Research Guides: Ancient Israel: The Basics

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Subjects: Africana Studies, Hebrew & Judaic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies

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This guide supports classes studying Ancient Israel. It is a gateway to selected resources, including books, journal articles, and web sites. Feel free to contact me as questions come up.

Fun and News

The Bible's Buried Secrets
A production of NOVA (Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2009), 1:53:51 mins.
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"Go on a scientific journey to the beginnings of modern religion, and dig into both the Bible and the history of the Israelites through the artifacts they left behind. The film focuses on the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) as the foundation for the great monotheistic religions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This powerful exploration of science, scripture, and scholarship examines the most pressing issues in biblical archaeology."
The Ophel Treasure, 9/9/2013, and rev. 09/01/2015
"Dr. Eilat Mazar’s excavation at the Ophel in Jerusalem is one of the most high-profile investigations in the field of Biblical archaeology...."
Ancient Wine Cellar unearthed in Israel. 08/28/2014
The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls
"The Dead Sea Scrolls, which include the oldest known biblical manuscripts in existence, offer critical insight into Jewish society in the Land of Israel during the Second Temple Period, the time of the birth of Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism. Five complete scrolls from the Israel Museum have been digitized for the project at this stage and are now accessible online."

Citing & Formatting Your Bibliography

The Society of Biblical Literature offers The Student Supplement for the SBL Handbook of Style (pdf) (515 KB) is an excellent tool to help you format your paper consistently.

Here is RefWorks a tool that helps you to organize and format your citations.