General Resources for Exodus
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • Exodus at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Bible Briefs, Exodus: study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
  • Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
  • Exodus and Moses, Wikipedia.
  • Book of Exodus, Emil Hirsch, Benno Jacob, SR Driver, Jewish Encyclopedia.
  • Exodus at iTanakh.
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: Pentateuch, Moses.
  • Introduction to the Book of Exodus, New American Bible.
  • Introduction, Outline, and Selected Bibliography for the Book of Exodus, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Bible Basics (Exodus) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Exodus in the World Wide Study Bible.
  • Walking Through the Bible: Exodus.
  • Biblenotes summary: Exodus.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • Shemot-Exodus, text with Rashi's commentary, chabad.org.
  • Exodus, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • Exodus, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • Exodus, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • Exodus, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • Exodus, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • Exodus- The Birth of the Nation, commentary by Robert L. Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Exodus: Deliverance and Covenant, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament: An introduction to the Hebrew Bible, 1999.
  • "Liberated by Law: Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A," Perry Yoder. "Living the Word" from Sojourners Online, September/October, 1999.
  • Exodus: God's People on a Journey, a reflective study from Wellsprings.
  • The Book of Exodus, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • Expository Notes on Exodus, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
• Articles and Background:
  • "Law: Hear O Israel (Legal Codes)," Davie Napier, in From Faith to Faith: Essays on Old Testament Literature, 1955. Full text online at Religion Online.
  • "Freedom or Knowledge? Perspective and Purpose in the Exodus Narrative," Lyle Eslinger, JSOT, 1991.
  • "Tar Baby and Womanist Theology," Karen Baker-Fletcher, Christian Theological Seminary. Theology Today, 1993.
  • "Xodus Musings: Reflections on Womanist Tar Baby Theology," Garth Baker-Fletcher, Christian Theological Seminary. Theology Today, 1993.
  • "Exodus: My Spiritual Map," Carol Ochs, Cross Currents, 1996/97.
  • The Tabernacle Home Page.
  • Moses, articles, photographs and video at BBC Religion and Ethics.
  • The Mystery and Controversy of the Story of Moses: Was Moses Akhenaton? Amenhotep IV? Includes a number of links to sites about Moses.
  • "The Date of the Exodus: The Historical Study of Scripture," Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
  • "How Reliable Is Exodus?" Allen Millard, Biblical Archaeological Review, 2000.
  • "An Ancient Egypt You Never Knew," Amy Dockser Marcus at BeliefNet, July 2000. Adapted from The View From Nebo: How Archaeology is Rewriting the Bible and Reshaping the Middle East.
  • "The Feminine Touch in the Legend of Moses," Charles David Isbell, Women in Judaism: Contemporary Writings.
  • "Miriam - From Prophet to Leper," Ita Sheres and Anne K. Blau, Women in Judaism: Contemporary Writings.
  • The Documentary Sources in Exodus, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • "The Exodus in Biblical Memory," Ronald Hendel, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001. (This URL links entire journal in one .pdf file. Slow connections will require long download times.)
  • "Humanizing Moses," Joel Cohen, Bible and Interpretation, 2003.
  • "'History' and 'Writing'," Charles David Isbell, Bible and Interpretation, 2003.
  • "The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible," J. David Pleins, Bible and Interpretation.
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  • Feldman, Louis H., "Philo's View of Moses' Birth and Upbringing," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2002.
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  • Vasholz, Robert I., "On the Dating of Exodus," Presbyterion, 2006.
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• Reviews:
  • Review: Konrad Schmid, Erzväter und Exodus: Untersuchungen zur doppelten Begründung der Ursprünge Israels innerhalb der Geschichtsbücher des Alten Testaments. (Neukirchener Verlag, 1999) Reviews by Kaare Berge and John VanSeters (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Reviews are in English.)
  • Review: George W. Coats, Exodus 1 - 18: The Forms of the Old Testament Literature. (Eerdmans, 1999) Review by Thomas B. Dozeman in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: William H.C. Propp, Exodus 1 - 18: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. (Doubleday, 1999) Review by David Palmer in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Goran Larsson, Bound for Freedom: The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Traditions. Hendrickson, 1999. Review by Donald Burke in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Dirk U. Rottzoll, Abraham Ibn Esras langer Kommentar zum Buch Exodus: Bd. 2 Parascha Jitro bis Pekudej (Ex 18-40) Eingeleitet, Übersetz und Kommentiert. (Walter de Gruyter, 2000) Review by Mayer Gruber in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in English.)
  • Review: Cornelis Houtman, Exodus: Volume 3: Chapters 20 - 40. (Peeters, 2000) Review by William H.C. Propp in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Waldemar Janzen, Exodus. (Herald Press, 2000) Review by Maria Odendaal in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Athalya Brenner, Exodus to Deuteronomy. (Sheffield Academic Press, 2000) Review by R. Christopher Heard in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Enrique Sanz Gimenez-Rico, Cercamia del Dios distante: Imogen de Dies en el libra del Exodo. Universidad Pontificia Comillas, 2002. Review by Hemchand Gossai in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
  • Review: Pnina Galpaz-Feller, The Exodus from Egypt: Reality of Illusion (Exodus 1-15). Schocken, 2002. Review by Pamela Barmash, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
  • Review: Michael, Carasik, ed., The Commentator's Bible: The JPS Miqra'ot Gedolot: Exodus. Jewish Publication Society, 2005. Review by Adele Berlin, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
  • Review: Carol Meyers, Exodus. Cambridge University Press, 2005. Review by Christoph Dohmen, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
• Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance:
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• Movies Listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
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