This section of the site contains bibliographies in selected areas of biblical studies, almost entirely related to the Old Testament (First Testament) or Hebrew Bible. It is hoped to expand and update the bibliographies considerably in the future development of the site.
Please note that in some cases the same bibliography is listed under more than one name in the index, to facilitate your search.
Abbreviations are used in the bibliographies for the names of most journals and series; the full titles can be found in the "list of abbreviations", to which there is a link at the end of every page of bibliography.
Amos – texts: 7–9: the visions of Amos
Ancient Near East: introductory bibliography
Apocalyptic literature in the OT and Early Judaism
Archaeology: introductory bibliography for Israel/Palestine and neighbouring areas
Archaeology: Jerusalem prior to its fall to the Babylonians
Archaeology: "Low Chronology" for Iron I-IIA
Biblical Theology: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Biblical Theology: Jewish Biblical Theology
Biblical Theology: New Testament Theologies
Biblical Theology: Old Testament Theologies from the 19th cent. and early 20th cent.
Biblical Theology: Old Testament Theologies from 1920 onwards
Biblical Theology: Theologies of the whole Christian Bible (OT + NT)
Biblical Theology – origins: Gabler and his predecessors
Biblical Theology – origins: Gabler's Discourse (1787), with some downloadable texts
Call narratives in the Old Testament
Chronology: "Low Chronology" for Iron I-IIA
Chronology: regnal dates of the kings of Judah and Israel
Commentaries (Jewish and Christian) on the whole Jewish Bible / Old Testament (pre-1800)
Covenant in the OT with its ancient Near Eastern background
Daniel – texts: 12,1-4 in the context of chaps 10–12
Elijah and Elisha: general bibliography
Ezekiel: commentaries (post-1800)
Ezekiel: reception and interpretation pre-1800, A: Jewish sources
Ezekiel: reception and interpretation pre-1800, B: Christian sources
Ezekiel: textual criticism and ancient versions
Ezekiel – texts: 40–48 (as a whole)
Ezekiel – texts: 40–48 (individual chapters)
Ezekiel – themes: the Glory of the Lord
Form Criticism and OT studies in general
Gabler and the origins of biblical theology
Gabler's Discourse (1787): with some downloadable texts
Geography of Israel / Palestine
Histories of Israel: some of the more important works
History of Israel: the Hellenistic period (second part of post-exilic period)
History of Israel: the Neo-Babylonian (exilic) period
History of Israel: the Persian period (first part of post-exilic period)
History of Israel: the Syro-Ephraimite war
Hosea – themes: popular religion in Hosea's time
Introductions to the Old Testament
Isaiah 1–66: commentaries on the whole book and on its various parts
Isaiah 1–66: general bibliography and studies on the composition of Isa 1-66 as a whole
Isaiah 1–66: textual criticism and ancient versions
Isaiah 1–39: general bibliography
Isaiah 40–55: general bibliography
Isaiah 56–66: general bibliography
Isaiah – texts: 6,1–8,18(9,6): the "Denkschrift" (memoir) hypothesis
Isaiah – themes: "servant of the Lord" (general bibliography)
Isaiah – themes: "servant of the Lord" (studies on Isa 42,1-9 and its immediate context)
Isaiah – themes: "servant of the Lord" (studies on Isa 49,1-13)
Isaiah – themes: "servant of the Lord" (studies on Isa 50,4-11)
Isaiah – themes: "servant of the Lord" (studies on Isa 52,13–53,12)
Isaiah – themes: social critique
Jeremiah: general bibliography
Jeremiah – texts: 28 and related texts in chaps 26–29
Jeremiah – texts: 31,31-34 in the context of chaps 30–31
Jeremiah – themes: prophetic conflict (false prophecy)
Jeremiah – themes: the confessions of Jeremiah
Jeremiah – themes: the new covenant
Jerusalem: archaeological and historical questions (Iron Age)
Methodology and theory of exegesis
Old Testament Theologies: 19th cent. and early 20th cent.
Old Testament Theologies: from 1920 onwards
Old Testament Theology: debate about the question of a "centre" of the Old Testament
Old Testament Theology: surveys of research and methodological discussions
Old Testament Theology – contributions: P. Beauchamp, J. Schreiner, M. Nobile
Old Testament Theology – contributions: W. Brueggemann
Old Testament Theology – contributions: B. S. Childs
Old Testament Theology – contributions: W. Eichrodt
Old Testament Theology – contributions: G. Fohrer, C. Westermann, W. Zimmerli
Old Testament Theology – contributions: G. von Rad
Old Testament Theology – contributions: R. Rendtorff
Old Testament Theology – contributions: various Catholic scholars from 1940 onwards
Old Testament Theology – contributions: various Theologies published between 1991 and 2004
Prophets: book of the Twelve Prophets as a whole
Prophets: canon formation and the prophetic books
Prophets: final form and genesis of the prophetic books (in general)
Prophets: general introductory bibliography
Prophets: pre-classical prophecy in Israel
Prophets: psychological aspects ("ecstatic" prophecy and related topics)
Prophets: terminology used in the Bible
Prophets – themes: call narratives
Prophets – themes: prophetic conflict (false prophecy)
Prophets – themes: social critique
"Remnant" as a theme in the OT
Resurrection and related themes in the OT and Early Judaism
Textual criticism of the OT books: an introductory bibliography