The Giving Library

Made possible by a donation from Dr. David Marcus

After an illustrious career as Professor of Bible and Masorah at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Dr. David Marcus donated his 2,319-book library to the Institute of Biblical Culture to be disseminated as a gift to the public free-of-charge. The library contains many rare and out-of-print books and has six subject areas:

Assyriology

Semitic Languages

Hebrew Bible

Bible and Ancient Near East

General Bible Studies

Post-Biblical Studies

Assyriology is the first subject being given away. 
After that, the other subjects will be given away one by one.

Selected Highlights:

All Assyriology volumes are listed in this document 

Who can apply?​

• Any individual, group, library, or institution may apply for books. 

• The one exception is people intending to sell books.

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How does it work?​

• Request the books as you plan on using. 

• We'll ship you the books to a USA address and send you a bill for the postage cost (see below).

• We cannot guarantee any books. The more specific the subject area the more likely the book will be available.

• It may take a few weeks or months for your package to arrive. 

• Any books you receive are 100% yours to keep and enjoy.

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Shipping Cost

• Books ship within the United States via USPS Media Mail, which is a reduced rate determined by weight.

• One book is usually $3 to $5 and four books are usually under $10. Weight prices are listed here.

• You will be sent a shipping bill once your package is sent. 

• We cannot ship internationally but can send books to a USA address on your behalf.

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Questions?
Contact our director, Rabbi Dr. David Moster at BiblicalCulture@gmail.com​

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