A curated collection of sites, journals, and resources related to biblical languages, textual criticism, translation, and biblical studies. Disclaimer: The following represents a number of different point of views some traditional, some moderate, and some progressive.
Biblical Languages & Linguistics
A Short History of the Hebrew Language
Chaim Rabin’s concise history of Hebrew, from its ancient origins through the modern revival. LINK
Ancient Hebrew Grammar
John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt on Biblical Hebrew grammar, linguistics, philology, and related Semitic languages. LINK
Aleph with Beth “Anyone can learn Biblical Hebrew with our free video course! Our immersive Hebrew video lessons are designed to help people of any language and age learn Biblical Hebrew in a fun and natural way. You’ll learn step-by-step from context by seeing and hearing, with no stress and no book required. Make sure to start with lesson 1 and watch the lessons in order, because with each lesson we’re building on what came before and assuming you already are familiar with the vocabulary and grammar presented in earlier videos. Go at your own pace, and enjoy! Watch each video as many times as you need to build understanding. ” LINK
A Daily dose of Hebrew numberous videos that either teach Hebrew or walk you through the reading of a short verse in Hebrew. LINK
Animated Hebrew offers advice and tools to learn Biblical Hebrew LINK
Learn Greek (From beginner to Advanced) A playlist of videos taught by a native with a sense of humor that cover the basics of the Modern Greek alphabet, pronunciation rules vocabulary, and starting grammar concepts. And make it fun to do so. (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) LINK
Greek Online Lessons | A1 Level A play list of 29 Free Modern Greek video classes taught by a native LINK
Alpha with Angela “The heart of this project is to make Biblical Greek learning free and accessible to Bible translators and the global Church—especially where access to the original languages is limited. Biblical (Koine) Greek is taught as a spoken language using only Greek. This immersive method enables learners from any language background to engage directly. We follow a natural approach—like children—through seeing, hearing, and doing. There are no subtitles, because we want you to think in Greek! Go at your own pace and enjoy. Erasmian pronunciation is used.” LINK
A Daily Dose of Greek numberous videos that either teach koine Greek or walk you through the reading of a short verse in Koine Greek LINK
Koine-Greek
Studies in Koine Greek language and linguistics, including grammar, semantics, and historical linguistics. LINK
Jewish Studies
Ancient Jew Review is a subscription-free digital forum for the publication of peer-reviewed academic articles, essays on new research and field trends, pedagogical methods and materials, and reviews of recent publications devoted to ancient Judaism and the study of the ancient world. LINK
PaleoJudaica.com The latest news on ancient Judaism and the biblical world. LINK
YK’s Sofer Blog – Jewish Scribe – לבלר סופר For many years now, YK has use his spare time to research Safrut throughout the ages and also for writing as a Sofer Stam (currently busy with his own Sefer Torah). Here you will find revealing articles about this ancient art and you will also keep track of his progress. LINK
The Torah.com Read articles about Torah with Academic Biblical Scholarship from 627 different scholars. LINK
Journals & Scholarly Resources
The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
An academic journal devoted to the study of the Hebrew Bible and related fields. LINK
Society of Biblical Literature
The professional society for academic biblical studies, with publications, conferences, research resources, and scholarly news. LINK
Textual Criticism & Translation
Better Bibles Blog
Discussion of English Bible translation, translation choices, language, and ways Bible translations might be improved. LINK
Evangelical Textual Criticism
Scholarly discussion of biblical manuscripts and textual history from an evangelical perspective. LINK
OTTC: A Blog for Old Testament Textual Criticism
Research, resources, and questions concerning the textual criticism of the Old Testament and Hebrew Bible. LINK
Biblical Studies & Commentary
Brian W. Davidson
Reflections on Scripture, biblical languages, theology, teaching, and the close reading of biblical texts. LINK
Dr. Claude Mariottini
Old Testament studies and commentary from a Christian perspective by longtime Old Testament professor Claude Mariottini. LINK
Words on the Word
Abram K-J on the Bible in Hebrew and Greek, books, ministry, theology, and the life of reading Scripture. LINK