AARON
Why was Aaron Punished XVIII 44
The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron XXXI (3) 190
An Examination of Aaron’s Role in the Sin of the Golden Calf 47:1 64
ABEL
The Story of Creation: Part 4: Cain and Abel XII 15
Cain and Abel XVII 40
The Abel Syndrome XX 111
The Cain and Abel Narratives: Its Problems and Lessons XXXII (2) 122
Four Homicides: How These Were Judged by the Bible and a Speculation as to the Basis for Judgement XXXIV (4) 247
Cain and Abel: (Mis)Managing Rejection and Unmet Expectations 44:2 116
ABIGAIL
Nabal and Abigail VIII 78
Abigail and Abel’s Wise Woman: Comparisons and Contrasts 49:4 263
ABIHU
The True Sin of Nadav and Abihu XXVI (4) 263
Acharei Mot and the Strange Fire XXXIV (1) 51
Alcohol and the Fate of Nadab and Abihu: A Biblical Cautionary Tale Against Inebriation 41:4 219
ABIMELECH
The Positive and Negative Traits of Gideon as Reflected in his Sons Jotham and Abimelech XXXIV (3) 159
ABISHAG
Abishag the Shunammite IX 78
ABRAHAM
The Jerusalem Streets Abraham Walked On VI 35
Some Psychological Insights into the Life of Abraham VII 65
The Trials of Abraham VIII 127
Abraham and Atlantis XI 189
Rebecca’s Encounter with Abraham’s Servant XIV 124
Abraham’s Great Sin – A Re-evaluation XV 186
Five Questions of Abraham XV 244
Abraham Plants the Flag XVI 86
The Testing of Abraham XVII 237
God, Abraham, Moses: A comparison of Key Questions XIX 250
The Meaning of Abraham’s Test: A Reexamination of the Akedah XIX 3
Look Unto Abraham Your Father (Isaiah 51:2) XX 262
Abraham’s Trials: Tests of Strength or Learning Experiences XXVIII (2) 73
The Education of Abraham: The Encounter Between Abraham and God Over the Fate of Sodom and Gomorrah XXVIII (2) 80
“And Abraham Stood Yet Before the Lord” XXIX (2) 103
Displacement in the Matriarchal Home: A Psychological Study of the Abraham-Sarah Marriage XXX (2) 90
The Mission of Abraham: Genesis 18:17-22:19 XXX (3) 155
Ishmael, Son of Abraham XXX (4) 253
Abraham’s Ten Trials and a Biblical Numerical Notation XXXI (2) 73
Did Abram Wage a Just War? XXXI (3) 167
The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob XXXII (2) 91
Comment on “The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob” XXXIII (1) 61
Abraham’s Hospitality XXXIV (3) 168
Abraham and Balaam: A Biblical Contrast XXXV (1) 28
Abraham’s Moment of Decision: According to Levinas and Rembrandt XXXV (1) 56
Chaos or Chiasm? The Structure of Abraham’s Life XXXV (2) 109
“But Abraham Stood Yet Before the Lord” XXXVI (1) 12
The Covenant Between the Parts XXXVI (4) 231
And He Called by the Name of the Lord 42:1 8
Nahmanides’ Understanding of Abraham’s Mesopotamian Origins 44:4 233
The Submission of Abraham 45:2 73
Abraham and Isaac: Human Frailty and Trauma in Genesis 50:4 211
ABSALOM
Absalom’s Revolt VI 118
Absalom’s Story – Drama and Tragedy XI 1
Samson, Absalom and the Pitfalls of Nezirut 44:4 221
ACCENTUATION
Accentuation: A Tool for Interpreting the Text of the Hebrew Bible XXXIII (3) 174
ACHAN
The Punishment of Achan: The Poetic Justice of Success and Failure XIX 25
ACHASHVEROSH
Reworking the Midrash in Light of History: Achashverosh and the Temple 44:3 169
ACROSTIC
Nahum 1: Acrostic and Authorship XXXIV (2) 97
ADAM
Adam’s Rib VII 75
Adam’s Conquest XII 182
Adam’s Missing Years: Evolution of a Legend XVI 149
Adam 1 and Adam 2 XVI 192
Adam’s Sin XVII 71
Was Adam’s Action “Disobedience”? (Its Corollary – Responsible Freedom) XXXII (3) 171
The Legacy of Two Adams XXXIII (1) 3
Adam: Created in the Image and Likeness of God XXXIX (3) 181
The First Biblical Family: When Did They Live? 44:3 197
AESTHETIC
The Mishkan and the Aesthetic 44:4 245
AGES
The Ages of the Personalities in Genesis XXXIX (4) 258
AGGADA
Aggadah in Bible Study XII 39
Bible and Aggada: The Imaginative Text; How Aggada Expands Biblical Personality XIII 188
Solomon and Sheba – Aggadic Roots of the Koran Story XVIII 172
AGONISTES
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 1 IV 56
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 2 IV 113
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 3 IV 160
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
AHASUERUS
Ahasuerus is the Villain XVIII 187
Reply to: Ahasuerus is the Villain XIX 34
AHAB
Ahab – A Poor Character II (4) 46
Two Sinners XXV (2) 108
Hopping Between Two Opinions: Understanding the Biblical Portrait of Ahab XXXV (1) 3
A Lost Battle of King Ahab Rediscovered 41:1 3
AHAZ
The Altar of Ahaz and Monarchial Polytheism 51:3 171
AHITOPHEL
Ahitophel of Gilo: Two Literary Portraits XVI 227
AI
The Location of Ai XVII 153
AKARAH
A New Interpretation of Akarah…Ein Lah Valad (Gen. 11:30) Based on the Talmud: “Unattached Follicle” 40:4 265
AKEDAH
The Sacrifice of Isaac Theme in Yiddish Literature IV 1
Testing God: A Midrash on the Akeda VIII 98
Akedah: The Binding of Isaac XIV 112
The Akeda – A Test of God XV 19
Isaac Tells the Akeda Story XVI 116
The Meaning of Abraham’s Test: A Reexamination of the Akedah XIX 3
Saving the Akedah From the Philosophers XXVII (3) 167
The Akedah: Machloket L’Shem Shamayim XXVIII (1) 56
The Akedah: Machloket L’Shem Shamayim Sofa L’Hitkayeim XXIX (2) 118
Darshanut: The Forgotten Figure at the Akedah XXXI (3) 201
The Akedah Test: What Passes and What Fails XXXII (4) 251
Abraham’s Moment of Decision: According to Levinas and Rembrandt XXXV (1) 56
Sacrificing Isaac: A New Interpretation XXXV (3) 173
Isaac Betrayed and Triumphant XXXVIII (3) 166
Peril and Deliverance and the Akedah-Sinai Narrative Structure 40:4 247
Why Isaac Wasn’t Permitted to Resist at the Akedah: Legal Requirement to Obey the Command of a Prophet 42:2 131
Master of Life: Why God Commands Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac (Gen. 22) 48:3 185
AKH
The Meanings of Akh XXXIII (2) 100
ALBINISM
Albinism and Genetics in the Bible XXXI (1) 57
ALCOHOL
Alcohol and the Fate of Nadab and Abihu: A Biblical Cautionary Tale Against Inebriation 41:4 219
ALIENS
Aliens and Israelites: Part 1 IX 196
Aliens and Israelites: Part 2 X 118
Aliens and Israelites: The Age of Return XI 35
Aliens and Israelites: Under Ezra and Nehemia XI 245
Israelites and Aliens: The Period of Proselytizing XIII 220
Israelites and Aliens: The Story of Joseph and Assenath XIV 237
ALLEGORY
The Duality of Man: A Study in Talmudic Allegorical Interpretations XXXVI (2) 102
Allegorical Interpretation of Daniel 12:2 47:2 123
ALPHABET
And the Writing Was the Writing of God XXV (1) 3
ALTAR
Altars and Tables in the Bible XIII 35
Numerical Symbolism in the Dedication of the Altar XXXVIII (1) 52
AMALEK
The Sin of Amalek in Bible and Midrash XI 77
Ki Yad Al Kes Kah XIV 56
In the Shadow of Amalek XVII 44
Remembering Amalek Twice XXXVI (4) 251
Avoiding Amalek: Three Approaches 51:4 256
AMBIGUITIES
A Slip of the Reader and Not the Reed: Part I XXVI (1) 12
A Slip of the Reader and Not the Reed: Part II XXVI (2) 93
Ambiguities of the Eagle XXVI (2) 85
A Theological Reason for Ambiguity XXVIII (4) 245
A Midrashic View of Ruth Amidst a Sea of Ambiguity XXXIII (2) 91
AMEN
Amen and Hallelujah: Their Development as Liturgical Responses XIII 93
Amen as Response and Introduction 47:1 33
AMMON
Abstracts of Beth Mikra: The Curse Hanging on Ammon and Moab XI 261
The Iniquities of Ammon and Moab 43:2 93
AMNON
Jonadab, “Friend” of Amnon 43:2 101
AMOS
Amos and Hosea: Two Directions in Israel’s Prophecy V 101
Amos, Prophet and Worldly Man X 183
Amos XXVII (1) 20
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 1 XXIX (1) 18
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 2 XXIX (2) 87
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 3 XXIX (3) 171
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 4 XXIX (4) 232
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 5 XXX (1) 51
Amos 5:24: Prophetic, Chastising, Surprising, Poetic XXX (4) 227
Amos the Prophet: A Meditation on the Richness of “Justice” XXXVI (1) 15
ANARCHY
Shofetim: The Book of Judges: Anarchy vs. Monarchy 44:1 21
ANAT
Is the “Queen of Heaven” in Jeremiah the Goddess Anat? XXXII (1) 55
ANGELS
Struggling With Angels and Men XXXI (2) 126
Meeting an Angel XXXV (4) 269
The Hidden Mission of Biblical Angels XXXVIII (1) 21
Who Wrestled with Jacob? XXXVIII (2) 119
The Destroying Angel 42:4 255
ANGER
Divine and Human Anger and Grace: Scroll of Esther and Exodus 32-34 40:3 151
ANIMALS IN THE BIBLE
The Ass in the Bible XIII 43
The Ant in the Bible and Midrash XIII 179
The Bee in the Bible and Midrash XIII 246
Birds in Bible and Midrash XIV 45
The Camel in the Bible and Talmud XIV 108
The Cock and the Hen in Bible and Midrash XIV 187
Canines in Bible and Midrash XV 114
The Dove, Turtle Dove and Pigeon in Bible and Midrash XV 181
The Eagle in Bible and Midrash XV 260
Fish in Bible and Midrash XVI 46
The Fox in Bible and Midrash XVI 112
The Goat in Bible and Midrash XVI 197
The Hart and Hind in Bible and Midrash XVI 271
Balaam and His Talking Donkey XXXIV (2) 83
What Animal was the Tinshemet? (Leviticus Chapter 11) 51:4 256
ANSWER
Know What to Answer: Part 1 XIV 257
Know What to Answer: Part 2 XV 49
Know What to Answer: Part 3 XV 123
ANT
The Ant in the Bible and Midrash XIII 179
ANTONYM
An Anomalous Antonym XXVII (1) 58
ANTWERP
The Antwerp Polyglot Bible (1568-1573) A Triumph of Hebraism X 74
ARAMEAN
Arami Oved Avi (Deut. 26:5): Peshat and Derash 43:3 200
Did an Aramean (Try to) Kill our Father? 47:4 231
APOCHRYPHA
Judean Mindset Throughout the Babylonian Exile: Literary Study of Jeremiah and Baruch in Historical Context 43:1 35
Book Review: Outside the Bible: Ancient Writings Related to Scripture 43:4 268
ARCHAEOLOGY
The Lachish Letters I (4) 23
Book Review: Archeology of the Bible Book by Book by G. Cornfeld VII 43
The Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua: Military and Archaeological Aspects XIII 141
The Layout of Decalogue on the Tablets and Archaeology XV 177
New Findings in Archeology XVII 51
Archaeology and the Bible XVII 201
Archeological Research in the Period of the Monarchy XVII 265
Excavating the Cardo and the Ophel XVIII 117
The Tel Dan Excavation XVIII 190
Archaeology and the Bible XX 57
An Update on the Dead Sea Scrolls XX 187
A Dead Sea Psalm XXV (1) 57
Royal Building Projects and the Ethics of Royalty XXV (3) 201
Archaeology and the Bible XXVIII (1) 45
Armageddon: Raging Battle for Bible History XXIX (4) 226
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 2 XXX (3) 171
Violence and Holiness in Biblical Dan XXXI (1) 27
Military and Archeological Aspects of the Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua XXXII (1) 7
Minimalism: The Debate Continues Part 1 XXXII (3) 143
Minimalism: The Debate Continues Part 2 XXXII (4) 211
On and Off the Beaten Track in Tel Azeka XXXIV (1) 55
Camels in the Bible 44:2 103
ARK
The Saga of the Ark XXVIII (1) 28
The Gold of the Ark XXXIII (4) 253
The Weight of the Ark of the Covenant XXXV (2) 115
The Disappearance of the Ark of the Covenant 40:3 174
An Electric Ark: The History of an Interpretation 45:3 169
ASENATH
Lady Asenath VII 51
Israelites and Aliens: The Story of Joseph and Assenath XIV 237
ASON (Tragedy)
Ason: A Fate Worse Than Death XX 195
ASS
The Ass in the Bible XIII 43
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 1 XVI 18
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 2 XVI 104
Balaam and His Talking Donkey XXXIV (2) 83
ASSASSINATION
The Triple Tragedy of the Gedaliah Assassination 42:4 247
Political Assassination in Biblical Israel 43:3 191
The Assassination of King Amon of Judah 50:3 165
ASSIMILATION
Darshanut: The Price of Assimilation XXIX (1) 63
Ezra’s Radical Solution to Judean Assimilation 40 (2) 93
The Hidden Message of the Book of Esther: Assimilation is not the Way to Salvation 43:4 246
ASSYRIA
The Siege of Jerusalem: Part 1: Assyria the World Power 43:2 83
The Siege of Jerusalem: Part 2: The Enigmatic Rabshakeh 43:3 163
ATHALIAH
Queen Athaliah: The Daughter of Ahab or Omri? 42:1 11
King David’s Spear, the Weapons of the Carians, and the Overthrow of Athaliah in II Kings 11 49:4 257
ATLANTIS
Abraham and Atlantis XI 189
AUTHORITY
Gods, Tents and Authority: A Study of Exodus 32 and I Kings 12 XIX 230
Metzoraat Kashaleg: Leprosy: Challenges to Authority in the Bible XXI 41
The Parable of Jotham: The Question of Authority in Judaism XXX (4) 247
BABYLON
At the Rivers of Babylon III (3) 13
The Babylonian Captivity VII 108
Sacrificial Cult Among the Exiles in Egypt but not Babylon: Why? IX 61
The Tower of Babel X 35
A New World and a New Man: Utopias in the Era of the Babylonian Exile and the Return to Zion XI 249
The Babylonian Poem Enuma Elish and Genesis Chapter One XII 55
The Tower of Babel Revisited XXII (4) 272
The Tower of Babel: God’s Towering Pride XXVII (2) 89
The City of Babel and its Tower 40:3 171
Babel or Babylon? A Lexical Grammatical Analysis of Genesis 10:10 and 11:9 45:4 237
The Religious Significance of Bavel in the Book of Jeremiah 46:2 86
BALAAM
Balaam the Magician VIII 31
Balaam – An Unauthentic Prophet IX 89
Balaam’s Mission – Failure or Success XVII 112
Balaam: Did God Change His Mind? XX 159
When God’s Will Can and Cannot be Altered: The Relationship Between the Balaam Narrative and I Kings 13 XXXIII (1) 31
Balaam and His Talking Donkey XXXIV (2) 83
Abraham and Balaam: A Biblical Contrast XXXV (1) 28
Balaam is Laban XXXV (4) 222
Balaam, Shakespeare, Shylock XXXV (4) 231
“Moses Wrote His Book and the Portion of Balaam” (TB Bava Batra 14b) 41:3 193
The Psychology of Balaam 41:4 227
The Meaning of And He Went Shefi (Numbers 23:3) 41:4 262
A People That Shall Dwell Alone: Curse or Blessing? 43:2 126
Understanding Balaam’s Donkey: An Intertextual Approach 49:2 94
BALAK
King Balak: Happy Endings XXV (1) 54
BARUCH BEN-NERIAH
Baruch Ben-Neriah: The Man Who Was Not a Prophet XXV (3) 150
Judean Mindset Throughout the Babylonian Exile: Literary Study of Jeremiah and Baruch in Historical Context 43:1 35
BATHSHEBA
David and Bathsheba: Part 1 V 24
David and Bathsheba: Part 2 V 85
David and Bathsheba: Part 3 V 134
BDELLIUM
Bdellium XXI 121
BEAUTY
The Biblical Concept of Beauty XXX (4) 211
Beauty in the Bible XXXI (4) 249
BEE
The Bee in the Bible and Midrash XIII 246
BEER-HOFFMAN
Reflections: Beer-Hoffman’s Image of Ruth XIX 226
BEHEMOTH
Is Behemoth Also Jewish XIV 220
BEING
The Mystery of Being XIV 247
BELSHAZZAR
Belshazzars Folly VII 119
BENJAMIN
The Obstetrical Complication of Benjamin’s Birth: The Cause of Rachel’s Death XIII 88
Obstetrical and Lexicographical Complications: The Birth of Benjamin and Death of Rachel XXVII (1) 15
BETH MIKRA ABSTRACTS
Abstracts of Beth Mikra: The Curse Hanging on Ammon and Moab XI 261
Abstracts of Beth Mikra: Book Reviews XII 178
Abstracts from Beth Mikra XIV 127
BRTHLEHRM
Judge Ibzan of Bethlehem: Judah or Zebulun? Peshat and Derash 43:3 154
BIBLE
Back to the Bible I (1) 12
The Bible Readers’ Union and the World Jewish Bible Society I (1) 15
The Bible Exhibit I (3) 42
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 1 I (4) 1
Bible: The Concomitant of Human Growth II (1) 1
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 2 II (1) 17
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 3 II (2) 25
The Bible of My Youthful Days III (3) 19
Bible Translations and Mistranslations VII 44
Bible Mistranslations: Supplementary Note VIII 49
The Antwerp Polyglot Bible (1568-1573) A Triumph of Hebraism X 74
Aggadah in Bible Study XII 39
Matriarchal Influence in the Bible: A Medical-Psychological Study XIII 81
The Ant in the Bible and Midrash XIII 179
Bible and Aggada: The Imaginative Text; How Aggada Expands Biblical Personality XIII 188
The Bee in the Bible and Midrash XIII 246
Birds in Bible and Midrash XIV 45
The Camel in the Bible and Talmud XIV 108
Bible Trivia – Introduction XIV 126
The Cock and the Hen in Bible and Midrash XIV 187
Bible Trivia – The Tetragrammaton XIV 195
Revisionist Intellectual History and the Bible XIV 201
Bible Trivia – The Number Seven XV 56
Canines in Bible and Midrash XV 114
The Dove, Turtle Dove and Pigeon in Bible and Midrash XV 181
Bible Trivia – Vavei Ha’amudim XV 198
Bible Trivia – Soferim Scribes Counters XV 248
The Eagle in Bible and Midrash XV 260
Maimonides’ Approach to the Bible XV 289
Fish in Bible and Midrash XVI 46
The Fox in Bible and Midrash XVI 112
Bible Trivia: The First Bible Translation XVI 121
The Goat in Bible and Midrash XVI 197
The Hart and Hind in Bible and Midrash XVI 271
Archaeology and the Bible XVII 201
Archeology and the Bible XX 57
Editorial: The Bible Protests XXI 1
The Bible Lands Museum XXI 129
Bible Translations, How Reliable XXI 189
The Bible – A Traditionalist View XXI 213
The Bible: A Secular-Humanist View XXI 218
Transportation in the Bible XXV (1) 39
God and Man in Biblical Action XXVI (1) 34
Biblical Metaphor and the Dynamics of Jewish Demography: A Modern Midrash XXVIII (4) 222
Decalogue or Dodecalogue? XXVIII (4) 233
Ecology in the Bible XXVIII (4) 260
BIBLE CONTEST
Fourth International Bible Contest for Adults IX 208
Spotlight on the Diaspora Winners of the International Bible Contest for Youth XVIII 51
Bible Contest for Youth: Veteran Immigrant from U.S. Wins XIX 55
The Annual International Bible Contest XX 61
Annual Bible Contest XXI 55
32nd International Bible Contest for Youth, 5755 XXIII 202
33rd International Bible Contest for Youth, 5756 XXIV 201
34th International Bible Contest for Youth XXV (4) 27
36th International Bible Contest for Youth XXVII (3) 202
37th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXVII (4) 271
38th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXIX (4) 272
39th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXX (4) 272
40th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXI (4) 272
41th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXII (3) 202
42nd International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXIII (4) 272
43rd International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXIV (4) 271
44th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXV (4) 271
45th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXVI (4) 266
46th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXVII (3) 203
47th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXVIII (3) 204
The 2010 Adult Bible Contest: The First in 30 Years XXXIX (2) 131
48th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth XXXIX (4) 271
The 49th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 40:4 268
The 50th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 41:4 266
The Third Adult Bible Contest 2013 42:3 192
The 51st International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 5774 42:4 270
The 52nd International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 5775 43:4 263
The 5th Annual Bible Contest for Adults 44:4 271
The 55th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 5778 46:4 270
The 56th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 5779 48:1 57
The 59th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 50:4 271
The 60th International Bible Contest for Jewish Youth 51:4 264
BIBLE IN LITERATURE
King Saul in World Literature I (2) 1
The Motif of Job in Modern Jewish and World Literature III (1) 15
The Sacrifice of Isaac Theme in Yiddish Literature IV 1
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 1 IV 56
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 2 IV 113
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 3 IV 160
Rehabilitation of Lilith V 66
Jabotinsky’s Samson VI 74
Jephthah’s Literary Vogue VI 126
Princess Hagar VIII 114
Solomon’s Humiliation IX 11
William Blake and Biblical Imagery XII 260
Biblical Motifs in the Poetical Works of Chaim N. Bialik XIII 258
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
King Solomon’s Wives: As Envisioned by David Pinski XVIII 19
Beer-Hoffman’s Image of Ruth XIX 226
Abraham Cowley and the David Story XIX 265
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 1: Saul and Others XXXVII (1) 24
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 2: The Fall of Jerusalem XXXVII (2) 80
Koheleth and Goethe’s Faust XXXVII (2) 103
Manoah’s wife in Late Second Temple Wisdom Literature 47:2 103
BIBLE STUDY
The President’s Bible Study Group XXV (1) 53
Recent Trends in Biblical Source Criticism XXXV (3) 182
Bridging Tradition and the Academy: The Literary-Theological School in Orthodox Bible Study 50:1 19
Current Trends in Academic Biblical Studies 50:2 73
BIG BANG THEORY
The Big-Bang Theory of Creation: Bara as Sudden Expansion 44:4 266
BIKKORET
The Meaning of Bikkoret in Leviticus 19:20 44:1 3
BIRDS
Birds in Bible and Midrash XIV 45
The Bird’s Nest Mitzvah: A Personal Aggadic Interpretation XXVI (2) 127
BIRTH
The Obstetrical Complication of Benjamin’s Birth: The Cause of Rachel’s Death XIII 88
Giving Birth on Someone’s Knees: The Meaning of Genesis 30:3 48:4 211
BIRTHDAY
Greetings to Ben Gurion on his 86th Birthday I (2) 29
BIRTHRIGHT
The Selling of the Birthright: Making Sense of a Perplexing Episode XIX 100
The Deceiver Deceived: Rereading Genesis 27 XXXIX (1) 46
BITHIAH
In Search of Bithiah Bat Pharaoh and the Meaning of I Chronicles 4:18 50:2 94
BLESSING
Was Simon Not Included in Moses’ Blessing IV 51
The Confirmation of Noah’s Blessing: An Interpretation of Genesis 8:21-9:11 IX 144
Isaac’s Blessing – Who was Deceived XVII 185
Jacob’s Blessing for Dan XXX (2) 107
Interpreting B-R-KH in Genesis 47 XXXVII (3) 175
Why was Mount Gerizim Chosen for the Blessing Ceremony? 43:2 122
A People That Shall Dwell Alone: Curse or Blessing? 43:2 126
Barukh Ha-Shem: The Unique Role of Gentiles in the Bible 48:1 3
BLINDNESS
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
BLOOD
The Blood Covenant in the Bible VI 94
The Blood of Naboth XX 241
The Bridegroom of Blood XXI 94
The Blood of Life: The Hatat Offering and September 11, 2001 XXXIII (1) 47
Hatan Damim – The Bridegroom of Blood XXXIII (2) 120
Blood Feud XXXVI (4) 261
Spirit is Thicker Than Blood XXXVII (1) 53
The “Bloody Bridegroom” in Light of the Joseph Narrative 41:2 113
“You Shall Not Eat with the Blood” 50:3 160
BLUE CORD
The Tassel and the Blue Cord XXI 99
The Missing Thread of Blue XXXI (4) 245
The Mystery, Meaning and Disappearance of the Tekhelet XXXIX (2) 108
On Concealing Tekhelet and Revealing the Shekhinah 41:1 44
BOAZ
The Romance of Ruth, the Ruse of Boaz, and the Goel’s Real Fear 49:3 180
BONES
What Happened to Uzziah’s Bones? (II Kings 15) I (2) 5
The Vision of the Dry Bones Depicted in the Wall Drawings of the Synagogue in Dura Europos II (1) 10
BOOK REVIEWS
Book Review: Biblical Reflections I (1) 29
Book Review: Ben Gurion Looks at the Bible I (3) 38
Book Review: Sabbath Chapters of Talmud by Rabbi B. Elizer-Epstein I (4) 40
Book Review: Commentary on Song of Songs by Eliezer Levinger I (4) 42
Book Review: A Time for Loving by Herbert Tarr II (3) 46
Book Review: The Bible in Israeli Education by J. Schoneveld VI 103
Book Review: Torah for the Family by Kaztoff and Lipis VI 208
Book Review: Archeology of the Bible Book by Book by G. Cornfeld VII 43
Book Review: Talks on Scripture: The Latter Prophets by B. Zvieli VIII 101
Book Review: The Seven Days of the Beginning by Eli Munk IX 211
Book Review: Tablet XI of The Gilgamesh Epic and the Biblical Flood Story by I. Rappaport X 262
Book Review: The Hebrew Word Shem and Its Original Meaning by I. Rapaport XI 131
Book Review: The Exile of the Word: From the Silence of the Bible to the Silence of Auschwitz by Andre Neher XI 199
Book Review: Lillith’s Daughters: Women and Religion in Contemporary Fiction by BH Rigney XII 54
Book Review: In Light of Genesis by PW Hadas XII 55
Book Review: The Encyclopedia Biblica (Vol. 1-8) XII 130
Abstracts of Beth Mikra: Book Reviews XII 178
Book Review: The Mark of Cain by R. Mellinkoff XII 194
Book Review: The Torah – A Modern Commentary by W. Gunther Plaut XII 258
Book Review: Biblical Themes in World Literature by Sol Liptzin XIII 128
Book Review: Lev Avot: The Essence of Ethics of the Fathers by S.P. Toperoff XIII 201
Book Review: Studies in the Period of David and Solomon and Other Essays by T. Ishida XIV 51
Book Review: Creation in the Old Testament by Bernard W. Anderson XIV 115
Book Review: The Hebrew Bible and its Modern lnterpreters by D.A. Knight and G.M. Tucker XIV 192
Book Review: Ancient Judaism, Biblical Criticism, From Max Weber to the Present by I. Zeitlin XIV 254
Book Review: Jerusalem by F.F. Peters XV 53
Book Review: Identity and Ethos: A Festschrift for Sol Liptzin XV 264
Book Review: Recipes for Better Living by Morris Mandel and Chaim Lipschitz XVI 45
Book Review: Tanakh, A New Translation of the Holy Scriptures, JPS XVI 119
Book Review: Jephthah and His Vow by David Marcus XVI 201
Book Review: The Book of Job: A Commentary by N. C. Habel XVII 53
Book Review: The Book of Job by S. Mitchell XVII 53
Book Review: Eschatology in the Old Testament by D. Gowan XVII 197
Book Review: Sefer Ha-aggadah: Bialik & Rawnitzki Selected and translated by Chaim Pearl XVII 260
Book Review: The Epic of the Patriarch by R. Hendel XVII 261
Book Review: Rashi by Chaim Pearl XVIII 48
Book Review: Gevuroth Haromah XVIII 120
Book Review: Lexicon Der Biblischen Personen by Martin Bocian XIX 40
Book Review: Mac Bible Version 2.0 XIX 42
Book Review: A Rabbi’s Bible by Jonathan Magonet XX 126
Book Review: Haim Gevaryahu Memorial Volume XX 274
Book Review: Canon and Creativity: Modern Writing and the Authority of Scripture XXXI (4) 266
Book Review: Learning to Read Midrash XXXIII (3) 200
Book Review: Esther, Ruth, Jonah Deciphered XXXIV (1) 59
Book Review: Threads From a Coat of Many Colors: Poems on Genesis XXXIV (3) 198
The Da’at Mikra Commentary Series: Between Tradition and Criticism XXXIV (4) 226
Book Review: Understanding the Hebrew Bible XXXV (2) 132
Book Review: Masters of the Word: Traditional Jewish Bible Commentary From the First Through Tenth Centuries XXXVI (2) 127
Book Review: Masters of the Word: Volume II XXXVIII (1) 62
Book Review: The Torah: A Modern Commentary, Revised Edition XXXVIII (2) 127
Book Review: The Dawn of Redemption: What the Books of Ruth and Yona Teach About Alienation, Despair and Return XXXVIII (4) 261
Book Review: Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary XXXVIII (4) 265
Book Review: The Torah: A Women’s Commentary XXXIX (2) 125
Book Review: Jacob’s Family Dynamics XXXIX (3) 200
Book Review: Redeeming Relevance in the Book of Exodus: Explorations in Text and Meaning XXXIX (4) 268
Book Review: How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now 40:3 193
Book Review: JPS Guide: The Jewish Bible 40:4 270
Book Review: The Invention of Monotheist Ethics: Exploring the Book of Samuel 41:1 58
Book Review: JPS Bible Commentary Ruth 41:4 270
Book Review: Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible 42:1 54
Book Review: JPS Bible Commentary: Jonah 42:1 61
Book Review: A Journey Through Torah: A Critique of the Documentary Hypothesis 42:2 133
Book Review: The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis 42:3 193
Book Review: A New English Translation of the Septuagint 42:3 199
New Books Briefly Noted 42:3 201
Book Review: Women’s Bible Commentary – 3rd Edition 43:1 60
Book Review: From Gods to God: How the Bible Debunked, Suppressed, or Changed Ancient Myths and Legends 43:1 62
Book Review: Recalling the Covenant: A Contemporary Commentary on the Five Books of the Torah 43:2 131
Book Review: Ezra and the Law in History and Tradition 43:2 133
Book Review: I Kings – Torn in Two 43:4 265
Book Review: Outside the Bible: Ancient Writings Related to Scripture 43:4 268
Book Review: Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: More Noncanonical Scriptures 43:4 271
Book Review: The Bible’s Many Voices 44:1 58
Book Review: Echoes of Eden: Sefer Vayikra – In Search of Holiness 44:3 202
Book Review: The Ethics of Genesis 44:4 269
Book Review: The JPS Bible Commentary: Song of Songs 45:1 56
Book Review: The Words of Gad the Seer 45:1 59
Book Review: Have You Considered My Servant Job? Understanding the Biblical Archetype of Patience 45:1 61
New Books Briefly Noted 45:2 133
Book Review: Jonah and the Meanings of Our Lives: A Verse by Verse Contemporary Commentary 45:4 269
Book Review: Joseph: Portraits Through the Ages 45:4 26
Book Review: The Early Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings 46:1 57
Book Review: The Matriarchs of Genesis: Seven Women, Five Views 46:1 60
Book Review: Textual History of the Bible: The Hebrew Bible: Volume 1A: Overview 46:2 129
Book Review: Inconsistency in the Torah 46:2 131
Book Review: Textual History of the Bible: The Hebrew Bible: Volume 1B: Pentateuch, Former and Later Prophets 46:3 203
Book Review: Textual History of the Bible: The Hebrew Bible: Volume 1C: Writings 46:3 203
Book Review: Religion and Contemporary Management: Moses as a Model for Effective Leadership 47:2 133
Book Review: An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions 47:2 134
Book Review: God Versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry 47:3 198
Book Review: Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories that Shaped Early Judaism 47:3 201
Book Review: New Testament People: A Rabbi’s Notes 47:4 267
Book Review: Redeeming Relevance in the Book of Leviticus 47:4 270
Book Review: The Commentator’s Bible: The Rubin JPS Miqra’ot Gedolot – Genesis 48:1 59
Book Review: Song of Riddles: Deciphering the Song of Songs 48:1 6
Book Review: The Queen and the Spymaster: A Novel Based on the Story of Esther 48:3 199
Book Review: A Theology of Holiness: Historical, Exegetical and Philosophical Perspectives 48:3 201
Book Review: Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth and the Thirteen Principles of Faith 48:4 267
Book Review: Cain v. Abel: A Jewish Courtroom Drama 49:1 62
Book Review: Unbinding Isaac: The Significance of the Akedah for Modern Jewish Thought 49:2 125
Book Review: Thinking About the Prophets: A Philosopher Reads the Bible 49:2 128
Book Review: The Ethics of Numbers 49:2 131
Book Review: Unto Us a Child is Born: Isaiah, Advent, and Our Jewish Neighbors 49:3 194
Book Review: The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility 49:3 197
Book Review: Jewish Bible Translations: Personalities, Passions, Politics, Progress 50:1 58
Book Review: Links to Our Legacy 50:1 61
Book Review: Voices from the Ruins: Theodicy and the Fall of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible 50:3 200
Book Review: Torah Song: The Theological Role of Torah Poetry 51:3 200
Book Review: Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible: Revised and Expanded 4th Edition 51:4 266
Book Review: Kohelet: A Map to Eden – an Intertextual Journey 51:4 269
BRAMBLE
Bulrush and Bramble XIX 170
BREASTPLATE
The Gems in the High Priest’s Breastplate: A Pragmatic View 46:4 241
BRICKS
Tiles and Bricks in Biblical Poetry XV 160
BRIDEGROOM
The Bridegroom of Blood XXI 94
Hatan Damim – The Bridegroom of Blood XXXIII (2) 120
Why Moses Did Not Circumcise His Son 44:1 50
BROTHERHOOD
Fraternal Strife in the Bible XXXVI (2) 108
Spirit is Thicker Than Blood XXXVII (1) 53
My Brother’s Keeper XXXVIII (3) 202
Esau and Jacob: Brothers Clash, Reconcile and Separate 46:3 143
BUILDING
Building in Biblical Times VI 1
BULRUSH
Bulrush and Bramble XIX 170
BURNING BUSH
The Evolving Symbolism of the Burning Bush VIII 185
Moses and the Burning Bush IV 159
And the Bush Was Not Consumed XXXI (4) 219
BUTLER
A Calculated Risk: A Speculative Excursion Into the Mind of Pharaoh’s Butler XXVII (4) 265
BYRON
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 1: Saul and Others XXXVII (1) 24
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 2: The Fall of Jerusalem XXXVII (2) 80
CAIN
Cain, The Anti-Establishment Hero VI 27
The Story of Creation: Part 4: Cain and Abel XII 15
Redeeming Cain: A Comparative Literary Reading of Genesis XIII 199
Cain and Abel XVII 40
The Punishment of Cain: A Reflection in Midrashic Style XVIII 45
The Messages of Chapter 4 of Genesis XXXI (3) 197
The Cain and Abel Narratives: Its Problems and Lessons XXXII (2) 122
Four Homicides: How These Were Judged by the Bible and a Speculation as to the Basis for Judgement XXXIV (4) 247
My Brother’s Keeper XXXVIII (3) 202
Cain and Abel: (Mis)Managing Rejection and Unmet Expectations 44:2 116
Was Cain the Father of Civilization? 48:2 111
CALENDAR
The Computation of the New Moon V 56
The Biblical Beginning of the Jewish Calendar XX 182
The Jewish Calendar XXIX (3) 193
Calendar Notations in the Prophets XXIX (4) 255
The Mosaic of Time XXXI (4) 226
When Does the Day Begin? XXXVI (2) 81
Modern Searches for Aviv Barley in the Context of the Hebrew Calendar: A First Description of the Israeli Barley Observation Data 45:3 179
CALF, GOLDEN
The Golden Calf in Exodus 32: A Foundry Engineer’s Interpretation VIII 181
The Golden Calf and Ra XXXI (1) 43
The Golden Calves: What Happened? XXXVII (4) 250
CAMEL
The Camel in the Bible and Talmud XIV 108
Camels in the Bible 44:2 103
CANAAN
Jacob’s Return to Canaan IV 121
The Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua: Military and Archaeological Aspects XIII 141
Military and Archeological Aspects of the Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua XXXII (1) 7
Hot Pursuit Into Canaan XXXVIII (4) 247
Nations and Super-Nations of Canaan 46:2 73
More on the Seven Nations: Girgashite Flight and the Canaanite Nation 46:3 158
CANINES
Canines in Bible and Midrash XV 114
CAPTAIN
Joab, Captain of the Host V 159
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Thoughts on the Death Penalty: From the Written Law to the Oral Law 42:3 173
CAPTIVE
The Babylonian Captivity VII 108
She Shall Mourn XXXII (3) 198
CAPTURED
How David Captured Jerusalem XV 43
CARDO
Excavating the Cardo and the Ophel XVIII 117
CEDAR
Said the Thistle to the Cedar (II Kings 14) I (2) 12
CENSUS
Are Most Jews B’nai-Judah? XXXII (3) 158
David’s Sin: Counting the People 41:1 53
The Exodus Census: Evading the Evil Eye or Military Stratagem? 50:2 127
CHAPTER
The Book of Joshua: Chapters 23-24: Part One III (2) 2
The Book of Joshua: Chapters 23-24: Part Two III (2) 15
Irony in I Samuel (Chapters 8-15) VI 17
Was Jonathan Guilty: A Study of I Samuel Chapter 14 VII 153
The Story of Creation: Part 2: Genesis Chapter Two X 187
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter One XI 159
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Two XI 234
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Three XII 45
The Babylonian Poem Enuma Elish and Genesis Chapter One XII 55
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapters Four and Five XII 115
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Six XII 173
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Seven XII 253
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter Eight XIII 53
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter Nine XIII 117
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter Ten XIII 194
A Guide to Isaiah Chapters 11-12 XIII 268
The Symbolic Acts of Ezekiel (Chapters 3-5) XIX 120
Citing Chapter and Verse XX 234
CHARISMA
Three Charismatic Judges and Their Strategies IV 8
Moses and Samuel: Israel’s Era of Charismatic Leadership XXX (4) 257
CHIASM
Chaos or Chiasm? The Structure of Abraham’s Life XXXV (2) 109
CHILD
A Missing Hexateuchal Narrative Concerning Child Sacrifice XV 38
The Illegitimate Child (Mamzer) in Jewish Law XVIII 6
Rebuke Your Mother: But Who is She? The Identity of the “Mother” and “Children” in Hosea 2:4-7 44:1 13
CHOSEN PEOPLE
The Problem of the Chosen People XVIII 165
CHRISTIAN
The Jewish and Christian Covenants and the Holocaust XVII 97
Isaiah 7:14B in New Major Christian Bible Translations 41:3 175
Who Was the First Jewish Commentator to Connect Psalm 50 With Christianity? 51:3 191
The Tensions Between Jews and Christians as Reflected in Hayyun’s Commentary on Jeremiah 51:4 211
CHRONICLES
The Book of Chronicles: Its History and Purpose XVII 190
Chronicles: The Neglected Books of the Bible XXXVII (2) 113
Worship and Four Kings in Chronicles XXXIX (2) 118
Chronicles: The Neglected Books of the Bible: Part II 40 (1) 35
Chronicles’ Levitical Covenant 42:4 229
CHRONOLOGY
Chronology of Ancient Hebrew History XX 164
Chronology in the Book of Judges XXI 31
Dating the Exodus: A New Perspective XXIII (1) 44
Was Bishop Ussher’s Chronology Influenced by a Midrash? XXXI (3) 195
Biblical Reiteration: Expansion and Chronology XXXII (1) 20
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 1 XXXIV (3) 173
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 2 XXXIV (4) 252
“There is no Chronological Order in the Torah”: An Axiom for Understanding the Book of Joshua XXXVI (1) 3
When Does the Day Begin? XXXVI (2) 81
The Length of the Rule of Joshua and the Periods of Subjugation in the Book of Judges 41:1 32
How Long was the Sojourn in Egypt: 210 or 430 Years? 44:3 183
In the Second Year of the Reign of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2:1) 44:4 261
The Sojourn in Egypt: A Different Approach to the Chronological Problem 47:2 128
CIRCUMCISION
The Circumcision Performed by Zipporah XXXV (4) 255
Phineas, Elijah and Circumcision 41:1 14
Why Moses Did Not Circumcise His Son 44:1 50
CITRON
The Genesis of the Etrog (Citron) as Part of the Four Species 43:2 109
The Message of the Four Species 51:2 113
CITY
Heart of Israel – City of Man II (3) 5
Holy Cities in the Land of Ephraim Revisited VII 187
From the City of David to Jerusalem XIV 175
City of David XVIII 260
CIVILIZATION
The Messages of Chapter 4 of Genesis XXXI (3) 197
CLASSROOM QUESTIONS
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 1 XVI 18
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 2 XVI 104
CLOTHING
Beged or Simlah: Is There a Difference? XXXII (4) 266
Kotonot Or (Genesis 3:21): Skin, Leather, Light, or Blind? 40 (2) 116
COCK
The Cock and the Hen in Bible and Midrash XIV 187
CODES
Mathematical Codes in the Torah XXVII (2) 119
COMMANDMENT
The Third Commandment XXI 24
Wherefore Mitzvot, the Divine Commandments? XXXII (2) 108
Ten Terms in the Torah: For Teachings, Commandments and Laws XXXIII (2) 113
The Ten Commandments as Positive Affirmations XXXVIII (1) 32
COMMONER
King and Commoner in Proverbs and Near Eastern Sources X 210
COMMUNICATION
Communication Problems XVI 245
COMPARATIVE
Redeeming Cain: A Comparative Literary Reading of Genesis XIII 199
The Westcar Papyrus and Genesis 42-44: An Overlooked Reference? 50:3 192
COMPUTATION
The Computation of the New Moon V 56
COMPUTER
Isaiah and the Computer VIII 37
CONFESSION
Jonah’s Confession XX 189
COMPROMISE
Torah and Rabbinic Compromises with Human Nature XXXVI (1) 25
CONFRONTATION
The Book of Jonah: An Ethical Confrontation Between God and Prophet XIV 11
CONQUER
The Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua: Military and Archaeological Aspects XIII 141
Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho XIX 52
Military and Archeological Aspects of the Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua XXXII (1) 7
CONSOLATION
Prophecy as Potential: The Consolations of Isaiah 1-12 in Context XXXVII (1) 3
CONTRAST
Judah and Joseph: A Study in Contrasts XXI 127
Abraham and Balaam: A Biblical Contrast XXXV (1) 28
CONTRITE
The Contrite Heart II (2) 5
CONVERT
The Acceptance of the Convert Based on Leviticus 19 XXXVII (4) 255
Jethro the Convert 41:2 89
COPPER
Nehoshet: Copper, Bronze or Brass? Which are Plausible in the Tanakh? 45:3 161
CORD, BLUE
The Tassel and the Blue Cord XXI 99
COSMOGONY
Biblical Cosmogony: A Symbolic Interpretation of Genesis 1-4 XXXI (4) 252
COUNTERS
Bible Trivia – Soferim Scribes Counters XV 248
COUNTRY
The Advantage of a Country in Ecclesiastes 5:8 XXXVII (4) 211
COURT
Justice in Solomon’s Court: Anonymous versus Anonymous X 170
COVENANT
The Blood Covenant in the Bible VI 94
The Jewish and Christian Covenants and the Holocaust XVII 97
Two Concepts of the Covenant XXI 109
The Covenant Between the Parts XXXVI (4) 231
Chronicles’ Levitical Covenant 42:4 229
The Eternal Davidic Covenant in Samuel Chapter 7 and its Later Manifestations in the Bible 44:2 83
COWLEY
Abraham Cowley and the David Story XIX 265
CREATION
The Story of Creation in the Bible X 3
The Story of Creation: Part 2: Genesis Chapter Two X 187
The Story of Creation: Part 3: The Garden of Eden X 234
The Story of Creation: Part 4: Cain and Abel XII 15
The Enuna Elish Hoax: Biblical Creation Story not Connected with any Cuneiform Text XIII 28
Creation and Commandment XIII 166
The How, What and Why of Creation XIV 245
Man, The Pinnacle of Creation XIX 239
Creation, Tabernacle and Sabbath XXV (2) 79
Creation and the Limitations of the Creator XXXIV (2) 126
Creation: Something From Something, Something From Nothing or Something From Hardly Anything? XXXVI (3) 187
Thoughts on Creation XXXIX (1) 59
Did the Earth Rebel Against God on the Third Day of Creation? XXXIX (3) 187
God Rested on the Seventh Day 41:2 130
The Creation Theme in Genesis 1, Psalm 104, and Job 38-42 44:1 29
The Big-Bang Theory of Creation: Bara as Sudden Expansion 44:4 266
CRTICISM
Can One Criticize the Biblical Heroes? 44:2 73
CRUELTY
Prevention of Cruelty XV 97
CRUX
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 1 XXIX (1) 18
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 2 XXIX (2) 87
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 3 XXIX (3) 171
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 4 XXIX (4) 232
Observations on Some Cruxes in Amos: Part 5 XXX (1) 51
CULT
Sacrificial Cult Among the Exiles in Egypt but not Babylon: Why ? IX 61
CUNEIFORM
The Flood Story in Bible and Cuneiform Literature: Tablet XI of the Gilgamesh Epic Wrongly Interpreted XII 95
The Emuna Elish Hoax: Biblical Creation Story not Connected with any Cuneiform Text XIII 28
CURSE
Abstracts of Beth Mikra: The Curse Hanging on Ammon and Moab XI 261
Divine and Human Curses XXVIII (2) 87
A People That Shall Dwell Alone: Curse or Blessing? 43:2 126
CUSTOM
The Words Minhag and Masoret XXXI (3) 186
Minhag in Judaism XXXII (1) 44
CYLINDER
The Cyrus Cylinder and Isaiah 40-50 XVI 164
CYRUS
Cyrus in the Perspective of Bible and History I (3) 1
The Cyrus Cylinder and Isaiah 40-50 XV 164
Cyrus as Messiah 40:3 159
DAGON
Dagon: The Fish God? 44:3 154
DAN
The New Settlement of the Tribe of Dan III (1) 10
The Tel Dan Excavation XVIII 190
Jacob’s Blessing for Dan XXX (2) 107
Violence and Holiness in Biblical Dan XXXI (1) 27
Rashi’s Conjectures XXXII (2) 125
DANIEL
The Book of Daniel: Its Significance and Meaning XI 181
Dating the Book of Daniel: The Legitimacy of the Traditional View XIII 120
Daniel XXVIII (3) 156
The Book of Daniel: A Guide for Judaism in Exile XXIX (2) 73
Joseph and Daniel: Court Jews and Dreamers XXX (1) 10
A Dream of a Dream in Daniel 2 XXXIII (4) 231
The Book of Daniel: Part 1: A Theological-Political Tractate Addressed to Judean Hasidim Under Seleucid-Greek Rule XXXVIII (2) 97
The Book of Daniel: Part 2: The Influence of Daniel’s Prophetic Moral Lessons on the Structure and Themes of the Passover Haggadah XXXVIII (3) 175
The “Wise Courtier” in Rabbinic Literature XXXIX (3) 169
Rescue From Fiery Death: Daniel Chapter 3 and Genesis Chapter 38 41:1 24
Daniel as the Embodiment of Exile and Redemption 45:1 13
Identifying the Daniel Character in Ezekiel 46:4 231
Allegorical Interpretation of Daniel 12:2 47:2 123
DARKNESS
The Ninth Plague XXIX (1) 48
Yom Adonai and the Ninth Plague XXIX (3) 197
Darkness and Light XXXIII (2) 131
The Ninth Plague XXXVI (3) 201
The Plague of Darkness: Hysterical Blindness? 46:3 179
DARSHANIM
Darshanim Project VIII 52
DARSHANUT
Darshanut: Genesis 33:6 vs. Genesis 33:7 XXV (2) 120
Darshanut: Domestic Politics XXV (3) 192
Darshanut: The Universal Message of Death XXV (4) 268
Darshanut: Jethro – Who Was He? XXVI (1) 268
Darshanut: The Defiant Son XXVI (2) 129
Darshanut: Jonah and Yom Kippur XXVI (3) 201
Darshanut: Enoch’s Shoes XXVI (4) 268
Darshanut: Judah: ‘This Time I Will Praise the Lord’ (Gen. 29:35) XXVII (1) 60
Darshanut: The Promise of Enduring Life XXVII (2) 133
Darshanut: Jonah: A Transitional Prophet XXVII (3) 199
Darshanut: The Inner Voice XXVII (4) 267
Darshanut: Noah and His Family Relations XXVIII (1) 62
Darshanut: It’s All in the Translation XXVIII (2) 130
Darshanut: Mothers and Sons: In Defense of Lot’s Wife XXVIII (3) 198
Darshanut: Bread on Water XXVIII (4) 268
Darshanut: The Price of Assimilation XXIX (1) 63
Darshanut: Holidays: Some Pecularities XXIX (2) 131
Darshanut: Do That Which is Right and Good in the Sight of the Lord (Deut. 6:18) XXIX (4) 269
Darshanut: In the Presence XXX (1) 59
Darshanut: Friends, Strangers, Enemies XXX (2) 131
Darshanut: From Enemy to Friend XXXI (1) 60
Darshanut: The Forgotten Figure at the Akedah XXXI (3) 201
Darshanut: The Seven Mitzvot of Bnai Noah: Varieties of Theft XXXI (4) 269
Darshanut: Thou Worm Jacob XXXII (1) 62
Darshanut: The Importance of Place XXXII (2) 130
DARWIN
On Darwin’s Theory of Evolution XVI 99
DAVID
David and Bathsheba: Part 1 V 24
David and Bathsheba: Part 2 V 85
David and Bathsheba: Part 3 V 134
The Love of David and Michal X 96
King David’s Aging: A Psychodynamic Dimension XIII 98
Book Review: Studies in the Period of David and Solomon and Other Essays by T. Ishida XIV 51
From the City of David to Jerusalem XIV 175
How David Captured Jerusalem XV 43
City of David XVIII 260
An Elegy of David XIX 155
Abraham Cowley and the David Story XIX 265
David’s Marriage to Michal XX 79
David’s Conquest of Jerusalem XXV (1) 34
Two Sinners XXV (2) 108
Prophetic Views of the Davidic Monarchy XXVIII (2) 111
Strife in the Household of King David XXVIII (4) 227
The Nature of Kinat David: Public or Private? XXXI (2) 129
David Dances – Michal Scoffs XXXIV (4) 260
Ruth and Naomi: Foremothers of David XXXV (3) 192
When Love and Politics Mix: David and His Relationships with Saul, Jonathan, and Michal 40 (1) 41
David’s Sin: Counting the People 41:1 53
Downplaying the Davidic Dynasty 42:3 185
Psalms Chapter 63: David in the Wilderness 42:4 244
The Hidden Storyline Within the Biblical Texts Regarding David and Saul 43:4 233
The Eternal Davidic Covenant in Samuel Chapter 7 and its Later Manifestations in the Bible 44:2 83
Height Theology: The Theological Use of Lexical Ambiguity in the David and Goliath Story 45:4 243
King David’s Spear, the Weapons of the Carians, and the Overthrow of Athaliah in II Kings 11 49:4 257
Male Virility and Biblical Power Dynamics 52:1 3
DAY
When Does the Day Begin? XXXVI (2) 81
DAY OF THE LORD
Yom Adonai and the Ninth Plague XXIX (3) 197
The Day of the Lord XXXVIII (3) 149
DAYENU
A Problem Verse in Dayenu XIV 162
DEAD SEA SCROLLS
An Update on the Dead Sea Scrolls XX 187
The Dead Sea Scrolls, 40 Years Later XXI 256
DEATH
The Death of Moses VI 18O
The Obstetrical Complication of Benjamin’s Birth: The Cause of Rachel’s Death XIII 88
A Note on Job 6:8-10: Suicide and Death Wishes XV 173
Josiah: The Impact of his Life and Death XVII 163
Ason: A Fate Worse Than Death XX 195
Darshanut: The Universal Message of Death XXV (4) 268
Death in the Bible XXXII (2) 98
Job’s Perspectives on Death XXXV (2) 73
The Curse of Death in War 40:4 231
Thoughts on the Death Penalty: From the Written Law to the Oral Law 42:3 173
Grave Matters: Sheol in the Hebrew Bible 44:3 145
How Did Moses Die? 46:2 104
Inquiring of the Dead 49:3 171
Death Sentences: The Torah’s Treatment of its Major Characters’ Deaths 50:2 105
DEBORAH
Deborah, the Wife of Lapidot XVIII 135
Deborah: Judge, Prophetess and Poet XXXIV (2) 110
Themes in the Deborah Narrative (Judges 4-5) XXXIX (1) 15
Psalm 68: Echoes of the Song of Deborah? 40:4 238
DECALOGUE
The Layout of Decalogue on the Tablets and Archaeology XV 177
And the Writing Was the Writing of God XXV (1) 3
The Sabbath Commandment: Its Two Versions XXV (3) 188
The Ten and the Torah XXVII (3) 186
Decalogue or Dodecalogue? XXVIII (4) 233
The Sabbath: To Remember, To Observe, To Make XXXIV (2) 104
Serving God Out of Gratitude XXXVII (3) 192
The Ten Commandments as Positive Affirmations XXXVIII (1) 32
DECEPTION
Isaac’s Blessing – Who was Deceived XVII 185
The Problem of Deception in Genesis 27 XXIX (1) 45
DEMETRIUS
The Exegesis of Demetrius the Chronographer 45:3 153
DEMOCRACY
The Biblical Tradition of Popular Democracy VIII 161
DEDICATION
Numerical Symbolism in the Dedication of the Altar XXXVIII (1) 52
DEPRESSION
Elijah’s Recovery from Depression XVII 34
DESTROY
Do Not Destroy the Fruit Trees (II Kings 3) I (2) 9
DESTRUCTION
The Destruction of the Wicked XIX 22
Ezekiel, From Destruction to Redemption XX 144
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 1 XXXIV (3) 173
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 2 XXXIV (4) 252
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 2: The Fall of Jerusalem XXXVII (2) 80
The Destroying Angel 42:4 255
DETERMINISM
Determinism and Anti-Determinism in the Book of Koheleth XXX (2) 97
DEUTERONOMY
Dor and Generation I (4) 38
Prophet, King and Priest in Israel III (4) 9
Was Simon Not Included in Moses’ Blessing IV 51
The Death of Moses VI 18O
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 124
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 166
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 258
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 40
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 102
A Unique Biblical Law XV 190
Free to Set a King Over Thee XVI 142
Polarization in the Mosaic Period XVI 263
Deuteronomy’s Definition of Jewish Learning XXXI (2) 109
After All, The Lord Does Not Ask For Much! XXXVI (3) 153
Considering the Genre and Audience of Deuteronomy 9:7 45:3 169
DEW
The Dew of Heaven XXVI (2) 117
DIALECTIC
The Dialectic of Faith and Doubt in the Philosophy of Socrates and Piety of Job VIII 197
DIALOGUES, TORAH
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 80
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 140
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 198
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 44
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 94
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 140
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 210
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus IX 44
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 100
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 150
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 206
Torah Dialogues: Numbers X 28
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 124
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 166
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 258
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 40
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 102
DIASPORA
Spotlight on the Diaspora Winners of the International Bible Contest for Youth XVIII 51
DIETARY LAWS
The Subtle Grammar of the Biblical Dietary Laws XXX (2) 80
You Shall Not Boil a Kid in its Mother’s Milk: Beyond Exodus 23:19 XXXII (2) 84
A Comment on You Shall Not Boil a Kid in its Mother’s Milk XXXIII (3) 196
DINAH
The Rape of Dinah and the Conquest of Shechem VIII 144
The Rape of Dinah XXV (4) 220
The Family Relationship of Simeon and Dinah XXXIV (2) 119
And Dinah the Daughter of Leah Went Out: The Meaning of Yatz’anit in Rashi’s Commentary XXXVII (2) 121
DISOBEDIENCE
Was Adam’s Action “Disobedience”? (Its Corollary – Responsible Freedom) XXXII (3) 171
DIVINE
The Divine Name El-Shaddai: He Who Created Families IX 72
About Some Scriptural Divine Designations XV 29
Dynamics of the Divine/Human Interaction XVI 51
Divine Names XXV (3) 162
DIVORCE
A New Understanding of the Divorce and Remarriage Legislation in Deuteronomy 24:1-4 XXXIX (4) 245
“How Much is She Worth?” A Comparison of Six Ancient Near East Laws Relating to Bride Price, Dowry, Inheritance and Divorce 50:3 143
DOCTRINE
The Doctrine of Reward V 75
DOCUMENTARY HYPOTHESIS
Book Review: A Journey Through Torah: A Critique of the Documentary Hypothesis 42:2 133
Book Review: The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis 42:3 193
The Pentateuch Quoted Intact: Evidence from Ezekiel and Psalms 43:4 256
DOOR
The Hand on the Door VII 62
“Upon the Doorposts” XXVII (1) 40
DOR
Dor and Generation I (4) 38
DOVE
The Dove, Turtle Dove and Pigeon in Bible and Midrash XV 181
What did the Dove Bring to Noah? 43:3 172
DRAMA
Absalom’s Story – Drama and Tragedy XI 1
Job, A Universal Drama (1) XXI 13
Job, A Universal Drama (2) XXI 80
DREAM
Joseph and Daniel: Court Jews and Dreamers XXX (1) 10
Divination in the Bible XXX (2) 121
A Dream of a Dream in Daniel 2 XXXIII (4) 231
Joseph: A Biblical Approach to Dream Interpretation XXXIX (4) 231
Pharaoh’s Dreams: An Extended Interpretation 40:4 253
Genesis 31: Jacob’s Peculiar Dream 40:4 259
DRY BONES
The Vision of the Dry Bones Depicted in the Wall Drawings of the Synagogue in Dura Europos II (1) 10
DUALITY
The Duality of Man: A Study in Talmudic Allegorical Interpretations XXXVI (2) 102
DUKHAN
On Dukhan IX 195
EAGLE
The Eagle in Bible and Midrash XV 260
Ambiguities of the Eagle XXVI (2) 85
EARTH
Flattering Earth XVII 268
For in His Days the Earth Was Divided: Classic Jewish Sources for a Physical Division of the Earth XXXVII (2) 129
EARTHQUAKE
The Earthquake that Turned the Course of the War (Psalm 60) II (2) 13
ECCLESTIASTES (see also KOHELETH)
Koheleth- A Reinterpretation V 29
Introduction to a new Kohelet commentary IX 46
Ecclesiastes 1:4 A Proof Text for Reincarnation XXI 28
Ecclesiastes, Fleeting and Timeless: Part 1 XXXVI (4) 211
Ecclesiastes, Fleeting and Timeless: Part 2 XXXVII (1) 17
Koheleth and Goethe’s Faust XXXVII (2) 103
The Advantage of a Country in Ecclesiastes 5:8 XXXVII (4) 211
How Should We Understand Ecclesiastes 2:26? XXXVIII (4) 219
Ecclesiastes: Part 1: Authorship 41:2 81
Ecclesiastes: Part 2: Themes 41:3 163
ECOLOGY
Do Not Destroy the Fruit Trees (II Kings 3) I (2) 9
Ecological Motifs in the Bible VI 7
Ecology in the Bible XXVIII (4) 260
A Closer Examination of Deuteronomy 20:19-20 XXXIX (3) 143
ECONOMY
The Reign of King Solomon: Diplomatic and Economic Perspectives 42:3 151
EDEN
The Story of Creation: Part 3: The Garden of Eden X 234
Revisiting the Garden of Eden XXVI (4) 223
The Gardens of Eden and Sodom XXXI (3) 174
The Garden of Eden as God’s First Sanctuary 41:2 73
God, Man and the Trees of Eden: Readings of Peshat and Derash 46:1 3
The Garden of God 49:4 247
EDITORIAL
From the Editor XVI 74
Editorial XVIII 61
Editorial XVIII 132
Editorial XVIII 201
Editorial XIX 1
Editorial XIX 81
Editorial XIX 151
Editorial: Honoring Sol Liptzin XIX 223
Editorial XX 1
Editorial XX 71
Editorial XX 141
Editorial XX 223
Editorial: The Bible Protests XXI 1
Editorial XXI 71
Editorial: Laws of Nature and of Morality XXI 141
Editorial XXI 211
Editorial XXIX (1) 3
Editorial XXXIX (2) 73
Editorial 40 (1) 3
Editorial 40 (2) 73
EDOM
Israel and Edom (Obadiah 1:21) II (1) 25
Who is Afraid of Edom: Reflections of a Theme in Lamentations V 178
The Cries of Our Rivals 50:4 233
EDUCATION
Book Review: The Bible in Israeli Education by J. Schoneveld VI 103
Compulsory Education XVI 242
Jonah: Toward the Re-education of the Prophets XVII 10
Jewish Education in Biblical Times: Joshua to 933 BCE XXV (2) 114
EDUCATOR
The Author of the Haggadah as an Educator XIV 157
EGLAH ARUFAH
Joseph and the Eglah Arufah 40 (1) 25
EGYPT
Thou Shalt Not Abhor an Egyptian III (1) 6
Egypt and Israel XI 3
Thus They Stripped the Egyptians XVI 41
How Many Hebrews Left Egypt XVIII 230
The Transition to the Second Trip to Egypt: Narrative Devices in Genesis 43:1-14 XXXVIII (2) 73
Egypt: Nemesis of Israel and Judah 40 (1) 9
Amnenhotep III and the Exodus: Echoes of the Biblical Narrative Prophecy from Egypt’s Golden Age 45:4 211
The Sojourn in Egypt: A Different Approach to the Chronological Problem 47:2 128
The Cries of Our Rivals 50:4 233
EKRON
And Ekron as a Jebusite (Zechariah 9:7) XXI 170
EL SHADDAI
The Divine Name El-Shaddai: He Who Created Families IX 72
El-Shaddai XVI 186
ELDAD
Eldad and Medad XXXVI (2) 88
ELECTRICITY
An Electric Ark: The History of an Interpretation 45:3 169
ELEGY
An Elegy of David XIX 155
ELIASAPH
Eliasaph Ben-Deuel/Reuel: A Rabbinic Interpretation XXXIII (3) 191
ELIEZER
The Meaning of Damesek Eliezer 45:3 188
ELIHU
The Enigma of Elihu XII 217
Elihu: The Provenance and Content of his Speeches XVI 90
ELIJAH
Elijah in Yiddish Literature I (3) 7
Elijah – The Unique Prophet III (3) 16
Elijah IX 22
Elijah’s Recovery from Depression XVII 34
Elijah the Zealot: A Foil to Moses XXXII (3) 174
Elijah’s Battle for the Soul of Israel 40 (1) 52
Elijah and Elisha: Part 1: Moses and Joshua 40:4 225
Phineas, Elijah and Circumcision 41:1 14
Elijah and Elisha: Part 2: Similarities and Differences 41:1 19
Raised from the Dead: Rationalist Approaches? 46:3 189
Enoch and Elijah: Ascent to Heaven? 51:4 237
ELISHA
Elisha the Prophet XXIX (4) 242
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 1 XXX (2) 73
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 2 XXX (3) 171
Elijah and Elisha: Part 1: Moses and Joshua 40:4 225
Elijah and Elisha: Part 2: Similarities and Differences 41:1 19
Ruth and Elisha: A Comparative Study 41:4 236
Gehazi and the Miracle Staff of Elisha 45:2 103
Raised from the Dead: Rationalist Approaches? 46:3 189
ELON
Elon the Zebulunite of Aijalon: An Historical Theory 43:4 249
EMOTION
Joseph’s Emotional Development XXXII (3) 181
ENCOUNTER
Rebecca’s Encounter with Abraham’s Servant XIV 124
ENDOR
Saul and the Witch of Endor V 16
ENEMY
Darshanut: Friends, Strangers, Enemies XXX (2) 131
Darshanut: From Enemy to Friend XXXI (1) 60
The Cries of Our Rivals 50:4 233
ENGINEER
The Golden Calf in Exodus 32: A Foundry Engineer’s Interpretation VIII 181
ENGLISH
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: XI 176
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Hebrew Loanwords XI 178
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Parts 3 and 4 XI 240
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Parts 5,6 XII 49
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Parts 7,8 XII 123
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Some Afterthoughts XIII 241
ENGRAVED
Engraved With the Names XXI 143
ENIGMA
The Enigma of Elihu XII 217
Judah and Tamar: A Scriptural Enigma XII 246
ENOCH
The Enoch Tradition XVIII 181
Enoch and Elijah: Ascent to Heaven? 51:4 237
ENUMA ELISH
The Babylonian Poem Enuma Elish and Genesis Chapter One XII 55
The Enuma Elish Hoax: Biblical Creation Story not Connected with any Cuneiform Text XIII 28
EPHRAIM
Holy Cities in the Land of Ephraim Revisited VII 187
The Preference of Ephraim XXVIII (1) 60
ESAU
Justice to Esau XII 229
The Jacob-Esau Reunion XXI 159
In Defense of Esau XX 43
Esau’s Wives XXV (4) 251
Jacob and Esau: The Relationship Reconsidered XXXII (4) 245
The Kiss of Esau XXXV (2) 127
Esau and Jacob Revisited: Demon Versus Tzadik? XXXV (3) 153
The Wives of Esau 42:4 211
Esau and Jacob: Brothers Clash, Reconcile and Separate 46:3 143
ESCHATOLOGY
National and Eschatological Messianism: Biblical Writers of the Second Commonwealth VI 147
Book Review: Eschatology in the Old Testament by D. Gowan XVII 197
ESTHER
Themes in the Book of Esther V 111
Esther Hamalkah the Royal Mistress and Mordecai Hayehudi the Jewish Judge VI 116
Esther’s Plan to Save the Jews: Overall Strategy, Initial Failures, Ultimate Success XI 153
Book of Esther – A Novelle XIV 142
The Art of Narration in the Scroll of Esther XIV 152
The Hidden Hand of God XVIII 183
Ahasuerus is the Villain XVIII 187
Reply to: Ahasuerus is the Villain XIX 34
The Book of Esther: Some Questions and Responses XIX 186
Esther is a Story of Jewish Defense not a Story of Jewish Revenge XXI 3
The Book of Esther and its Motifs XXV (2) 101
Reclaiming Esther: From Sex Object to Sage XXVI (1) 3
No Happy Ending for Esther XXIX (1) 4
Irrevocability of Persian Law in the Scroll of Esther XXXI (2) 94
Ha’achashtranim Bnei Ha’ramachim: Translating Esther 8:10 XXXVI (1) 33
The Hidden Message of the Book of Esther: Assimilation is not the Way to Salvation 43:4 246
Psalm 22: The Esther Connection 47:4 225
The Lo Yada Dissociation Syndrome of the Book of Esther 49:1 35
ETHICS
Psalm XV- A Liturgical or Ethical Psalm V 124
The Book of Jonah: An Ethical Confrontation Between God and Prophet XIV 11
Sodom: Manners, Morals, Misdeeds XVI 211
Editorial: Laws of Nature and of Morality XXI 141
Kedushah, Holiness, and Ethics XXIX (2) 106
Darshanut: Do That Which is Right and Good in the Sight of the Lord (Deut. 6:18) XXIX (4) 269
Darshanut: From Enemy to Friend XXXI (1) 60
Did Abram Wage a Just War? XXXI (3) 167
In Your Lying Down and in Your Rising Up: A Biblical Sleep Ethic XXXIV (1) 47
ETHIOPIA
The Solomon and Sheba Story in Ethiopia XXXV (1) 60
ETIOLOGY
Etiologies in the Bible: Explicit, Double, and Hidden 45:4 229
EUPHRATES
From the Euphrates to the Nile XXVI (1) 39
EVE
Eve- The First Feminist: John Milton’s Midrash on Genesis 3:6 40 (1) 19
EVERYTHING
Let Everything Praise the Lord II (4) 11
EVIL
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil II (1) 6
Excess: The Hidden Root of Evil XII 237
EVOLUTION
Evolution’s Fateful Implication XIV 242
On Darwin’s Theory of Evolution XVI 99
EXCAVATION
Excavating the Cardo and the Ophel XVIII 117^JThe Tel Dan Excavation XVIII 190
The Tel Dan Excavation XVIII 190
EXCESS
Excess: The Hidden Root of Evil XII 237
EXEGESIS
Retroversion in Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis: A Study in the Book of Jeremiah XXXIV (4) 237
EXILE
The Secret of the Returning Exiles III (3) 10
The Siberian Exile and his Book: Review of a Study in Wisdom Literature VI 44
Sacrificial Cult Among the Exiles in Egypt but not Babylon: Why? IX 61
A New World and a New Man: Utopias in the Era of the Babylonian Exile and the Return to Zion XI 249
Gynomorphic Imagery in Exilic Isaiah XII 71
The Book of Daniel: A Guide for Judaism in Exile XXIX (2) 73
Exile and Return XXXI (2) 101
End of Exile? XXXIV (2) 131
Daniel as the Embodiment of Exile and Redemption 45:1 13
EXODUS
Moses and the Burning Bush IV 159
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 44
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 94
The Golden Calf in Exodus 32: A Foundry Engineer’s Interpretation VIII 181
Face to Face: Panim el Panim XIII 151
Ki Yad Al Kes Kah XIV 56
The Route of the Exodus XIV 209
Thus They Stripped the Egyptians XVI 41
Eye for Eye XVI 158
In the Shadow of Amalek XVII 44
Where Was the Mountain of God XVII 211
The Evolving Symbolism of the Burning Bush VIII 185
Why Did God Want to Kill Moses XVIII 222
How Many Hebrews Left Egypt XVIII 230
Could Moses’ Hands Make War XIX 114
Gods, Tents and Authority: A Study of Exodus 32 and I Kings 12 XIX 230
Moses’ Three Signs: Symbol and Augury XX 115
The Miracle at the Red Sea XX 250
The Call of Moses XX 256
Why Moses XX 271
The Third Commandment XXI 24
The Bridegroom of Blood XXI 94
The Incident at the Lodging House XXI 236
Dating the Exodus: A New Perspective XXIII (1) 44
‘And Against All the Gods of Egypt I Will Execute Judgements…’ XXVII (2) 83
Biblical Literature and Contemporary Parallels: Alike But Different XXIX (4) 239
Derekh Hokhma: Two Aspects of the Exodus Narrative: Part 1 XXXII (4) 224
Derekh Hokhma: Part 2: Theological Implications of the Exodus Narrative XXXIII (1) 53
Was the Egyptian Experience Necessary? XXXV (3) 198
Glimpses of the Past in Genesis-Exodus XXXVI (1) 49
Extra-Biblical Evidence of the Exodus XXXVI (3) 157
Reflections of Readers: The Pharaoh of the Exodus XXXVI (4) 268
Pharaoh’s Three Offers, Moses’ Rejection and the Issues they Foreshadowed XXXVIII (2) 93
Significant Anonymity in Exodus 2 XXXVIII (2) 115
Ramah: Upswept, Uplifted, Upraised XXXIX (2) 95
The Three-Day Plan 42:2 95
God vs. the Sea: Lessons of Psalms and the Midrash 43:1 22
Resetting the Exodus Mission: Deciphering Exodus Chapter Six 43:3 158
How Long was the Sojourn in Egypt: 210 or 430 Years? 44:3 183
Amnenhotep III and the Exodus: Echoes of the Biblical Narrative Prophecy from Egypt’s Golden Age 45:4 211
How Chapter Six Put the Exodus Back on Track 46:4 266
The Seven Weeks That Turned Newly-Freed Slaves Into a Nascent People of God 47:3 170
EXPLETIVES
Expletives in the Bible XXVI (4) 255
EYE
Eye for Eye XVI 158
EZEKIEL
The Aspaklaria of Prophetic Vision I (4) 27
The Vision of the Dry Bones Depicted in the Wall Drawings of the Synagogue in Dura Europos II (1) 10
The Lesson of Ezekiel’s Temple (Ezekiel 40-48) II (1) 13
The Origin of the Synagogue VII 27
Ezekiel, the Neglected Prophet XVII 117
Parents Have Eaten Sour Grapes XVIII 1
The Symbolic Acts of Ezekiel (Chapters 3-5) XIX 120
Ezekiel, From Destruction to Redemption XX 144
Jeremiah, the Suffering Prophet and Ezekiel, the Visionary XXXII (4) 233
Ezekiel the Sentinel XXXII (4) 259
The Utopian Map in Ezekiel 48:1-35 XXXIV (1) 20
Ezekiel: Priest-Prophet XXXIX (1) 35
Reconciling the Sacrifices of Ezekiel with the Torah 43:4 211
Ezekiel, the Wordsmith, and his Prophecies Against Tyre 45:2 79
Identifying the Daniel Character in Ezekiel 46:4 231
EZION-GEBER
Ezion-Geber, Solomon’s Seaport XX 122
EZRA
Ezra, The Scribe VI 87
Aliens and Israelites: Under Ezra and Nehemia XI 245
Ezra Rejects Patrilineal Descent XXVI (4) 250
The Literary Significance of the Name Lists in Ezra-Nehemiah XXXV (3) 143
Ezra’s Radical Solution to Judean Assimilation 40 (2) 93
Was Ezra a High Priest? 41:3 181
Ezra, the First Rabbi 44:1 37
FACE TO FACE
Face to Face: Panim el Panim XIII 151
FAILURE
Esther’s Plan to Save the Jews: Overall Strategy, Initial Failures, Ultimate Success XI 153
Balaam’s Mission – Failure or Success XVII 112
The Punishment of Achan: The Poetic Justice of Success and Failure XIX 25
FALL
Fall of Samaria: Biblical Historiosophy on Trial XVII 26
The Rise and Fall of Israel in the Sinai Desert XVIII 32
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 2: The Fall of Jerusalem XXXVII (2) 80
FAMILY
The Divine Name El-Shaddai: He Who Created Families IX 72
Understanding Redemption Through the Metaphor of the Family: A Prophetic Vision XXI 248
FATE
Ason: A Fate Worse Than Death XX 195
FATHER
Fathers and Sons XXXIII (4) 215
FEARERS OF THE LORD
Who Were the “Fearers of the Lord” (Yirei Hashem) in Psalms? 42:4 247
FERTILITY
Hoseah and the Fertility Cult XV 84
The Fertility of the Early Israelites XXVII (3) 195
FESTSCHRIFT
Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Shimon Bakon on his 90th Birthday XXXIII (4) 211
FIRE
The Torah as Divine Fire XXXV (2) 94
FIRSTBORN
The Rebellion of the Bechorim XIV 77
The Saga of the First Born XVI 170
“Foremost in Rank and Foremost in Power”: Conflict Over the First-Born in Israel XXXI (1) 17
Reuben: The Predicament of the Firstborn XXXVI (3) 196
FISH
Fish in Bible and Midrash XVI 46
FLAG
Abraham Plants the Flag XVI 86
FLOOD
Book Review: Tablet XI of The Gilgamesh Epic and the Biblical Flood Story by I. Rappaport X 262
The Flood Story in Bible and Cuneiform Literature: Tablet XI of the Gilgamesh Epic Wrongly Interpreted XII 95
Why Was God Optimistic After the Flood? XXX (4) 235
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 2: Noah and the Flood 42:2 103
Why Doesn’t Noah Have More Children After the Flood? 44:4 211
FORGET
Gid Hanasheh as Forgetfulness XXXIV (1) 57
FOUNDRY
The Golden Calf in Exodus 32: A Foundry Engineer’s Interpretation VIII 181
FOX
The Fox in Bible and Midrash XVI 112
FREE WILL
Four Biblical Options of Moral Choice XXXIII (3) 153
FRIENDS
Were Job’s Friends Gentiles XVIII 107
Darshanut: Friends, Strangers, Enemies XXX (2) 131
Darshanut: From Enemy to Friend XXXI (1) 60
GAMLIEL
Rabban Gamliel of Yavneh XV 273
GARDEN
The Story of Creation: Part 3: The Garden of Eden X 234
My Beloved is Gone Down to his Garden to the Beds of Spices (Songs of Songs 6:3) II (3) 22
A Garden of Vegetables XIX 123
Revisiting the Garden of Eden XXVI (4) 223
The Gardens of Eden and Sodom XXXI (3) 174
The Garden of Eden as God’s First Sanctuary 41:2 73
GARMENTS
Garments of Skin (Genesis 3:21) XVIII 74
GAV
What is a Gav XX 17
GEDALIAH
The Triple Tragedy of the Gedaliah Assassination 42:4 247
GEHAZI
Gehazi and the Miracle Staff of Elisha 45:2 103
GEMS
The Gems in the High Priest’s Breastplate: A Pragmatic View 46:4 241
GENEALOGY
The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron XXXI (3) 190
The Genealogical List in the Book of Ruth: A Symbolic Approach XXXVIII (2) 85
Moses’s Non-Genealogy 48:3 179
GENERATIONS
Dor and Generation I (4) 38
The Book of Jonah: A Lesson For All Generations VII 21
These are the Generations of Isaac XIX 260
Ten Generations from Adam to Noah Versus Ten Generations from Noah to Abraham XXXIX (3) 165
GENESIS
Meaning of Moledet I (1) 17
Bible: The Concomitant of Human Growth II (1) 1
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil II (1) 6
Jacob’s Return to Canaan IV 121
Jacob’s Love for Rachel IV 153
Hospitality in Sodom: A Biblical Contrast V 94
Adam’s Rib VII 75
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 80
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 140
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 198
The Rape of Dinah and the Conquest of Shechem VIII 144
The Confirmation of Noah’s Blessing: An Interpretation of Genesis 8:21-9:11 IX 144
The Mystery of Genesis 36 IX 161
The Story of Creation in the Bible X 3
Jacob, Man of Destiny: His Youth X 10
Ke Yetzer Lev Haadam Rah Minurav X 32
Jacob, Man of Destiny: The Turning Point X 106
The Story of Creation: Part 2: Genesis Chapter Two X 187
The Story of Creation: Part 3: The Garden of Eden X 234
The Story of Creation: Part 4: Cain and Abel XII 15
The Living Testament of Jacob – Israel XII 30
The Babylonian Poem Enuma Elish and Genesis Chapter One XII 55
Book Review: In Light of Genesis by PW Hadas XII 55
Twins in Transition: Genesis 32:25-31 Re-Examined XII 166
A Biblical Reverie (Genesis 32) XII 184
The Emuna Elish Hoax: Biblical Creation Story not Connected with any Cuneiform Text XIII 28
Parallel Lists of Prediluvian Patriarchs: A Psychological Interpretation XIII 47
Redeeming Cain: A Comparative Literary Reading of Genesis XIII 199
Noah and the Ark – Reexamined XIII 251
Noahide Laws from Genesis to Genizah XIV 88
Rebecca’s Encounter with Abraham’s Servant XIV 124
The Akeda – A Test of God XV 19
Purchase of the Machpelah XVI 29
Dynamics of the Divine/Human Interaction XVI 51
Abraham Plants the Flag XVI 86
Isaac Tells the Akeda Story XVI 116
Judah and Tamar XVI 123
Adam 1 and Adam 2 XVI 192
Cain and Abel XVII 40
Reflections of Readers: Genesis XVII 50
Adam’s Sin XVII 71
Isaac’s Blessing – Who was Deceived XVII 185
Jacob’s Limp XVII 222
The Testing of Abraham XVII 237
Isaac and Laughter XVIII 13
The Punishment of Cain: A Reflection in Midrashic Style XVIII 45
Garments of Skin (Genesis 3:21) XVIII 74
The Testament of Jacob: An Analysis of Genesis 49:18 XVIII 101
Rachel – A Woman Who Would Be a Mother XVIII 213
The Difficult Verse in Genesis 4:26 XVIII 257
Who was Melchizedek XVI 183
Genesis 14 – Meaning and Structure XVI 256
Jacob’s Limp XVII 222
The Meaning of Abraham’s Test: A Reexamination of the Akedah XIX 3
Jacob the Wrestler XIX 92
The Selling of the Birthright: Making Sense of a Perplexing Episode XIX 100
What Was the Actual Effect of the Tree of Knowledge XIX 105
These are the Generations of Isaac XIX 260
In Defense of Esau XX 43
The Trauma of Isaac XX 96
The Abel Syndrome XX 111
Judah and Joseph: A Study in Contrasts XXI 127
Joseph and His Brothers XXI 153
The Jacob-Esau Reunion XXI 159
Genesis and Genetics XXVII (1) 45
Final Judgement: The Ambiguous Moral Question That Culminates Genesis 34 XXVIII (2) 93
Darshanut: Bereshit and the Courage of New Beginnings XXX (3) 201
Understanding the Beginning of Genesis: Just How Many Beginnings Were There? XXXI (2) 90
The Messages of Chapter 4 of Genesis XXXI (3) 197
Biblical Cosmogony: A Symbolic Interpretation of Genesis 1-4 XXXI (4) 252
Rashi’s View of Genesis XXXIII (3) 187
Glimpses of the Past in Genesis-Exodus XXXVI (1) 49
For in His Days the Earth Was Divided: Classic Jewish Sources for a Physical Division of the Earth XXXVII (2) 129
Flood, Salt, and Sacrifice: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Genesis XXXVIII (2) 124
Abraham and Isaac: Human Frailty and Trauma in Genesis 50:4 211
GENETICS
Genesis and Genetics XXVII (1) 45
Albinism and Genetics in the Bible XXXI (1) 57
Jacob and the Spotted Sheep: The Role of Prenatal Nutrition on the Epigenetics of Fur Color XXXVI (4) 263
GENIZAH
Noahide Laws from Genesis to Genizah XIV 88
GENTILES
Were Job’s Friends Gentiles XVIII 107
Barukh Ha-Shem: The Unique Role of Gentiles in the Bible 48:1 3
GENOCIDE
Saul and Genocide 42:1 39
GEOGRAPHY
Shemittah and the Geography of Israel XV 163
Between the Rivers Arnon and Jabbok 44:2 125
GEOLOGY
For in His Days the Earth Was Divided: Classic Jewish Sources for a Physical Division of the Earth XXXVII (2) 129
GER
The Word Ger in the Bible and itsImplications XXXIV (4) 264
GERIZIM
Why was Mount Gerizim Chosen for the Blessing Ceremony? 43:2 122
GEVARYAHU
In Memorium: Haim Gevaryahu XVIII 203
Book Review: Haim Gevaryahu Memorial Volume XX 274
GHOST
The Ghost of Samuel: Real or Imaginary? 41:2 104
GIBEAH
The Concubine of Gibeah (Judges 19-21) XVIII 111
The Connection Between the Idol of Micah and the Concubine at Gibeah: A Rabbinic View 41:2 78
GID HANASHEH
Gid Hanasheh as Forgetfulness XXXIV (1) 57
The Function of the Root Y-R-KH in Genesis XXXVII (3) 189
GIDEON
Gideon and the Ephraimites XXX (2) 118
Gideon or Jerubaal XXXI (3) 181
The Positive and Negative Traits of Gideon as Reflected in his Sons Jotham and Abimelech XXXIV (3) 159
I’ll Sit Here Until You Come Back: Gideon and the Patience of God 50:4 245
GILGAL
Gilgal, Site of the First Passover VI 137
GILGAMESH EPIC
Book Review: Tablet XI of The Gilgamesh Epic and the Biblical Flood Story by I. Rappaport X 262
The Flood Story in Bible and Cuneiform Literature: Tablet XI of the Gilgamesh Epic Wrongly Interpreted XII 95
GILO
Ahitophel of Gilo: Two Literary Portraits XVI 227
GORGASHITE
More on the Seven Nations: Girgashite Flight and the Canaanite Nation 46:3 158
GOAT
The Goat in Bible and Midrash XVI 197
GOD
God’s Plan in Isaiah (8:10) I (2) 25
God’s Reply to Job III (1) 25
Testing God: A Midrash on the Akeda VIII 98
Reverence: For God and For the Lord XI 15
In the Image of God XII 181
The Book of Jonah: An Ethical Confrontation Between God and Prophet XIV 11
The Akeda – A Test of God XV 19
Oded: Prophet of God XV 256
For I am God and Not Man XVII 243
Where Was the Mountain of God XVII 211
The Hidden Hand of God XVIII 183
Why Did God Want to Kill Moses XVIII 222
God, Abraham, Moses: A comparison of Key Questions XIX 250
Balaam: Did God Change His Mind? XX 159
God and Man on Trial XXI 226
The “Name” of God in Psalms XXXI (4) 230
A Note on the Prohibition of Uttering the Name of God XXXI (4) 263
The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob XXXII (2) 91
The Names of God XXXII (2) 104
The Prophetic Visions of God’s Abode XXXII (3) 162
When God’s Will Can and Cannot be Altered: The Relationship Between the Balaam Narrative and I Kings 13 XXXIII (1) 31
Comment on “The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob” XXXIII (1) 61
God’s Voice: From Creation to the Sanctuary XXXIII (3) 184
A God Who Cares XXXIII (3) 198
Jonah’s Conflict With God’s Mercy Toward Even the Most Worthy of Pagans XXXIV (1) 3
Creation and the Limitations of the Creator XXXIV (2) 126
Seeing the Good of Israel XXXV (3) 202
How God Introduced Himself to the Patriarchs XXXVII (2) 118
Serving God Out of Gratitude XXXVII (3) 192
Which Anokhi Did Jacob Not Know? XXXVII (4) 223
What’s in a Name? Reflections upon Divine Names and the Attraction of God to Israel XXXVII (4) 265
Biblical Prayers and Rabbinic Responses: Balancing Truthfulness and Respect Before God XXXVIII (1) 3
Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh XXXVIII (4) 244
The Three Tenses in the Kingdom of God: God of Israel or of the World XXXVIII (4) 255
GODS
Gods, Tents and Authority: A Study of Exodus 32 and I Kings 12 XIX 230
Is the “Queen of Heaven” in Jeremiah the Goddess Anat? XXXII (1) 55
GOETHE
Koheleth and Goethe’s Faust XXXVII (2) 103
GOLD
The Golden Calf in Exodus 32: A Foundry Engineer’s Interpretation VIII 181
King Solomon’s Golden Wealth XIX 136
The Golden Calf and Ra XXXI (1) 43
A God Who Cares XXXIII (3) 198
The Gold of the Ark XXXIII (4) 253
The Golden Calves: What Happened? XXXVII (4) 250
Divine and Human Anger and Grace: Scroll of Esther and Exodus 32-34 40:3 151
Metallurgy in the Bible: Ironworking and the Disposal of the Golden Calf 42:4 262
An Examination of Aaron’s Role in the Sin of the Golden Calf 47:1 64
The Image of God and the Literary Interdependence of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2-3 47:4 211
GOLIATH
Who Killed Goliath? XVIII 37
Who Killed Goliath – A Response to Steven Moss XVIII 114
Height Theology: The Theological Use of Lexical Ambiguity in the David and Goliath Story 45:4 243
GOSPELS
Parallelisms Between the Tanakh and the Gospels XXVII (1) 3
Septuagint Vocabulary in the Gospels and Acts XXVIII (3) 190
Foretold, Fulfilled, Copied XXXI (2) 117
Tanakh Sources of Judas Iscariot XXII (3) 189
GOVERNMENT
The Biblical Concept of Government XIV 16
GRACE
Divine and Human Anger and Grace: Scroll of Esther and Exodus 32-34 40:3 151
GRAPES
Parents Have Eaten Sour Grapes XVIII 1
GRATITUDE
Serving God Out of Gratitude XXXVII (3) 192
GRAVE
Grave Matters: Sheol in the Hebrew Bible 44:3 145
GREEK LOGIC
Greek Logic in the Book of Job XV 166
GUIDE
Micah’s Ideals, Stevenson’s Guide IV 79
The Book of Proverbs: Everyman’s Guide to the Higher Life IV 71
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter One XI 159
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Two XI 234
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Three XII 45
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapters Four and Five XII 115
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Six XII 173
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Seven XII 253
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter 8 XIII 53
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter 9 XIII 117
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter 10 XIII 194
A Guide to Isaiah Chapters 11-12 XIII 268
GUILTY
Was Jonathan Guilty: A Study of I Samuel Chapter 14 VII 153
GYNOMORPHIC IMAGERY
Gynomorphic Imagery in Exilic Isaiah XII 71
HA’AZINU
Moses as Poet: Ha’azinu as Poem XXXI (4) 211
HABAKUK
Habakuk 3:13 A Problematic Verse XIII 105
The Prophet as Watcher XXVII (1) 29
Problems and Solutions of Habakkuk 3:8 XXXI (1) 3
A Reconstruction of Matzor: Habakkuk 2:1 XXXI (3) 161
Was Habakkuk Presumptuous? XXXII (1) 27
Historical Allusions in the Book of Habakkuk XXXVI (3) 143
Habakkuk: From Perplexity to Faith XXXIX (1) 25
HABIRU
The Habiru and the Hebrews: From a Social Class to an Ethnic Group VII 101
HAGAR
Princess Hagar VIII 114
Sarah’s Treatment of Hagar (Genesis 16): Morals, Messages and Mesopotamia 41:4 211
What Does I Will be Built From/Through Her in Genesis 16:2 and Genesis 30:3 Mean? 48:1 40
HAGGADAH
The Author of the Haggadah as an Educator XIV 157
A Problem Verse in Dayenu XIV 162
Polemical Considerations Among the Four Children: From the Bible to the Haggadah XXXI (1) 9
The Book of Daniel: Part 2: The Influence of Daniel’s Prophetic Moral Lessons on the Structure and Themes of the Passover Haggadah XXXVIII (3) 175
HALACHA
Prophecy and Halacha VIII 61
The Halakhah of the Humash XXXII (1) 51
At the Crossroads of Halakha and Narrative XXXVII (3) 181
HALLELUJAH
Amen and Hallelujah: Their Development as Liturgical Responses XIII 93
HALLEL
Purim and Hallel XI 104
Understanding the ‘Split’ and ‘Half’ Hallel 45:4 253
HAMMURABI
Hammurabi and Biblical Laws Compared VII 89
The Code of Hammurabi and the Laws of the Torah XXVI (2) 107
In Search of the Biblical Hammurabi XXXIX (3) 159
HAMSIN
The Hamsin and the Rain XIII 184
HANDS
The Hand on the Door VII 62
The Hidden Hand of God XVIII 183
Could Moses’ Hands Make War XIX 114
HANNAH
Hannah’s Parallel Thoughts and Allusions XXXIII (4) 267
I am the Woman: The Story and Prayer of Hannah, a Biblical Feminist Text 51:1 23
HANNUKAH
Spirit is Thicker Than Blood XXXVII (1) 53
The Book of Daniel: Part 1: A Theological-Political Tractate Addressed to Judean Hasidim Under Seleucid-Greek Rule XXXVIII (2) 97
HAPPY
The Happy Man of Psalm 1 40:3 179
HART
The Hart and Hind in Bible and Midrash XVI 271
HASMONEAN STATE
Was the Hasmonean State Secular in Orientation: Part 1 XII 104
Was the Hasmonean State Secular in Orientation: Part 2 XII 186
HAYYUN
The Tensions Between Jews and Christians as Reflected in Hayyun’s Commentary on Jeremiah 51:4 211
HEAT
The Incorporation of Pre-Modern Scientific Theories Into Biblical Literature: The Case of Innate Heat XXXII (2) 73
HEART
The Contrite Heart II (2) 5
Va-Yafog Libbo (Gen. 45:26) When Jacob was Informed that Joseph was Alive 43:1 59
HEBRAIC MOTIFS
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 1 IV 56
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 2 IV 113
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 3 IV 160
HEBRAISM
The Antwerp Polyglot Bible (1568-1573) A Triumph of Hebraism X 74
HEBREW
The Hebrew Word Shem: A New Interpretation of Several Biblical Passages X 144
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: XI 176
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Hebrew Loanwords XI 178
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Parts 3 and 4 XI 240
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Parts 5,6 XII 49
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Parts 7,8 XII 123
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Some Afterthoughts XIII 241
Observations on Biblical Hebrew XXVII (2) 111
Could Pre-Hebrew be the Safa Ahat of Genesis 11:1? XXXVIII (1) 55
Notes on Biblical Hebrew 47:3 159
Some Unattested Occurrences of Zeh as a Derogatory Demonstrative 52:1 56 52:1 54
HEBREWS
The Habiru and the Hebrews: From a Social Class to an Ethnic Group VII 101
How Many Hebrews Left Egypt XVIII 230
HEIFER, RED
The Mystery of the Red Heifer XV 267
The Red Heifer Mystery XVIII 176
The Red Heifer Ritual XXV (1) 43
The Ritual of the Red Heifer XXVI (3) 198
The Golden Calves: What Happened? XXXVII (4) 250
HEN
The Cock and the Hen in Bible and Midrash XIV 187
HERITAGE
Inheritance – Heritage XVI 122
HERO
Cain, The Anti-Establishment Hero VI 27
Phinehas: Hero or Vigilante? XXXV (2) 119
Can One Criticize the Biblical Heroes? 44:2 73
HEROD
Reconstructing Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem XIX 274
HESED
Hesed – Mercy or Loyalty? XXVII (3) 183
Ruth: The Legal Code for the Laws of Kindness XXXVI (4) 254
HEXATEUCH
A Missing Hexateuchal Narrative Concerning Child Sacrifice XV 38
HEZEKIAH
King Hezekiah’s Pesach in Jerusalem III (3) 21
Hezekiah and Josiah: A Comparison VIII 201
Two Righteous Men: Isaiah and Hezekiah XII 211
Isaiah and Hezekiah: Prophet and King XVI 78
Hezekiah’s Second Passover XIX 195
HEN
The Cock and the Hen in Bible and Midrash XIV 187
HIDDEN
Excess: The Hidden Root of Evil XII 237
The Hidden Hand of God XVIII 183
HIGH PRIEST
The Gems in the High Priest’s Breastplate: A Pragmatic View 46:4 241
HIND
The Hart and Hind in Bible and Midrash XVI 271
HISTORIOGRAPHY
Characteristics of Biblical Historiography XXVI (3) 177
HISTORIOSOPHY
Fall of Samaria: Biblical Historiosophy on Trial XVII 26
Biblical Historiosophy XXVII (3) 159
HISTORY
Cyrus in the Perspective of Bible and History I (3) 1
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 1 I (2) 15
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 2 I (3) 18
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 3 I (4) 31
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 4 II (2) 39
Sources on the History of Torah Reading II (4) 21
Revisionist Intellectual History and the Bible XIV 201
The Book of Chronicles: Its History and Purpose XVII 190
The Strange History of Kasher XXI 164
Chronology of Ancient Hebrew History XX 164
Patriarchal History: Action and Reaction XXXV (3) 161
Historical Allusions in the Book of Habakkuk XXXVI (3) 143
Extra-Biblical Evidence of the Exodus XXXVI (3) 157
Reworking the Midrash in Light of History: Achashverosh and the Temple 44:3 169
The First Biblical Family: When Did They Live? 44:3 197
HOAX
The Enuma Elish Hoax: Biblical Creation Story not Connected with any Cuneiform Text XIII 28
Rebekah’s Hoax XXXVI (4) 243
HOLIDAY
Darshanut: Holidays: Some Pecularities XXIX (2) 131
Rosh Hodesh as a Woman’s Holiday XXXII (1) 58
HOLY
Holy Cities in the Land of Ephraim Revisited VII 187
Restoration of a Holy Nation (445 BCE) VII 127
Kedushah – Holiness XVI 2
Book Review: Tanakh, A New Translation of the Holy Scriptures, JPS XVI 119
Isaiah: How the Book Entered Holy Writ XVIII 206
Kedushah, Holiness, and Ethics XXIX (2) 106
Korah and his Fall: Observations on Holiness XXXVI (2) 118
HOMER
Literary Parallels Between Homer’s Epics and the Biblical Philistines 44:3 143
HOMICIDE
Four Homicides: How These Were Judged by the Bible and a Speculation as to the Basis for Judgement XXXIV (4) 247
HONORING
Editorial: Honoring Sol Liptzin XIX 223
HOSEA
Amos and Hosea: Two Directions in Israel’s Prophecy V 101
Hoseah’s True Marriage XV 79
Hoseah and the Fertility Cult XV 84
Hosea – His Message XV 88
The King of Princes: An Exegesis of Hosea 8:10 XXVIII (1) 34
Hosea and Gomer Revisited XXXI (2) 84
Rebuke Your Mother: But Who is She? The Identity of the “Mother” and “Children” in Hosea 2:4-7 44:1 13
The Presence of the Covenant Motif in Hosea: An Intertextual Approach for the Last Oracle in the Book 45:1 34
HOSPITALITY
Hospitality in Sodom: A Biblical Contrast V 94
Abraham’s Hospitality XXXIV (3) 168
HOUSE
The Incident at the Lodging House XXI 236
HOW
The How, What and Why of Creation XIV 245
The Multiple Functions of “How” in the Tanakh XVIII 84
How Many Hebrews Left Egypt XVIII 230
HUMAN
Bible: The Concomitant of Human Growth II (1) 1
Dynamics of the Divine/Human Interaction XVI 51
Torah and Rabbinic Compromises with Human Nature XXXVI (1) 25
Toward a Humanist Understanding of Mum in the Hebrew Bible 45:2 126
HUMILIATION
Solomon’s Humiliation IX 11
HUMILITY
Self-Effacement in the Bible XXXV (3) 179
HUMPTY DUMPTY
The Humpty Dumpty Principle in Biblical Translation XVIII 141
HYBRIDIZATION
The Anti-Hybridization Laws and Sodom and Gomorrah: An Inquiry into an Explanation of the Hybridization Prohibition 44:3 175
IBN EZRA
Ibn Ezra on the Torah: Observations XXVII (2) 100
IBZAN
Judge Ibzan of Bethlehem: Judah or Zebulun? Peshat and Derash 43:3 154
ILLEGITIMATE
The Illegitimate Child (Mamzer) in Jewish Law XVIII 6
IMAGE
In the Image of God XII 181
Reflections: Beer-Hoffman’s Image of Ruth XIX 226
Adam: Created in the Image and Likeness of God XXXIX (3) 181
The Image of God and the Literary Interdependence of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2-3 47:4 211
IMAGERY
Gynomorphic Imagery in Exilic Isaiah XII 71
William Blake and Biblical Imagery XII 260
IMPLICATIONS
Evolution’s Fateful Implication XIV 242
Biblical Monotheism, Some of its Implications XIX 83
INCENSE
Sense and Incense XXI 242
INCEST
Is Incest with a Daughter Permissible? XXX (1) 41
INCIDENT
The Incident at the Lodging House XXI 236
INCISED
Incised Stone Fragment Korban: From Southern Wall of Temple Mount XIII 235
INDECISION
Moses: Man of Indecision IX 33
INFLUENCE
Semitic Influences and the Biblical Text X 90
Matriarchal Influence in the Bible: A Medical-Psychological Study XIII 81
Biblical Influence on Shakespeare’s Hamlet XIX 29
INHERITANCE
Inheritance – Heritage XVI 122
“How Much is She Worth?” A Comparison of Six Ancient Near East Laws Relating to Bride Price, Dowry, Inheritance and Divorce 50:3 143
INN
Moses at the Inn: New Light on an Obscure Text XIV 31
INSIGHTS
Some Psychological Insights into the Life of Abraham VII 65
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
Revisionist Intellectual History and the Bible XIV 201
INTELLIGENCE, MILITARY
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 1 V 183
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 2 VI 191
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 3 IX 185
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 4 XI 44
INTERACTION
Dynamics of the Divine/Human Interaction XVI 51
INTERCOURSE
Three Nuances of Sexual Intercourse – Yadah, Bah El, Shachav Im XVIII 92
INTERMARRIAGE
Biblical and Talmudic Attitudes towards Intermarriage XVII 107
Rabbinic Attitudes towards Intermarriage XVII 170
INTERPRETATION
Midrash and Pesher: Two Classical Forms of Biblical Interpretation IV 103
The Golden Calf in Exodus 32: A Foundry Engineer’s Interpretation VIII 181
The Confirmation of Noah’s Blessing: An Interpretation of Genesis 8:21-9:11 IX 144
The Hebrew Word Shem: A New Interpretation of Several Biblical Passages X 144
The Flood Story in Bible and Cuneiform Literature: Tablet XI of the Gilgamesh Epic Wrongly Interpreted XII 95
Parallel Lists of Prediluvian Patriarchs: A Psychological Interpretation XIII 47
Biblical Interpretations Based on Physical Characteristics of Hebrew Letters 46:4 252
Inverted Ayin and Bent Peh 49:3 165
INTRODUCTION
Introduction to a New Kohelet Commentary IX 46
Bible Trivia – Introduction XIV 126
IRON
Metallurgy in the Bible: Ironworking and the Disposal of the Golden Calf 42:4 262
IRONY
Irony in I Samuel (Chapters 8-15) VI 17
Irony in the Book of Job XIII 41
Concealment and Irony in the Samson Story XIII 71
Two Biblical Parables: Irony and Self-entrapment XV 11
ISAAC
The Sacrifice of Isaac Theme in Yiddish Literature IV 1
Rebekah’s Beguilement of Isaac XII 22
Was Father Isaac a Co-Conspirator XIII 225
Akedah: The Binding of Isaac XIV 112
Isaac Tells the Akeda Story XVI 116
Isaac’s Blessing – Who was Deceived XVII 185
Isaac and Laughter XVIII 13
These are the Generations of Isaac XIX 260
The Trauma of Isaac XX 96
Isaac: A Psychological Perspective XXX (4) 262
Darshanut: The Forgotten Figure at the Akedah XXXI (3) 201
Sacrificing Isaac: A New Interpretation XXXV (3) 173
Flood, Salt, and Sacrifice: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Genesis XXXVIII (2) 124
Isaac Betrayed and Triumphant XXXVIII (3) 166
Isaac: A Life of Bitter Laughter 40 (2) 105
Isaac’s Personality and the Meaning of La-Suah Ba-Sadeh 43:1 29
Isaac’s Counter Legacy 45:3 143
The Nation of Isaac 48:1 16
Patriarch Without a Narrative: Deconstructing/ Reconstructing the Saga of Isaac in Genesis 25-26 48:2 73
Abraham and Isaac: Human Frailty and Trauma in Genesis 50:4 211
ISAIAH
God’s Plan in Isaiah (8:10) I (2) 25
Prophetic Solution for Near Eastern Peoples (Isaiah 19:24) I (2) 27
Cyrus in the Perspective of Bible and History I (3) 1
The New Kotel Discovery (Isaiah 66:14) I (3) 24
The Direction and Purpose of Time: Isaiah’s Vision and the End of Days III (3) 7
Isaiah and the Computer VIII 37
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter One XI 159
For the Sake of My Name XI 169
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Two XI 234
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Three XII 45
Gynomorphic Imagery in Exilic Isaiah XII 71
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapters Four and Five XII 115
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Six XII 173
Two Righteous Men: Isaiah and Hezekiah XII 211
A Guide to Isaiah: Chapter Seven XII 253
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter Eight XIII 53
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter Nine XIII 117
A Guide to Isaiah Chapter Ten XIII 194
A Guide to Isaiah Chapters 11-12 XIII 268
Isaiah and Hezekiah: Prophet and King XVI 78
The Cyrus Cylinder and Isaiah 40-50 XVI 164
A Drop of a Bucket (Isaiah 40:15) XVII 199
The School of Isaiah: Biography and Transmission of the Book of Isaiah XVIII 62
Isaiah: How the Book Entered Holy Writ XVIII 206
Isaiah and his Audience XX 10
Look Unto Abraham Your Father (Isaiah 51:2) XX 262
A Variant Text From the Isaiah Scroll XXV (3) 177
Learning From Isaiah XXIX (4) 211
Prophecy as Potential: The Consolations of Isaiah 1-12 in Context XXXVII (1) 3
The Real “Suffering Servant”: Decoding a Controversial Passage in the Bible XXXVII (1) 35
Isaiah’s Suffering Servant: A New View XXXVII (4) 243
Isaiah 7:14B in New Major Christian Bible Translations 41:3 175
ISHMAEL
Ishmael, Son of Abraham XXX (4) 253
Jehu Ben Nimshi in Light of Ishmael Ben Nethaniah: An Inner-Biblical Interpretation 49:1 29
Ishmael Ben Nethaniah’s Massacre of the Self-Gashing Pilgrims in Jeremiah 41 51:4 249
ISRAEL
Israel and Edom (Obadiah 1:21) II (1) 25
The Suk in Ancient Israel: Where was the Jerusalem Makhtesh II (2) 1
Heart of Israel – City of Man II (3) 5
Prophet, King and Priest in Israel III (4) 9
Amos and Hosea: Two Directions in Israel’s Prophecy V 101
The Cathexis of Israel to Egypt V 128
The Symbols of Nature in Israel and in the Ancient Near East IX 132
The Makers of Israel: A Note on Psalm 149 X 122
Mesopotamia and Israel XI 23
Egypt and Israel XI 111
The Living Testament of Jacob – Israel XII 30
The Two Seasons in Israel XIV 26
Names of Settlements in lsrael: Biblical Terms Turned into Names XIV 82
Shemittah and the Geography of Israel XV 163
The Paradigm of Job: Suffering and the Redemptive Destiny of Israel XVII 121
The Rise and Fall of Israel in the Sinai Desert XVIII 32
Israel Museum Exhibit XXI 253
The Subsistence Struggles of Early Israel XXI 197
Israel’s Defining Experience: From Family to Nation XXVII (3) 192
Distinguishing Jacob and Israel XXXIV (3) 155
ISRAELITE
Aliens and Israelites: Part 1 IX 196
Aliens and Israelites: Part 2 X 118
Aliens and Israelites: The Age of Return XI 35
Aliens and Israelites: Under Ezra and Nehemia XI 245
Israelites and Aliens: The Period of Proselytizing XIII 220
Israelites and Aliens: The Story of Joseph and Assenath XIV 237
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 1 XV 1
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 2 XV 71
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 3 XV 141
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 4 XV 215
Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho XIX 52
Who Authorized Israelite Settlement East of the Jordan? XXXV (1) 11
ISSAKHAR
Rewarding a Mitzvah: Etymology of Issakhar 44:2 91
JABEZ
Who Was Jabez? 49:1 50
JABOTINSKY
Jabotinsky’s Samson VI 74
JACOB
Jacob’s Return to Canaan IV 121
Jacob’s Love for Rachel IV 153
Jacob, Man of Destiny: His Youth X 10
Jacob, Man of Destiny: The Turning Point X 106
The Living Testament of Jacob – Israel XII 30
Jacob’s Limp XVII 222
The Testament of Jacob: An Analysis of Genesis 49:18 XVIII 101
Jacob the Wrestler XIX 92
The Jacob-Esau Reunion XXI 159
Arami Oved Avi XXV (1) 31
The Funeral of Jacob: A Joint Hebrew-Egyptian Affair XXVI (1) 20
Jacob’s Growing Understanding of His Experience at Beth-El XXVI (4) 211
Jacob: Father of a Nation XXVIII (1) 38
Laban and Jacob XXIX (1) 60
Jacob’s Choice in Genesis 25:19-28:9 XXIX (2) 80
Jacob’s Death-Bed Farewell to his Sons: According to the Rabbis XXIX (3) 167
Switching Brides: Conspiracy and Cover-up XXIX (3) 190
Jacob’s Blessing for Dan XXX (2) 107
The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob XXXII (2) 91
Jacob and Esau: The Relationship Reconsidered XXXII (4) 245
Comment on “The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob” XXXIII (1) 61
Why Start Jacob and Joseph with a “J”? XXXIII (4) 246
A Significant Insignificance: The Meeting of Jacob and Pharaoh XXXIV (1) 27
Distinguishing Jacob and Israel XXXIV (3) 155
Esau and Jacob Revisited: Demon Versus Tzadik? XXXV (3) 153
Meeting an Angel XXXV (4) 269
Shalem: City or Safely? XXXVI (2) 121
Jacob and the Spotted Sheep: The Role of Prenatal Nutrition on the Epigenetics of Fur Color XXXVI (4) 263
Which Anokhi Did Jacob Not Know? XXXVII (4) 223
Who Wrestled with Jacob? XXXVIII (2) 119
The Deceiver Deceived: Rereading Genesis 27 XXXIX (1) 46
Jacob and the Angel: Terror and Divine Providence 40 (2) 125
What’s in a Name? Ya’akov and/or Yisrael 40:4 241
Genesis 31: Jacob’s Peculiar Dream 40:4 259
“Heeling” in the Torah: A Psychological-Spiritual Reading of the Snake and Jacob’s Wrestling Match 42:3 178
Va-Yafog Libbo (Gen. 45:26) When Jacob was Informed that Joseph was Alive 43:1 59
Esau and Jacob: Brothers Clash, Reconcile and Separate 46:3 143
Jacob and the Wife-Sister Stories 46:4 226
A Matter of Words and Assumptions in the Household of Jacob 48:3 143
A Patriarch Reviews the Past to Impact the Future 49:1 55
Jacob’s Farewell Interdependence Address: Blending Individuation and Union 49:2 109
JEBUSITE
And Ekron as a Jebusite (Zechariah 9:7) XXI 170
JEHU
The Rebellion of Jehu XXXV (4) 211
Jehu Ben Nimshi in Light of Ishmael Ben Nethaniah: An Inner-Biblical Interpretation 49:1 29
JEPHTHAH
Jephthah’s Literary Vogue VI 126
Book Review: Jephthah and His Vow by David Marcus XVI 201
Jephthah’s Daughter XXV (2) 73
The Tragedy of Jephthah XXVIII (4) 251
The Folly of Impetuous Speech: Four Biblical Incidents XXXIV (1) 16
Jephthah’s Daughter XXXVII (1) 57
JEREMIAH
Jeremiah’s Struggle with his Calling I (4) 21
The Lachish Letters I (4) 23
The Trial of Jeremiah XII 36
Parents Have Eaten Sour Grapes XVIII 1
Jeremiah, A Tragedy: Thou Hast Enticed Me, and I was Enticed XIX 176
A Stylistic-Exegetical Analysis of Jeremiah 46:1-12 XX 84
Jeremiah, the Suffering Prophet and Ezekiel, the Visionary XXXII (4) 233
Retroversion in Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis: A Study in the Book of Jeremiah XXXIV (4) 237
The Trial of Jeremiah and the Killing of Uriah the Prophet 42:1 27
Judean Mindset Throughout the Babylonian Exile: Literary Study of Jeremiah and Baruch in Historical Context 43:1 35
Jeremiah’s Trial as a False Prophet (Chapter 26): A Window Into the Complex Religious State of the People 45:1 13
Jeremiah and Hananiah: A Study of True and False Prophecy 50:2 113
The Tensions Between Jews and Christians as Reflected in Hayyun’s Commentary on Jeremiah 51:4 211
JERICHO
Rahab of Jericho IX 111
Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho XIX 52
Why the Walls of Jericho Came Tumbling Down XXXIV (2) 86
Did the Wall of Jericho Collapse or Did the City Surrender? XXXVIII (1) 36
The Fall of Jericho as an Earthquake Myth 48:3 171
The Fall of Jericho: How the People’s Shout Silenced the Scouts of Doubt 52:1 37
JEROBOAM
Jeroboam Ben Nabat: A Reappraisal 44:2 97
The Leap-Month Fabricated by Jeroboam 46:1 13
JERUSALEM
Jerusalem and the Bible: Part 1 I (3) 13
Jerusalem and the Bible: Part 2 I (4) 6
The Suk in Ancient Israel: Where was the Jerusalem Makhtesh II (2) 1
Jerusalem and the Bible: Part 3 II (2) 20
Jerusalem and the Bible: Part 4 II (4) 6
Bet Hatenakh in Jerusalem III (2) 29
Jerusalem and the Bible: Part 5 III (2) 31
King Hezekiah’s Pesach in Jerusalem III (3) 21
Jerusalem and the Bible: Part 6 III (3) 27
The Jerusalem Streets Abraham Walked On VI 35
Jerusalem in the Days of Jeremiah VI 81
Jerusalem in the Bible and Talmud XIV 119
From the City of David to Jerusalem XIV 175
Jerusalem in Rabbinic Literature XIV 179
How David Captured Jerusalem XV 43
Jerusalem in Rabbinic Literature (Part 2) XV 45
Book Review: Jerusalem by F.F. Peters XV 53
Jerusalem in Jewish Law XV 118
Reconstructing Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem XIX 274
David’s Conquest of Jerusalem XXV (1) 34
From Yerushalem to Yerushalayim XXV (4) 241
Turning to Jerusalem in Prayer XXXI (2) 97
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 1 XXXIV (3) 173
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 2 XXXIV (4) 252
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 2: The Fall of Jerusalem XXXVII (2) 80
The Siege of Jerusalem: Part 1: Assyria the World Power 43:2 83
The Siege of Jerusalem: Part 2: The Enigmatic Rabshakeh 43:3 163
JETHRO
Darshanut: Jethro – Who Was He? XXVI (1) 268
Jethro/Hobab’s Detainment XXXII (2) 115
Jethro the Convert 41:2 89
Moses’ Misplaced Speech Inviting His Father-in-Law to Join the Israelites 47:4 237
JEWISH
The Bible Readers’ Union and the World Jewish Bible Society I (1) 15
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 1 I (4) 1
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 2 II (1) 17
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 3 II (2) 25
The Jewish Way of Loving II (3) 26
The Motif of Job in Modern Jewish and World Literature III (1) 15
Esther Hamalkah the Royal Mistress and Mordecai Hayehudi the Jewish Judge VI 116
Is Job After All Jewish XIV 39
Is Behemoth Also Jewish XIV 220
Jerusalem in Jewish Law XV 118
Jewish Aspects of the 500th Anniversary of Printing XV 281
Jewish Origins of the Lord’s Prayer XVII 37
The Jewish and Christian Covenants and the Holocaust XVII 97
The Illegitimate Child (Mamzer) in Jewish Law XVIII 6
The Biblical Beginning of the Jewish Calendar XX 182
Esther is a Story of Jewish Defense not a Story of Jewish Revenge XXI 3
JEWISH BIBLE QUARTERLY
History of The Jewish Bible Quarterly 40 (1) 4
JEWS
Esther’s Plan to Save the Jews: Overall Strategy, Initial Failures, Ultimate Success XI 153
Are Most Jews B’nai-Judah? XXXII (3) 158
JOAB
Joab, Captain of the Host V 159
JOB
Job and Faust II (4) 1
The Burden of Job’s Loneliness II (4) 4
The Motif of Job in Modern Jewish and World Literature III (1) 15
In the Days of Job III (1) 21
God’s Reply to Job III (1) 25
The Dialectic of Faith and Doubt in the Philosophy of Socrates and Piety of Job VIII 197
Speculations on Job X 128
The Enigma of Elihu XII 217
Irony in the Book of Job XIII 41
Is Job After All Jewish XIV 39
Is Behemoth Also Jewish XIV 220
Greek Logic in the Book of Job XV 166
A Note on Job 6:8-10: Suicide and Death Wishes XV 173
Elihu: The Provenance and Content of his Speeches XVI 90
Job: The Third Cycle – Dissipating a Mirage XVI 217
Job: The Third Cycle – Dissipating a Mirage, Part 2 XVII 19
Book Review: The Book of Job: A Commentary by N. C. Habel XVII 53
Book Review: The Book of Job by S. Mitchell XVII 53
The Paradigm of Job: Suffering and the Redemptive Destiny of Israel XVII 121
The Liberation of Job XVII 128
Jot, Tittle, and Waw (Job 19:25) XVII 230
Were Job’s Friends Gentiles XVIII 107
The Volcano in Job 28 XVIII 234
Science in the Book of Job XIX 18
Bulrush and Bramble XIX 170
What is a Gav XX 17
The Problem of Job: The Question Still Remains XX 105
Job, A Universal Drama (1) XXI 13
Job, A Universal Drama (2) XXI 80
God and Man on Trial XXI 226
The Punishment of Job’s Friends XXV (4) 211
Semantic Parallels in Job 5: Part I XXVI (3) 143
Semantic Parallels in Job 5: Part II XXVI (4) 227
The Book of Job: A Prelude to Prophecy XXVII (4) 222
Implications of the Wager in the Book of Job XXVIII (2) 119
Job’s Displaced Kidneys XXIX (2) 125
The Fall and Rise of Job the Dissenter XXXIII (4) 257
The Book of Job as a Book of Morality XXXIV (1) 30
Job’s Perspectives on Death XXXV (2) 73
Two Hymns to Wisdom: Proverbs 8 and Job 28 XXXVI (4) 222
Malbim on Job Chapter 42: The Happy Ending XXXIX (4) 251
The Book of Job as a Way of Relating to Jewish National Suffering 44:3 157
Book Review: Have You Considered My Servant Job? Understanding the Biblical Archetype of Patience 45:1 61
JOEL
Joel and His Message II (1) 22
And a Fountain Shall Come Forth From the House of the Lord X 48
The Prophecy of Joel: The Prophet’s Message, Beliefs, and Prophetic Style XXXIX (4) 221
I Will Pour Out My Spirit on All Flesh (Joel 3:1) 41:2 123
JONADAB
Jonadab, “Friend” of Amnon 43:2 101
JONAH
The Book of Jonah I (1) 4
Jonah – Transition From Seer to Prophet VII 1
The Literary Impact of Jonah VII 9
The Book of Jonah: A Lesson For All Generations VII 21
The Universalism of the Book of Jonah According to the Teaching of Yehezkel Kaufman X 20
Jonah and Nineveh: The Tragedy of Jonah XII 4
Eastward and Westward: The Movement of Prophecy and History in the Book of Jonah XIII 16
Maftir Jonah XIV 3
The Book of Jonah: An Ethical Confrontation Between God and Prophet XIV 11
Jonah’s Race to Nineveh XVI 10
Jonah: Toward the Re-education of the Prophets XVII 10
Jonah’s Confession XX 189
The Book of Jonah as Allegory XXVII (3) 141
Thoughts on an Allegorical Reading of Jonah XXVIII (3) 143
The Epilogue to Jonah XXVIII (3) 146
Seeking Vindication, Especially in Jonah XXX (1) 17
Jonah’s Conflict With God’s Mercy Toward Even the Most Worthy of Pagans XXXIV (1) 3
Jonah, the Reluctant Prophet: Prophecy and Allegory XXXV (2) 103
Jonah the Rebellious Prophet: A Look at the Man Behind the Prophecy Based on Biblical and Rabbinic Sources XXXVII (1) 45
Jonah: The Conscientious Objector XXXVII (2) 95
Noah and the Dove: The Intergral Connection Between Noah and Jonah 40:4 261
Jonah Chapter 2 as a Prophetic Vision 50:3 174
JONATHAN
Noble Jonathan V 2
Was Jonathan Guilty: A Study of I Samuel Chapter 14 VII 153
Who Was Jonathan Son of Gershom in Judges 18:30? XXX (3) 191
Saul and Jonathan 47:2 93
JOSEPH
Why did Joseph Let his Father Mourn for him IX 191
Joseph and his Brothers: The Midrashic Approach versus Josephus’ Approach XIII 11
Joseph and the Biblical Echo XIII 161
Joseph and his Brothers: Vengeance or Reconciliation XIV 183
Israelites and Aliens: The Story of Joseph and Assenath XIV 237
Judah and Joseph: A Study in Contrasts XXI 127
Joseph and His Brothers XXI 153
His Brother’s Keeper XXVI (2) 73
Joseph and Revolutionary Egypt XXVI (2) 101
Why No Message From Joseph to His Father? XXVI (3) 158
The Significance of Joseph’s Agrarian Policy XXVIII (4) 256
Joseph Under Suspicion XXIX (3) 186
Joseph and Daniel: Court Jews and Dreamers XXX (1) 10
Seeking Vindication, Especially in Jonah XXX (1) 17
Divination in the Bible XXX (2) 121
Joseph’s Emotional Development XXXII (3) 181
Why Start Jacob and Joseph with a “J”? XXXIII (4) 246
The Enigma of the Joseph Narrative XXXV (4) 260
Spirit is Thicker Than Blood XXXVII (1) 53
Seize the Moment XXXVII (3) 197
Early Traditions on the Kidnapping and Sale of Joseph: Part 1 XXXVIII (2) 106
Early Traditions on the Kidnapping and Sale of Joseph: Part II XXXVIII (3) 143
Joseph: A Biblical Approach to Dream Interpretation XXXIX (4) 231
Observations on the Character of Joseph in Egypt XXXIX (4) 263
Joseph and the Eglah Arufah 40 (1) 25
The “Bloody Bridegroom” in Light of the Joseph Narrative 41:2 113
Subtleties in the Story of Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 41:3 171
Joseph’s Self-Imposed Estrangement 46:1 25
The Role of Destiny in the Joseph Story 46:2 109
Joseph and the Enslavement of the Egyptians 47:1 39
Joseph: The Tzaddik Who Rarely Prayed 47:3 143
Joseph and his Brothers: Sibling Rivalry Revisited 49:2 103
Joseph and His Brothers: The Unexpected Encounter 49:3 158
And When He Saw the ‘Agalot Joseph Had Sent to Carry Him Back, the Spirit of Their Father Jacob Revived (Gen. 45:27) – Why? 51:1 3
JOSEPHUS
Joseph and his Brothers: The Midrashic Approach versus Josephus’ Approach XIII 11
JOSHUA
The Book of Joshua: Chapters 23-24: Part One III (2) 2
The New Settlement of the Tribe of Dan III (1) 10
The Book of Joshua: Chapters 23-24: Part Two III (2) 15
Gilgal, Site of the First Passover VI 137
The Three-Day Syndrome XIII 111
The Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua: Military and Archaeological Aspects XIII 141
The Location of Ai XVII 153
The Punishment of Achan: The Poetic Justice of Success and Failure XIX 25
“There is no Chronological Order in the Torah”: An Axiom for Understanding the Book of Joshua XXXVI (1) 3
One Book, Two Books: The Joshua-Judges Continuum XXXVI (3) 163
Moonlit Leadership: A Midrashic Reading of Joshua’s Success XXXVII (3) 144
Two Polyphonic Narrations: The Splitting of the Red Sea and the Treaty With the Givonites 48:2 117
JOSIAH
Hezekiah and Josiah: A Comparison VIII 201
Moses and Josiah: A Rabbi’s Experience with his Congregation XV 199
Josiah: The Impact of his Life and Death XVII 163
JOT
Jot, Tittle, and Waw (Job 19:25) XVII 230
JOTHAM
The Parable of Jotham: The Question of Authority in Judaism XXX (4) 247
The Positive and Negative Traits of Gideon as Reflected in his Sons Jotham and Abimelech XXXIV (3) 159
JUBILEES
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash on the Early Chapters of Genesis 41:3 143
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 2: Noah and the Flood 42:2 103
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 3: The Tower of Babel 42:3 165
JUDAISM
From Biblical Religion to Judaism VI 173
Book Review: Ancient Judaism, Biblical Criticism, From Max Weber to the Present by I. Zeitlin XIV 254
JUDAH
Judah and Tamar: A Scriptural Enigma XII 246
Judah and Tamar XVI 123
Judah and Joseph: A Study in Contrasts XXI 127
His Brother’s Keeper XXVI (2) 73
Are Most Jews B’nai-Judah? XXXII (3) 158
Zedekiah: Last King of Judah XXXVI (2) 93
The Lion, Judah XXXIX (4) 239
The Story of Judah, the Hero: An Analysis of Genesis 38 42:4 238
Judah and Tamar: Self-Esteem Lost and Partially Redeemed 48:1 23
JUDAH HaHASID
Judah HaHasid XXV (1) 23
JUDGE
Esther Hamalkah the Royal Mistress and Mordecai Hayehudi the Jewish Judge VI 116
JUDGES
Three Charismatic Judges and Their Strategies IV 8
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 1 IV 56
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 2 IV 113
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 3 IV 160
Who Was Shamgar Ben Anat XIV 105
Samson in Timnah: Judges 14-15: Form and Function XV 249
The Concubine of Gibeah (Judges 19-21) XVIII 111
Deborah, the Wife of Lapidot XVIII 135
Chronology in the Book of Judges XXI 31
One Book, Two Books: The Joshua-Judges Continuum XXXVI (3) 163
Tola the Judge: A New Midrashic Analysis 43:1 17
Judge Ibzan of Bethlehem: Judah or Zebulun? Peshat and Derash 43:3 154
The Book of Ruth: A Contrast to the End of the Book of Judges 43:4 223
Shofetim: The Book of Judges: Anarchy vs. Monarchy 44:1 21
From Judges to Monarchy 44:1 45
Between the Judges and the Spies: The Courtroom as a Microcosm for the Battlefield and Beyond 50:4 221
JUSTICE
Justice in Solomon’s Court: Anonymous versus Anonymous X 170
Justice to Esau XII 229
The Punishment of Achan: The Poetic Justice of Success and Failure XIX 25
Did Abram Wage a Just War? XXXI (3) 167
“And Theses are the Judgments That You Shall Set Before Them” (Ex. 21:1): “As a Set Table” (Mekhilta) XXXII (1) 16
Amos the Prophet: A Meditation on the Richness of “Justice” XXXVI (1) 15
KADDISH
Kaddish and the Lord’s Prayer XIX 164
KASHALEG
Metzoraat Kashaleg: Leprosy: Challenges to Authority in the Bible XXI 41
KASHER
The Strange History of Kasher XXI 164
KATZOFF
Book Review: Torah for the Family by Kaztoff and Lipis VI 208
Tribute to Louis Katzoff X 1
KAUFMAN
The Universalism of the Book of Jonah According to the Teaching of Yehezkel Kaufman X 20
KEY QUESTIONS
God, Abraham, Moses: A comparison of Key Questions XIX 250
KIDNEY
Job’s Displaced Kidneys XXIX (2) 125
KILL
Who Killed Goliath? XVIII 37
Who Killed Goliath – A Response to Steven Moss XVIII 114
Why Did God Want to Kill Moses XVIII 222
Blood Feud XXXVI (4) 261
KIMCHI
Kimchi and Tanhum Ben Joseph HaYerushalmi on Chronicles XXVI (1) 45
KINAH
The Nature of Kinat David: Public or Private? XXXI (2) 129
KINDNESS
Ruth: The Legal Code for the Laws of Kindness XXXVI (4) 254
KING
King Saul in World Literature I (2) 1
Ahab – A Poor Character II (4) 46
King Hezekiah’s Pesach in Jerusalem III (3) 21
Prophet, King and Priest in Israel III (4) 9
The Prophet and the King IV 75
The Prophet and the King VIII 111
Justice in Solomon’s Court: Anonymous versus Anonymous X 170
King and Commoner in Proverbs and Near Eastern Sources X 210
The Prophet Samuel & King Saul XI 202
Saul’s Kingship – The Tragedy of a Leader XI 210
King David’s Aging: A Psychodynamic Dimension XIII 98
Isaiah and Hezekiah:Prophet and King XVI 78
Free to Set a King Over Thee XVI 142
Elijah’s Recovery from Depression XVII 34
Josiah: The Impact of his Life and Death XVII 163
King Solomon’s Wives: As Envisioned by David Pinski XVIII 19
The Molten Sea and the Value of Pi XIX 127
King Solomon’s Golden Wealth XIX 136
An Elegy of David XIX 155
Hezekiah’s Second Passover XIX 195
The Prophet Samuel and King Saul XX 225
The Blood of Naboth XX 241
The Prophet Versus the King XXX (1) 45
Zedekiah: Last King of Judah XXXVI (2) 93
Worship and Four Kings in Chronicles XXXIX (2) 118
KINGS, BOOK OF
Do Not Destroy the Fruit Trees (II Kings 3) I (2) 9
Said the Thistle to the Cedar (II Kings 14) I (2) 12
What Happened to Uzziah’s Bones? (II Kings 15) I (2) 5
Gods, Tents and Authority: A Study of Exodus 32 and I Kings 12 XIX 230
KINGSHIP
Saul’s Kingship – The Tragedy of a Leader XI 210
KISS
The Kiss of Esau XXXV (2) 127
KNOWLEDGE
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil II (1) 6
What Was the Actual Effect of the Tree of Knowledge XIX 105
KOHELETH
Koheleth- A Reinterpretation V 29
Introduction to a New Kohelet Commentary IX 46
Koheleth and the Modern Temper XXV (3) 143
Koheleth XXVI (3) 168
Determinism and Anti-Determinism in the Book of Koheleth XXX (2) 97
Ecclesiastes, Fleeting and Timeless: Part 1 XXXVI (4) 211
Ecclesiastes, Fleeting and Timeless: Part 2 XXXVII (1) 17
Koheleth and Goethe’s Faust XXXVII (2) 103
The Advantage of a Country in Ecclesiastes 5:8 XXXVII (4) 211
The Provincial Who Married a Princess 52:1 20
KORAH
Spies, Princes and Korach’s Rebellion X 220
Korah and his Aspirations XXVIII (3) 177
Korah and his Fall: Observations on Holiness XXXVI (2) 118
In Defense of Korah XXXVII (4) 259
Literary Art and Psychological Insight in the Korah Episode 49:1 22
KORAN
Solomon and Sheba – Aggadic Roots of the Koran Story XVIII 172
KORBAN
Incised Stone Fragment Korban: From Southern Wall of Temple Mount XIII 235
KOTEL
The New Kotel Discovery (Isaiah 66:14) I (3) 24
The Western Wall: Part I VI 141
The Western Wall: Part 2 VI 198
The Western Wall: Part 3 VII 35
The Western Wall: Part 4 VlI 84
The Western Wall: Part 5 VII 136
The Western Wall: Part 6 VII 193
LABAN
Laban and Jacob XXIX (1) 60
Switching Brides: Conspiracy and Cover-up XXIX (3) 190
Balaam is Laban XXXV (4) 222
LACHISH
The Lachish Letters I (4) 23
On and Off the Beaten Track in Tel Azeka XXXIV (1) 55
Zedekiah: Last King of Judah XXXVI (2) 93
LAMENTATIONS
Who is Afraid of Edom: Reflections of a Theme in Lamentations V 178
Lamentations: A Comparison Between Mesopotamia and Judea 45:2 87
LA’MIKRA
Ayin Lamikra III (3) 45
LANGUAGE
In the Language of Man IX 139
Could Pre-Hebrew be the Safa Ahat of Genesis 11:1? XXXVIII (1) 55
LAND
Holy Cities in the Land of Ephraim Revisited VII 187
For the Love of the Land XIII 56
The Bible Lands Museum XXI 129
A Latch and a Clasp Connecting Deuteronomy 33:27-29 with Genesis 3:22-24: A Proposed Interpretation XXXIV (1) 12
LAPIDOT
Deborah, the Wife of Lapidot XVIII 135
LARGE NUMBERS
The Large Numbers in the Bible XXI 116
Large Numbers in the Hebrew Bible XXV (4) 260
LATIN
Note on a Latin Term in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan 41:3 191
LAUGHTER
Isaac and Laughter XVIII 13
LAWS
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 1 V 35
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 2 V 91
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 3 V 138
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 4 V 192
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 1 VI 41
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 2 VI 99
The Laws of the Shabbat: Biblical Sources: Part 3 VI 153
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 4 VI 204
Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 5 VII 41
Hammurabi and Biblical Laws Compared VII 89
Changing Laws IX 120
The Laws of Marriage: Biblical Sources: Part 1 XI 123
The Laws of Marriage: Biblical Sources: Part 2 XI 194
Noahide Laws from Genesis to Genizah XIV 88
Jerusalem in Jewish Law XV 118
A Unique Biblical Law XV 190
The Illegitimate Child (Mamzer) in Jewish Law XVIII 6
Editorial: Laws of Nature and of Morality XXI 141
The Relationship Between Biblical Narrative and Biblical Law XXIX (4) 263
“According to the Law of Moses” XXXII (1) 3
“And Theses are the Judgments That You Shall Set Before Them” (Ex. 21:1): “As a Set Table” (Mekhilta) XXXII (1) 16
Ten Terms in the Torah: For Teachings, Commandments and Laws XXXIII (2) 113
The Word “Torah” in the Torah XXXIII (4) 241
LEADERSHIP
Saul’s Kingship – The Tragedy of a Leader XI 210
Leadership in the Book of Numbers XXVIII (2) 125
Moses and Samuel: Israel’s Era of Charismatic Leadership XXX (4) 257
Three Unlikely Leaders XXXI (1) 53
Samson and Samuel: Two Styles of Leadership XXXIII (2) 108
Moonlit Leadership: A Midrashic Reading of Joshua’s Success XXXVII (3) 144
The Leadership Qualities of Pharaoh 40:3 190
LEAH
Leah’s Eyes XXV (1) 18
LEAP MONTH
songThe Leap-Month Fabricated by Jeroboam 46:1 13
LEARNING
Deuteronomy’s Definition of Jewish Learning XXXI (2) 109
LEGEND
Adam’s Missing Years: Evolution of a Legend XVI 149
LEPROSY
Metzoraat Kashaleg: Leprosy: Challenges to Authority in the Bible XXI 41
What Never Was and Never Will Be: Rebellious Son, Subverted City, Infected House XXIX (4) 249
Laws of Tzara’at in Leviticus 13-14 and Medical Leprosy Compared 42:2 121
Moses is Cured of Leprosy 44:3 166
LESSON
The Lesson of Ezekiel’s Temple (Ezekiel 40-48) II (1) 13
The Book of Jonah: A Lesson For All Generations VII 21
The Cain and Abel Narratives: Its Problems and Lessons XXXII (2) 122
LETTERS
Four Large Letters in the Bible XXXVII (2) 91
Biblical Interpretations Based on Physical Characteristics of Hebrew Letters 46:4 252
Inverted Ayin and Bent Peh 49:3 165
LETTERS, LACHISH
The Lachish Letters I (4) 23
LEV (also see: HEART)
Ke Yetzer Lev Haadam Rah Minurav X 32
LEVIRATE MARRIAGE
The Problem of the Levirate Marriage XIX 11
The Evolution of a Law XXIX (2) 113
The Role of the Shoe in the Bible XXXV (1) 41
LEVITES
Chronicles’ Levitical Covenant 42:4 229
The Levites: A Tribe for All Seasons 49:4 212
LEVITICUS
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 140
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 210
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus IX 44
And Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself IX 104
Sense and Incense XXI 242
LEX TALIONIS (also see: EYE FOR EYE)
The Lex Talionis in the Torah XXI 183
Eye for Eye XVI 158
LIBERATION
The Liberation of Job XVII 128
LIFE
The Book of Proverbs: Everyman’s Guide to the Higher Life IV 71
Some Psychological Insights into the Life of Abraham VII 65
Moses: The Tragedy of His Personal Life XI 141
What About the Tree of Life XV 270
Josiah: The Impact of his Life and Death XVII 163
LIGHT
An Inner Light XXXII (4) 270
LILITH
Rehabilitation of Lilith V 66
Book Review: Lillith’s Daughters: Women and Religion in Contemporary Fiction by BH Rigney XII 54
LIMP
Jacob’s Limp XVII 222
LINGUISTIC
Linguistic Elements in the Book of Ruth XVI 267
LIPS
Service of the Lips XIV 101
LIPTZIN
Book Review: Biblical Themes in World Literature by Sol Liptzin XIII 128
Book Review: Identity and Ethos: A Festschrift for Sol Liptzin XV 264
Editorial: Honoring Sol Liptzin XIX 223
LISTENING
Listening to Her Voice XXXIX (1) 63
LISTS
Parallel Lists of Prediluvian Patriarchs: A Psychological Interpretation XIII 47
The Literary Significance of the Name Lists in Ezra-Nehemiah XXXV (3) 143
LITERARY
Jephthah’s Literary Vogue VI 126
The Literary Impact of Jonah VII 9
Phenomenology and Prophecy: Emergence of Literary Prophecy VIII 70
Redeeming Cain: A Comparative Literary Reading of Genesis XIII 199
Ahitophel of Gilo: Two Literary Portraits XVI 227
Literary Patterns in the Song of Songs XVII 179
Biblical Literature and Contemporary Parallels: Alike But Different XXIX (4) 239
The Literary Significance of the Name Lists in Ezra-Nehemiah XXXV (3) 143
LITERATURE
King Saul in World Literature I (2) 1
Elijah in Yiddish Literature I (3) 7
The Motif of Job in Modern Jewish and World Literature III (1) 15
The Sacrifice of Isaac Theme in Yiddish Literature IV 1
The Siberian Exile and his Book: Review of a Study in Wisdom Literature VI 44
The Flood Story in Bible and Cuneiform Literature: Tablet XI of the Gilgamesh Epic Wrongly Interpreted XII 95
Book Review: Biblical Themes in World Literature by Sol Liptzin XIII 128
Jerusalem in Rabbinic Literature XIV 179
Jerusalem in Rabbinic Literature (Part 2) XV 45
Numerological Structure in Biblical Literature XX 50
LITURGY (see also PRAYER)
Psalm XV- A Liturgical or Ethical Psalm V 124
Amen and Hallelujah: Their Development as Liturgical Responses XIII 93
Magdil and Migdol – Liturgical Responses to Textual Variants 41:2 119
The Psalms of the Day 42:2 114
The Weekday Amidah and Biblical Psalms 44:3 190
Addenda to Psalm 145 44:4 227
Do the Liturgical Uses of Psalm 29 Suggest Different Interpretations of the Psalm? 51:1 46
L”MAAN
L’MAAN: The Teleological Cause in the Pentateuch XXVI (3) 189
LOANWORDS
The Hebrew Element in Everyday English: Hebrew Loanwords XI 178
LOCATION
The Location of Ai XVII 153
LODGING
The Incident at the Lodging House XXI 236
LOGIC
Greek Logic in the Book of Job XV 166
LONELINESS
The Burden of Job’s Loneliness II (4) 4
LONGEVITY
Be-Dorotav: Noah’s “Generations” in Light of Antediluvian Longevity 41:3 187
The Ages of the Patriarchs/Matriarchs: A Preliminary Study 43:1 49
LOOKING
Looking and Privacy XVI 146
LORD
Let Everything Praise the Lord II (4) 11
And A Fountain Shall Come Forth From the House of the Lord X 48
Reverence: For God and For the Lord XI 15
Jewish Origins of the Lord’s Prayer XVII 37
Kaddish and the Lord’s Prayer XIX 164
LOST TRIBES
The Ten Lost Tribes III (4) 4
LOT
Lot’s Failed Trial XXXVII (3) 153
Flood, Salt, and Sacrifice: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Genesis XXXVIII (2) 124
Saving Zoar: How Did Lot Succeed? XXXVIII (4) 211
LOVE
The Jewish Way of Loving II (3) 26
Jacob’s Love for Rachel IV 153
And Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself IX 104
The Love of David and Michal X 96
For the Love of the Land XIII 56
The Song of Songs: The Bible’s Celebration of Love XIX 199
Psalm 116: Conditional or Unconditional Love of God? 48:2 99
MAC BIBLE
Book Review: Mac Bible Version 2.0 XIX 42
MACCABEES
The Maccabees and the Transmission of the Text of the Torah IV 67
The Last of the Maccabees XII 112
MACHPELAH
Purchase of the Machpelah XVI 29
MAFTIR
Maftir Jonah XIV 3
MAGIC
Balaam the Magician VIII 31
Residual Magic in the Bible XVII 255
Divination in the Bible XXX (2) 121
An Elucidation of the Enigmatic Levad Mimkarav Al Ha-Avot (Deut. 18:8) 48:2 103
MAIMONIDES
Maimonides’ Approach to the Bible XV 289
Reflections on Maimonides’ Eighth Principle of Faith: Its Implications for Orthodox Bible Students 41:1 47
MAKHTESH
The Suk in Ancient Israel: Where was the Jerusalem Makhtesh II (2) 1
MALACHI
Malachi: A Prophet for His Time XXVI (3) 149
MALBIM
Malbim on Job Chapter 42: The Happy Ending XXXIX (4) 251
MAMZER
The Illegitimate Child (Mamzer) in Jewish Law XVIII 6
MAN
Shazar: The Man of Many Crowns II (1) 41
Heart of Israel – City of Man II (3) 5
Moses: Man of Indecision IX 33
In the Language of Man IX 139
Jacob, Man of Destiny: His Youth X 10
Jacob, Man of Destiny: The Turning Point X 106
Amos, Prophet and Worldly Man X 183
A New World and a New Man: Utopias in the Era of the Babylonian Exile and the Return to Zion XI 249
For I am God and Not Man XVII 243
Biblical Man and his Questions of Faith XVIII 41
Man, The Pinnacle of Creation XIX 239
God and Man on Trial XXI 226
The Duality of Man: A Study in Talmudic Allegorical Interpretations XXXVI (2) 102
MANNA
“What Is It?”: Interpreting Exodus 16:15 XXXVIII (4) 230
MANNERS
Sodom: Manners, Morals, Misdeeds XVI 211
MAP
Midrash on Maps XXI 46
The Utopian Map in Ezekiel 48:1-35 XXXIV (1) 20
MASORET
The Words Minhag and Masoret XXXI (3) 186
Two Notes on the Exceptional Shalshelet 48:1 33
Interpretation of Variant Spellings in the Bible 48:4 253
MARRIAGE
The Laws of Marriage: Biblical Sources: Part 1 XI 123
The Laws of Marriage: Biblical Sources: Part 2 XI 194
Hoseah’s True Marriage XV 79
The Problem of the Levirate Marriage XIX 11
David’s Marriage to Michal XX 79
Displacement in the Matriarchal Home: A Psychological Study of the Abraham-Sarah Marriage XXX (2) 90
“How Much is She Worth?” A Comparison of Six Ancient Near East Laws Relating to Bride Price, Dowry, Inheritance and Divorce 50:3 143
MATRIARCHS
Matriarchal Influence in the Bible: A Medical-Psychological Study XIII 81
The Mantle of the Matriarchs: Ruth 4:11-15 XXXVIII (4) 237
The Ages of the Patriarchs/Matriarchs: A Preliminary Study 43:1 49
MATRILINEAL DESCENT
Ezra’s Radical Solution to Judean Assimilation 40 (2) 93
MATZOR
A Reconstruction of Matzor: Habakkuk 2:1 XXXI (3) 161
MEAL
Psalms 37:25 and 34:11: After-Meal Theology 50:4 264
MEANING
Meaning of Mikhtam in Psalms II (2) 9
Book Review: The Hebrew Word Shem and Its Original Meaning by I. Rapaport XI 131
The Book of Daniel: Its Significance and Meaning XI 181
Double Meanings in the Song of Songs XVI 249
Genesis 14 – Meaning and Structure XVI 256
The Meaning of Abraham’s Test: A Reexamination of the Akedah XIX 3
The Meanings of Akh XXXIII (2) 100
MEDEA
Ruth and Medea V 151
MEDICAL
Matriarchal Influence in the Bible: A Medical-Psychological Study XIII 81
A New Interpretation of Akarah…Ein Lah Valad (Gen. 11:30) Based on the Talmud: “Unattached Follicle” 40:4 265
I am the LORD Who Heals You (Exodus 15:26) 51:3 157
Shifra, Shforferet and an Ancient Therapeutic Technique 52:1 54
MEETING
A Significant Insignificance: The Meeting of Jacob and Pharaoh XXXIV (1) 27
MELCHIZEDEK
Who was Melchizedek XVI 183
MEMORIAL
In Memorium: Haim Gevaryahu XVIII 203
Book Review: Haim Gevaryahu Memorial Volume XX 274
MENORAH
The Menorah (Numbers 8:2) I (3) 21
The Menorah Psalm XXXVII (1) 11
MERCY
Jonah’s Conflict With God’s Mercy Toward Even the Most Worthy of Pagans XXXIV (1) 3
MERIBAH
Moses at the Waters of Meribah: A Case of Transference XXXV (2) 85
Moses at the Waters of Meribah XXXIX (1) 31
The Lesson at Marah: Israel’s First Experience in the Desert: Understanding Exodus 15:22-26 as a Unified Text 47:2 75
MESOPOTAMIA
Mesopotamia and Israel XI 23
Nahmanides’ Understanding of Abraham’s Mesopotamian Origins 44:4 233
MESSAGE
Joel and His Message II (1) 22
Hosea – His Message XV 88
MESSIAH
National and Eschatological Messianism: Biblical Writers of the Second Commonwealth VI 147
Cyrus as Messiah 40:3 159
Psalm 72 and Micah 5:1: The Primordial Messiah 48:2 90
METALWORKING
Metalworking in the Bible: Turning Spears Into Pruning Hooks XXX (4) 262
Metallurgy in the Bible: Ironworking and the Disposal of the Golden Calf 42:4 262
The Use of the Metal Lead in the Bible 44:1 58
METAPHOR
Metaphors of the Vine and the Olive Tree II (3) 15
Understanding Redemption Through the Metaphor of the Family: A Prophetic Vision XXI 248
Shechem: A Foreshadowing of the Future and a Metaphor XXXIV (2) 92
Noah’s Ark as Metaphor 40 (2) 89
Shepherding as a Metaphor 42:1 36
Jonah Chapter 2 as a Prophetic Vision 50:3 174
MEZUZAH
The Development of the Mezuzah V 6
MICAH
Micah’s Ideals, Stevenson’s Guide IV 79
For the Statutes of Omri are Kept (Micah 6:16) XVIII 69
Darshanut: Phineas and Micah XXIX (3) 202
Questions and Response in Micah 6:6-8 XXXIII (3) 157
The Connection Between the Idol of Micah and the Concubine at Gibeah: A Rabbinic View 41:2 78
Psalm 72 and Micah 5:1: The Primordial Messiah 48:2 90
MICAIAH
The Prophet Micaiah in Kings and Chronicles 41:3 156
MICHAL
The Love of David and Michal X 96
David’s Marriage to Michal XX 79
David Dances – Michal Scoffs XXXIV (4) 260
MIDRASH
Midrash and Pesher: Two Classical Forms of Biblical Interpretation IV 103
Testing God: A Midrash on the Akeda VIII 98
The Sin of Amalek in Bible and Midrash XI 77
Joseph and his Brothers: The Midrashic Approach versus Josephus’ Approach XIII 11
The Ant in the Bible and Midrash XIII 179
The Bee in the Bible and Midrash XIII 246
Birds in Bible and Midrash XIV 45
The Cock and the Hen in Bible and Midrash XIV 187
Canines in Bible and Midrash XV 114
The Dove, Turtle Dove and Pigeon in Bible and Midrash XV 181
The Eagle in Bible and Midrash XV 260
Fish in Bible and Midrash XVI 46
The Fox in Bible and Midrash XVI 112
The Goat in Bible and Midrash XVI 197
The Hart and Hind in Bible and Midrash XVI 271
The Punishment of Cain: A Reflection in Midrashic Style XVIII 45
Midrash on Maps XXI 46
Midrashic Implications of the Term Holid XXIX (3) 143
Was Bishop Usher’s Chronology Influenced by a Midrash? XXXI (3) 195
A Midrashic View of Ruth Amidst a Sea of Ambiguity XXXIII (2) 91
Book Review: Learning to Read Midrash XXXIII (3) 200
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 1: Saul and Others XXXVII (1) 24
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 2: The Fall of Jerusalem XXXVII (2) 80
Moonlit Leadership: A Midrashic Reading of Joshua’s Success XXXVII (3) 144
Translation, Midrash, and Commentary Through the Eyes of Onkelos XXXVIII (3) 191
Eve- The First Feminist: John Milton’s Midrash on Genesis 3:6 40 (1) 19
Joseph and the Eglah Arufah 40 (1) 25
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash on the Early Chapters of Genesis 41:3 143
Sinai Upside-Down: The Theological Message of a Midrash 41:4 243
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 2: Noah and the Flood 42:2 103
Rashi’s Midrashic Comments are Supported by a Broad Range of Biblical Texts 42:3 143
Midrashic Interpretation of Psalms 6 and 20 42:3 159
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 3: The Tower of Babel 42:3 165
Tola the Judge: A New Midrashic Analysis 43:1 17
God vs. the Sea: Lessons of Psalms and the Midrash 43:1 22
Judge Ibzan of Bethlehem: Judah or Zebulun? Peshat and Derash 43:3 154
Arami Oved Avi (Deut. 26:5): Peshat and Derash 43:3 200
Reworking the Midrash in Light of History: Achashverosh and the Temple 44:3 169
Leviticus 12:2: Midrash is not Versocentric 45:3 200
Moses in Cush: Development of the Legend 47:2 113
Moses, King Arthur and Lot: Staff, Sword and Cross According to Midrashic and Non-Jewish Sources 49:2 73
How Nebuchadnezzar Became a Dwarf: Midrash and the Book of Daniel 49:2 85
MIDWIVES
Shifra, Shforferet and an Ancient Therapeutic Technique 52:1 54
MIKHTAM
Meaning of Mikhtam in Psalms II (2) 9
MILITARY
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 1 V 183
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 2 VI 191
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 3 IX 185
Military Intelligence in the Bible: Part 4 XI 44
The Conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua: Military and Archaeological Aspects XIII 141
MILK
Milk: A Potent Nectar 48:4 230
MILTON
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 1 IV 56
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 2 IV 113
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 3 IV 160
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
Eve- The First Feminist: John Milton’s Midrash on Genesis 3:6 40 (1) 19
MIND
The Biblical Mind IV 107
Torah Study and Peace of Mind XI 53
Balaam: Did God Change His Mind? XX 159
MINHAG
The Words Minhag and Masoret XXXI (3) 186
Minhag in Judaism XXXII (1) 44
MINIMALISM
Minimalism: The Debate Continues Part 1 XXXII (3) 143
Minimalism: The Debate Continues Part 2 XXXII (4) 211
MIRACLE
The Miracle at the Red Sea XX 250
MIRAGE
Job: The Third Cycle – Dissipating a Mirage XVI 217
Job: The Third Cycle – Dissipating a Mirage, Part 2 XVII 19
MIRIAM
Miriam Rediscovered XXXVIII (3) 183
Shirat Ha’Yam: Miriam’s Song 45:2 99
MISCARRIAGE
“Ones Who Have Fallen Out” (nefel): Spontaneous, Accidental and Intentional: Miscarriage Laws in Ancient Israel 50:4 255
MISSION
Balaam’s Mission – Failure or Success XVII 112
MISTRANSLATIONS
Bible Translations and Mistranslations VII 44
Bible Mistranslations: Supplementary Note VIII 49
MIXED MULTITUDE
The Mixed Multitude According to the Zohar 40 (2) 128
MOAB
Abstracts of Beth Mikra: The Curse Hanging on Ammon and Moab XI 261
The Wrath of Moab XXX (4) 216
The Iniquities of Ammon and Moab 43:2 93
Let My Outcasts, Moab, Find Asylum in You: Compassion for Fugitives from Disaster in Isaiah 15-16 51:2 97
MOBY DICK
Moby Dick and the Wisdom of Solomon V 170
MODERN
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 1 I (4) 1
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 2 II (1) 17
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 3 II (2) 25
The Motif of Job in Modern Jewish and World Literature III (1) 15
Book Review: The Torah – A Modern Commentary by W. Gunther Plaut XII 258
Book Review: The Hebrew Bible and its Modern lnterpreters by D.A. Knight and G.M. Tucker XIV 192
Modern Biblical Translations XVII 141
MOLEDET
Meaning of Moledet I (1) 17
MOLOCH
The Cult of Moloch XI 82
MOLTEN SEA
The Molten Sea and the Value of Pi XIX 127
MONARCHY
Monarchy and the Bible V 51
Why Did Samuel Initially Reject Monarchy ? VIII 171
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 1 XV 1
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 2 XV 71
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 3 XV 141
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 4 XV 215
Archeological Research in the Period of the Monarchy XVII 265
Divided They Stand: The United Monarchy Split in Twain XXVII (4) 211
Prophetic Views of the Davidic Monarchy XXVIII (2) 111
Downplaying the Davidic Dynasty 42:3 185
Shofetim: The Book of Judges: Anarchy vs. Monarchy 44:1 21
From Judges to Monarchy 44:1 45
MONOLATRY
From Monolatry to Monotheism XXVI (2) 124
MONOTHEISM
Biblical Monotheism, Some of its Implications XIX 83
From Monolatry to Monotheism XXVI (2) 124
MOON, NEW
The Computation of the New Moon V 56
Rosh Hodesh as a Woman’s Holiday XXXII (1) 58
MORALS (see also: ETHICS)
Editorial: Laws of Nature and of Morality XXI 141
Sodom: Manners, Morals, Misdeeds XVI 211
Four Biblical Options of Moral Choice XXXIII (3) 153
The Book of Job as a Book of Morality XXXIV (1) 30
MORDECAI
Esther Hamalkah the Royal Mistress and Mordecai Hayehudi the Jewish Judge VI 116
MORIAH
From Mount Sinai to Mount Moriah XI 96
MORNING
A Poetical Approach to “Evening” and “Morning” in Exodus 16:6-12 46:4 211
MOSAIC PERIOD
Polarization in the Mosaic Period XVI 263
MOSES
Was Simon Not Included in Moses’ Blessing IV 51
Moses and the Burning Bush IV 159
The Death of Moses VI 18O
Moses: Man of Indecision IX 33
Schiller on Moses IX 179
Moses: The Tragedy of His Personal Life XI 141
Moses the Inarticulate XII 121
Moses and the Spies XII 196
Moses at the Inn: New Light on an Obscure Text XIV 31
Moses and Josiah: A Rabbi’s Experience with his Congregation XV 199
Why Did God Want to Kill Moses XVIII 222
Could Moses’ Hands Make War XIX 114
God, Abraham, Moses: A Comparison of Key Questions XIX 250
Moses’ Three Signs: Symbol and Augury XX 115
The Call of Moses XX 256
Why Moses XX 271
The Incident at the Lodging House XXI 236
The Speech Defect of Moses XXVI (2) 121
The Horns of Moses XXVII (4) 245
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 1 XXX (2) 73
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 2 XXX (3) 171
Moses: Intermediary or Teacher? XXX (3) 196
Moses and Samuel: Israel’s Era of Charismatic Leadership XXX (4) 257
The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron XXXI (3) 190
Moses as Poet: Ha’azinu as Poem XXXI (4) 211
“According to the Law of Moses” XXXII (1) 3
Elijah the Zealot: A Foil to Moses XXXII (3) 174
An Inner Light XXXII (4) 270
The Women Around Moses XXXIII (2) 127
Four Homicides: How These Were Judged by the Bible and a Speculation as to the Basis for Judgement XXXIV (4) 247
Moses at the Waters of Meribah: A Case of Transference XXXV (2) 85
My Brother’s Keeper XXXVIII (3) 202
Moses at the Waters of Meribah XXXIX (1) 31
Why Was Moses Barred From Leading the People Into the Promised Land? A Psychotheological Answer XXXIX (4) 211
Signaling in Biblical Warfare and Moses’ Role as Military Commander 40 (2) 74
Moses: Not a Man of Words 42:2 128
Why Moses Did Not Circumcise His Son 44:1 50
Moses is Cured of Leprosy 44:3 166
She Named Him Moses: But Who Was She? 47:1 50
Moses in Cush: Development of the Legend 47:2 113
Moses’s Non-Genealogy 48:3 179
Moses, King Arthur and Lot: Staff, Sword and Cross According to Midrashic and Non-Jewish Sources 49:2 73
Moses and the Books of the Pentateuch 50:3 181
Moses Our Nursemaid? Toward a Proper Understanding of Omen in Numbers 11:12 51:3 143
For He Took a Cushite Woman 51:3 182
MOTHER
Rachel – A Woman Who Would Be a Mother XVIII 213
Rebuke Your Mother: But Who is She? The Identity of the “Mother” and “Children” in Hosea 2:4-7 44:1 13
MOTIF
The Motif of Job in Modern Jewish and World Literature III (1) 15
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 1 IV 56
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 2 IV 113
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 3 IV 160
Ecological Motifs in the Bible VI 7
Biblical Motifs in the Poetical Works of Chaim N. Bialik XIII 258
MOUNTAIN OF GOD
Where Was the Mountain of God XVII 211
MOURNING
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 1 V 35
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 2 V 91
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 3 V 138
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 4 V 192
Why did Joseph Let his Father Mourn for him IX 191
The Nature of Kinat David: Public or Private? XXXI (2) 129
MOUTH
At the Mouth of Two Witnesses XII 141
MULTIPLE
The Multiple Functions of “How” in the Tanakh XVIII 84
MUM
Toward a Humanist Understanding of Mum in the Hebrew Bible 45:2 126
MUSEUM
The Bible Lands Museum XXI 129
Israel Museum Exhibit XXI 253
MUSIC
Music in the Bible VI 161
Music and Prophecy XIV 94
Sing to Me XVI 127
Two Notes on the Exceptional Shalshelet 48:1 33
Mena’anim: Musical Instruments of the People 49:1 43
Shepherd’s Instruments 49:2 118
MUTILATION
A Unique Biblical Law XV 90
MYSTERY
The Mystery of Genesis 36 IX 161
The Mystery of Being XIV 247
The Mystery of the Red Heifer XV 267
The Red Heifer Mystery XVIII 176
A Puzzle in the Pentateuch? XXIX (2) 127
NABAL
Nabal and Abigail VIII 78
NABOTH
The Blood of Naboth XX 241
NADAV
The True Sin of Nadav and Abihu XXVI (4) 263
Acharei Mot and the Strange Fire XXXIV (1) 51
Alcohol and the Fate of Nadab and Abihu: A Biblical Cautionary Tale Against Inebriation 41:4 219
NA’ER
The Verb Naer in the Bible XVIII 27
NAHMANIDES
Nahmanides’ Understanding of Abraham’s Mesopotamian Origins 44:4 233
NAHSHON
Discerning Nahshon’s Character from Textual and Intertextual Nuance 46:3 169
NAHUM
Nahum: The Little-Known Prophet XXVIII (3) 182
Nahum’s Theological Perspectives XXXII (3) 148
Nahum – The Prophet and his Message XXXIII (2) 81
Nahum 1: Acrostic and Authorship XXXIV (2) 97
NAME
The Divine Name El-Shaddai: He Who Created Families IX 72
What’s in a Biblical Name IX 148
For the Sake of My Name XI 169
Names of Settlements in lsrael: Biblical Terms Turned into Names XIV 82
The Names of Biblical Verses XVIII 251
Engraved With the Names XXI 143
The Power of Hebrew Names XXVII (2) 130
Theophoric Names in the Bible XXIX (1) 56
The “Name” of God in Psalms XXXI (4) 230
A Note on the Prohibition of Uttering the Name of God XXXI (4) 263
The Names of God XXXII (2) 104
Distinguishing Jacob and Israel XXXIV (3) 155
The Literary Significance of the Name Lists in Ezra-Nehemiah XXXV (3) 143
How God Introduced Himself to the Patriarchs XXXVII (2) 118
Biblical Onomastics: What’s in a Name? XXXVII (2) 124
What’s in a Name? Reflections upon Divine Names and the Attraction of God to Israel XXXVII (4) 265
Significant Anonymity in Exodus 2 XXXVIII (2) 115
Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh XXXVIII (4) 244
What’s in a Name? Ya’akov and/or Yisrael 40:4 241
From Noah to Abraham: The Onomastics of the Period 41:4 250
And He Called by the Name of the Lord 42:1 8
Yah: A Name of God 42:1 21
Shemot’s Missing Names 45:3 193
Did the Patriarchs Know God’s Name? 47:1 45
She Named Him Moses: But Who Was She? 47:1 50
NAOMI
Naomi’s Mission: A Commentary on the Book of Ruth XXXII (1) 46
Ruth and Naomi: Foremothers of David XXXV (3) 192
NARRATION
The Art of Narration in the Scroll of Esther XIV 152
Two Polyphonic Narrations: The Splitting of the Red Sea and the Treaty With the Givonites 48:2 117
NARRATIVE
The Nuzi Tablets: Reflections on the Patriarchal Narratives VIII 12
A Missing Hexateuchal Narrative Concerning Child Sacrifice XV 38
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
The Art of Biblical Narrative – Part 1 XVII 1
The Art of Biblical Narrative – Part 2 XVII 91
The Relationship Between Biblical Narrative and Biblical Law XXIX (4) 263
The Cain and Abel Narratives: Its Problems and Lessons XXXII (2) 122
When God’s Will Can and Cannot be Altered: The Relationship Between the Balaam Narrative and I Kings 13 XXXIII (1) 31
The Enigma of the Joseph Narrative XXXV (4) 260
At the Crossroads of Halakha and Narrative XXXVII (3) 181
The Transition to the Second Trip to Egypt: Narrative Devices in Genesis 43:1-14 XXXVIII (2) 73
The Genre of the Call Narrative: Beyond Habel’s Model 43:1 54
NATION
A Nation Without a State IV 17
Restoration of a Holy Nation (445 BCE) VII 127
When Did We Become a Nation? XXXI (4) 260
NATIONAL
National and Eschatological Messianism: Biblical Writers of the Second Commonwealth VI 147
NATIONALIST
The Prophets: Nationalists or Universalists VIII 206
NATURE
The Symbols of Nature in Israel and in the Ancient Near East IX 132
Editorial: Laws of Nature and of Morality XXI 141
Torah and Rabbinic Compromises with Human Nature XXXVI (1) 25
NAZIRITE
Did Pythagoras Follow Nazirite Rules XX 35
A Note on the Prohibition of Uttering the Name of God XXXI (4) 263
Prooftext That Elkanah Rather Than Hannah Consecrated Samuel as a Nazirite 42:1 52
Samson, Absalom and the Pitfalls of Nezirut 44:4 221
NEAR EAST
Prophetic Solution for Near Eastern Peoples (Isaiah 19:24) I (2) 27
The Symbols of Nature in Israel and in the Ancient Near East IX 132
King and Commoner in Proverbs and Near Eastern Sources X 210
NEBUCHANEZZAR
In the Second Year of the Reign of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2:1) 44:4 261
NEFILIM
Sons of God, Daughters of Men? 40 (1) 15
NEHEMIAH
The Literary Significance of the Name Lists in Ezra-Nehemiah XXXV (3) 143
Naming Nehemiah 48:3 157
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
A Fresh Look at Nebuchadnezzar XXVIII (3) 185
How Nebuchadnezzar Became a Dwarf: Midrash and the Book of Daniel 49:2 85
NEGEV
The Negev XVII 159
NEHEMIA
A Note on “Watergate” in the Tenakh II (2) 17
Aliens and Israelites: Under Ezra and Nehemia XI 245
Jacob the Heretic and Zecharia Meshulam and the Translation and Punctuation of Nehemiah 8:4 47:3 163
Naming Nehemiah 48:3 157
The Final Verse of Nehemiah 50:1 51
NEIGHBOR
And Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself IX 104
NESHAMA
Neshama Yetayra (Poem) III (3) 9
NILE
From the Euphrates to the Nile XXVI (1) 39
NIMROD
Nimrod Found? XXVI (4) 237
Nimrod: The Pitfalls of Power 48:2 128
NINEVEH
Jonah and Nineveh: The Tragedy of Jonah XII 4
Jonah’s Race to Nineveh XVI 10
Nineveh and Sodom Juxtaposed: Contrasts and Parallels XXX (4) 242
NOAH
The Confirmation of Noah’s Blessing: An Interpretation of Genesis 8:21-9:11 IX 144
Noah and the Ark – Reexamined XIII 251
Flood, Salt, and Sacrifice: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Genesis XXXVIII (2) 124
Noah’s Ark as Metaphor 40 (2) 89
Noah and the Dove: The Intergral Connection Between Noah and Jonah 40:4 261
Be-Dorotav: Noah’s “Generations” in Light of Antediluvian Longevity 41:3 187
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 2: Noah and the Flood 42:2 103
What did the Dove Bring to Noah? 43:3 172
Why Doesn’t Noah Have More Children After the Flood? 44:4 211
Noah’s Survival and Enduring Legacy 45:1 27
NOAHIDE LAWS
Noahide Laws from Genesis to Genizah XIV 88
Darshanut: The Seven Mitzvot of Bnai Noah: Varieties of Theft XXXI (4) 269
NOBLESSE
Noblesse Oblige XVI 213
NOBLE
Noble Jonathan V 2
NOVELLE
Book of Esther – A Novelle XIV 142
NUANCES
Three Nuances of Sexual Intercourse – Yadah, Bah El, Shachav Im XVIII 92
NUMBERS
Bible Trivia – The Number Seven XV 56
The Large Numbers in the Bible XXI 116
Large Numbers in the Hebrew Bible XXV (4) 260
The Biblical Number 12 and the Formation of the Ancient Nation of Israel XXVII (1) 49
Abraham’s Ten Trials and a Biblical Numerical Notation XXXI (2) 73
The Numerical Expression of Two Fundamental Ideas in the Torah XXXVI (2)
The Power of Threes XXXVI (3) 171
Numerical Symbolism in the Dedication of the Altar XXXVIII (1) 52
The Seventy Israelites Who Went to Egypt 48:3 196
NUMBERS, BOOK OF
The Menorah (Numbers 8:2) I (3) 21
Balaam the Magician VIII 31
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 100
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 150
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 206
Torah Dialogues: Numbers X 28
Spies, Princes and Korach’s Rebellion X 220
The Striking of the Rock XII 152
Balaam’s Mission – Failure or Success XVII 112
The Rise and Fall of Israel in the Sinai Desert XVIII 32
Why was Aaron Punished XVIII 44
Balaam: Did God Change His Mind? XX 159
The Tassel and the Blue Cord XXI 99
NUMEROLOGICAL STRUCTURE
Numerological Structure in Biblical Literature XX 50
NUZI
The Nuzi Tablets: Reflections on the Patriarchal Narratives VIII 12
From the Nuzi Tablets XIII 216
OBADIAH
Israel and Edom (Obadiah 1:21) II (1) 25
Obadiah: The Smallest Book in the Bible XXVI (4) 231
OBLIGATORY
Obligatory War and Voluntary War III (1) 30
OBLIGE
Noblesse Oblige XVI 213
OBSCURE
Moses at the Inn: New Light on an Obscure Text XIV 31
OBSTETRICAL
The Obstetrical Complication of Benjamin’s Birth: The Cause of Rachel’s Death XIII 88
ODED
Oded: Prophet of God XV 256
OEDIPUS
The Oedipus Complex and its Biblical Parallels XX 24
OG
The Bed of Og 40 (1) 29
OLIVE
Metaphors of the Vine and the Olive Tree II (3) 15
OMRI
For the Statutes of Omri are Kept (Micah 6:16) XVIII 69
The Rise of the House of Omri XXXIII (4) 223
ONKELOS
Translation, Midrash, and Commentary Through the Eyes of Onkelos XXXVIII (3) 191
Book Review: Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible 42:1 54
OPHEL
Excavating the Cardo and the Ophel XVIII 117
OPTIMISM
Why Was God Optimistic After the Flood? XXX (4) 235
OPTION
Pharaoh Now Has Only One Option VII 202
ORGANS OF STATECRAFT
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 1 XV 1
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 2 XV 71
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 3 XV 141
Organs of Statecraft in the Israelite Monarchy Part 4 XV 215
ORIGINAL
The Original Palestinians X 243
Book Review: The Hebrew Word Shem and Its Original Meaning by I. Rapaport XI 131
ORIGIN
The Origin of the Synagogue VII 27
The Synagogue: Its Origin and Development XIV 71
Jewish Origins of the Lord’s Prayer XVII 37
ORPHAN
Orphans and Affirmative Action 44:4 241
ORTHOGRAPHY
Eliasaph Ben-Deuel/Reuel: A Rabbinic Interpretation XXXIII (3) 191
Dodanim/Rodanim: Three Approaches XXXIV (2) 122
Four Large Letters in the Bible XXXVII (2) 91
Nivhaz or Nivhan? XXXVII (4) 239
Biblical Interpretations Based on Physical Characteristics of Hebrew Letters 46:4 252
Inverted Ayin and Bent Peh 49:3 165
OTH
Sign – Oth XVIII 241
PALESTINIANS
The Original Palestinians X 243
PANIM EL PANIM
Face to Face: Panim el Panim XIII 151
PARABLE
Two Biblical Parables: Irony and Self-entrapment XV 11
The Parable of Jotham: The Question of Authority in Judaism XXX (4) 247
PARADIGM
The Paradigm of Job: Suffering and the Redemptive Destiny of Israel XVII 121
PARALLEL
Parallel Lists of Prediluvian Patriarchs: A Psychological Interpretation XIII 47
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 1 XVI 18
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 2 XVI 104
The Oedipus Complex and its Biblical Parallels XX 24
Biblical Literature and Contemporary Parallels: Alike But Different XXIX (4) 239
Nineveh and Sodom Juxtaposed: Contrasts and Parallels XXX (4) 242
PARENTS
Parents Have Eaten Sour Grapes XVIII 1
Parental Love or Child Abuse? XXXI (1) 48
PASSOVER
King Hezekiah’s Pesach in Jerusalem III (3) 21
Gilgal, Site of the First Passover VI 137
A Problem Verse in Dayenu XIV 162
Hezekiah’s Second Passover XIX 195
Why is Pesach so Late? XXV (1) 12
Darshanut: The Defiant Son XXVI (2) 129
Why Does the Seder Begin with Karpas? XXVII (2) 104
Polemical Considerations Among the Four Children: From the Bible to the Haggadah XXXI (1) 9
The Book of Daniel: Part 2: The Influence of Daniel’s Prophetic Moral Lessons on the Structure and Themes of the Passover Haggadah XXXVIII (3) 175
Is Pesah Passover? 46:1 33
Why Was Hametz So Strictly Forbidden on Passover? 46:1 47
The Reason for Matzah on Passover is Clear; But Why no Chametz Whatsoever? 47:4 260
PATRIARCH
The Nuzi Tablets: Reflections on the Patriarchal Narratives VIII 12
Parallel Lists of Prediluvian Patriarchs: A Psychological Interpretation XIII 47
Book Review: The Epic of the Patriarch by R. Hendel XVII 261
Archetypes in the Patriarchal Family XXVIII (1) 12
The Patriarchal Family in the Light of the Midrash: Part I: Abraham and Sarah XXVIII (3) 169
Patriarchal History: Action and Reaction XXXV (3) 161
How God Introduced Himself to the Patriarchs XXXVII (2) 118
The Ages of the Patriarchs/Matriarchs: A Preliminary Study 43:1 49
The Role of Terah in the Foundational Stories of the Patriarchal Family 44:4 251
PATRILINEAL DESCENT
Ezra Rejects Patrilineal Descent XXVI (4) 250
PATTERN
Psalm 23: A Pattern Poem XI 71
Literary Patterns in the Song of Songs XVII 179
Is There a Pattern to the Five Books of Moses? XXXVI (1) 39
PEACE
Torah Study and Peace of Mind XI 53
Biblical Teachings of Peace XVI 125
When Peace Fails: Psalm 120 51:4 247
PECULIARITIES
Scribal Peculiarities in the Sefer Torah XIV 135
PEOPLE
Prophetic Solution for Near Eastern Peoples (Isaiah 19:24) I (2) 27
The Problem of the Chosen People XVIII 165
PERIOD
Israelites and Aliens: The Period of Proselytizing XIII 220
Book Review: Studies in the Period of David and Solomon and Other Essays by T. Ishida XIV 51
Polarization in the Mosaic Period XVI 263
Archeological Research in the Period of the Monarchy XVII 265
PERPLEXING
The Selling of the Birthright: Making Sense of a Perplexing Episode XIX 100
PERSIAN LAW
Irrevocability of Persian Law in the Scroll of Esther XXXI (2) 94
PERSONAL
Moses: The Tragedy of His Personal Life XI 141
PERSONALITY
Bible and Aggada: The Imaginative Text; How Aggada Expands Biblical Personality XIII 188
Sacrificial Categories and Personality Types XXXVIII (1) 41
PERSPECTIVE
Cyrus in the Perspective of Bible and History I (3) 1
Reaction to Terror – A Biblical Perspective XV 125
PESHAT (see PSHAT)
PESHER
Midrash and Pesher: Two Classical Forms of Biblical Interpretation IV 103
PHARAOH
Pharaoh Now Has Only One Option VII 202
A Calculated Risk: A Speculative Excursion Into the Mind of Pharaoh’s Butler XXVII (4) 265
A Significant Insignificance: The Meeting of Jacob and Pharaoh XXXIV (1) 27
Reflections of Readers: The Pharaoh of the Exodus XXXVI (4) 268
Pharaoh’s Three Offers, Moses’ Rejection and the Issues they Foreshadowed XXXVIII (2) 93
The Pharaohs Who Knew Moses XXXIX (1) 3
The Leadership Qualities of Pharaoh 40:3 190
Pharaoh’s Dreams: An Extended Interpretation 40:4 253
Outsmarting God: Egyptian Slavery and the Tower of Babel 41:3 200
The Use of the Term “Pharaoh” in the Bible 43:1 47
PHENOMENOLOGY
Prophecy: A Phenomenological Approach VII 160
The Phenomenology of Prophecy: Little Known Prophets VIII 21
Phenomenology and Prophecy: Emergence of Literary Prophecy VIII 70
PHILISTINES
The Philistines: Bitter Enemy of Israel 43:3 176
Literary Parallels Between Homer’s Epics and the Biblical Philistines 44:3 143
PHILO
Philo Judaeus: Linking Biblical Judaism and Hellenistic Beliefs XXVI (2) 111
PHILOSOPHY
The Dialectic of Faith and Doubt in the Philosophy of Socrates and Piety of Job VIII 197
PHINEAS
Darshanut: Phineas and Micah XXIX (3) 202
Four Homicides: How These Were Judged by the Bible and a Speculation as to the Basis for Judgement XXXIV (4) 247
Phinehas: Hero or Vigilante? XXXV (2) 119
Phineas, Elijah and Circumcision 41:1 14
PHYSICAL
The Physical Characteristics of a Torah Scroll VIII 86
PI
The Molten Sea and the Value of Pi XIX 127
PI-HAHIROT
Pi-Hahirot: The Mouth of Freedom XXVII (4) 259
PIGEON
The Dove, Turtle Dove and Pigeon in Bible and Midrash XV 181
PIETY
The Dialectic of Faith and Doubt in the Philosophy of Socrates and Piety of Job VIII 197
PIGEON
The Dove, Turtle Dove and Pigeon in Bible and Midrash XV 181
PILLARS
The Pillars of the Temple 42:4 221
PINNACLE
Man, The Pinnacle of Creation XIX 239
PLACE
Darshanut: The Importance of Place XXXII (2) 130
The Prophetic Visions of God’s Abode XXXII (3) 162
PLAGUE
The Plague in I Samuel 5-6 X 157
The Ninth Plague XXIX (1) 48
Yom Adonai and the Ninth Plague XXIX (3) 197
Darkness and Light XXXIII (2) 131
The Ninth Plague XXXVI (3) 201
Tzefarde’a: Frogs or Crocodiles? XXXVIII (4) 251
The Ten Plagues: Debunking Egyptian Polytheism 40:4 255
The Exodus Syndemic: The Epidemiology of the Tenth Plague 45:1 3
The Annihilation of Sennacherib’s Army: A Case of Septicemic Plague? 45:4 222
The Plague of Darkness: Hysterical Blindness? 46:3 179
PLAN
God’s Plan in Isaiah (8:10) I (2) 25
Esther’s Plan to Save the Jews: Overall Strategy, Initial Failures, Ultimate Success XI 153
POETIC JUSTICE
The Punishment of Achan: The Poetic Justice of Success and Failure XIX 25
POETRY
Psalm 23: A Pattern Poem XI 71
The Babylonian Poem Enuma Elish and Genesis Chapter One XII 55
Biblical Motifs in the Poetical Works of Chaim N. Bialik XIII 258
Tiles and Bricks in Biblical Poetry XV 160
Genesis 1 XXX (1) 62
Amos 5:24: Prophetic, Chastising, Surprising, Poetic XXX (4) 227
Moses as Poet: Ha’azinu as Poem XXXI (4) 211
Deborah: Judge, Prophetess and Poet XXXIV (2) 110
Book Review: Threads From a Coat of Many Colors: Poems on Genesis XXXIV (3) 198
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 1: Saul and Others XXXVII (1) 24
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 2: The Fall of Jerusalem XXXVII (2) 80
The Word-Pair Morning/Evening as a Parallel Word-Pair in Biblical Poetry 45:4 260
A Poetical Approach to “Evening” and “Morning” in Exodus 16:6-12 46:4 211
The English Poets’ “Rizpah” 46:4 257
Meat/Bread as a Parallel Word-Pair in Biblical Poetry: A Key to Understanding Exodus 16:1-15 47:1 3
POLARIZATION
Polarization in the Mosaic Period XVI 263
POLITICS
Reading the Pentateuch Politically XXVII (4) 251
The Political Side of the Zimri-Cozbi Affair XXXVI (1) 22
Political Assassination in Biblical Israel 43:3 191
He Said: It’s an Event Not Pure, For it’s Not Pure (I Sam. 20:26b): A Political Analysis 44:4 258
POLYTHEISM
The Ten Plagues: Debunking Egyptian Polytheism 40:4 255
POMEGRANATE
Pomegranates as Temple Requisites XXII (4) 268
POOR
Ahab – A Poor Character II (4) 46
POPULAR
Biblical Tradition of Popular Democracy VIII 161
PORTRAITS
Ahitophel of Gilo: Two Literary Portraits XVI 227
POTIPHAR
Subtleties in the Story of Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 41:3 171
Note on a Latin Term in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan 41:3 191
PRAISE
Let Everything Praise the Lord II (4) 11
Praise Waiteth for Thee: Psalm 65:2 XVI 179
PRAYER
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 1 III (3) 32
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 2 III (4) 19
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 3 IV 24
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 4 IV 81
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 5 IV 134
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 5 IV 176
Psalm XV- A Liturgical or Ethical Psalm V 124
The Development of Biblical Prayer IX 172
Service of the Lips XIV 101
Jewish Origins of the Lord’s Prayer XVII 37
Kaddish and the Lord’s Prayer XIX 164
Turning to Jerusalem in Prayer XXXI (2) 97
Biblical Prayers and Rabbinic Responses: Balancing Truthfulness and Respect Before God XXXVIII (1) 3
Worship and Four Kings in Chronicles XXXIX (2) 118
Joseph: The Tzaddik Who Rarely Prayed 47:3 143
PRESENCE
Darshanut: In the Presence XXX (1) 59
PREDILUVIAN
Parallel Lists of Prediluvian Patriarchs: A Psychological Interpretation XIII 47
PREVENTION
Prevention of Cruelty XV 97
PRIEST
Rashi’s Conjectures XXXII (2) 125
Ezekiel: Priest-Prophet XXXIX (1) 35
Was Ezra a High Priest? 41:3 181
The Magical Sound of Priestly Bells 46:1 41
Was Samuel a Priest? 51:1 16
PRINCES
Spies, Princes and Korach’s Rebellion X 220
PRINCESS
Princess Hagar VIII 114
PRINCIPLE
The Humpty Dumpty Principle in Biblical Translation XVIII 141
PRINTING
Jewish Aspects of the 500th Anniversary of Printing XV 281
PRIVACY
Looking and Privacy XVI 146
PROBLEMATIC
Habakuk 3:13 A Problematic Verse XIII 105
PROBLEMS
A Problem Verse in Dayenu XIV 162
Problem of the Theodicy XV 223
Communication Problems XVI 245
The Problem of the Chosen People XVIII 165
The Problem of the Levirate Marriage XIX 11
The Problem of Job: The Question Still Remains XX 105
The Problem of Theodicy in Psalms 45:1 43
PRONOUN
The “Other” Demonstrative Pronouns: Pejorative Colloquialisms in Biblical Hebrew XXXIII (1) 23
PRONUNCIATION
Pronounciation: A Key to Meaning: I Kings 3:16-28 XXV (4) 246
PROOF TEXT
Ecclesiastes 1:4 A Proof Text for Reincarnation XXI 28
PROPHECY
Prophet, King and Priest in Israel III (4) 9
Amos and Hosea: Two Directions in Israel’s Prophecy V 101
Speech and Silence in Prophecy VI 61
Prophecy: A Phenomenological Approach VII 160
The Phenomenology of Prophecy: Little Known Prophets VIII 21
Prophecy and Halacha VIII 61
Phenomenology and Prophecy: Emergence of Literary Prophecy VIII 70
Eastward and Westward: The Movement of Prophecy and History in the Book of Jonah XIII 16
Music and Prophecy XIV 94
Three Rationalistic Explanations of Prophecy XXX (1) 32
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 1 XXX (2) 73
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 2 XXX (3) 171
Jonah, the Reluctant Prophet: Prophecy and Allegory XXXV (2) 103
Eldad and Medad XXXVI (2) 88
Prophecy as Potential: The Consolations of Isaiah 1-12 in Context XXXVII (1) 3
The Prophecy of Joel: The Prophet’s Message, Beliefs, and Prophetic Style XXXIX (4) 221
I Will Pour Out My Spirit on All Flesh (Joel 3:1) 41:2 123
The Genre of the Call Narrative: Beyond Habel’s Model 43:1 54
God Called: Abraham! Abraham! Jacob! Jacob! Moses! Moses! Samuel! Samuel! 50:1 36
Jeremiah and Hananiah: A Study of True and False Prophecy 50:2 113
PROPHET
Prophet, King and Priest in Israel III (4) 9
The Phenomenology of Prophecy: Little Known Prophets VIII 21
The Prophets: Nationalists or Universalists VIII 206
Book Review: Talks on Scripture: The Latter Prophets by B. Zvieli VIII 101
Isaiah and Hezekiah: Prophet and King XVI 78
Jonah: Toward the Re-education of the Prophets XVII 10
The Prophet as Watcher XXVII (1) 29
The Prophet Versus the King XXX (1) 45
Zechariah: A Prophet During a Pivotal Time XXXI (1) 36
Jeremiah, the Suffering Prophet and Ezekiel, the Visionary XXXII (4) 233
Nahum – The Prophet and his Message XXXIII (2) 81
Deborah: Judge, Prophetess and Poet XXXIV (2) 110
Jonah, the Reluctant Prophet: Prophecy and Allegory XXXV (2) 103
Both are the Words of the Living God XXXV (4) 242
The Prophets of Israel: Both Universalist and Particularist XXXV (4) 249
Amos the Prophet: A Meditation on the Richness of “Justice” XXXVI (1) 15
Were the Prophets Opposed to Sacrifice? XXXVI (2) 73
Jonah the Rebellious Prophet: A Look at the Man Behind the Prophecy Based on Biblical and Rabbinic Sources XXXVII (1) 45
True and False Prophets XXXIX (3) 152
Why Isaac Wasn’t Permitted to Resist at the Akedah: Legal Requirement to Obey the Command of a Prophet 42:2 131
The Genre of the Call Narrative: Beyond Habel’s Model 43:1 54
PROPHETIC
Prophetic Solution for Near Eastern Peoples (Isaiah 19:24) I (2) 27
The Aspaklaria of Prophetic Vision I (4) 27
Samuel and Saul: The Prophetic Dimension XI 223
Understanding Redemption Through the Metaphor of the Family: A Prophetic Vision XXI 248
Amos 5:24: Prophetic, Chastising, Surprising, Poetic XXX (4) 227
The Prophetic Visions of God’s Abode XXXII (3) 162
PROSELYTIZING
Israelites and Aliens: The Period of Proselytizing XIII 220
PROTEST
Editorial: The Bible Protests XXI 1
PROVENANCE
Elihu: The Provenance and Content of his Speeches XVI 90
PROVERBS
Who Was the Teacher in Biblical Days? II (4) 14
A Perfect Wife (Proverbs 31:10) II (4) 17
The Book of Proverbs: Everyman’s Guide to the Higher Life IV 71
King and Commoner in Proverbs and Near Eastern Sources X 210
Proverbs 31: 10-31: The Woman of Valor as Allegory XXVII (1) 36
Prolegomena to the Book of Proverbs XXXIV (4) 218
Two Hymns to Wisdom: Proverbs 8 and Job 28 XXXVI (4) 222
A Husband of Valor: Who Can Find? The Husband’s Role in Proverbs 31:10-31 49:3 143
PROVIDENCE
Jacob and the Angel: Terror and Divine Providence 40 (2) 125
PSALMS (also see: TEHILLIM)
The Contrite Heart II (2) 5
Meaning of Mikhtam in Psalms II (2) 9
The Earthquake that Turned the Course of the War (Psalm 60) II (2) 13
Sparks From the Psalms II (3) 10
Metaphors of the Vine and the Olive Tree II (3) 15
Let Everything Praise the Lord II (4) 11
Psalms of Zion III (4) 1
Psalm 130: A Cry of the Heart III (4) 15
Psalm 24 IV 63
Psalm XV- A Liturgical or Ethical Psalm V 124
Quiz on the Book of Psalms V 205
The Makers of Israel: A Note on Psalm 149 X 122
Psalm 23: A Pattern Poem XI 71
Praise Waiteth for Thee: Psalm 65:2 XVI 179
Tehilim – The Book of Psalms (Part 1) XVI 235
Tehilim – the Book of Psalms (Part 2) XVII 83
Tehillim, The Psalms XIX 191
The Theology of Psalm 145 (Part 1) XX 3
The Theology of Psalm 145 (Part 2) XX 73
The Historical Background of Psalm 24 XX 268
Some Surprises in Psalm 78 XXVI (4) 246
Psalm 147 XXVII (2) 115
A First Century CE Date for the Closing of the Book of Psalms? XXVIII (2) 102
Psalm 91 as Responsory XXVIII (2) 117
A Psalm for Sabbath? A Literary View of Psalm 92 28 (4) 211
Was Psalm 50 Misplaced? XXX (1) 26
The “Name” of God in Psalms XXXI (4) 230
The Riddle of Psalm 49 XXXIII (3) 143
Restructuring Psalm 85 XXXV (1) 47
Restructuring Psalm 47 XXXV (3) 166
The Menorah Psalm XXXVII (1) 11
Critical Notes to Psalm 22:30 XXXVII (3) 169
The Differences Between the Wise and the Foolish in Psalms: Theodicy, Understanding Providence, and Religious Responses XXXVIII (3) 157
Psalm 118 (2) 115
Psalm 24:3-4: Nafshi or Nafsho: His Soul or My Name? 40 (1) 63
The Happy Man of Psalm 1 40:3 179
Psalm 68: Echoes of the Song of Deborah? 40:4 238
Understanding Psalm 46 41:1 35
What is Keseh in Psalm 81:4? 41:1 55
Magdil and Migdol – Liturgical Responses to Textual Variants 41:2 119
The Psalms of the Day 42:2 114
Midrashic Interpretation of Psalms 6 and 20 42:3 159
Psalms Chapter 63: David in the Wilderness 42:4 244
Who Were the “Fearers of the Lord” (Yirei Hashem) in Psalms? 42:4 247
God vs. the Sea: Lessons of Psalms and the Midrash 43:1 22
The Weekday Amidah and Biblical Psalms 44:3 190
Addenda to Psalm 145 44:4 227
The Problem of Theodicy in Psalms 45:1 43
He That Formed the Eye, Shall He Not See? 45:1 51
Variations on a Theme in Biblical Psalmody 45:2 115
Psalm 34: Does the Heading Fit? 46:2 97
Psalm 22: The Esther Connection 47:4 225
Psalm 72 and Micah 5:1: The Primordial Messiah 48:2 90
Psalm 116: Conditional or Unconditional Love of God? 48:2 99
Psalm 113: Is Verse 9 the Woman’s Voice? 48:3 163
Psalm 92, Shabbat, and the Temple 48:4 245
Of David, a Psalm on Carrying the Ark Into the City of David 49:3 187
Psalms 37:25 and 34:11: After-Meal Theology 50:4 264
Do the Liturgical Uses of Psalm 29 Suggest Different Interpretations of the Psalm? 51:1 46
Who Was the First Jewish Commentator to Connect Psalm 50 With Christianity? 51:3 191
When Peace Fails: Psalm 120 51:4 247
PSEUDEPIGRAPHA
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash on the Early Chapters of Genesis 41:3 143
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 2: Noah and the Flood 42:2 103
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 3: The Tower of Babel 42:3 165
Book Review: Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: More Noncanonical Scriptures 43:4 271
Book Review: The Words of Gad the Seer 45:1 59
Jubilees: Rewriting Rebecca’s Reputation 47:3 189
Tamar Triumphant: Rewritten Bibles 51:1 53
PSHAT
Pshat: An Innovative Method in Torah Commentary XXV (4) 234
Judge Ibzan of Bethlehem: Judah or Zebulun? Peshat and Derash 43:3 154
Arami Oved Avi (Deut. 26:5): Peshat and Derash 43:3 200
Ein Mikra Yotzeh Miydei Peshuto: The Raavad’s Approach 47:3 183
PSYCHODYNAMIC DIMENSION
King David’s Aging: A Psychodynamic Dimension XIII 98
Sibling Relationships in the Bible: A Psychodynamic Dimension XIV 228
PSYCHOLOGICAL
Some Psychological Insights into the Life of Abraham VII 65
Samuel and Saul – The Psychological Dimension XI 217
Parallel Lists of Prediluvian Patriarchs: A Psychological Interpretation XIII 47
Matriarchal Influence in the Bible: A Medical-Psychological Study XIII 81
Displacement in the Matriarchal Home: A Psychological Study of the Abraham-Sarah Marriage XXX (2) 90
Isaac: A Psychological Perspective XXX (4) 262
Flood, Salt, and Sacrifice: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Genesis XXXVIII (2) 124
The Psychology of Balaam 41:4 227
“Heeling” in the Torah: A Psychological-Spiritual Reading of the Snake and Jacob’s Wrestling Match 42:3 178
PSYCHO-THEOLOGICAL
The Tabernacle: A Psycho-theological Enterprise XVIII
Why Was Moses Barred From Leading the People Into the Promised Land? A Psychotheological Answer XXXIX (4) 211
PUN
Biblical Puns XXXIV (3) 190
PUNISHMENT
Why was Aaron Punished XVIII 44
The Punishment of Achan: The Poetic Justice of Success and Failure XIX 25
PURCHASE
Purchase of the Machpelah XVI 29
PURIM
Purim and Hallel XI 104
Purim and Adloyada XXIX (4) 259
Mishloach Manot on Purim and Rosh Hashanah 46:1 51
PURITY
He Said: It’s an Event Not Pure, For it’s Not Pure (I Sam. 20:26b): A Political Analysis 44:4 258
PURPOSE
The Direction and Purpose of Time: Isaiah’s Vision and the End of Days III (3) 7
The Book of Chronicles: Its History and Purpose XVII 190
PYTHAGORAS
Did Pythagoras Follow Nazirite Rules XX 35
QUEEN
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba VII 172
Is the “Queen of Heaven” in Jeremiah the Goddess Anat? XXXII (1) 55
QUESTION
Five Questions of Abraham XV 244
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 1 XVI 18
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 2 XVI 104
Biblical Man and his Questions of Faith XVIII 41
The Book of Esther: Some Questions and Responses XIX 186
God, Abraham, Moses: A comparison of Key Questions XIX 250
The Problem of Job: The Question Still Remains XX 105
Questions and Response in Micah 6:6-8 XXXIII (3) 157
RABBINIC
Jerusalem in Rabbinic Literature XIV 179
Jerusalem in Rabbinic Literature (Part 2) XV 45
Rabbinic Attitudes towards Intermarriage XVII 170
Eliasaph Ben-Deuel/Reuel: A Rabbinic Interpretation XXXIII (3) 191
Torah and Rabbinic Compromises with Human Nature XXXVI (1) 25
Jonah the Rebellious Prophet: A Look at the Man Behind the Prophecy Based on Biblical and Rabbinic Sources XXXVII (1) 45
Biblical Prayers and Rabbinic Responses: Balancing Truthfulness and Respect Before God XXXVIII (1)
Ezra, the First Rabbi 44:1 37
RABSHAKEH
The Siege of Jerusalem: Part 2: The Enigmatic Rabshakeh 43:3 163
RACE
Race Relations XXI 90
RACHEL
Jacob’s Love for Rachel IV 153
The Obstetrical Complication of Benjamin’s Birth: The Cause of Rachel’s Death XIII 88
Rachel – A Woman Who Would Be a Mother XVIII 213
Obstetrical and Lexicographical Complications: The Birth of Benjamin and Death of Rachel XXVII (1) 15
Our Mother Rachel: Prima Inter Pares XXXIII (3) 166
Rachel, A Mother of Israel 43:1 7
Rachel’s Burial 45:2 111
What Does I Will be Built From/Through Her in Genesis 16:2 and Genesis 30:3 Mean? 48:1 40
RAHAB
Rahab of Jericho IX 111
Rahab the Harlot and Other Philosophers of Religion XXVIII (1) 52
RAIN
The Hamsin and the Rain XIII 184
RAPE
The Rape of Dinah and the Conquest of Shechem VIII 144
The Rape of Tamar XX 174
RASHI
Book Review: Rashi by Chaim Pearl XVIII 48
Rashi’s Conjectures XXXII (2) 125
Rashi’s View of Genesis XXXIII (3) 187
And Dinah the Daughter of Leah Went Out: The Meaning of Yatz’anit in Rashi’s Commentary XXXVII (2) 121
Rashi’s Midrashic Comments are Supported by a Broad Range of Biblical Texts 42:3 143
REAP
Two Fundamental Word-Pairs: Sow/Reap and Plow/Reap XXXI (4) 237
RE-EDUCATION
Jonah: Toward the Re-education of the Prophets XVII 10
REBEKAH
Rebekah’s Beguilement of Isaac XII 22
Rebecca’s Encounter with Abraham’s Servant XIV 124
The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob XXXII (2) 91
Comment on “The God of Abraham, Rebekah and Jacob” XXXIII (1) 61
Rebekah’s Hoax XXXVI (4) 243
Jubilees: Rewriting Rebecca’s Reputation 47:3 189
REBELLION
Spies, Princes and Korach’s Rebellion X 220
The Rebellion of the Bechorim XIV 77
What Never Was and Never Will Be: Rebellious Son, Subverted City, Infected House XXIX (4) 249
The Rebellion of Jehu XXXV (4) 211
Political and Spiritual Mutinies XXXVI (2) 126
Did the Earth Rebel Against God on the Third Day of Creation? XXXIX (3) 187
RECONCILIATION
Joseph and his Brothers: Vengeance or Reconciliation XIV 183
RECOVERY
Elijah’s Recovery from Depression XVII 34
RED
The Mystery of the Red Heifer XV 267
The Red Heifer Mystery XVIII 176
The Miracle at the Red Sea XX 250
Understanding the Mystery of the Red Heifer Ritual 43:2 106
REDEMPTION
Redemption in the Bible X 229
Redeeming Cain: A Comparative Literary Reading of Genesis XIII 199
Ezekiel, From Destruction to Redemption XX 144
Redemption: Time and Space XXI 178
Understanding Redemption Through the Metaphor of the Family: A Prophetic Vision XXI 248
Heinous Sin: Harbinger of Catastrophe or Redemption? 40 (2) 81
The Eschatological Meaning of the Book of Ruth: “Blessed be God: Aher Lo Hishbit Lakh Go’el” 40:3 163
Daniel as the Embodiment of Exile and Redemption 45:1 21
The Sh’ma as Dynamic of Redemption 48:4 262
REEXAMINATION
Noah and the Ark – Reexamined XIII 251
The Meaning of Abraham’s Test: A Reexamination of the Akedah XIX 3
REFLECTIONS
Book Review: Biblical Reflections I (1) 29
Who is Afraid of Edom: Reflections of a Theme in Lamentations V 178
The Nuzi Tablets: Reflections on the Patriarchal Narratives VIII 12
Reflections on Shavuoth XVII 250
Reflections of Readers: Genesis XVII 50
The Punishment of Cain: A Reflection in Midrashic Style XVIII 45
Reflections: Beer-Hoffman’s Image of Ruth XIX 226
REHABILITATION
Rehabilitation of Lilith V 66
REINCARNATION
Ecclesiastes 1:4 A Proof Text for Reincarnation XXI 28
REINTERPRETATION
Koheleth- A Reinterpretation V 29
RELATIONS
Race Relations XXI 90
RELATIONSHIPS
Sibling Relationships in the Bible: A Psychodynamic Dimension XIV 228
RELIABLE
Bible Translations, How Reliable XXI 189
RELIGION
From Biblical Religion to Judaism VI 173
Book Review: Lillith’s Daughters: Women and Religion in Contemporary Fiction by BH Rigney XII 54
Religion by the River XIV 55
The Religion of the Israelites in Egypt XXXIX (3) 195
REMEMBER
Gid Hanasheh as Forgetfulness XXXIV (1) 57
Remembering Amalek Twice XXXVI (4) 251
REPETITIONS
Four Repetitions in the Song of Songs XVI 32
Biblical Reiteration: Expansion and Chronology XXXII (1) 20
REPLY
God’s Reply to Job III (1) 25
Reply to: Ahasuerus is the Villain XIX 34
RESEARCH
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 1 I (4) 1
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 2 II (1) 17
Some Features of Modern Jewish Bible Research: Part 3 II (2) 25
Archeological Research in the Period of the Monarchy XVII 265
RESHEPH
Resheph in the Hebrew Bible 45:2 119
RESIDUAL
Residual Magic in the Bible XVII 255
REST
God Rested on the Seventh Day 41:2 130
RESTORATION
Restoration of a Holy Nation (445 BCE) VII 127
RESTRUCTURE
Restructuring Psalm 85 XXXV (1) 47
Restructuring Psalm 47 XXXV (3) 166
RESURRECTION
The Resurrection Motif in the Hebrew Bible: Allusions or Illusions? XXX (3) 143
Raised from the Dead: Rationalist Approaches? 46:3 189
RETROVERSION
Retroversion in Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis: A Study in the Book of Jeremiah XXXIV (4) 237
RETURN
The Secret of the Returning Exiles III (3) 10
Jacob’s Return to Canaan IV 121
A New World and a New Man: Utopias in the Era of the Babylonian Exile and the Return to Zion XI 249
Aliens and Israelites: The Age of Return XI 35
Exile and Return XXXI (2) 101
REUBEN
Reuben: The Predicament of the Firstborn XXXVI (3) 196
REUNION
The Jacob-Esau Reunion XXI 159
REVENGE
Esther is a Story of Jewish Defense not a Story of Jewish Revenge XXI 3
REVERENCE
Reverence: For God and For the Lord XI 15
REVERIE
A Biblical Reverie (Genesis 32) XII 184
REVISITED
Holy Cities in the Land of Ephraim Revisited VII 187
REVOLT
Absalom’s Revolt VI 118
REWARD
The Doctrine of Reward V 75
RIB
Adam’s Rib VII 75
RIGHTEOUS
Two Righteous Men: Isaiah and Hezekiah XII 211
Who Counted Righteousness to Whom? Two Clashing Views by Shadal on Genesis 15:6 XXXVI (1) 28
RISE
The Rise and Fall of Israel in the Sinai Desert XVIII 32
RIVER
At the Rivers of Babylon III (3) 13
Religion by the River XIV 55
Between the Rivers Arnon and Jabbok 44:2 125
RIZPAH
The English Poets’ “Rizpah” 46:4 257
ROBE
The Torn Robe: A Study of I Samuel 15:26-28 VIII 136
ROCK
The Striking of the Rock XII 152
ROOT
Solomon and Sheba – Aggadic Roots of the Koran Story XVIII 172
The Root G-R-A in the Bible: The Case of the Daughters of Zelophehad and Beyond 41:2 107
ROSH HA-SHANAH
The Torah Reading for Rosh Ha-Shanah XXXIX (2) 83
The History of the Tishrei Conundrum 40 (2) 131Mishloach Manot on Purim and Rosh Hashanah 46:1 51
ROUTE
The Route of the Exodus XIV 209
ROYAL
Esther Hamalkah the Royal Mistress and Mordecai Hayehudi the Jewish Judge VI 116
RULES
Did Pythagoras Follow Nazirite Rules XX 35
RUTH
Ruth and Medea V 151
Linguistic Elements in the Book of Ruth XVI 267
Reflections: Beer-Hoffman’s Image of Ruth XIX 226
The Use of Symbolism and Hidden Messages in the Book of Ruth XXX (2) 110
A Midrashic View of Ruth Amidst a Sea of Ambiguity XXXIII (2) 91
Ruth and Naomi: Foremothers of David XXXV (3) 192
Ruth: The Legal Code for the Laws of Kindness XXXVI (4) 254
The Genealogical List in the Book of Ruth: A Symbolic Approach XXXVIII (2) 85
The Mantle of the Matriarchs: Ruth 4:11-15 XXXVIII (4) 237
The Eschatological Meaning of the Book of Ruth: “Blessed be God: Aher Lo Hishbit Lakh Go’el” 40:3 163
Ruth and Elisha: A Comparative Study 41:4 236
The Book of Ruth: A Contrast to the End of the Book of Judges 43:4 223
The Romance of Ruth, the Ruse of Boaz, and the Goel’s Real Fear 49:3 180
SABBATH
Book Review: Sabbath Chapters of Talmud by Rabbi B. Elizer-Epstein I (4) 40
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 1 VI 41
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 2 VI 99
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 4 VI 204
The Laws of the Shabbat: Biblical Sources: Part 3 VI 153
Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 5 VII 41
Creation, Tabernacle and Sabbath XXV (2) 79
The Sabbath Commandment: Its Two Versions XXV (3) 188
From “Seventh Day” to “Shabbat”: Dualities in Genesis 2: 1-3 XXVI (1) 52
Shabbat: Three Stages in Israel’s Experience XXXII (3) 167
The Expanding Perspectives of the Sabbath XXXII (4) 239
The Sabbath: To Remember, To Observe, To Make XXXIV (2) 104
God Rested on the Seventh Day 41:2 130
Psalm 92, Shabbat, and the Temple 48:4 245
SABBATICAL
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 1 XXXIV (3) 173
Seder Olam and the Sabbaticals Associated With the Two Destructions of Jerusalem: Part 2 XXXIV (4) 252
Sinai and the “Shabbat Cycle” Laws 46:2 117
Sabbatical and Jubilee Regulations as a Means of Economic Recovery 46:3 196
SACRIFICES (for sacrifice of Issac see: AKEDAH)
Sacrificial Cult Among the Exiles in Egypt but not Babylon: Why? IX 61
A Missing Hexateuchal Narrative Concerning Child Sacrifice XV 38
The Blood of Life: The Hatat Offering and September 11, 2001 XXXIII (1) 47
Were the Prophets Opposed to Sacrifice? XXXVI (2) 73
Sacrificial Categories and Personality Types XXXVIII (1) 41
A Soothing Savor 42:3 169
Reconciling the Sacrifices of Ezekiel with the Torah 43:4 211
The Meaning of Melika 47:3 177
SAF
The Meaning and Interpretation of Saf 51:3 165
SAMARIA
Fall of Samaria: Biblical Historiosophy on Trial XVII 26
SAMARITANS
The First Confrontation with the Samaritans 43:2 117
SAMSON
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 1 IV 56
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 2 IV 113
The Hebraic Motifs of Judges 13-16 Relevant to John Milton’s Samson Agonistes: Part 3 IV 160
Jabotinsky’s Samson VI 74
Concealment and Irony in the Samson Story XIII 71
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
Samson in Timnah: Judges 14-15: Form and Function XV 249
Samson and Samuel: Two Styles of Leadership XXXIII (2) 108
Samson, Absalom and the Pitfalls of Nezirut 44:4 221
Manoah’s wife in Late Second Temple Wisdom Literature 47:2 103
Samson Agonistes 47:3 151
SAMUEL
Saul and the Witch of Endor V 16
Joab, Captain of the Host V 159
Irony in I Samuel (Chapters 8-15) VI 17
Absalom’s Revolt VI 118
Was Jonathan Guilty: A Study of I Samuel Chapter 14 VII 153
The Torn Robe: A Study of I Samuel 15:26-28 VIII 136
Why Did Samuel Initially Reject Monarchy ? VIII 171
Abishag the Shunammite IX 78
The Plague in I Samuel 5-6 X 157
The Prophet Samuel & King Saul XI 202
Samuel and Saul – The Psychological Dimension XI 217
Samuel and Saul: The Prophetic Dimension XI 223
Free to Set a King Over THee XVI 142
Who Killed Goliath? XVIII 37
Who Killed Goliath – A Response to Steven Moss XVIII 114
What Ailed the Son of Kish XIX 244
David’s Marriage to Michal XX 79
The Rape of Tamar XX 174
The Prophet Samuel and King Saul XX 225
Moses and Samuel: Israel’s Era of Charismatic Leadership XXX (4) 257
Samuel and Saul: A Negative Symbiosis XXXII (1) 35
Samson and Samuel: Two Styles of Leadership XXXIII (2) 108
Samson: A Tragedy in Three Acts XXXV (1) 34
Prooftext That Elkanah Rather Than Hannah Consecrated Samuel as a Nazirite 42:1 52
The Medium of Endor and Saul: Ancient and Contemporary Views 48:4 235
Was Samuel a Priest? 51:1 16
SANCTUARY
The Dilemma of the Sanctuary XXV (3) 185
The Garden of Eden as God’s First Sanctuary 41:2 73
SARAH
Displacement in the Matriarchal Home: A Psychological Study of the Abraham-Sarah Marriage XXX (2) 90
What Sarah Saw: Envisioning Genesis 21:9-10 XXXVI (1) 54
A New Interpretation of Akarah…Ein Lah Valad (Gen. 11:30) Based on the Talmud: “Unattached Follicle” 40:4 265
Sarah’s Treatment of Hagar (Genesis 16): Morals, Messages and Mesopotamia 41:4 211
Note on the Term Pakad: Implications Regarding Sarah’s Infertility 43:2 116
What Does I Will be Built From/Through Her in Genesis 16:2 and Genesis 30:3 Mean? 48:1 40
SATAN
Satan: Psychologist XVIII 157
Satanic Verses XXV (2) 90
Satanic Verses – Part II XXV (4) 225
SAUL
King Saul in World Literature I (2) 1
Saul and the Witch of Endor V 16
The Prophet Samuel & King Saul XI 202
Saul’s Kingship – The Tragedy of a Leader XI 210
Samuel and Saul – The Psychological Dimension XI 217
Samuel and Saul: The Prophetic Dimension XI 223
Free to Set a King Over Thee XVI 142
What Ailed the Son of Kish XIX 244
The Prophet Samuel and King Saul XX 225
Samuel and Saul: A Negative Symbiosis XXXII (1) 35
Lord Byron’s Midrashic Lyrics: Part 1: Saul and Others XXXVII (1) 24
Saul and the “Witch of En-Dor” XXXIX (2) 99
Saul and Genocide 42:1 39
The Hidden Storyline Within the Biblical Texts Regarding David and Saul 43:4 233
Saul and Jonathan 47:2 93
SCAPEGOAT
Azazel: The Scapegoat in the Bible and Ancient Near East 51:2 85
SCHILLER
Schiller on Moses IX 179
SCIENCE
Science in the Book of Job XIX 18
The Incorporation of Pre-Modern Scientific Theories Into Biblical Literature: The Case of Innate Heat XXXII (2) 73
SCRIBAL
Scribal Peculiarities in the Sefer Torah XIV 135
SCRIBE
Ezra, The Scribe VI 87
Bible Trivia – Soferim Scribes Counters XV 248
Biblical Formatting: Visual and Virtual XXXV (1) 17
SCRIPTURAL
Judah and Tamar: A Scriptural Enigma XII 246
About Some Scriptural Divine Designations XV 29
SCROLL
The Physical Characteristics of a Torah Scroll VIII 86
The Art of Narration in the Scroll of Esther XIV 152
An Update on the Dead Sea Scrolls XX 187
The Dead Sea Scrolls, 40 Years Later XXI 256
The Halakhah of the Humash XXXII (1) 51
Biblical Formatting: Visual and Virtual XXXV (1) 17
SEA
The Miracle at the Red Sea XX 250
The Molten Sea and the Value of Pi XIX 127
An Update on the Dead Sea Scrolls XX 187
The Dead Sea Scrolls, 40 Years Later XXI 256
Down to the Sea in Ships XXXVII (2) 73
Ramah: Upswept, Uplifted, Upraised XXXIX (2) 95
Glorification of God at the Sea 47:2 120
Two Polyphonic Narrations: The Splitting of the Red Sea and the Treaty With the Givonites 48:2 117
SEASONS
The Two Seasons in Israel XIV 26
SECULAR
Was the Hasmonean State Secular in Orientation: Part 1 XII 104
Was the Hasmonean State Secular in Orientation: Part 2 XII 186
SEER
Jonah – Transition From Seer to Prophet VII 1
SEFER TORAH
Scribal Peculiarities in the Sefer Torah XIV 135
SELLING
The Selling of the Birthright: Making Sense of a Perplexing Episode XIX 100
SEMITIC
Semitic Influences and the Biblical Text X 90
SENNACHERIB
The Annihilation of Sennacherib’s Army: A Case of Septicemic Plague? 45:4 222
SENSE
The Selling of the Birthright: Making Sense of a Perplexing Episode XIX 100
Sense and Incense XXI 242
SEPTUAGINT
Septuagint Vocabulary in the Gospels and Acts XXVIII (3) 190
Book Review: A New English Translation of the Septuagint 42:3 199
Septuagint Readings as Additional Exegetical Layers 46:2 124
The Greek Translation of the Bible 47:1 21
SERAH BAT ASHER
Serah Bat Asher in Rabbinic Literature 42:1 45
SERPENT
“Heeling” in the Torah: A Psychological-Spiritual Reading of the Snake and Jacob’s Wrestling Match 42:3 178
SERVICE
Service of the Lips XIV 101
SETTLEMENT
Names of Settlements in lsrael: Biblical Terms Turned into Names XIV 82
Who Authorized Israelite Settlement East of the Jordan? XXXV (1) 11
SEVEN
Who Knows Seven? 41:4 255
SEX
Sex and Violence in the Bible IV 125
Three Nuances of Sexual Intercourse – Yadah, Bah El, Shachav Im XVIII 92
SFORNO
Text and Historical Motivations Behind the Commentary of Rabbi Ovadiah Sforno on the Torah 42:2 73
SHADAL
Who Counted Righteousness to Whom? Two Clashing Views by Shadal on Genesis 15:6 XXXVI (1) 28
SHAKESPEARE
Biblical Influence on Shakespeare’s Hamlet XIX 29
Shakespeare’s Forgivable Portrayal of Shylock XXXV (3) 187
Balaam, Shakespeare, Shylock XXXV (4) 231
SHAMGAR
Who Was Shamgar Ben Anat XIV 105
SHAVUOTH
Reflections on Shavuoth XVII 250
Shavuot – Zman Matan Torateinu? XXV (3) 173
SHAZAR
Shazar: The Man of Many Crowns II (1) 41
My Youth in the Company of Shazar III (3) 3
SHEBA
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba VII 172
Solomon and Sheba – Aggadic Roots of the Koran Story XVIII 172
The Queen of Sheba: A Queen of Egypt or Ethiopia? XXIX (3) 151
The Solomon and Sheba Story in Ethiopia XXXV (1) 60
SHECHEM
The Rape of Dinah and the Conquest of Shechem VIII 144
Shechem: A Foreshadowing of the Future and a Metaphor XXXIV (2) 92
Four Homicides: How These Were Judged by the Bible and a Speculation as to the Basis for Judgement XXXIV (4) 247
SHEMITTAH
Shemittah and the Geography of Israel XV 163
Sabbatical and Jubilee Regulations as a Means of Economic Recovery 46:3 196
SHEM
The Hebrew Word Shem: A New Interpretation of Several Biblical Passages X 144
Book Review: The Hebrew Word Shem and Its Original Meaning by I. Rapaport XI 131
SHEOL
Grave Matters: Sheol in the Hebrew Bible 44:3 145
SHEPHERD
Shepherding as a Metaphor 42:1 36
SHIP
Down to the Sea in Ships XXXVII (2) 73
SHOFAR
The Translation of the Biblical Word Shofar 40 (2) 111
SHOE
The Role of the Shoe in the Bible XXXV (1) 41
SHILOH
Reconstructing the Destruction of the Tabernacle of Shiloh 44:1 7
SHULAMIT
Shulamit Unallegorized VIII 1
SHUNAMMITE
Abishag the Shunammite IX 78
SIBERIAN
The Siberian Exile and his Book: Review of a Study in Wisdom Literature VI 44
SIEGE
The Siege of Jerusalem: Part 1: Assyria the World Power 43:2 83
The Siege of Jerusalem: Part 2: The Enigmatic Rabshakeh 43:3 163
SIBLING
Sibling Relationships in the Bible: A Psychodynamic Dimension XIV 228
SIGHT
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
Seeing the Good of Israel XXXV (3) 202
SIGN
Sign – Oth XVIII 241
Moses’ Three Signs: Symbol and Augury XX 115
SIGNAL
Singnaling in Biblical Warfare and Moses’ Role as Military Commander 40 (2) 74
SIGNATURE, BIBLICAL
Six Biblical Signatures Discovered XX 279
SILENCE
Speech and Silence in Prophecy VI 61
Book Review: The Exile of the Word: From the Silence of the Bible to the Silence of Auschwitz by Andre Neher XI 199
Silence in the Bible XXXI (3) 153
SILVER
Technical, Artistic and Symbolic Uses of Silver in the Bible 47:4 217
SIMEON
Was Simon Not Included in Moses’ Blessing IV 51
Simeon the Scapegoat XX 168
SIN
The Sin of Amalek in Bible and Midrash XI 77
Sight, Sin and Blindness in the Samson Narrative and in Milton’s Samson Agonistes XV 150
Abraham’s Great Sin – A Re-evaluation XV 186
Sodom: Manners, Morals, Misdeeds XVI 211
Two Sinners XXV (2) 108
The True Sin of Nadav and Abihu XXVI (4) 263
Adam’s Sin XVII 71
A Puzzle in the Pentateuch? XXIX (2) 127
Heinous Sin: Harbinger of Catastrophe or Redemption? 40 (2) 81
SINAI
From Mount Sinai to Mount Moriah XI 96
The Rise and Fall of Israel in the Sinai Desert XVIII 32
Peril and Deliverance and the Akedah-Sinai Narrative Structure 40:4 247
Sinai Upside-Down: The Theological Message of a Midrash 41:4 243
SING
Sing to Me XVI 127
SISERA
Sisera and Harosheth-Goiim 41:2 95
Male Virility and Biblical Power Dynamics 52:1 3
SISTER
Jacob and the Wife-Sister Stories 46:4 226
SITE
Gilgal, Site of the First Passover VI 137
SKIN
Garments of Skin (Genesis 3:21) XVIII 74
SKY
Why Shamayim as Sky XXXIV (2) 130
SLAVERY
Slavery in the Bible X 204
Was the Egyptian Experience Necessary? XXXV (3) 198
Outsmarting God: Egyptian Slavery and the Tower of Babel 41:3 200
Why Did the Bible Allow Servitude? 42:2 89
Joseph and the Enslavement of the Egyptians 47:1 39
“Chattel or…?”: Laws Relating to Female Slaves in Ancient Israel 51:1 33
SLEEP
Sleep Disorders in the Bible XXXI (3) 143
Sleep From the Eyes, Slumber From the Eyelids XXXIV (1) 39
In Your Lying Down and in Your Rising Up: A Biblical Sleep Ethic XXXIV (1) 47
SOCIAL
The Habiru and the Hebrews: From a Social Class to an Ethnic Group VII 101
SOCRATES
The Dialectic of Faith and Doubt in the Philosophy of Socrates and Piety of Job VIII 197
SODOM
Hospitality in Sodom: A Biblical Contrast V 94
Sodom: Manners, Morals, Misdeeds XVI 211
Nineveh and Sodom Juxtaposed: Contrasts and Parallels XXX (4) 242
The Gardens of Eden and Sodom XXXI (3) 174
Lot’s Failed Trial XXXVII (3) 153
The Anti-Hybridization Laws and Sodom and Gomorrah: An Inquiry into an Explanation of the Hybridization Prohibition 44:3 175
SOFERIM
Bible Trivia – Soferim Scribes Counters XV 248
SOLOMON
Moby Dick and the Wisdom of Solomon V 170
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba VII 172
Solomon’s Humiliation IX 11
Justice in Solomon’s Court: Anonymous versus Anonymous X 170
The Judgement of Solomon X 177
Book Review: Studies in the Period of David and Solomon and Other Essays by T. Ishida XIV 51
The Song of Solomon – A Dream Ballet XIV 166
King Solomon’s Wives: As Envisioned by David Pinski XVIII 19
Solomon and Sheba – Aggadic Roots of the Koran Story XVIII 172
King Solomon’s Golden Wealth XIX 136
Ezion-Geber, Solomon’s Seaport XX 122
The Solomon and Sheba Story in Ethiopia XXXV (1) 60
Solomon: The Too Wise King XXXIX (2) 91
Cut the Baby in Half: Understanding Solomon’s Divinely-Inspired Wisdom XXXIX (3) 189
The Reign of King Solomon: Diplomatic and Economic Perspectives 42:3 151
Miketz Ersim Shana: Revisiting Mishpat Shlomo Twenty Years On 49:1 3
SOLUTION
Prophetic Solution for Near Eastern Peoples (Isaiah 19:24) I (2) 27
SON
What Ailed the Son of Kish XIX 244
Darshanut: The Defiant Son XXVI (2) 129
Fathers and Sons XXXIII (4) 215
Sons of Elokim as Used in Genesis XXXVI (2) 125
SONG OF SONGS
Book Review: Commentary on Song of Songs by Eliezer Levinger I (4) 42
My Beloved is Gone Down to his Garden to the Beds of Spices (Songs of Songs 6:3) II (3) 22
The Jewish Way of Loving II (3) 26
The Hand on the Door VII 62
The Song of Solomon – A Dream Ballet XIV 166
The Theme of the Song of Songs XV 106
Four Repetitions in the Song of Songs XVI 32
Double Meanings in the Song of Songs XVI 249
Literary Patterns in the Song of Songs XVII 179
The Song of Songs: The Bible’s Celebration of Love XIX 199
Book Review: Song of Riddles: Deciphering the Song of Songs 48:1 62
“Awesome” Artistry: Ayummah Kannidgalot in Song of Songs 6:4, 10 51:2 91
SONG OF THE SEA
Responsive Voices in the Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1-21) 40:4 211
Shirat Ha’Yam: Miriam’s Song 45:2 99
The Sound of Music: A Phonetic Analysis of Shirat Ha-Yam 46:1 19
SOUL
Psalm 24:3-4: Nafshi or Nafsho: His Soul or My Name? 40 (1) 63
SOURCES
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 1 I (2) 15
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 2 I (3) 18
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 3 I (4) 31
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 4 II (2) 39
Sources on the History of Torah Reading II (4) 21
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 1 III (3) 32
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 2 III (4) 19
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 3 IV 24
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 4 IV 81
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 5 IV 134
Biblical Sources Relating to Prayer: Part 6 IV 176
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 1 V 35
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 2 V 91
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 3 V 138
The Laws of Mourning: Biblical Sources: Part 4 V 192
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 1 VI 41
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 2 VI 99
The Laws of the Shabbat: Biblical Sources: Part 3 VI 153
The Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 4 VI 204
Laws of Sabbath: Biblical Sources: Part 5 VII 41
King and Commoner in Proverbs and Near Eastern Sources X 210
The Laws of Marriage: Biblical Sources: Part 1 XI 123
The Laws of Marriage: Biblical Sources: Part 2 XI 194
SOUR GRAPES
Parents Have Eaten Sour Grapes XVIII 1
SPACE
Redemption: Time and Space XXI 178
Sacred Space and Holy Time XXXIV (4) 244
SPARKS
Sparks From the Psalms II (3) 10
SPECULATIONS
Speculations on Job X 128
SPEECH
Speech and Silence in Prophecy VI 61
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 1 XVI 18
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 2 XVI 104
Elihu: The Provenance and Content of his Speeches XVI 90
The Speech Defect of Moses XXVI (2) 121
Dover and M’Daber XXXIII (1) 40
The Folly of Impetuous Speech: Four Biblical Incidents XXXIV (1) 16
Balaam and His Talking Donkey XXXIV (2) 83
Life and Death in the Power of One’s Tongue: The Case of the Son of Shelomith Bat-Dibri XXXVII (3) 187
Numbers: The Lawbook on Speech Morality XXXIX (2) 74
The Repeated Use of “Vayo’mer” Within One Character’s Speech 51:2 73
SPICES
My Beloved is Gone Down to his Garden to the Beds of Spices (Songs of Songs 6:3) II (3) 22
SPIES
Spies, Princes and Korach’s Rebellion X 220
Moses and the Spies XII 196
Between the Judges and the Spies: The Courtroom as a Microcosm for the Battlefield and Beyond 50:4 221
STATUTES
For the Statutes of Omri are Kept (Micah 6:16) XVIII 69
STATE
A Nation Without a State IV 17
Was the Hasmonean State Secular in Orientation: Part 1 XII 104
Was the Hasmonean State Secular in Orientation: Part 2 XII 186
STONE
Incised Stone Fragment Korban: From Southern Wall of Temple Mount XIII 235
STRANGE
The Strange History of Kasher XXI 164
STRANGER
Darshanut: Friends, Strangers, Enemies XXX (2) 131
The Word Ger in the Bible and itsImplications XXXIV (4) 264
STRATEGY
Three Charismatic Judges and Their Strategies IV 8
Esther’s Plan to Save the Jews: Overall Strategy, Initial Failures, Ultimate Success XI 153
Singnaling in Biblical Warfare and Moses’ Role as Military Commander 40 (2) 74
STREET
The Jerusalem Streets Abraham Walked On VI 35
STRESS
Flood, Salt, and Sacrifice: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Genesis XXXVIII (2) 124
STRIFE
Fraternal Strife in the Bible XXXVI (2) 108
STRIKING
The Striking of the Rock XII 152
STRUCTURE
Genesis 14 – Meaning and Structure XVI 256
Numerological Structure in Biblical Literature XX 50
Chaos or Chiasm? The Structure of Abraham’s Life XXXV (2) 109
STUDY
The Siberian Exile and his Book: Review of a Study in Wisdom Literature VI 44
Was Jonathan Guilty: A Study of I Samuel Chapter 14 VII 153
The Torn Robe: A Study of I Samuel 15:26-28 VIII 136
Torah Study and Peace of Mind XI 53
Aggadah in Bible Study XII 39
Matriarchal Influence in the Bible: A Medical-Psychological Study XIII 81
Gods, Tents and Authority: A Study of Exodus 32 and I Kings 12 XIX 230
Judah and Joseph: A Study in Contrasts XXI 127
STUDY GUIDES
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 124
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 166
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 258
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 40
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 102
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 80
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 140
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 198
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 44
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 94
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 140
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 210
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus IX 44
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 100
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 150
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 206
Torah Dialogues: Numbers X 28
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 124
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 166
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 258
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 40
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 102
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 44
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 94
STYLE
The Punishment of Cain: A Reflection in Midrashic Style XVIII 45
A Stylistic-Exegetical Analysis of Jeremiah 46:1-12 XX 84
SUBSISTENCE
The Subsistence Struggles of Early Israel XXI 197
SUBVERTED CITY
What Never Was and Never Will Be: Rebellious Son, Subverted City, Infected House XXIX (4) 249
SUCCESS
Esther’s Plan to Save the Jews: Overall Strategy, Initial Failures, Ultimate Success XI 153
Balaam’s Mission – Failure or Success XVII 112
The Punishment of Achan: The Poetic Justice of Success and Failure XIX 25
SUCCOTH
A Journey to Succoth 43:3 185
The Message of the Four Species 51:2 113
SUFFERING
The Paradigm of Job: Suffering and the Redemptive Destiny of Israel XVII 121
Suffering: Three Biblical Views XXX (3) 183
The Real “Suffering Servant”: Decoding a Controversial Passage in the Bible XXXVII (1) 35
Isaiah’s Suffering Servant: A New View XXXVII (4) 243
The Book of Job as a Way of Relating to Jewish National Suffering 44:3 157
SUICIDE
A Note on Job 6:8-10: Suicide and Death Wishes XV 173
Suicide in the Bible XXXVII (3) 157
SUK
The Suk in Ancient Israel: Where was the Jerusalem Makhtesh II (2) 1
SYMBOL
The Evolving Symbolism of the Burning Bush VIII 185
The Symbols of Nature in Israel and in the Ancient Near East IX 132
The Symbolic Acts of Ezekiel (Chapters 3-5) XIX 120
Moses’ Three Signs: Symbol and Augury XX 115
The Use of Symbolism and Hidden Messages in the Book of Ruth XXX (2) 110
Biblical Cosmogony: A Symbolic Interpretation of Genesis 1-4 XXXI (4) 252
Numerical Symbolism in the Dedication of the Altar XXXVIII (1) 52
The Genealogical List in the Book of Ruth: A Symbolic Approach XXXVIII (2) 85
SYNAGOGUE
The Vision of the Dry Bones Depicted in the Wall Drawings of the Synagogue in Dura Europos II (1) 10
The Origin of the Synagogue VII 27
The Synagogue: Its Origin and Development XIV 71
SYNDROME
The Three-Day Syndrome XIII 111
The Abel Syndrome XX 111
SYNTAX
A Note on Judges 13:20-21: Sorting Out the Syntax XXXVIII (1) 10
TA’AMAY HAMIKRA
Observations on Ta’amay Hamikra XII 84
TABERNACLE
The Tabernacle: A Psycho-theological Enterprise XVIII
Creation, Tabernacle and Sabbath XXV (2) 79
The Corner Boards of the Tabernacle 40:3 143
Reconstructing the Destruction of the Tabernacle of Shiloh 44:1 7
The Mishkan and the Aesthetic 44:4 245
TABLET
The Nuzi Tablets: Reflections on the Patriarchal Narratives VIII 12
From the Nuzi Tablets XIII 216
The Layout of Decalogue on the Tablets and Archaeology XV 177
The Two Tablets of the Covenant XXI 73
The Form and Function of the Luchot 52:1 45
TABLES
Altars and Tables in the Bible XIII 35
TALIONIS, LEX
The Lex Talionis in the Torah XXI 183
TALMUD
The Camel in the Bible and Talmud XIV 108
Jerusalem in the Bible and Talmud XIV 119
Biblical and Talmudic Attitudes towards Intermarriage XVII 107
The Duality of Man: A Study in Talmudic Allegorical Interpretations XXXVI (2) 102
TAMAR
Judah and Tamar: A Scriptural Enigma XII 246
Judah and Tamar XVI 123
The Rape of Tamar XX 174
Tamar Times Three XXX (2) 127
Rescue From Fiery Death: Daniel Chapter 3 and Genesis Chapter 38 41:1 24
Judah and Tamar: Self-Esteem Lost and Partially Redeemed 48:1 23
Tamar Triumphant: Rewritten Bibles 51:1 53
Tamar Triumphant: Targumim 51:2 126
TANAKH
A Note on “Watergate” in the Tenakh II (2) 17
The Multiple Functions of “How” in the Tanakh XVIII 84
Parallelisms Between the Tanakh and the Gospels XXVII (1) 3
TANHUM
Kimchi and Tanhum Ben Joseph HaYerushalmi on Chronicles XXVI (1) 45
TARGUM
Note on a Latin Term in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan 41:3 191
A Note on the Aramaic Cognate of ‘Almah in the Targumim 46:1 55
Tamar Triumphant: Targumim 51:2 126
TASSEL
The Tassel and the Blue Cord XXI 99
TATTENAI
Tattenai and Haman 47:4 254
TATTOO
Ketovet Ka’aka (Leviticus 19:28): Tattooing or Branding? XXXVIII (1) 13
TEACHER
Who Was the Teacher in Biblical Days? II (4) 14
TEACHING
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 1 XVI 18
Questions by the Serpent and the Ass: Analysis and Parallels with Classroom Teaching: Part 2 XVI 104
Biblical Teachings of Peace XVI 125
TEHILLIM (also see: PSALMS)
Loyt a Kapitel Tehillim (Poem) III (3) 18
Tehilim – The Book of Psalms (Part 1) XVI 235
Tehilim – the Book of Psalms (Part 2) XVII 83
Tehillim, The Psalms XIX 191
TEL AZEKA
On and Off the Beaten Track in Tel Azeka XXXIV (1) 55
TEL DAN
The Tel Dan Excavation XVIII 190
TEMPLE
The Lesson of Ezekiel’s Temple (Ezekiel 40-48) II (1) 13
Incised Stone Fragment Korban: From Southern Wall of Temple Mount XIII 235
Was There a Fourth Temple XIX 206
Reconstructing Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem XIX 274
Pomegranates as Temple Requisites XXII (4) 268
The Temple Plan Revealed: A Mishnaic Formula for Building the Temple XXVII (4) 238
The Pillars of the Temple 42:4 221
Reworking the Midrash in Light of History: Achashverosh and the Temple 44:3 169
Psalm 92, Shabbat, and the Temple 48:4 245
TENTS
Gods, Tents and Authority: A Study of Exodus 32 and I Kings 12 XIX 230
TERAH
The Journey of Terah: To Ur-Kasdim or Urkesh? XXXIII (2) 73
The Role of Terah in the Foundational Stories of the Patriarchal Family 44:4 251
Lech Lecha: Rearranging the Chronology and Rehabilitating Terach 50:1 43
TERMS
Names of Settlements in lsrael: Biblical Terms Turned into Names XIV 82
Ten Terms in the Torah: For Teachings, Commandments and Laws XXXIII (2) 113
TERROR
Reaction to Terror – A Biblical Perspective XV 125
TERUAH
What is Teruah XII 1
TEST
The Meaning of Abraham’s Test: A Reexamination of the Akedah XIX 3
The Akedah Test: What Passes and What Fails XXXII (4) 251
TESTING
Testing God: A Midrash on the Akeda VIII 98
The Testing of Abraham XVII 237
TETRAGRAMMATON
Bible Trivia – The Tetragrammaton XIV 195
TEXT
Bible and Aggada: The Imaginative Text; How Aggada Expands Biblical Personality XIII 188
A Pair of Contradictory Texts XXVII (2) 125
Magdil and Migdol – Liturgical Responses to Textual Variants 41:2 119
THEFT
Darshanut: The Seven Mitzvot of Bnai Noah: Varieties of Theft XXXI (4) 269
THEMES
The Sacrifice of Isaac Theme in Yiddish Literature IV 1
Themes in the Book of Esther V 111
Who is Afraid of Edom: Reflections of a Theme in Lamentations V 178
Book Review: Biblical Themes in World Literature by Sol Liptzin XIII 128
The Theme of the Song of Songs XV 106
THEODICY
Theodicy in the Bible XIII 174
Problem of the Theodicy XV 223
The Differences Between the Wise and the Foolish in Psalms: Theodicy, Understanding Providence, and Religious Responses XXXVIII (3) 157
The Problem of Theodicy in Psalms 45:1 43
THEOLOGY
The Theology of Psalm 145 (Part 1) XX 3
The Theology of Psalm 145 (Part 2) XX 73
Nahum’s Theological Perspectives XXXII (3) 148
Derekh Hokhma: Part 2: Theological Implications of the Exodus Narrative XXXIII (1) 53
Sinai Upside-Down: The Theological Message of a Midrash 41:4 243
THEORY
On Darwin’s Theory of Evolution XVI 99
THIRD
The Third Commandment XXI 24
THISTLE
Said the Thistle to the Cedar (II Kings 14) I (2) 12
THREE
Three Charismatic Judges and Their Strategies IV 8
The Three-Day Syndrome XIII 111
Three Nuances of Sexual Intercourse – Yadah, Bah El, Shachav Im XVIII 92
Three Women XIX 204
Moses’ Three Signs: Symbol and Augury XX 115
The Power of Threes XXXVI (3) 171
TILES
Tiles and Bricks in Biblical Poetry XV 160
TIME
The Direction and Purpose of Time: Isaiah’s Vision and the End of Days III (3) 7
Redemption: Time and Space XXI 178
Sacred Space and Holy Time XXXIV (4) 244
TIMES, BIBLICAL
Building in Biblical Times VI 1
Water in Biblical Times XV 195
TIMNAH
Samson in Timnah: Judges 14-15: Form and Function XV 249
TITTLE
Jot, Tittle, and Waw (Job 19:25) XVII 230
TOLA
Tola the Judge: A New Midrashic Analysis 43:1 17
TORAH
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 1 I (2) 15
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 2 I (3) 18
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 3 I (4) 31
Sources on the History of Torah Reading: Part 4 II (2) 39
Sources on the History of Torah Reading II (4) 21
The Maccabees and the Transmission of the Text of the Torah IV 67
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 80
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 140
Torah Dialogues: Genesis VII 198
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 44
The Physical Characteristics of a Torah Scroll VIII 86
Torah Dialogues: Exodus VIII 94
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 140
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus VIII 210
Torah Dialogues: Leviticus IX 44
Torah Study and Peace of Mind XI 53
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 100
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 150
Torah Dialogues: Numbers IX 206
Torah Dialogues: Numbers X 28
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 124
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 166
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy X 258
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 40
Torah Study and Peace of Mind XI 53
Torah Dialogues: Deuteronomy XI 102
Scribal Peculiarities in the Sefer Torah XIV 135
Words of Torah XIV 196
Words of Torah XIV 261
Words of Torah XV 58
Words of Torah XV 129
Words of Torah XV 202
Words of Torah XV 272
Words of Torah XVI 57
The Lex Talionis in the Torah XXI 183
Torah Dialogues XXV (1) 46
Torah Dialogues XXV (2) 123
Torah Dialogues XXV (3) 195
The Word “Torah” in the Torah XXXIII (4) 241
The Torah as Divine Fire XXXV (2) 94
Is There a Pattern to the Five Books of Moses? XXXVI (1) 39
The Torah Reading for Rosh Ha-Shanah XXXIX (2) 83
A Torah With 70 Different Faces 41:1 28
TORN
The Torn Robe: A Study of I Samuel 15:26-28 VIII 136
TOWER OF BABEL
The Tower of Babel X 35
The Tower of Babel: God’s Towering Pride XXVII (2) 89
The Book of Zephaniah: Allusions to the Tower of Babel XXVIII (1) 3
Outsmarting God: Egyptian Slavery and the Tower of Babel 41:3 200
The Tower of Babel in Eliezer Ashkenazi’s Sefer Ma’aseh Hashem 42:2 83
The Book of Jubilees and the Midrash: Part 3: The Tower of Babel 42:3 165
TRADITION
The Biblical Tradition of Popular Democracy VIII 161
Dating the Book of Daniel: The Legitimacy of the Traditional View XIII 120
The Enoch Tradition XVIII 181
The Words Minhag and Masoret XXXI (3) 186
TRAGEDY
Tragedy in the Bible IX 3
Absalom’s Story – Drama and Tragedy XI 1
Moses: The Tragedy of His Personal Life XI 141
Saul’s Kingship – The Tragedy of a Leader XI 210
Jonah and Nineveh: The Tragedy of Jonah XII 4
Jeremiah, A Tragedy: Thou Hast Enticed Me, and I was Enticed XIX 176
Ason: A Fate Worse than Death XX 195
The Tragic King XXIX (3) 180
Samson: A Tragedy in Three Acts XXXV (1) 34
TRANSITION
Jonah – Transition From Seer to Prophet VII 1
Twins in Transition: Genesis 32:25-31 Re-Examined XII 166
TRANSLATION
Bible Translations and Mistranslations VII 44
Bible Trivia: The First Bible Translation XVI 121
Modern Biblical Translations XVII 141
The Humpty Dumpty Principle in Biblical Translation XVIII 141
Bible Translations, How Reliable XXI 189
On the Inadequacy of Translation as Exemplified by a Literary Analysis of Four Translations of Psalm 102: Part I XXVII (2) 73
On the Inadequacy of Translation as Exemplified by a Literary Analysis of Four Translations of Psalm 102: Part II XXVII (3) 174
Bible Translators as Arbiters of Ambiguity: Part 1 XXIX (2) 96
Bible Translators as Arbiters of Ambiguity: Part 2 XXIX (3) 156
Why Start Jacob and Joseph with a “J”? XXXIII (4) 246
More Bible Curiosities and Mistranslations XXXIV (4) 211
Ha’achashtranim Bnei Ha’ramachim: Translating Esther 8:10 XXXVI (1) 33
Shalem: City or Safely? XXXVI (2) 121
Sons of Elokim as Used in Genesis XXXVI (2) 125
And Dinah the Daughter of Leah Went Out: The Meaning of Yatz’anit in Rashi’s Commentary XXXVII (2) 121
Interpreting B-R-KH in Genesis 47 XXXVII (3) 175
The Function of the Root Y-R-KH in Genesis XXXVII (3) 189
Ketovet Ka’aka (Leviticus 19:28): Tattooing or Branding? XXXVIII (1) 13
Book Review: The Torah: A Modern Commentary, Revised Edition XXXVIII (2) 127
Translation, Midrash, and Commentary Through the Eyes of Onkelos XXXVIII (3) 191
The Translation of the Biblical Word Shofar 40 (2) 111
Kotonot Or (Genesis 3:21): Skin, Leather, Light, or Blind? 40 (2) 116
Isaiah 7:14B in New Major Christian Bible Translations 41:3 175
Note on a Latin Term in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan 41:3 191
Jacob the Heretic and Zecharia Meshulam and the Translation and Punctuation of Nehemiah 8:4 47:3 163
TRANSMISSION
The Maccabees and the Transmission of the Text of the Torah IV 67
The School of Isaiah: Biography and Transmission of the Book of Isaiah XVIII 62
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation in the Bible XXV (1) 39
TRAUMA
The Trauma of Isaac XX 96
TREE
Do Not Destroy the Fruit Trees (II Kings 3) I (2) 9
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil II (1) 6
Metaphors of the Vine and the Olive Tree II (3) 15
What About the Tree of Life XV 270
What Was the Actual Effect of the Tree of Knowledge XIX 105
Another Look at the Tree of Good and Evil XXVI (3) 184
He is Like a Tree Planted Beside Streams of Water: Reflections of Trees and Men in the Bible 43:2 73
God, Man and the Trees of Eden: Readings of Peshat and Derash 46:1 3
TRIAL
The Trials of Abraham VIII 127
The Trial of Jeremiah XII 36
Fall of Samaria: Biblical Historiosophy on Trial XVII 26
God and Man on Trial XXI 226
Abraham’s Ten Trials and a Biblical Numerical Notation XXXI (2) 73
Lot’s Failed Trial XXXVII (3) 153
TRIBES
The New Settlement of the Tribe of Dan III (1) 10
The Ten Lost Tribes? III (4) 4
TRIVIA, BIBLE
Bible Trivia – Introduction XIV 126
Bible Trivia – The Tetragrammaton XIV 195
Bible Trivia – The Number Seven XV 56
Bible Trivia – Vavei Ha’amudim XV 198
Bible Trivia – Soferim Scribes Counters XV 248
Bible Trivia: The First Bible Translation XVI 121
TRUTH
Biblical Prayers and Rabbinic Responses: Balancing Truthfulness and Respect Before God XXXVIII (1) 3
TURTLE
The Dove, Turtle Dove and Pigeon in Bible and Midrash XV 181
TWINS
Twins in Transition: Genesis 32:25-31 Re-Examined XII 166
TWO
Amos and Hosea: Two Directions in Israel’s Prophecy V 101
At the Mouth of Two Witnesses XII 141
Two Righteous Men: Isaiah and Hezekiah XII 211
Midrash and Pesher: Two Classical Forms of Biblical Interpretation IV 103
The Two Seasons in Israel XIV 26
Two Biblical Parables: Irony and Self-entrapment XV 11
Ahitophel of Gilo: Two Literary Portraits XVI 227
The Two Tablets of the Covenant XXI 73
Two Concepts of the Covenant XXI 109
TYRE
The Biblical View of Tyre XXXIV (2) 73
Ezekiel, the Wordsmith, and his Prophecies Against Tyre 45:2 79
TZEMAH HASHEM
The Meaning of Tzemach Hashem in Isaiah 4:2 XXVIII (1) 20
TZITZIT
The Tassel and the Blue Cord XXI 99
The Missing Thread of Blue XXXI (4) 245
The Mystery, Meaning and Disappearance of the Tekhelet XXXIX (2) 108
UNIQUE
Elijah – The Unique Prophet III (3) 16
A Unique Biblical Law XV 190
UNIVERSALISM
The Prophets: Nationalists or Universalists VIII 206
The Universalism of the Book of Jonah According to the Teaching of Yehezkel Kaufman X 20
Job, A Universal Drama (1) XXI 13
Job, A Universal Drama (2) XXI 80
Particularism and Universalism in Psalms XXIX (1) 13
Universalism and/or Particularism XXX (1) 3
Forget Not Your Forebears! XXX (3) 164
Both are the Words of the Living God XXXV (4) 242
The Prophets of Israel: Both Universalist and Particularist XXXV (4) 249
The Three Tenses in the Kingdom of God: God of Israel or of the World XXXVIII (4) 255
UR-KASDIM
The Journey of Terah: To Ur-Kasdim or Urkesh? XXXIII (2) 73
URIAH
The Trial of Jeremiah and the Killing of Uriah the Prophet 42:1 27
URIM VE-TUMMIM
The Mystery of the Urim Ve-Tummim 43:4 241
USURY
Neshekh and Tarbit: Usury From the Bible to Modern Finance XXXIII (1) 13
Shakespeare’s Forgivable Portrayal of Shylock XXXV (3) 187
UTOPIA
A New World and a New Man: Utopias in the Era of the Babylonian Exile and the Return to Zion XI 249
The Utopian Map in Ezekiel 48:1-35 XXXIV (1) 20
UZZIAH
What Happened to Uzziah’s Bones? (II Kings 15) I (2) 5
VALUE
The Molten Sea and the Value of Pi XIX 127
VARIANTS
Magdil and Migdol – Liturgical Responses to Textual Variants 41:2 119
VEGETABLES
A Garden of Vegetables XIX 123
VENGEANCE
Joseph and his Brothers: Vengeance or Reconciliation XIV 183
VERB
The Verb Naer in the Bible XVIII 27
Imperative Verbs Followed by the Preposition Lamed: Compulsory or Precatory? XXVIII (4) 264
VERSE
Habakuk 3:13 A Problematic Verse XIII 105
A Problem Verse in Dayenu XIV 162
Comments on Biblical Verses XVIII 46
The Names of Biblical Verses XVIII 251
The Difficult Verse in Genesis 4:26 XVIII 257
Citing Chapter and Verse XX 234
VIGILANTE
Phinehas: Hero or Vigilante? XXXV (2) 119
VILLAIN
Ahasuerus is the Villain XVIII 187
Reply to: Ahasuerus is the Villain XIX 34
Who is the Villain XX 153
VINDICATION
Seeking Vindication, Especially in Jonah XXX (1) 17
VINE
Metaphors of the Vine and the Olive Tree II (3) 15
VIOLATION OF WOMEN
A Biblical Protest Against the Violation of Women VIII 194
VIOLENCE
Sex and Violence in the Bible IV 125
VIRGIN
Isaiah 7:14B in New Major Christian Bible Translations 41:3 175
A Note on the Aramaic Cognate of ‘Almah in the Targumim 46:1 55
VISION
The Aspaklaria of Prophetic Vision I (4) 27
The Vision of the Dry Bones Depicted in the Wall Drawings of the Synagogue in Dura Europos II (1) 10
The Direction and Purpose of Time: Isaiah’s Vision and the End of Days III (3) 7
Understanding Redemption Through the Metaphor of the Family: A Prophetic Vision XXI 248
VOGUE
Jephthah’s Literary Vogue VI 126
VOICE
God’s Voice: From Creation to the Sanctuary XXXIII (3) 184
VOLCANO
The Volcano in Job 28 XVIII 234
VOW
Four Acts of Vowing in the Bible XXXVII (4) 231
WALL
The New Kotel Discovery (Isaiah 66:14) I (3) 24
The Western Wall: Part I VI 141
The Western Wall: Part 2 VI 198
The Western Wall: Part 3 VII 35
The Western Wall: Part 4 VlI 84
The Western Wall: Part 5 VII 136
The Western Wall: Part 6 VII 193
Incised Stone Fragment Korban: From Southern Wall of Temple Mount XIII 235
WAR
The Earthquake that Turned the Course of the War (Psalm 60) II (2) 13
Obligatory War and Voluntary War III (1) 30
Could Moses’ Hands Make War XIX 114
Did Abram Wage a Just War? XXXI (3) 167
Singnaling in Biblical Warfare and Moses’ Role as Military Commander 40 (2) 74
The Curse of Death in War 40:4 231
WARHORSE
The Warhorse of the Lord XXVIII (3) 163
WATER
Water in Biblical Times XV 195
Multiple Functions of Wells in the Tanakh XXXIV (3) 180
Moses at the Waters of Meribah: A Case of Transference XXXV (2) 85
A Study on the Dual Form of Mayim, Water 40:3 183
The Lesson at Marah: Israel’s First Experience in the Desert: Understanding Exodus 15:22-26 as a Unified Text 47:2 75
WATERGATE
A Note on “Watergate” in the Tenakh II (2) 17
WAW
Jot, Tittle, and Waw (Job 19:25) XVII 230
WEALTH
King Solomon’s Golden Wealth XIX 136
WELL
Multiple Functions of Wells in the Tanakh XXXIV (3) 180
WESTERN WALL
The New Kotel Discovery (Isaiah 66:14) I (3) 24
The Western Wall: Part I VI 141
The Western Wall: Part 2 VI 198
The Western Wall: Part 3 VII 35
The Western Wall: Part 4 VlI 84
The Western Wall: Part 5 VII 136
The Western Wall: Part 6 VII 193
WESTARD
Eastward and Westward: The Movement of Prophecy and History in the Book of Jonah XIII 16
WICKED, DESTRUCTION OF
The Destruction of the Wicked XIX 22
WILDERNESS
Psalms Chapter 63: David in the Wilderness 42:4 244
WIFE
A Perfect Wife (Proverbs 31:10) II (4) 17
Deborah, the Wife of Lapidot XVIII 135
Jacob and the Wife-Sister Stories 46:4 226
WINDOW
Looking Through the Window: For Better or for Worse 51:4 227
WISDOM
Moby Dick and the Wisdom of Solomon V 170
The Siberian Exile and his Book: Review of a Study in Wisdom Literature VI 44
Two Hymns to Wisdom: Proverbs 8 and Job 28 XXXVI (4) 222
The Differences Between the Wise and the Foolish in Psalms: Theodicy, Understanding Providence, and Religious Responses XXXVIII (3) 157
Solomon: The Too Wise King XXXIX (2) 91
The Two Wise Women of Proverbs Chapter 31 XXXIX (3) 175
Cut the Baby in Half: Understanding Solomon’s Divinely-Inspired Wisdom XXXIX (3) 189
WISE COURTIER
The “Wise Courtier” in Rabbinic Literature XXXIX (3) 169
WISHES, SUICIDE AND DEATH
A Note on Job 6:8-10: Suicide and Death Wishes XV 173
WITCH
Saul and the Witch of Endor V 16
Saul and the “Witch of En-Dor” XXXIX (2) 99
The Ghost of Samuel: Real or Imaginary? 41:2 104
The Medium of Endor and Saul: Ancient and Contemporary Views 48:4 235
WITCHCRAFT
Witchcraft in the Bible XV 234
WITNESSES
At the Mouth of Two Witnesses XII 141
WOMEN
A Biblical Protest Against the Violation of Women VIII 194
Book Review: Lillith’s Daughters: Women and Religion in Contemporary Fiction by BH Rigney XII 54
Rachel – A Woman Who Would Be a Mother XVIII 213
Three Women XIX 204
The Women Around Moses XXXIII (2) 127
Book Review: The Torah: A Women’s Commentary XXXIX (2) 125
The Two Wise Women of Proverbs Chapter 31 XXXIX (3) 175
The Status of Women in Exodus 25:2 45:1 48
Abigail and Abel’s Wise Woman: Comparisons and Contrasts 49:4 263
WORD-PAIRS
Two Fundamental Word-Pairs: Sow/Reap and Plow/Reap XXXI (4) 237
WORDPLAY
Wordplay in Genesis 2:25-3:1 42:1 3
WORLD
King Saul in World Literature I (2) 1
The Motif of Job in Modern Jewish and World Literature III (1) 15
A New World and a New Man: Utopias in the Era of the Babylonian Exile and the Return to Zion XI 249
WORM
Darshanut: Thou Worm Jacob XXXII (1) 62
WORLDLY
Amos, Prophet and Worldly Man X 183
WORSHIP
Worship and Four Kings in Chronicles XXXIX (2) 118
WRESTLE
Jacob the Wrestler XIX 92
Who Wrestled with Jacob? XXXVIII (2) 119
WRITERS, BIBLICAL
National and Eschatological Messianism: Biblical Writers of the Second Commonwealth VI 147
YAH
Yah: A Name of God 42:1 21
YAVNEH
Rabban Gamliel of Yavneh XV 273
YETZER
Ke Yetzer Lev Haadam Rah Minurav X 32
YIDDISH
Elijah in Yiddish Literature I (3) 7
The Sacrifice of Isaac Theme in Yiddish Literature IV 1
ZEALOT
Elijah the Zealot: A Foil to Moses XXXII (3) 174
ZECHARIAH
And Ekron as a Jebusite (Zechariah 9:7) XXI 170
The Warhorse of the Lord XXVIII (3) 163
Zechariah: A Prophet During a Pivotal Time XXXI (1) 36
The Meaning of Tzantrot (Zechariah 4:12) 51:2 108
ZEDEKIAH
The Tragic King XXIX (3) 180
Zedekiah: Last King of Judah XXXVI (2) 93
ZELOPHEHAD
The Daughters of Zelophehad Revisited XXV (3) 169
The Daughters of Zelophehad XXVI (4) 260
The Root G-R-A in the Bible: The Case of the Daughters of Zelophehad and Beyond 41:2 107
The Daughters of Zelophehad: Biblical Women’s Rights Activists (?) 52:1 25
ZEPHANIAH
The Suk in Ancient Israel: Where was the Jerusalem Makhtesh II (2) 1
The Book of Zephaniah: Allusions to the Tower of Babel XXVIII (1) 3
ZERTAL, ADAM
Remembering Adam Zertal 50:2 119
ZERUBBABEL
Zerubbabel XVIII 148
ZIMRI
The Political Side of the Zimri-Cozbi Affair XXXVI (1) 22
Male Virility and Biblical Power Dynamics 52:1 3
ZION
Psalms of Zion III (4) 1
A New World and a New Man: Utopias in the Era of the Babylonian Exile and the Return to Zion XI 249
Moses, Elisha and Transferred Spirit: The Height of Biblical Prophecy? Part 2 XXX (3) 171
ZIPPORAH
The Circumcision Performed by Zipporah XXXV (4) 255
ZOHAR
The Mixed Multitude According to the Zohar 40 (2) 128
ZOROASTRIANISM
Zoroastrianism and Biblical Religion XXXIV (3) 143