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A Finding Aid to the
Nahum M. Sarna Papers
Manuscript Collection No. 753
1934-2004. 29.2 Linear ft.
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A Finding Aid to theNahum M. Sarna PapersManuscript Collection No. 7531934-2004. 29.2 Linear ft.
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The Nahum M. Sarna Papers were donated to the American Jewish Archives by Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna in January 2006. Property rights have been assigned to the American Jewish Archives. All literary rights to materials authored by Professor Sarna are held by his heirs. Literary rights to materials authored by others are held by the individual author or his/her heirs. Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Director of the American Jewish Archives.
The Nachum M. Sarna Papers are open to all users and the original manuscript materials are available in the reading room of the American Jewish Archives. Box 29, Folder 7 is restricted; please see the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives for access.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 
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Nahum Mattathias Sarna was one of the pre-eminent Biblical scholars of the twentieth century. He was born in London in 1923 to Jacob J. Sarna and Milly (Horonzick) Sarna. In an article written by Sarna’s sister, Rachel Araten, she describes the household in which she and Nahum grew up as one full of ideas, books, Zionism, and Yiddishkeit. The article, written at the time of Jacob Sarna’s death, further states that Jacob took it upon himself to teach both his son and his daughter the traditions of Orthodox Judaism. Nahum’s education continued, first at the University of London, then at Jews College, where he was awarded his rabbinical degree in 1947.
He married Helen Horowitz in 1947, with whom he had two sons, David and Jonathan. In 1949, he and his family went to Israel, where he worked for the Jewish Agency. Emigration to the United States followed in 1951, so that Sarna could work on his doctorate in Bible and Semitic Languages at Dropsie College. Stints on the faculties of Gratz College and Jewish Theological Seminary came next. Sarna then joined the faculty at Brandeis University in 1965, rising to become the Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies, where he taught until his retirement in 1985. In addition to Sarna’s responsibilities at Brandeis, he served at various times in his career as visiting professor at Columbia University, Dropsie College, Andover Newton theological Seminary, Yale University, and Hebrew College. He concluded his teaching career at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, where he served as Distinguished Visiting Professor, and then as Gimelstob Eminent Professor.
Dr. Sarna’s writing did not take a back seat to teaching. He edited
and translated the Jewish Publication Society’s (JPS) version of the
Torah, and was the General Editor of its five-volume
Torah Commentary. He contributed over forty articles to the Encyclopedia
Judaica,
while serving in the capacity of Departmental Editor. In addition, he contributed
articles to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Biblica
Hebraica, Encyclopedia
Hebraica, and the Encyclopedia of Religion. Dr. Sarna also authored the following
books: Understanding Genesis (1966), Exploring Exodus: The Origins
of Biblical Israel (1986), Genesis: The Traditional Hebrew Text with
New JPS Translation/ Commentary (1989), Exodus: The Traditional Hebrew
Text with the New JPS Translation/ Commentary (1991), On the Book
of Psalms: Exploring the Prayers of Ancient Israel (1993), Songs of
the Heart: An Introduction to the Book of Psalms (1993),
Genesis: World of Myths and Patriarchs (1996), and Studies in
Biblical Interpretation (2000). It should be mentioned that in 1993, Sarna was honoured with a festschrift:
Minhah le-Nahum: Biblical and Other Studies Presented to Nahum M. Sarna
in Honour of his 70th Birthday. Finally, Dr. Sarna, at the time of his death,
was working on a book dealing with the return of Jews from exile during the
realm of King Cyrus.
It would be fair to say,
though, that Dr. Sarna’s great love was teaching.
He taught for exactly 60
years, from 1943-2003, when he taught his last class. His impact in the classroom
can be measured in the superlatives students used to describe his classes.
Whether it was a class at the post-graduate level, or a summer-session class
for senior citizens, Sarna put his heart and his soul into his teaching. Nahum
Sarna died in 2005. He selected for his tombstone the Hebrew words “u-le-herot
natan be-libo” (Ex. 35:34). As he explained in his commentary on Exodus, the
Hebrew phrase means “They are endowed with the ability to instruct
others, which is a divinely-bestowed gift.”
SCOPE AND CONTENT
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The NAHUM M. SARNA PAPERS consist of notebooks, syllabuses, exams, handwritten notes, correspondence, course evaluations, manuscripts, meeting minutes, lectures, addresses, sermons, book reviews, editorial forms, and biographical information. These materials are arranged in 15 series, each of which is ordered chronologically, with the exceptions of Series F and N, which are arranged alphabetically. Two of the series are further divided into sub-series.
Dr. Sarna’s handwritten notes are voluminous and can be found throughout the collection; they are sometimes written on notepaper, other times on scraps of paper. The majority of the folders in the collection contain documents in both Hebrew and English. The series in the collection are as follows:
SERIES A. Sarna’s class notes were taken while a student and lecturer at University of London and Jews College. His notes are very thorough and legible. Of particular interest is the fact that these notes were of use to him throughout his career, as evidenced by their occasional presence in later series.
SERIES B. The items to be
found in these three folders include programs for commencement 1952 and 1957,
a “Register” with college and course
descriptions, booklets and notes used in preparation for teaching “Philosophy
of Religion,” and notes concerning Jewish holidays.
SERIES C. Sarna earned his Ph.D. at Dropsie, and was involved in the eventual
change in name
and mission of the College, which became the Annenberg Institute (later known
as the “Center for Advanced Judaic Studies”). He studied “History
of Islamic Peoples” and the Koran while at Dropsie, as well as the “History
of Israel,” which his class notes reflect. While Sarna worked on his
Ph.D., he also lectured at Jewish Theological Seminary, where he taught a course
on Samuel I from 1956-1961, pedagogic materials for which can be found here.
Finally, correspondence concerning the change in name from Dropsie to the Annenberg
Institute is contained in the last three folders.
SERIES D. A wide-ranging interest in all manner of Biblical subject matter is evident in this series. Topics given particular attention include Exile/Return to Zion, the Cyrus Declaration, Civilization of the Ancient Near East, Jeremiah, Amos, and Psalms/Wisdom Literature. While the notes written on lined notebook paper are, again, thorough and legible, notes which he wrote on the back of previously used paper tend to be a bit more cryptic.
SERIES E. This one-box series
includes a letter to Sarna’s father, notifying
him that his son
had been awarded a scholarship to Jewish Secondary School. Some of the correspondence
has to do with articles written by Sarna, some consists of letters of recommendation
both to and from him, and some is from his students.
SERIES F. The correspondence in this series has to do with Sarna’s academic career. It is in alphabetical order, either by the individual’s last name, or by organization name. The notables with whom he corresponded included William Foxwell Albright, Meir Ben-Horin, and Moshe Greenberg.
SERIES G. Sarna enjoyed a long and productive association with the Jewish
Publication Society, first as editor and translator of the Writings (Ketubim)
portion of the Tanach, next as editor and author of their Torah Commentary
( for which Sarna wrote the commentaries on Genesis and Exodus.) The correspondence
in this series centers largely on these two
projects. The Publications Committee handled the reading of manuscripts, and
made suggestions as to their publication readiness. Dr. Sarna’s many
letters to and from Chaim Potok can be found here.
SERIES H. Series H is broken down into five sub-series, all of which speak to Dr. Sarna’s passion for Bible study and, in three of the five, his love of language and languages. Wisdom literature and the Prophets figure prominently in this series. Sarna’s interest in the Ten Commandments (See Series N) shows up here in sub-series 5 under “Biblical Law.”
SERIES I. Sarna’s notes
on the various chapters in Genesis can generally be identified by
either chapter number or, in the case of well-known Bible stories, by name.
The nine Hollinger boxes devoted to the Genesis Commentary, each of which holds
roughly 800 pages, attest not only to Dr. Sarna’s prodigious note-taking
faculties, but to his exceptional interest, curiosity, and powers of interpretation,
as well.
SERIES J. The commentary notes in this series are arranged by chapter number. Dr. Sarna’s organizational skills are well-represented in this series, with chapter and verse numbers appearing in virtually every corner of every page of his notes.
SERIES K. Sarna’s lectures, sermons, and his notes for these reflect the interests which are well-documented elsewhere. The relative paucity of material would seem to indicate that his love of, and need for, public speaking was adequately met by his years of teaching in the classroom. Much that is found here was written for his family, his congregation in Florida, or very close friends.
SERIES L. The “Writings” series holds drafts and manuscripts of
some of Nahum Sarna’s books, accompanied by the appertaining correspondence.
The researcher cannot fail to notice that Sarna’s books were never rushed,
and sometimes took decades to complete. His respect for his subject matter,
and for “getting it right,” were of paramount importance.
It should be mentioned here that McGraw-Hill and Schocken Books were two other
publishers (besides JPS) with whom Sarna was associated.
SERIES M. Sarna served as Departmental Editor for Encylopedia Judaica while contributing over forty articles to it. The “Technical Matters” referred to in the Box and Folder List have largely to do with word count, margins, and other details related to the physical appearance of the encyclopedia.
SERIES N. The subject files are arranged alphabetically within each box in this large series. Two subjects to which Sarna devoted considerable attention are the Decalogue (Ten Commandments), and Sabbatical Year. Dr. Sarna’s heritage as the son of a bookseller is evident, both in the folder called “Book buying and selling” and in the “Library” folder.
SERIES O. The “Personal” series is confined to Box 73, with an
unpublished memoir entitled Wanderstaub, written by Sarna’s father in
German, contained in Folder 1. Other items include manuscripts by Helen Sarna,
personal cards and letters, and a family photo.
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
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Box Folder Contents
SERIES A. JEWS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. 1942-1951.
1 1 Class notes: Midrash, 1942-1944.
2 Class notes. Proverbs, 1943-1944.
3 Class notes: Proverbs, 1943-1944.
4 Class notes: Daniel, 1943-1944.
5 Class notes: Semitic Linguistics, 1944.
6 Class notes: Comparative Grammar of the Semitic
Languages, n.d.
7 Class notes: Jewish History, 1944-1945.
8 Class notes: Jewish History, 1944-1945.
9 Class notes: Jewish History, n.d.
2 1 Class notes. 1943-1946, inc. Targum Jonathan.
2 Class notes: Targum Jonathan. 1943.
3 Class notes: Midrash. 1944.
4 Class notes: History of Jewish Literature. 1945.
5 Class notes. 1945-1946.
6 Class notes: Genesis. 1946.
7 Class notes: Proverbs. 1946-1947.
8 Class notes: Habakkuk/Zephaniah. 1946-1947.
3 1 Guide: Books for Teachers. 1942-1944.
2 Class notes: Literature, Biblical Period. 1943-1944.
3 Class notes: Religious Philosophy. 1944.
4 Class notes: Talmud. 1945.
5 Class notes: Talmud. 1945.
6 Class notes: Literature, Medieval. 1946.
7 Class notes: Literature, Medieval. 1946.
8 Class notes: Hebrew Literature. 1948.
9 Class notes: Hebrew Literature, n.d.
10 Class notes: Nuzi text, n.d.
4 1 Class notes: Nuzi text, n.d.
2 Class notes: Jeremiah. 1946.
3 U. Of London. Exams. 1946.
4 Correspondence. Inc. Graduation. 1944-1951.
5 Class notes: Arabic History and Culture. 1950.
SERIES B. GRATZ COLLEGE. 1946-1954, n.d.
6 Gratz College, n.d.
7 Gratz College: Lectures. 1946-1954.
8 Gratz College. Class Material, n.d.
SERIES C. DROPSIE COLLEGE/ANNENBERG RESEARCH CENTER/JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. 1950 - 1992.
5 1 Dropsie College, n.d.
2 Class Material: History of Israel. 1956
3 Miscellaneous, inc. notes. 1950.
4 Class Material: Samuel I. 1956-1961.
5 Correspondence. 1962, n.d.
6 Faculty Seminar. 1962.
7 Dropsie/Annenberg. 1981, 1985.
8 Dropsie/Annenberg. 1985.
9 Dropsie/Annenberg. 1986-1987.
10 Dropsie/Annenberg. 1988-1991.
11 Annenberg Institute. 1992.
SERIES D. BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY. PEDAGOGIC MATERIALS AND CORRESPONDENCE. 1963-1999.
6 1 Exile/Return to Zion, ch. 3-5. N.d.
2 Exile/Return to Zion, ch. 6-8. N.d.
3 Exile, Return to Zion, ch. 9. N.d.
4 Exile/Return/Cyrus Declaration. N.d.
5 Source books. N.d.
6 Psalms. 1964-1965.
7 Ezekiel. 1963-1965.
8 Biblical Text and Versions. 1964, 1977, 1980.
7 1 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
2 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
3 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
4 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
5 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
6 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
7 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
8 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
9 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
10 Cyrus Declaration/Exile and Diaspora. N.d.
11 Return to Zion in the Persian Period. N.d.
8 1 Seminar: Book of Genesis. 1965-1966.
2 Wisdom Literature (Psalms). 1965.
3 Wisdom Literature. 1967-1968.
4 Wisdom Literature. 1969-1970.
5 Ten Commandments, 1950, 1967-1968.
6 Northwest Semitic Inscriptions. 1971, 1981.
7 Seminar: Phoenician and Aramaic Inscription. 1978.
9 1 Literature of the Bible. 1968, 1974, 1981.
2 Formation of New Testament Canon. 1969.
3 Dead Sea Scrolls. 1979.
4 Minor Prophets. 1985.
5 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. 1994.
6 History of Ancient Israel, Monarchy Period. 1997.
7 Notes on various subjects.
10 1 Civilization of the Ancient Near East, n.d.
2 Civilization of the Ancient Near East, n.d.
3 Civilization of the Ancient Near East, n.d.
4 Ezekiel. 1965-1984.
5 Ezekiel. 1966.
6 Ezekiel. 1979.
7 Ezekiel. 1979, 1984.
8 Jeremiah, n.d.
9 Jeremiah, n.d.
10 Judges. Bibliographies. 1969, 1982, n.d.
11 1 Jeremiah, n.d.
2 Jeremiah, n.d.
3 Jeremiah, n.d.
4 Jeremiah, n.d.
5 Jeremiah. 1960.
6 Jeremiah. 1960.
7 Jeremiah. 1960.
8 Jeremiah, syllabus and exams. 1968-1985, 2003.
9 Jeremiah. 1978, 1985.
10 Jeremiah. 1979.
11 Jeremiah. 1979-1982.
12 1 Amos, n.d.
2 Amos. 1969-1970, 1976, 1983.
3 Amos. 1994, 1999.
4 Amos, n.d.
5 Prophets, n.d.
6 Northwest Semitic Inscriptions. 1973.
7 Northwest Semitic Inscriptions. 1973.
8 Northwest Semitic Inscriptions. 1974.
9 Seminar in Phoenician and Aramac Inscriptions. 1984.
13 1 Exodus. 1981.
2 Return to Zion in the Persian Period, n.d.
3 Return to Zion in the Persian Period, n.d.
4 Return to Zion in the Persian Period, n.d.
5 Return to Zion in the Persian Period, n.d.
6 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
7 Cyrus Declaration, n.d., 2002.
8 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
9 Biblical Canon/Lost Books, n.d.
14 1 Biblical Literature of the Post-Exilic Period. 1974-1977.
2 History of the Second Temple Period. 1977, 1996.
3 History of the Second Temple Period, n.d.
4 Cyrus Declaration. 1999.
5 Cyrus Declaration. 1999.
6 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
7 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
15 1 Psalms, n.d.
2 Psalms, n.d.
3 Psalms, n.d.
4 Psalms, n.d.
5 Psalms, n.d.
6 Psalms, n.d.
7 Psalms, n.d.
8 Psalms, n.d.
9 Minor Prophets. 1965-1966.
16 1 Biblical Text and Versions. 1965-1966.
2 History of the Biblical Canon. 1969.
3 History of the Biblical Canon and the Ancient Versions:
A Source Book. By N. Sarna. 1974.
4 Development of the Hebrew Bible. 1981.
5 Modern Study of Biblical Literature. 1981.
17 1 Exodus. 1988.
2 Ezekiel, n.d.
3 Ezekiel. 1975-1979.
4 Psalms, n.d.
5 Psalms/Sun-god Literature, n.d.
6 Deuteronomy/Jeremiah/Wisdom Literature - Greek Tradition.
7 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
8 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
9 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
10 Cyrus Declaration, n.d., 2002.
11 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
12 Cyrus Declaration, n.d.
18 1 Correspondence. 1955-1966.
2 Correspondence. 1967-1971.
3 Correspondence. 1973-1975.
4 Correspondence. 1976-1980.
5 Correspondence. 1981-1989.
6 Correspondence. Inc. two photos. 1990-1994.
7 Student Course Evaluations. 1965, 1967, 1976.
SERIES E. CAREER CORRESPONDENCE AND MILESTONES. 1935-2004.
19 1 Milestones. 1935-1971.
2 Correspondence. 1951-1968.
3 Correspondence. 1969-1975.
4 Correspondence. 1976-1979.
5 Correspondence. 1980-1982.
6 Milestones. 1987-1995.
7 Milestones. 1996-2004.
SERIES F. ALPHA FILES. 1944-1997.
20 1 Correspondence A. 1956-1976.
2 Correspondence A. 1977-1990.
3 Correspondence American Academy for Jewish Research. 1989-1993.
4 Correspondence American Academy for Jewish Research. 1995.
(Manuscript by W.D. Davies: Reflections on Mystical Anti-Semitism.)
5 Correspondence B. 1957-1964.
6 Correspondence B. 1967-1974.
21 1 Correspondence B. 1975-1979.
2 Correspondence B. 1980-1982.
3 Correspondence B. 1983-1984.
4 Correspondence B. 1985-1987.
5 Correspondence B. 1988-1993.
6 Correspondence G. 1944-1962.
7 Correspondence G. 1963-1967.
8 Correspondence G. 1968-1973.
9 Correspondence G. 1974-1975.
22 1 Correspondence G. 1976.
2 Correspondence G. 1977-1978.
3 Correspondence G. 1979-1980.
4 Correspondence G. 1981-1985.
5 Correspondence G. 1986-1997.
6 Correspondence G-H. 1992-1999.
7 Haifa University. 1970-1994.
8 Hebrew College. 1968-1994.
9 Hebrew University. 1974-1993.
10 Correspondence E. 1945-1973.
11 Correespondence E. 1975-2002.
23 1 Correspondence F. 1956-1980.
2 Correspondence F. 1981-2002.
3 Correspondence K. 1945-1966
4 Correspondence K. 1967-2001.
5 Keter Publishing House. 1971-1984.
6 Correspondence L. 1962-1974.
7 Correspondence L. 1977-1997.
8 Correspondence M. 1946-1976.
9 Correspondence M. 1977-1992.
24 1 Correspondence P. 1957-1991.
2 Correspondence R. 1960-1972.
3 Correspondence R. 1973-1982.
4 Correspondence R. 1983-1986.
5 Correspondence T. 1958-1977.
6 Correspondence T. 1978-1993.
7 Correspondence U-V. 1967-1992.
8 Correspondence W. 1945-1976.
9 Correspondence W. 1977-1991.
10 Correspondence X,Y,Z. 1956-1996.
11 Miscellaneous correspondence. 1991-1994.
SERIES G. JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY
Sub-series 1. Correspondence. 1946-2003.
25 1 Committee on Ketubim. 1965.
2 Committee on Ketubim. 1966-1971.
3 Committee on Ketubim. 1972.
4 Committee on Ketubim. 1973-1976.
5 Committee on Ketubim. 1977-1980.
6 Committee on Ketubim. 1981-1985.
7 Projects Correspondence. 1985.
8 Projects, Reorganization and Trip to Israel Correspondence. 1985-1986.
9 Projects Correspondence. 1987-1999.
10 Proposal for JPS edition of Book of Esther. 1986.
26 1 Blidstein, Gerald J. 1986-1987.
2 Etkes, Emmanuel. 1986-1991.
3 Litvak, Yosef. 1983-1987.
4 Milgram, Jacob. 1974-1988.
5 Mushkat, Marian. 1988-1990.
6 Segal, Sheila. 1987-1990.
7 Sykes, Melvin J. 1986-1990.
8 Correspondence F, K, L, M, P, S. 1988-1991.
9 Correspondence and MS A Social History of Women in the Period
of the Talmud. 1987-1988.
10 Two MS by Maurice Lamm: Jewish War Ethic and Red or Dead? N.d.
27 1 Correspondence. January - March 5, 1986.
2 Correspondence. March 10 - April 1986.
3 Correspondence and partial MS. May - July 1986.
4 Correspondence. August - December 1986.
5 Correspondence. January - May 1987.
6 Correspondence. June - August 1987.
7 Correspondence. September - December 1987.
8 Correspondence. 1988.
28 1 Bowman, Steven. 1986-1987.
2 Correspondence C. 1956-1961.
3 Correspondence C. 1962-1980.
4 Correspondence C. 1982-1993.
5 Correspondence D-E. 1944-1990.
6 Correspondence D. 1978-2003.
7 Correspondence H. 1946-1961.
8 Correspondence H. 1962-1967.
9 Correspondence H. 1968-1977.
10 Correspondence H. 1978-1983.
29 1 Correspondence H. 1984-1995.
2 Correspondence I. 1955-1994.
3 Correspondence J. 1955-1963.
4 Correspondence J. 1964-1999.
5 Jewish Theological Seminary. 1957-2002.
6 Correspondence N. 1956-1995.
7 Neusner, Jacob. 1981-2000. [Restricted]
8 Newman, Elias. 1959-1972.
9 Correspondence O. 1952-1992.
Sub-series 2. JPS Publications Committee. 1966 - 2000.
30 1 Torah Commentary. 1966-1973.
2 Torah Commentary. 1973-1980.
3 Torah Commentary. 1981-1983.
4 Torah Commentary. 1984-March 1986.
5 Torah Commentary. April 1986-1998.
31 1 Torah Commentary. 1972-1975.
2 Torah Commentary. 1978.
3 Torah Commentary. Inc. Minutes of meetings. 1981-1984.
4 Torah Commentary. 1985.
5 Torah Commentary. 1986-1987.
6 Torah Commentary. 1988-1994.
7 Torah Commentary. 1995-2000.
32 1 Berman, Muriel. 1981-1984.
2 Deshell, Maier. 1979-1983.
3 Fishbane, Michael. 1981-1988.
4 Greenberg, Moshe. 1973-1981.
5 Greenfield, Jonas. 1980, 1983.
6 Levine, Baruch. 1978-1980.
7 Levinson, Bernard. 1973-1977.
8 Levinson, Bernard. 1981-1988.
9 Potok, Chaim. 1973-1986.
10 Shestack, Jerome. 1973-1989.
11 Tigay, Jeffrey. 1973-1999.
12 Weinfeld, Moshe. 1974-1980.
SERIES H. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIBLE.
Sub-series 1. Books of the Bible. 1966, 1968, n.d.
33 1 Micah. N.d.
2 Micah. N.d.
3 Psalms. For Encyclopedia Judaica. N.d.
4 Psalms. For Encyclopedia Judaica. N.d.
5 Psalms. N.d.
6 Psalms 19. 1966, 1968, n.d.
7 Exodus, Leviticus. N.d.
8 Isaiah, Dead Sea Scrolls. N.d.
34 1 Numbers. N.d.
2 Deuteronomy. N.d.
3 Ecclesiastes. N.d.
4 Ecclesaistes. N.d.
5 Daniel. N.d.
6 Daniel. N.d.
7 Chronicles. N.d.
8 Chronicles. N.d.
35 1 Proverbs. N.d.
2 Ruth. N.d.
3 Lamentations. N.d.
4 Canticles/Song of Songs. N.d.
5 Ezekiel. N.d.
6 Hosea. N.d.
7 Jonah (inc. High Holidays sermon: Why Jonah is Read on Yom Kippur).
1989.
8 Amos/Zecharaiah. N.d., 1973.
9 Kings. N.d.
10 Kings. N.d.
11 Ketubim Committee. Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah. N.d.
Sub-series 2. Order of the Books of the Bible (Biblical Canon). 1969-1989.
36 1 Biblical Canon. 1969.
2 Biblical Canon. 1971.
3 Ancient Libraries. 1971.
4 Ancient Libraries. N.d.
5 Biblical Canon. N.d.
6 Biblical Canon. N.d.
7 Biblical Canon. N.d.
8 Ancient Libraries and the Ordering of the Biblical Books. 1989.
9 Transmission of the Torah. N.d.
10 Transmission of the Torah. N.d.
Sub-series 3. Bible Translations. 1980, 1989, n.d.
37 1 Bible Translations. 1989.
2 Bible Translations. 1980, n.d.
3 Arabic. N.d.
4 Aramaic Targumim. N.d.
5 Dutch. N.d.
6 French. N.d.
7 German. N.d.
8 German-Jewish/Yiddish. N.d.
9 Gothic. N.d.
10 Greek. N.d.
11 Hungarian. N.d.
12 Italian. N.d.
13 Latin, Old. N.d.
14 Non-European. N.d.
15 Russian. N.d.
16 Samaritan. N.d.
17 Scandinavian. N.d.
18 Slavonic, Old. N.d..
19 Spanish. N.d.
20 Western Slavonic, Polish, Czech (Bohemian), Slovak. N.d.
38 1 Bible Translations/Bible Versions. N.d.
2 Bible Translations/Bible Versions. N.d.
3 Bible Translations/Bible Versions. N.d.
4 Targumim. N.d
5 Bible Translations/Bible Versions. N.d.
6 Bible Translations and LXX Version. N.d.
Sub-series 4. Versions of the Bible. N.d.
7 Bishops Bible. N.d.
8 Geneva Version. N.d.
9 Great Bible. N.d.
10 KJV Version. N.d.
11 Rheims-Douai Version. N.d.
12 Taverner Version. N.d.
39 1 History of the Biblical Text. N.d.
2 Bible Versions. N.d.
3 Bible Versions. N.d.
4 Bible Versions. N.d.
5 Christian Canon. N.d.
6 Coptic, Georgian, Armenian, Atlicoptic, and Slavonic Versions. N.d.
7 Coverdale Version. N.d.
8 LXX and Greek Versions. N.d.
9 Matthew Version. N.d.
10 New England Bible. N.d.
11 Pre-Wyclifite and Wyclifite Bibles. N.d.
12 Revised Standard Version. N.d.
13 Syriac Version. N.d.
14 Tyndale Version. N.d.
15 Publication of early Bibles. N.d.
16 Texts and Manuscripts. N.d.
17 Textual Criticism. N.d.
18 Bible Versions. N.d.
19 Codex form of the Bible. N.d. MSS #753
Sub-series 5. Bible Study. 1960-1987.
1 Biblical Foundations of Western Civilization. 1960.
2 Biblical Criticism. N.d.
3 Biblical Historiography. N.d., 1983
4 Understanding the Bible. N.d., 1981.
5 Modern Study of the Bible. 1975-1987.
6 Biblical Law. 1965, n.d.
7 Biblical Law. N.d., 1982.
8 Biblical Law. 1984, n.d.
9 Biblical Law. N.d.
10 Seals, stamps, and the concept of light in Biblical Literature. N.d.
11 Biblical Canon. N.d.
12 Biblical Canon. N.d.
41 1 Companion to the Bible. Ed. N. Sarna. N.d.
2 Bible article with notes. English, Hebrew, Latin. N.d.
3 Encyclopedia of Religion notes. N.d.
4 Medieval Biblical Exegesis. N.d.
5 Medieval Biblical Exegesis. N.d.
6 Miscellaneous notes. N.d., 1982.
7 Miscellaneous notes. English, Hebrew, Yiddish. N.d.
8 Modern translations in English. N.d.
9 Teaching the Bible. 1965, n.d.
SERIES I. GENESIS COMMENTARY.
42 1 Notes.
2 Notes.
3 Notes.
4 Notes.
5 Notes.
6 Notes.
7 Notes.
8 Notes. Gen. 1-2.
9 Notes. Gen. 1-2.
10 Notes. Gen. 2.
11 Notes. Gen. 5.
43 1 Notes. Gen. 10.
2 Notes. Gen. 10.
3 Notes. Gen. 10.
4 Notes. Gen. 10.
5 Story of Dinah.
6 Story of Dinah.
7 Judah and Tamar/Levirate Marriage.
44 1 Notes. Gen. 16.
2 Notes. Gen. 25.
3 Notes.
4 Notes.
5 Notes.
6 Story of Joseph.
7 Story of Joseph.
8 Story of Joseph.
9 Story of Joseph.
10 Story of Joseph.
45 1 Notes. Gen. 22.
2 Notes. Gen. 22.
3 Notes. Gen. 22.
4 Notes. Gen. 23.
5 Notes. Gen. 23.
6 Notes. Gen. 23.
7 Notes. Gen. 27.
8 Notes. Gen. 28.
9 Notes. Gen. 29.
10 Notes. Gen. 29-30.
11 Notes. Gen. 29-30.
46 1 Notes. Gen. 32.
2 Notes. Gen. 33.
3 Notes. Gen. 34-35.
4 Notes. Gen. 36. Story of Joseph/Kings of Edom.
5 Notes. Gen. 42-43.
6 Notes. Gen. 44-46.
7 Notes. Gen. 46-48.
8 Notes. Gen. 49.
9 Notes. Gen. 49.
10 Notes. Gen. 49.
47 1 Notes. Gen. 38. Judah and Tamar/Levirate Marriage.
2 Notes. Sodom and Gemorah.
3 Notes. Sodom and Gemorah.
4 Archaeological Research.
5 Notes.
6 Notes: Archaeology, Patriarchs, Rashi.
7 Notes: Patriarchs.
8 Notes: Patriarchs.
9 Notes: Delitzsch, Flood.
48 1 Notes: Flood.
2 Notes: Flood/Noahide Commandments.
3 Notes: Noah and the Flood/Other Flood Epics.
4 Notes.
5 Notes.
6 Notes.
7 Job Commentary 1980.
8 JPS Tanakh/Daniel. 1994.
9 JPS Torah Commentary Committee. Report on Status of Commentaries.
July 13, 1982.
10 Correspondence. 1971-1975.
11 Correspondence. 1986-1995.
49 1 Notes: Gen. 20.
2 Notes: Gen. 21.
3 Notes: Gen. 25.
4 Notes: Gen. 25.
5 Notes: Gen. 31.
6 Notes: Gen. 49.
7 Notes: Gen. 50.
8 Notes.
9 Notes.
10 Notes.
50 1 Miscellaneous. 1974-1986.
2 Notes.
3 Notes.
4 Notes.
5 Notes: Noah.
6 Ziggurat/Ziqqurat.
7 Commentary Book Reviews.
8 Genesis/Exodus Commentary Corrections.
Series J. EXODUS COMMENTARY.
51 1 Notes. N.d.
2 Notes: Ex. 1:1-1:14.
3 Notes: Ex. 1:14-2.4
4 Notes: Ex. 2:5-3:1
5 Notes: Ex. 3:1-3:10.
6 Notes: Ex. 3:12-4:21.
7 Notes: Ex. 4:21-4:31.
8 Exploring Exodus. Correspondence and Book Reviews. 1986.
9 Exploring Exodus. Book Reviews, Interviews. 1987, 1993, 1999.
52 1 Notes: Ex. 5:1-6:27.
2 Notes: Ex. 7:1-8:15.
3 Notes: Ex. 8:15-10:29.
4 Notes: Ex. 25:1-22.
5 Notes. Ex. 25:17-40.
6 Notes. Ex. 25:31-26:14.
7 Notes. Ex. 25:15-30, 27:1-21.
8 Notes: Ex. 27:21-28:30.
9 Notes: Ex. 28:30-29:7.
10 Notes: Ex. 29:7-29:46.
11 Notes: Ex. 30:1-30:11.
12 Notes: Ex. 30:11-31:8.
13 Notes: Ex., chapters 35 - 40.55.
53 1 Notes: Ex. 12:1-14.
2 Notes: Ex. 12:15-37
3 Notes: Ex. 12:37-13:39
4 Notes: Ex. 13:9-20.
5 Notes: Ex. 13:21-15.
6 Notes: Ex. 15:1-12.
7 Notes: Ex. 15:13-16:36.
54 1 Notes.
2 Notes.
3 Notes: Ex. 19. Personal and Place Names.
4 Notes: Ex. 19:6.
5 Notes: Ex. 19:6.
6 Notes: Ex. 19:7-8.
7 Notes: Ex. 19: 8-10.
8 Notes: Ex. 19: 10-13.
SERIES K. LECTURES, SERMONS, NOTES. 1972 - 2002.
55 1 Sermon Va Yehiy. 1977, 1978, 1984.
2 Sermon Va Yehiy. 1990, 1998, 2002.
3 Sermon Exodus. N.d.
4 Sermons. 1986, n.d.
5 Lecture Job vs. God. 1982, 1990, 1992.
6 Moosnick Lecture. 1998.
7 Lecture Archaeology and the Bible. N.d.
8 Lecture, Scholar-in-Residence. Congregation Beth Shalom, Coconut
Creek, Fla. 1996.
9 Divrei Torah for the Hammer children at their Bnai Mitzvah.
1988, 1991, 1996.
10 Divrei Torah for Bnai Mitzvah. 1980, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1996.
11 Fox, Marvin. Eulogy. March 10, 1996.
12 Kushner Drash. (on floppy disk)
56 1 Lecture Parshan-data: Rashi the Commentator. N.d.
2 Lecture Parshan-data: Rashi the Commentator. N.d.
3 Lecture How Do New Discoveries from the Ancient Near East
Influence Our Understanding of the Bible? 1998.
4 Lectures, sermons, notes. 1994, n.d.
5 Lectures, sermons, notes. N.d.
6 Lectures, sermons, notes. 1983-1995.
7 Lectures, sermons, notes. N.d.
8 Lectures, sermons, notes. N.d.
9 Miscellaneous notes. 1990-1992.
10 Miscellaneous notes. N.d.
11 Commencement Addresses. Baltimore Hebrew. 1987, 1999.
12 Sermon The Creation Story. N.d.
57 1 Lecture Subjects: Decalogue, Monarchy Period, Archaeology and Bible.
2 Lectures, sermons, notes. 1972, n.d.
3 Lectures. Various dates, n.d.
4 Lectures, sermons, notes. N.d.
5 Torah Lishma Study Session. February 25, 1991.
6 Boca Raton Judaic Fellows Program. 1996-1998.
7 Pedagogic Material. Florida Atlantic University. Biblical Law, Amos. 1999.
SERIES L. WRITINGS. 1962 - 1993.
58 1 Understanding Genesis. 1962-1965.
2 Understanding Genesis. 1966.
3 Understanding Genesis. 1967.
4 Understanding Genesis. 1968-1980.
5 First draft of book about Proverbs. 1972-1973.
6 Understanding Genesis book reviews.
59 1 Songs of the Heart (book about Psalms). Ch. 1-4.
2 Songs of the Heart. Ch. 5-9, Notes to Introduction, Afterword.
3 Songs of the Heart. Notes, Bibliography.
4 Early partial MS, Songs of the Heart. Psalms 1-3.
5 Early partial MS, Songs of the Heart. Psalms 4-8.
6 Edited copy of MS, Songs of the Heart.
7 Notes for book about the Psalms.
8 Songs of the Heart book reviews.
60 1 First draft, Songs of the Heart. Pp. 113-190.
2 First draft, Songs of the Heart. Pp. 191-288.
3 Second draft, Songs of the Heart. 1968. Pp. 1-25. Inc.correspondence
and corrections.
4 Second draft, Songs of the Heart. 1968-1969. Pp. 26-112.
5 Copy-edited MS of Introduction to Songs of the Heart. 1992-1993.
6 Festschrift. The Biblical Sources for the History of the Monarchy Period. Handwritten MS. N.d.
61 1 First draft of a book about Job. 1975.
2 Revised MS of book about Job. N.d.
3 Notes for book about Job.
4 Notes for book about Job.
5 Notes for book about Job.
6 Notes for book about Job, inc. The Book of Job.
7 Rashi: Articles, Lectures, Notes. N.d.
8 A Vindication of Judaism: The Polemics of the Hertz Pentateuch.
By Meirovich, Harvey Warren. Reviewed by N. Sarna.
SERIES M. ENCYCLOPEDIA JUDAICA. 1968-1971.
62 1 Correspondence. 1968-1969.
2 Correspondence. 1970.
3 Correspondence. 1971.
4 Technical matters. N.d.
5 Technical matters. N.d.
6 Technical matters. 1968.
7 Technical matters. 1968-1970.
8 Technical matters. 1968-1970.
9 Technical matters. 1970.
SERIES N. SUBJECT FILES. 1894, 1934 -2003.
63 1 Decalogue. 1951-1984, n.d.
2 Decalogue. N.d.
3 Decalogue. N.d.
4 Decalogue. N.d.
5 Decalogue. N.d.
6 Decalogue. N.d.
7 Decalogue. N.d.
8 Biblical Law. 1986.
9 Biblical Law. N.d.
64 1 Cordova, Moshe. Revivim. 1981-1983.
2 Dead Sea Scrolls. N.d.
3 Dead Sea Scrolls. 1991.
4 Divine Title (name of God). N.d.
5 Divine Titles (names for God). N.d.
6 Ebla. N.d.
7 Islam
8 Triennial Cycle. N.d.
65 1 Ancient Near East. 1960, n.d.
2 Ashkenazim and Sephardim. 1961.
3 Ezra, Moses Ibn. 1934, n.d.
4 Gutenberg, Johann. 1977, 1980, n.d.
5 Hasidism. 1952, n.d.
6 Hebrew and the Classical Tradition. 1959, n.d.
7 Jewish Community. N.d.
8 Jewish History. 1894, 1949, 1952, n.d.
9 Jewish Studies at the University Level. 1994, 1995.
10 Making of the Modern Jew. N.d.
11 Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia.
12 Miscellaneous Readings.
13 Religion and the Use of Hydrogen Power. 1960, n.d.
14 Zion in Jewish Tradition. 1952.
66 1 92nd Street Y. 1984-1985.
2 Academy for Jewish Studies Without Walls. 1976-1986.
3 American Council of Learned Societies. 1968-1981.
4 Biblical Colloquium. 1967.
5 Columbia University, Adjunct Professorship. 1992.
6 Florida Atlantic University. 2003.
7 Institute for Distinguished Leaders. 1982-1983.
8 Institute for Traditional Judaism. 1990.
9 Lucerne Conference. 1983, 1984, 1986.
10 Sun Symbolism. N.d.
11 Ugaritic Texts. N.d.
12 Ugaritic Texts. N.d.
67 1 Concept of time. 2000, n.d.
2 Corruption of Blood, Blasphemy. N.d.
3 Corruption of Blood. 1993, 1994, n.d.
4 Ethics of the Fathers. N.d.
5 Hellenistic Period. N.d.
6 Immanuel of Rome. 1973, n.d.
7 Jewish Pope/Book Burning. N.d.
8 Joshua. 1971, n.d.
9 King Ahabs Vineyard. 1997.
10 Patriarchs. N.d.
11 Levi, Shabbetai. N.d.
12 Selichoth. 1984, n.d.
13 Statistics/Jews. 1995, 1999, n.d.
14 Ten Tribes. 1996.
15 Ten Tribes. N.d.
16 Tolerance in the Bible. 1987, 1997.
17 Vali, Moses David. N.d.
68 1 American Oriental Society. 1964, 1966.
2 Book buying and selling. 1984, 1986, 1988.
3 Cuneiform Literature. N.d.
4 Exodus, miscellaneous. 1987, n.d.
5 Jewish Religion and Israel. 1972, n.d.
6 Sarna, Nahum, Library of.
7 Miscellaneous. 1975, 1980, n.d.
8 PAAJR (Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research).
1992-1994, n.d.
9 PAAJR (Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research).
1994.
10 Society of Biblical Literature. 1964.
69 1 Bible and the Modern Jew. N.d.
2 Do Jews and Christians Share the Same Bible? 1991, n.d.
3 Hymns of Praise. Psalms, Ecclesiastes. N.d.
4 Philo and the Graeco-Roman World. N.d.
5 Religion and Secular Culture. N.d.
6 Subjects Unknown. In Italian and Hebrew.
7 Yosippon. 1994-1995.
70 1 Sabbatical Year. 2001, n.d.
2 Sabbatical Year. N.d.
3 Sabbatical Year. 1973, n.d.
4 Sabbatical Year/Kings. 1965, 2000, n.d.
5 Sabbatical Year. N.d.
6 Sabbatical Year.
7 Sabbatical Year. N.d.
8 Sabbatical Year. N.d.
9 Nehemiah/Destruction of Temple.
10 Sabbatical Year.
71 1 Orlinsky Festschrift: Sabbatical Year. N.d.
2 Orlinsky Festschrift: Sabbatical Year. N.d.
3 Miscellaneous. 1989, n.d.
4 Miscellaneous. Various dates, n.d.
5 Miscellaneous. N.d.
6 Miscellaneous. N.d.
7 Miscellaneous. N.d.
72 1 Miscellaneous. 1961, n.d.
2 Miscellaneous. N.d.
3 Miscellaneous. N.d.
4 Miscellaneous. 2000, n.d.
5 Miscellaneous. N.d.
6 Miscellaneous. N.d.
7 Miscellaneous. N.d.
SERIES O. PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL
73 1 Sarna Family Genealogy.
2 Writings of Chaim Potok. By Helen Sarna.
3 Manuscript about Aharon Megged. By Helen Sarna
4 Manuscript about Aharon Megged. By Helen Sarna.
5 Personal Cards and Letters. 1973-2004.
6 Personal Cards and Letters. 1973-2004.
7 Personal, inc. family photos. 1998-2003.
8 Professional biography, inc. vita and sketches. 1952-1984.
9 Professional biography and bibliography, through 2000.