trading and Routes in the Ancient Near East Ge 37
• Casting Lots Job 6
• Cedars of Lebanon SS 5
• Changes in Canaan Jdg 7
• Christianity’s Founder: Paul or Jesus? 2Co 7
• Circumcision in the Ancient World Ro 3
• Cities of Refuge Jos 20
• Claudius, Emperor of Rome Ac 11
• Clean and Unclean Foods in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Lev 11
• Coins and Numismatics Lk 15
• Colosse Col 1
• Constantine and Queen Helena’s Role in Preserving Holy Sites Jn 19
• Corinth 2Co 1
• Cosmology in the Ancient Near East Isa 45
• Counselors and Concubines: Life in an Ancient Royal Palace Est 2
• Crete Tit 1
• Crossing the Jordan Jos 3
• Crucifixion Jn 19
• Cuneiform and Clay Tablets in the Ancient Near East Isa 30
• Curses and Imprecations Ps 83
• Cush Zep 3
• Custom and Law in Ancient Mesopotamia Ge 21
• Cynics and Satirists in the Greco-Roman World Mk 2
• Cyrus the Great Ezr 1
• Dagon 1Sa 5
• Damascus Isa 17
• Darius I Ezr 5
• Darius the Mede Da 6
• David 2Sa 1
• Debate and Rhetoric in the Ancient World Ac 15
• Deborah and Barak and the Destruction of Hazor Jdg 4
• Demons and the Bible Mt 8
• Deuteronomy and the Covenant Treaty Form Dt 1
• Devotion to Asherah in the Khirbet El-Qom Inscription 2Ch 15
• Did Haggai Lead a Messianic Rebellion? Hag 2
• Disease and Medicine in the Ancient World Lk 4
• Dogs in the Ancient World Pr 26
• Dothan, Ben-Hadad and a Chronological Problem 2Ki 6
• Dream Oracles in the Ancient World Job 4
• Dress and Fashion in the Greco-Roman World Jas 2
• Early Christian Heresies 2Co 10
• Early Christian Hymnody Jas 5
• Early History of Ephesus 2Ti 1
• Early Scribal Emendation 2Sa 4
• Ebla Ge 10
• Ecclesiastes and the Epic of Gilgamesh Ecc 9
• Edom Ob
• Eglon’s Palace Jdg 3
• Egyptian and Israelite Administration 1Ki 4
• Emmaus Lk 24
• En Gedi 2Ch 20
• Ephesus During the Time of Paul 2Ti 4
• Evidence for Serug, Nahor and Terah Ge 12
• Exile and Genocide in the Ancient Near East Eze 21
• Ezion Geber 2Ch 8
• Famine in the Ancient Near East Ge 42
• Fasting in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Mt 6
• Fishing in New Testament Times Lk 5
• Food and Agriculture Ru 2
• Form Criticism and the Psalms Ps 90
• Fringe (Tassels) on Garments Nu 15
• Galilee in Jesus’ Time Mt 15
• Gallio, Proconsul of Achaia Ac 18
• Gamaliel, Paul’s Teacher Ac 22
• Gedaliah, Governor of Judah, and Baalis, King of Ammon Jer 40
• Gemariah, the Official, and Jerahmeel, the King’s Son Jer 36
• Genealogies in Ancient Israel Mt 1
• Gergesenes, Gerasenes or Gadarenes? Mk 5
• Gezer 1Ch 6
• Gibeah Jdg 19
• Gibeon Jos 9
• Goat-Demons and Desert Satyrs Lev 17
• Greece: From Independent City-states Through Alexander the Great Ac 20
• Greece: From the Prehistoric Period Through the Mycenaean Empire Ac 20
• Greece: Roman Domination and the Growth of Christianity Ac 20
• Greek Philosophical Schools Col 2
• Hammurabi Dt 12
• Haran Ge 27
• Hazael, the Nemesis of Israel 2Ki 8
• Hazor Jos 11
• Heart, Breath, Throat and Intestines: Ancient Hebrew Anthropology Pr 6
• Hebron 2Sa 3
• Herem, Holy War 1Sa 15
• Herod the Great Mk 3
• Herod’s Successors and Uneasy Relations Between Rome and the Jews Mk 4
• Herod’s Temple Mk 11
• Herodotus and the Fall of Babylon Jer 50
• Hezekiah Against the Assyrians Isa 36
• Hezekiah’s Tunnel 2Ki 20
• Historians in the Ancient World Ps 132
• Hittite Instructions for Border Outposts Ne 4
• Hittite Instructions for Priests Nu 8
• Homosexuality in the Ancient World Ro 1
• Hophra, King of Egypt Jer 44
• Horses and Chariots in Ancient Warfare Ex 14
• Hosea’s Use of the Old Testament Hos 12
• Hoshea, King of Israel, and Shalmaneser V, King of Assyria 2Ki 17
• House Churches and Early Church Buildings 2Jn
• Houses in the Holy Land of the First Century A.D.: Peter’s House in Capernaum; Insulae Mt 14
• Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East Lev 20
• Humanity and the Divine: Comparing the Bible to the Myth of Atra-Hasis Isa 66
• Husbands and Wives: Family Life in the Greco-Roman World Eph 6
• Hyssop and the Rituals of Cleansing Ps 51
• Idols and Idol-Making Isa 44
• Imagery and Metaphor in Ancient Love Poetry SS 7
• Imprisonment in the Roman World: In Prison Versus House Arrest Ac 26
• Incense Jer 11
• Inheritance in the Ancient Near East Nu 36
• Is Esther Religious Fiction? Est 5
• Israelite Shrines and Worship Before the Temple of Solomon 1Sa 1
• Izbet Sartah Ostracon 1Sa 4
• Jabesh Gilead Jdg 21
• Jehoiachin in Captivity and Evil-Merodach Jer 52
• Jehu/The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III 2Ki 10
• Jericho and the Date of the Conquest Jos 7
• Jerusalem Jer 4
• Jewish Burial Practices Lk 9
• Jewish Eschatology in the First Century A.D. Ro 6
• Jewish Meals and Meal Customs Mt 9
• John Rylands Papyrus (p⁵²) Jn 18
• Joppa Jnh 1
• Josephus and the Fall of Jerusalem Mt 24
• Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal Dt 27
• Josiah, Zechariah and Neco II 2Ch 35
• Justice and Fraud in the Hymn to Shamash Pr 11
• Kadesh Barnea Nu 13
• Kiriath Jearim 1Sa 7
• Korazin Mt 11
• Labor and Welfare in the Ancient World 2Th 3
• Languages of the Old Testament World Ezr 2
• Lesser Known Peoples of the Old Testament Dt 7
• Letter Writing in the Greco-Roman World 2Co 3
• Levirate Marriage Ge 38
• Levitical Towns Jos 21
• Lions and Other Wild Beasts in Ancient Israel Ps 22
• Locusts in the Ancient Near East Joel 2
• Maat and Lady Wisdom Pr 8
• Magic in the Greco-Roman World Gal 5
• Mari Ge 31
• Marriage and Divorce in Ancient Israel Mal 2
• Masada Ac 5
• Megiddo Zec 12
• Memphis Jer 46
• Menahem and Pekah of Israel, Jotham of Judah and Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria 2Ki 15
• Messianic Conflicts and the Fall of Jerusalem Mk 4
• Midian Ex 4
• Miracle Workers and Magicians in the First Century A.D. Lk 19
• Mitanni Dt 2
• Mizpah Jdg 20
• Moab Dt 29
• Mordecai and Marduka Est 3
• Mount Moriah Ge 22
• Mourning for Tammuz Eze 8
• Nabonidus and Belshazzar Da 5
• Naming of Children Ge 16
• Nazareth Mk 1
• Nebuchadnezzar 2Ki 24
• Nebuchadnezzar’s Madness Da 4
• Nebuzaradan, Captain of the Guard Jer 39
• Nero, Persecutor of Christians Php 4
• New Testament Jericho Mk 10
• Nineveh Na 1
• Nonbiblical Sources for the Historical Jesus Jn 15
• Noncanonical Psalms Ps 150
• Numbers and Their Meaning Nu 1
• Nuzi Ge 30
• Oaths in Jewish and Christian Practice Heb 6
• Omri and Samaria 1Ki 16
• Oracles of the Ancient World Hab 1
• Paddan Aram Ge 28
• Palm Branches in Israel Rev 7
• Patmos Rev 1
• Paul’s Jewish Opponents Gal 3
• Paul’s Visits and Letters to Corinth 2Co 2
• Pentecost Dt 16
• Perfumes and Anointing Oils Jn 12
• Persepolis Da 10
• Philippi Php 1
• Phoenicia 1Ki 5
• Plague Prayers of Mursilis II 2Sa 24
• Politics in the Holy Land Leading Up to the Time of Jesus Mk 4
• Pompeii Ro 14
• Pontius Pilate Lk 23
• Pottery-Making in Bible Times Jer 18
• Power Over Egypt in the Hymn to Osiris Ps 78
• Praise of the “Bull” in the Cairo Hymn of Amon-Re Ps 106
• Precious Stones of the Biblical World Isa 54
• Prophets in the Bible and Pagan Nations Am 7
• Proselytes in Second Temple Judaism Ac 6
• Prostitution in the Ancient World Dt 23
• Qumran and the New Testament Lk 6
• Rabbah 1Ch 20
• Rachel’s Tomb 1Sa 10
• Rahab’s House Jos 2
• Ramat Rahel Jer 22
• Ramoth (in) Gilead Dt 4
• Ritual Purity in Israel and the Ancient Near East Lev 10
• Roman Citizenship Php 3
• Roman Taxation Ro 13
• Rome Ro 2
• Sabbath, Sabbath Year and the Jubilee Lev 25
• Sackcloth and Ashes: Rituals of Lamentation Ps 30
• Sacrifices and Offerings in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Lev 1
• Samson and the Temple of Dagon Jdg 16
• Samuel and Saul 1Sa 9
• Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem Ne 2
• Scrolls, Seals and Codices Rev 5
• Seafaring in the Ancient World Jnh 2
• Selah Ps 66
• Sennacherib’s Campaign Against Merodach-Baladan Isa 39
• Sepphoris Mk 6
• Seraiah the Quartermaster Jer 51
• Sergius Paulus, Proconsul of Cyprus Ac 13
• Sexuality and Religion in the Sumerian Hymns to Ishtar Eze 23
• Sheba 1Ki 10
• Shechem Jos 24
• Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, the Abyss and Tartarus: Images of Hell Ps 139
• Shepherding in the Ancient World Eze 34
• Shittim Nu 25
• Sidon Zec 9
• Siege Warfare 2Sa 17
• Signet Rings Est 8
• Skin Diseases in the Ancient World Lev 13
• Slavery and Labor Law in the Ancient Near East Ex 21
• Slavery in the Greco-Roman World Phm
• Solomon and the Israelite Empire 1Ki 6
• Solomon’s Temple and Other Ancient Temples 1Ch 29
• Songs of Warriors 2Sa 22
• Speech Ethics Jas 3
• Stopping the Sun Jos 10
• Storm Gods, Storm Imagery and Theophany Ps 18
• Succoth/Tell Deir Alla Ge 33
• Sumer Ge 4
• Sumerian Scribal Education 1Ch 2
• Susa Est 9
• Syria/Aram 2Ki 5
• Taanach 1Ch 7
• Tablets From Ugarit and Canaanite Religion Jos 1
• Taken From a River: The Legend of Sargon and the Story of Moses Ex 2
• Tattoos and Self-Laceration in Ancient Religion Lev 19
• Technological Supremacy of the Philistines’ Iron Weapons 1Sa 13
• Tell Beit Mirsim Jos 15
• Tell el-Kheleifeh Ecc 2
• Temple Abandonment Eze 10
• Texts of the Old Testament Mic 7
• Textual Criticism Isa 51
• The “Benefactor” Lk 22
• The “Missing” Letter From the Corinthians to Paul 1Co 7
• The “Right Hand” in Ancient Thinking Heb 1
• The 70 Years of Captivity Jer 25
• The Abecedaries Isa 28
• The Amalekites Ex 17
• The Amarna Tablets and the Habiru Jdg 2
• The Ancient Agora Ac 16
• The Ancient City Ac 12
• The Ancient Near Eastern King Ps 45
• The Ancient Translations Mic 7
• The Annals of Sargon II Isa 10
• The Apocrypha Tit 2
• The Arad Ostraca Jer 14
• The Archaeology of Philistia Jdg 13
• The Areopagus Ac 17
• The Assyrian King Lists 2Ch 27
• The Authorship of Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs Ecc 5
• The Authorship of Ephesians Eph 4
• The Authorship of Isaiah Isa 1
• The Authorship of Peter’s Epistles 1Pe 1
• The Authorship of the Pastoral Epistles 1Ti 1
• The Autobiography of Idrimi Ne 13
• The Babylonian Theodicy Job 33
• The Beth Shan Temples 1Sa 31
• The Bible and Pseudepigraphical Literature Jude
• The Birthplace of Jesus Lk 2
• The Books of the Apocrypha Tit 2
• The Building Activity of Solomon 1Ki 9
• The Bulletin and Poetic Accounts of the Battle of Kadesh Jdg 5
• The Camp at Gilgal Jos 4
• The Campaign of Shishak 2Ch 12
• The Canonicity of Esther Est 10
• The Capernaum Synagogue Mt 17
• The Care of Widows and Orphans in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Dt 24
• The Cave of Machpelah Ge 23
• The Chaldeans Da 9
• The Chronology of Ezra and Nehemiah Ne 1
• The Church From the Resurrection to the Conversion of Paul Ac 1
• The Cities of the Plain Ge 13
• The City Gate Ru 4
• The Coalition of Mesopotamian Kings Ge 14
• The Conquest of Canaan Jos 5
• The Coronation of Ashurbanipal Ps 72
• The Creation of Humans in the Sumerian Myth of Enki Ps 8
• The Cult of Dionysus Eph 5
• The Cylinders of Gudea 1Ki 3
• The Cyrus Cylinder Ezr 6
• The Date of Deuteronomy Dt 3
• The Date of the Book of Joel Joel 1
• The Date of the Exodus Ex 12
• The Day of Atonement Lev 16
• The Death of Sennacherib 2Ki 19
• The Demeanor of Wives 1Pe 3
• The Descent of Ishtar Jdg 6
• The Desire for Justice in the Eloquent Peasant Jer 21
• The Destruction of Shiloh Jer 7
• The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah Ge 19
• The Dividing Wall of the “Court of the Gentiles” in Herod’s Temple Eph 2
• The Documentary Hypothesis Ge 7
• The Downfall of Tyre Eze 26
• The Early Persecution of the Church Rev 17
• The Egyptian Priests and Their Snakes Ex 7
• The Ekron Inscription of Akhayus 1Sa 21
• The Elephantine Community Jer 43
• The Elohistic Psalter Ps 42
• The Ending of Mark Mk 16
• The Enuma Elish and the Biblical Concept of Creation Ps 89
• The Ephod 1Sa 2
• The Erastus Inscription Ro 16
• The Eunuch Isa 56
• The Exaltation of a Holy City in the Psalms and in the Myths Ps 110
• The Family of Joseph, Mary and Jesus Mt 12
• The Festivals of Israel Lev 23
• The Flowers of Ancient Israel SS 2
• The Geographic Expansion of the Church Under Persecution Ac 8
• The Geography of Ezekiel 47 Eze 47
• The Gezer Calendar Ps 107
• The Gnostics and Their Scriptures 1Jn 4
• The Gods of the Greeks and Romans Gal 4
• The Golden Calf Ex 32
• The Great Isaiah Scroll Isa 34
• The Greeks and the Old Testament Joel 3
• The Harper Song From the Tomb of King Intef Ecc 3
• The Harper Songs From the Tomb of Neferhotep Ecc 1
• The High Place at Dan 1Ki 12
• The High Places Eze 6
• The High Priests Annas and Caiaphas Ac 4
• The Historical Value of Luke–Acts Lk 14
• The Historicity of the Book of Jonah Jnh 3
• The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives Ge 44
• The History of the Holy Land
• The History of the Northern Kingdom 1Ki 13
• The History of the Southern Kingdom 2Ki 7
• The Hittite Laws Dt 21
• The Hittite Ritual of Establishing a New Temple for the Goddess of the Night Ex 34
• The Hittite Ritual of Passing Between the Pieces of a Sacrifice Jer 34
• The Hittite Storm Gods Job 38
• The Horned Altar Ps 118
• The Huldah Delegation and Nathan-Melech, the Official 2Ki 22
• The Hurrians Ge 34
• The Hyksos and the Exodus Ex 8
• The Hyksos and the Old Testament Ex 18
• The Imperial Cult Mk 12
• The Installation of Priests at Emar and in Israel Ex 29
• The Instructions of Anii Pr 20
• The Intertestamental Period Mal 3
• The Israelite Family Pr 23
• The Israelite Town and Home Jer 9
• The Itinerary in Numbers Nu 27
• The Jebusites 1Ch 11
• The Jerusalem Pomegranate 2Ch 4
• The Jewish Calendar Nu 29
• The Jewish Custom of Kissing Lk 7
• The Jewish Diaspora in the First Century A.D. Ac 2
• The Jewish Priesthood and Religious Life in the First Century A.D. Lk 18
• The Judges Period Jdg 1
• The Judgment Seat 2Co 5
• The Kenites 1Sa 27
• The Ketef Hinnom Amulets Nu 6
• The Khu-Sebek Inscription and the Burial of Jacob Ge 50
• The King’s Gate Est 4
• The Kingdoms of Daniel’s Prophecies Da 2
• The Kingdoms of Sihon and Og Nu 32
• The Kinsman-Redeemer Ru 3
• The Kirta Epic Job 1
• The Kuntillet Ajrûd Inscriptions: The Lord’s Asherah? Jer 17
• The Lachish Ostraca Jer 34
• The Lachish Reliefs 2Ki 18
• The Last Days of Jerusalem Jer 6
• The Last Supper and the Passover Mt 26
• The Laws of Eshnunna Dt 9
• The Legend of the Needle’s Eye Gate Mt 19
• The Letter From the Laodiceans Col 4
• The Levites and the Priests 2Ch 24
• The Life of Jesus Mk 5
• The Location of Eden Ge 2
• The Location of Jesus’ Tomb Mt 27
• The Location of Mount Sinai Ex 19
• The Location of the Red Sea Ex 13
• The Logos in Greek and Jewish Literature Jn 1
• The Love Feast 1Co 11
• The Merneptah Stele Jdg 8
• The Mesha (Moabite) Stone 2Ki 3
• The Middle Assyrian Laws Lev 18
• The Migration of the Danites Jdg 18
• The Missionary Journeys of Paul Ac 14
• The Mount of Olives Zec 14
• The Mountain and the Deer: A Hurrian Parable 2Sa 12
• The Mystery Religions Col 3
• The Negev: Its Climate and Features Ge 20
• The New Testament Canon 2Pe 3
• The New Testament Texts Ro 15
• The Nimrud Ivories Am 6
• The Offering of King Ashyahu Isa 60
• The Old Testament Canon Mal 4
• The Old Testament of the Early Church 2Ti 3
• The Overseer of the Forced Labor 1Ki 12
• The Palace of Rameses Ex 10
• The Pass at Micmash 1Sa 14
• The Passover 2Ch 30
• The Patriarchal Period: Mesopotamia During the Time of Abraham Ge 15
• The Pharaoh of the Exodus Ex 8
• The Pharaoh Whose Daughter Solomon Married 1Ki 7
• The Pharisees Mt 5
• The Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem Jn 5
• The Pool of Gibeon 2Sa 2
• The Pool of Siloam Jn 9
• The Poor and the Afflicted in Ancient Wisdom Literature Pr 14
• The Postexilic Period of the Old Testament: The Greek and Hasmonean Periods Ne 7
• The Postexilic Period of the Old Testament: The Persian Period Ne 7
• The Postexilic Period of the Old Testament: The Roman and Herodian Periods Ne 7
• The Potsherd: Pottery in the Bible Job 2
• The Prayer of Nabonidus Da 8
• The Problem of the Chronology of the Kings of Judah and Israel 1Ki 14
• The Problem of the Septuagint Version of Jeremiah Jer 29
• The Psalm Superscripts Ps 3
• The Ptolemies Da 7
• The Queen of Heaven Jer 44
• The Rabbis’ Teaching Steps at the Southern Wall Excavations Jn 10
• The Red Heifer Nu 19
• The Reliability of Judges Jdg 12
• The Resurrection of Jesus Mt 28
• The Rights of the Firstborn Ge 25
• The Role of the Patriarch in Family Life Ge 18
• The Role of Women in Religious Life in the Greco-Roman World 1Co 14
• The Roman Army and the Occupation of the Holy Land Ac 27
• The Roman Empire Ro 4
• The Roman Governor Ac 25
• The Rosetta Stone and the Deciphering of Hieroglyphs Ex 9
• The Route of the Exodus: The Arabian Route Theory Ex 13
• The Route of the Exodus: The Northern Route Theory Ex 13
• The Route of the Exodus: The Southern Route Theory Ex 13
• The Sadducees Mt 22
• The Sage Ecc 7
• The Samaria Ivories Am 3
• The Samaria Ostraca 2Ki 14
• The Samaritan Temple on Mount Gerizim Jn 4
• The Samaritans Jn 8
• The Sanhedrin Ac 23
• The Scribe Ezr 8
• The Seal of Manasseh 2Ki 21
• The Seals of Jaazaniah, Ishmael and Elishama 2Ki 25
• The Seleucids Da 12
• The Sennacherib Prism 2Ch 32
• The Septuagint and Its Use in the New Testament Heb 11
• The Septuagint and the Masoretic Text Jer 35
• The Serpent Motif in Other Ancient Near Eastern Literature Ge 3
• The Seven Churches of Asia Minor Rev 3
• The Shofar Ps 98
• The Shroud of Turin Controversy Mk 15
• The Sippar Cylinder of Nabonidus 2Ch 36
• The Soldiers Guarding the Tomb Mt 28
• The Soleb Hieroglyph Ex 5
• The Store Cities of Pithom and Rameses Ex 1
• The Sumerian Eridu Genesis 1Ch 1
• The Sumerian King List Ge 5
• The Sumerian Prayer Letter of King Sin-Iddinam Isa 38
• The Synoptic Problem and “Q” Lk 8
• The Syro-Ephraimite War Isa 7
• The Taanach Cult Stands Jos 17
• The Tabernacle and the Ark Ex 40
• The Tabernacle at Shiloh 1Sa 3
• The Tale of Appu’s Two Sons Ge 26
• The Tale of Aqhat Job 20
• The Teaching of Amenemope Pr 22
• The Tel Dan Stele 2Ki 8
• The Temple Scroll Eze 41
• The Threshing Floor 1Ch 21
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 1Ch 18
• The Tragic Reign of King Josiah 2Ki 23
• The Treaty of Suppiluliumas Dt 11
• The Tree of Life in Jewish Imagery Rev 22
• The Tsinnor 2Sa 5
• The Two Brothers Ge 39
• The Ugaritic Text of the Myth of Baal Ps 104
• The Unity of Amos Am 9
• The Upper Room Mk 14
• The Urim and Thummim Ex 28
• The Valley of Jezreel Hos 1
• The Virgin Jdg 11
• The Walls of Jericho Jos 6
• The Warrior Creed in the Akkadian Epic of Erra and Ishum Ps 35
• The Wind Set-Down Hypothesis Ex 13
• The Winepress Isa 63
• The Zealots and the Essenes Mt 10
• The Zukru Festival Ex 23
• Thebes Eze 30
• Theophoric Names and Their Significance Nu 31
• Thessalonica 1Th 1
• Thrones in the Ancient World Ps 99
• Tiberias Jn 6
• Tiberius Caesar, the Caesar of Jesus’ Ministry Lk 20
• Timnah Jdg 14
• Tirzah 1Ki 15
• Tombs in Ancient Israel Jdg 17
• Tongue-Speaking in Christian and Pagan Worship 1Co 12
• Trade and Mercantilism in the Roman Empire Rev 18
• Travel in the Greco-Roman World 1Th 3
• Trees of Ancient Israel Eze 31
• Triclinia Jn 13
• Trumpets in the Ancient World Rev 8
• Ugarit/Ras Shamra Ps 29
• Ugaritic Liturgy Against Venomous Snakes Nu 21
• Ur Ne 9
• Uzziah, King of Judah, and Jeroboam II, King of Israel 2Ch 26
• Warfare in the Ancient World Ps 144
• Weddings in Ancient Israel SS 3
• Weights and Measures Am 8
• Wells, Cisterns and Aqueducts in the Ancient World Jer 38
• When Was Daniel Written? Da 1
• Where Was Tarshish? Jnh 4
• Which Galatia? Gal 1
• Who Were the Nephilim? Nu 13
• Who Wrote Hebrews? Heb 2
• Who Wrote Revelation? Rev 10
• Wine and Alcoholic Beverages in the Ancient World 1Pe 4
• Writing Materials in the Ancient World 3Jn
• Xerxes, Vashti and Esther Est 7
• YHWH: The Name of God in the Old Testament Ex 3
• Zaphon, Olympus, Sinai and Zion: The Mountain of God Ps 48
• Zarephath 1Ki 17
• Zechariah’s Authorship Zec 4
• Ziklag Ne 11

List of Articles by Scripture Reference

• The History of the Holy Land
• Ancient Creation Narratives Ge 1
• The Location of Eden Ge 2
• The Serpent Motif in Other Ancient Near Eastern Literature Ge 3
• Sumer Ge 4
• The Sumerian King List Ge 5
• Ancient Flood Narratives Ge 6
• The Documentary Hypothesis Ge 7
• Ebla Ge 10
• Evidence for Serug, Nahor and Terah Ge 12
• The Cities of the Plain Ge 13
• The Coalition of Mesopotamian Kings Ge 14
• The Patriarchal Period: Mesopotamia During the Time of Abraham Ge 15
• Naming of Children Ge 16
• The Role of the Patriarch in Family Life Ge 18
• The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah Ge 19
• The Negev: Its Climate and Features Ge 20
• Custom and Law in Ancient Mesopotamia Ge 21
• Mount Moriah Ge 22
• The Cave of Machpelah Ge 23
• Camels Ge 24
• The Rights of the Firstborn Ge 25
• The Tale of Appu’s Two Sons Ge 26
• Haran Ge 27
• Paddan Aram Ge 28
• Nuzi Ge 30
• Mari Ge 31
• Succoth/Tell Deir Alla Ge 33
• The Hurrians Ge 34
• Bethel Ge 35
• Caravan Trading and Routes in the Ancient Near East Ge 37
• Levirate Marriage Ge 38
• The Two Brothers Ge 39
• Famine in the Ancient Near East Ge 42
• The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives Ge 44
• The Khu-Sebek Inscription and the Burial of Jacob Ge 50
• The Store Cities of Pithom and Rameses Ex 1
• Taken From a River: The Legend of Sargon and the Story of Moses Ex 2
• YHWH: The Name of God in the Old Testament Ex 3
• Midian Ex 4
• The Soleb Hieroglyph Ex 5
• The Egyptian Priests and Their Snakes Ex 7
• The Pharaoh of the Exodus Ex 8
• The Hyksos and the Exodus Ex 8
• The Rosetta Stone and the Deciphering of Hieroglyphs Ex 9
• The Palace of Rameses Ex 10
• A Breakdown of Ancient Egyptian History Ex 11
• The Date of the Exodus Ex 12
• The Route of the Exodus: The Northern Route Theory Ex 13
• The Route of the Exodus: The Southern Route Theory Ex 13
• The Location of the Red Sea Ex 13
• The Wind Set-Down Hypothesis Ex 13
• The Route of the Exodus: The Arabian Route Theory Ex 13
• Horses and Chariots in Ancient Warfare Ex 14
• Alternative Theories About the Exodus Ex 16
• The Amalekites Ex 17
• The Hyksos and the Old Testament Ex 18
• The Location of Mount Sinai Ex 19
• Ancient Altars Ex 20
• Slavery and Labor Law in the Ancient Near East Ex 21
• The Zukru Festival Ex 23
• The Urim and Thummim Ex 28
• The Installation of Priests at Emar and in Israel Ex 29
• Ancient Craftsmanship Ex 31
• The Golden Calf Ex 32
• Anatolia and the Hittites Ex 33
• The Hittite Ritual of Establishing a New Temple for the Goddess of the Night Ex 34
• The Tabernacle and the Ark Ex 40
• Sacrifices and Offerings in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Lev 1
• Ritual Purity in Israel and the Ancient Near East Lev 10
• Clean and Unclean Foods in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Lev 11
• Skin Diseases in the Ancient World Lev 13
• The Day of Atonement Lev 16
• Goat-Demons and Desert Satyrs Lev 17
• The Middle Assyrian Laws Lev 18
• Tattoos and Self-Laceration in Ancient Religion Lev 19
• Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East Lev 20
• The Festivals of Israel Lev 23
• Sabbath, Sabbath Year and the Jubilee Lev 25
• Numbers and Their Meaning Nu 1
• The Ketef Hinnom Amulets Nu 6
• Hittite Instructions for Priests Nu 8
• Kadesh Barnea Nu 13
• Who Were the Nephilim? Nu 13
• Fringe (Tassels) on Garments Nu 15
• The Red Heifer Nu 19
• A Timeline for the Wilderness Wanderings Nu 20
• Ugaritic Liturgy Against Venomous Snakes Nu 21
• Balaam, the Son of Beor Nu 22
• Shittim Nu 25
• The Itinerary in Numbers Nu 27
• The Jewish Calendar Nu 29
• Theophoric Names and Their Significance Nu 31
• The Kingdoms of Sihon and Og Nu 32
• Arad Nu 33
• Inheritance in the Ancient Near East Nu 36
• Deuteronomy and the Covenant Treaty Form Dt 1
• Mitanni Dt 2
• The Date of Deuteronomy Dt 3
• Ramoth (in) Gilead Dt 4
• Lesser Known Peoples of the Old Testament Dt 7
• The Laws of Eshnunna Dt 9
• The Treaty of Suppiluliumas Dt 11
• Hammurabi Dt 12
• Pentecost Dt 16
• Akkadian Divination Dt 18
• The Hittite Laws Dt 21
• Prostitution in the Ancient World Dt 23
• The Care of Widows and Orphans in the Bible and the Ancient Near East Dt 24
• Joshua’s Altar on Mount Ebal Dt 27
• Moab Dt 29
• Tablets From Ugarit and Canaanite Religion Jos 1
• Rahab’s House Jos 2
• Crossing the Jordan Jos 3
• The Camp at Gilgal Jos 4
• The Conquest of Canaan Jos 5
• The Walls of Jericho Jos 6
• Jericho and the Date of the Conquest Jos 7
• Ai Jos 8
• Gibeon Jos 9
• Stopping the Sun Jos 10
• Hazor Jos 11
• Canaan Jos 12
• Tell Beit Mirsim Jos 15
• The Taanach Cult Stands Jos 17
• Cities of Refuge Jos 20
• Levitical Towns Jos 21
• Shechem Jos 24
• The Judges Period Jdg 1
• The Amarna Tablets and the Habiru Jdg 2
• Eglon’s Palace Jdg 3
• Deborah and Barak and the Destruction of Hazor Jdg 4
• The Bulletin and Poetic Accounts of the Battle of Kadesh Jdg 5
• The Descent of Ishtar Jdg 6
• Changes in Canaan Jdg 7
• The Merneptah Stele Jdg 8
• Abimelech at Shechem Jdg 9
• Ammon Jdg 10
• The Virgin Jdg 11
• The Reliability of Judges Jdg 12
• The Archaeology of Philistia Jdg 13
• Timnah Jdg 14
• Samson and the Temple of Dagon Jdg 16
• Tombs in Ancient Israel Jdg 17
• The Migration of the Danites Jdg 18
• Gibeah Jdg 19
• Mizpah Jdg 20
• Jabesh Gilead Jdg 21
• Food and Agriculture Ru 2
• The Kinsman-Redeemer Ru 3
• The City Gate Ru 4
• Israelite Shrines and Worship Before the Temple of Solomon 1Sa 1
• The Ephod 1Sa 2
• The Tabernacle at Shiloh 1Sa 3
• Izbet Sartah Ostracon 1Sa 4
• Dagon 1Sa 5
• Beth Shemesh 1Sa 6
• Kiriath Jearim 1Sa 7
• Samuel and Saul 1Sa 9
• Rachel’s Tomb 1Sa 10
• Technological Supremacy of the Philistines’ Iron Weapons 1Sa 13
• The Pass at Micmash 1Sa 14
• Herem, Holy War 1Sa 15
• Battle by Champions 1Sa 17
• The Ekron Inscription of Akhayus 1Sa 21
• Bywords and Insults in the Ancient World 1Sa 25
• The Kenites 1Sa 27
• Ancient Necromancy 1Sa 28
• Aphek 1Sa 29
• The Beth Shan Temples 1Sa 31
• David 2Sa 1
• The Pool of Gibeon 2Sa 2
• Hebron 2Sa 3
• Early Scribal Emendation 2Sa 4
• The Tsinnor 2Sa 5
• Bathing 2Sa 11
• The Mountain and the Deer: A Hurrian Parable 2Sa 12
• Siege Warfare 2Sa 17
• Ambitious Princes Among the Hittites 2Sa 19
• Songs of Warriors 2Sa 22
• Plague Prayers of Mursilis II 2Sa 24
• The Cylinders of Gudea 1Ki 3
• Egyptian and Israelite Administration 1Ki 4
• Phoenicia 1Ki 5
• Solomon and the Israelite Empire 1Ki 6
• The Pharaoh Whose Daughter Solomon Married 1Ki 7
• The Building Activity of Solomon 1Ki 9
• Sheba 1Ki 10
• The Overseer of the Forced Labor 1Ki 12
• The High Place at Dan 1Ki 12
• The History of the Northern Kingdom 1Ki 13
• The Problem of the Chronology of the Kings of Judah and Israel 1Ki 14
• Tirzah 1Ki 15
• Omri and Samaria 1Ki 16
• Zarephath 1Ki 17
• Beersheba 1Ki 19
• Ben-Hadad I and II 1Ki 20
• Ahab and the Battle of Qarqar 1Ki 22
• The Mesha (Moabite) Stone 2Ki 3
• Syria/Aram 2Ki 5
• Dothan, Ben-Hadad and a Chronological Problem 2Ki 6
• The History of the Southern Kingdom 2Ki 7
• Hazael, the Nemesis of Israel 2Ki 8
• The Tel Dan Stele 2Ki 8
• Jehu/The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III 2Ki 10
• Ben-Hadad III of Aram and Jehoash of Israel 2Ki 13
• The Samaria Ostraca 2Ki 14
• Menahem and Pekah of Israel, Jotham of Judah and Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria 2Ki 15
• Ahaz, King of Judah, and Rezin, King of Aram 2Ki 16
• Hoshea, King of Israel, and Shalmaneser V, King of Assyria 2Ki 17
• The Lachish Reliefs 2Ki 18
• The Death of Sennacherib 2Ki 19
• Hezekiah’s Tunnel 2Ki 20
• The Seal of Manasseh 2Ki 21
• The Huldah Delegation and Nathan-Melech, the Official 2Ki 22
• The Tragic Reign of King Josiah 2Ki 23
• Nebuchadnezzar 2Ki 24
• The Seals of Jaazaniah, Ishmael and Elishama 2Ki 25
• The Sumerian Eridu Genesis 1Ch 1
• Sumerian Scribal Education 1Ch 2
• Gezer 1Ch 6
• Taanach 1Ch 7
• The Jebusites 1Ch 11
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 1Ch 18
• Rabbah 1Ch 20
• The Threshing Floor 1Ch 21
• Solomon’s Temple and Other Ancient Temples 1Ch 29
• The Jerusalem Pomegranate 2Ch 4
• Ezion Geber 2Ch 8
• The Campaign of Shishak 2Ch 12
• Devotion to Asherah in the Khirbet El-Qom Inscription 2Ch 15
• En Gedi 2Ch 20
• The Levites and the Priests 2Ch 24
• Uzziah, King of Judah, and Jeroboam II, King of Israel 2Ch 26
• The Assyrian King Lists 2Ch 27
• The Passover 2Ch 30
• The Sennacherib Prism 2Ch 32
• Josiah, Zechariah and Neco II 2Ch 35
• The Sippar Cylinder of Nabonidus 2Ch 36
• Cyrus the Great Ezr 1
• Languages of the Old Testament World Ezr 2
• A Curse on Resettling a City From the Hittite Empire Ezr 4
• Darius I Ezr 5
• The Cyrus Cylinder Ezr 6
• Artaxerxes I, King of Persia Ezr 7
• The Scribe Ezr 8
• The Chronology of Ezra and Nehemiah Ne 1
• Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem Ne 2
• Hittite Instructions for Border Outposts Ne 4
• Banking and Money in the Ancient World Ne 5
• The Postexilic Period of the Old Testament: The Persian Period Ne 7