Focus On

Written by leading scholars, the Focus On essays are designed to stimulate thought and to explore in depth topics of interest in the field of Biblical studies. New essays on specific themes, with links to related content within the site for further reading, are published throughout the year. All visitors to Oxford Biblical Studies Online can access these essays, but related content links in Previous Features are available to subscribers only.


Current Feature

The King James Bible's 400th Anniversary in Retrospect


Previous Features

Rabbinic Literature and the Christian Scriptures: An Evolving Relationship

Humor in the Old Testament

Hanukkah

Humor in the Old Testament

Jonah and Genre

The Feast of Passover

Gnosticism

The Book of Revelation

Scholarship and Belief

Archaeology

Holes in the Tower of Babel

The Last Supper

The Ten Commandments in American Life

Genesis 1 and Theologies of Creation in the Hebrew Bible


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