T. M. Lemos is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario. She received her A. B. in Judaic Studies from Brown University and her Ph.D. with distinction from Yale University in Religious Studies. Her publications include Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine: 1200 BCE to 200 CE (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

[a] very timely and revealing study ... This monograph is carefully researched and meticulously documented. I was consistently impressed by the degree of nuance Lemos exercises throughout the study ... this book is a welcome addition to the growing collection of studies on various aspects of violence in the Hebrew Bible. It deserves a careful reading and will certainly become an important part of future conversations that reflect on the nature of personhood in Israelite thought and the determinative role violence played in that regard.

• Abbreviations 1: Dogs beneath the Tables of Men: Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and Comparative Contexts 2: Crushing the Insubmissive: Violence and the Personhood of Foreigners in Ancient Israel and the Ancient Near East 3: 'But He Indeed Will Rule Over You': Violence and the Personhood of Women in Ancient Israel 4: For He Is Your Property: Violence and the Personhood of Slaves in Ancient Israel 5: Visiting the Iniquity of the Father on the Son: Violence and the Personhood of Children in Ancient Israel 6: Of Dogs and Men: Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and in Contemporary Contexts Bibliography

T. M. Lemos is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario. She received her A. B. in Judaic Studies from Brown University and her Ph.D. with distinction from Yale University in Religious Studies. Her publications include Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine: 1200 BCE to 200 CE (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

[a] very timely and revealing study ... This monograph is carefully researched and meticulously documented. I was consistently impressed by the degree of nuance Lemos exercises throughout the study ... this book is a welcome addition to the growing collection of studies on various aspects of violence in the Hebrew Bible. It deserves a careful reading and will certainly become an important part of future conversations that reflect on the nature of personhood in Israelite thought and the determinative role violence played in that regard.

• Abbreviations 1: Dogs beneath the Tables of Men: Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and Comparative Contexts 2: Crushing the Insubmissive: Violence and the Personhood of Foreigners in Ancient Israel and the Ancient Near East 3: 'But He Indeed Will Rule Over You': Violence and the Personhood of Women in Ancient Israel 4: For He Is Your Property: Violence and the Personhood of Slaves in Ancient Israel 5: Visiting the Iniquity of the Father on the Son: Violence and the Personhood of Children in Ancient Israel 6: Of Dogs and Men: Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and in Contemporary Contexts Bibliography

T. M. Lemos is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario. She received her A. B. in Judaic Studies from Brown University and her Ph.D. with distinction from Yale University in Religious Studies. Her publications include Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine: 1200 BCE to 200 CE (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

[a] very timely and revealing study ... This monograph is carefully researched and meticulously documented. I was consistently impressed by the degree of nuance Lemos exercises throughout the study ... this book is a welcome addition to the growing collection of studies on various aspects of violence in the Hebrew Bible. It deserves a careful reading and will certainly become an important part of future conversations that reflect on the nature of personhood in Israelite thought and the determinative role violence played in that regard.

• Abbreviations 1: Dogs beneath the Tables of Men: Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and Comparative Contexts 2: Crushing the Insubmissive: Violence and the Personhood of Foreigners in Ancient Israel and the Ancient Near East 3: 'But He Indeed Will Rule Over You': Violence and the Personhood of Women in Ancient Israel 4: For He Is Your Property: Violence and the Personhood of Slaves in Ancient Israel 5: Visiting the Iniquity of the Father on the Son: Violence and the Personhood of Children in Ancient Israel 6: Of Dogs and Men: Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and in Contemporary Contexts Bibliography