The Bible’s prehistory, purpose and political future – Reading materials

Coursera course by Emory University

This Resource Page contains a list of online resources related to topics presented in this course. Some resources are Dr. Wright’s, others were provided by our wonderful learner community. Please note that some links are only viewable if you are a member of the closed Facebook study group for the course, which learners may join for free here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1468199806744574/

Armana Letters

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2011/article/ancient-amarna-letters-of-egypt-now-online 

http://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/semitic/amarna.html

http://www.archive.org/stream/selectionsfromte00handuoft/selectionsfromte00handuoft_djvu.txt 

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/amarnaletters.htm 

Ashurbanipal:

https://www.academia.edu/7019430/I_read_the_inscriptions_from_before_the_flood_…_Neo-Sumerian_influences_in_Ashurbanipals_royal_self-image 

Ark of the Covenant:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473385782793372&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

Artifacts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artifacts_significant_to_the_Bible 

Babylon:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=472222392909711&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater

Bible:

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/06/02/bible-most-important-book-ever-written-designed-for-people-not-states/ 

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/hebrew-bible/why-do-we-have-a-bible/ 

Bronze Age:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=472222342909716&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/bronze-age-collapse-pollen-study-highlights-late-bronze-age-drought/ 

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/iron-vs-bronze-history-of-metallurgy.html#lesson 

Canaan:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=530597710384047&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=530597800384038&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=472222286243055&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

Cyrus Cylinder:

http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_macgregor_2600_years_of_history_in_one_object?awesm=on.ted.com_MacGregor&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=l.facebook.com&utm_content=awesm-publisher 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-l-wright/cyrus-cylinder-and-a-dream-for-the-middle-east_b_1322262.html 

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=327188&partId=1

David:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473386296126654&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

Egypt:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=472270239571593&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

Execration Texts:

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/execration_rituals.htm 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s67fFdxmfpg&feature=youtu.be 

Exodus and Conquest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBIJRtsnNPY 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbbCsk7MUIGeFrKlS-snrKWTT-uPs7VNO 

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/exodus/exodus-in-the-bible-and-the-egyptian-plagues/ 

http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2011/11/11/New-Evidence-Supporting-the-Early-%28Biblical%29-Date-of-the-Exodus-and-Conquest.aspx#Articlehttps://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/4162/TMP.objres.80.pdf 

Gedaliah:

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/The-murder-of-Gedaliah-governor-of-Judea-325479 

Hatzor:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/where-joshua-solomon-and-ahab-built-what-was-once-israels-greatest-city/ 

Hebrew Place Names:

http://www.hebrewtoday.com/content/hebrew-place-names-%E2%80%93-tel-aviv-and-be%E2%80%99er-sheva 

Israel and Judah:

http://ldolphin.org/kings.html 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=474163179382299&set=pcb.1493776880853533&type=1&theater 

Jerusalem:

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2010/oldest-written-document-ever-found-in-jerusalem-uncovered 

LMLK Seal:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMLK_seal 

Merneptah Stele:

http://www.cojs.org/pdf/3200_year_old.pdf 

http://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-victory-stele-of-merneptah-israel-1205bc-israel-berlin-statue-pedestal-relief-1350bc.htm 

Nations:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=472270276238256&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/imperial-history.html 

http://www.biblewalks.com/info/Empires.html 

Philistines:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IAZPJRtdjmk 

Qarqar:

http://www.livius.org/q/qarqar/qarqar_battle.html

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/daily-life-and-practice/the-philistine-marketplace-at-ashkelon/ 

Ruth:

http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBR&Volume=12&Issue=4&ArticleID=14 

Samaritans:

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/132004/the-other-torah?all=1 

Samuel:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473385829460034&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

Saul:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=473386229459994&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater

Sea Peoples:

https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/downloads/3x816m62p 

Shishak:

http://cojs.org/relief_and_stelae_of_pharaoh_shoshenq_i-_rehoboam-s_tribute-_c-_925_bce/

Tel Burna:

http://telburna.wordpress.com/about/ 

Tel Kabri:

http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-1.553495 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201694360550614&set=o.1468199806744574&type=3&theater 

Tell Abil al-Qamh:

http://www.jpost.com/Features/Front-Lines/The-Last-Biblical-Frontier-359765 

Transjordan:

http://asorblog.org/?p=7436 

Writing:

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/artifacts-and-the-bible/word-play/