An overview of artefacts with cuneiform inscriptions from the Land of Israel shows that the use of cuneiform script in this regions falls into two neatly distinguishable periods, each having own characteristics. The cuneiform ...

Regulations concerning the goring ox can be found in three law collections from the Ancient Near East, the Laws of Eshnunna, Laws of Hammurabi and the Code of Covenant in the Bible (Ex 20:22-23:33). The paragraphs which ...

Against a broad opinion in biblical theology that the Old Testament views the world and social life in a very positive way this paper shows that its texts are far more critical of the human life. The social criticism of ...

The recent Polish translation of the Psalms, entitled „Księga Psalmów. Nowy Przekład Dynamiczny” („The Book of Psalms. A New Dynamic Translation”) was published in 2013. According to the editor’s preface the translation ...

Tarshish is a country mentioned ca. 800 B.C. in the Phoenician Nora inscription, then in the Annals of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, and often in the Bible. It must be identified with Tartessos, known from Greek sources, ...