''Megadim'' ( he, מגדים) is a
Hebrew language journal about the
Hebrew Bible. It is published by the
Herzog College, an affiliate of
Yeshivat Har Etzion, two or three times a year. Along with ''
Beit Mikra
''Beit Mikra: Journal for the Study of the Bible and Its World'', also known as ''Bet Mikra'' and ''Beth Mikra'' ( he, בית מקרא), is a Hebrew language journal about the Hebrew Bible. It is published by the World Jewish Bible Center.
''Beit ...
'', it is one of the few journals that deal almost exclusively with analysis of the
Tanakh.
''Megadim'' was first published around 1986. More than 45 issues were published by 2009. Writers and editors for ''Megadim'' include Dr. Yosef Ofer and Dr. Mordechai Sabato of
Bar-Ilan University, Dr.
Shmuel Wygoda ''Shmuel'' or Schmuel/ Shmeil is the Hebrew equivalent of the name Samuel. It is popular also in Polish Yiddish versions of the name: Szmul or Szmuel and Szmulik or Szmulek. Shmuel and variations may refer to:
* Samuel (Bible), the Hebrew Bible pro ...
(a student of
Emmanuel Levinas), Rabbi Dr.
Yoel Bin-Nun, Rabbi
Yaakov Medan, and other notable members of the
religious Zionism movement. The writers for ''Megadim'' include analysts of the Bible, lecturers at colleges, and advanced students, especially from
Yeshivat Har Etzion and
Herzog College.
The guiding principle of ''Megadim'' is to maintain the balance between an academic standard on the one hand, and adherence to the faith of its intelligent religious Jewish audience on the other hand. Therefore, the most popular topics among the articles are literary analyses of the Bible and of Jewish commentators, which enable the adoption of scholarly approaches without needing to deal with loaded issues such as the
Documentary Hypothesis
The documentary hypothesis (DH) is one of the models used by biblical scholars to explain the origins and composition of the Torah (or Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). A vers ...
or the origins of
Christianity.
The articles in ''Megadim'' are strictly
peer-reviewed before publication in order to maintain high standards. One of the weaknesses of the journal is an insufficient reliance on sources written in languages other than Hebrew.
External links
''Megadim''Herzog College
Yeshivat Har Etzion
Judaic studies journals
Academic journals published by universities and colleges
Academic journals established in 1956
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