David Baer is Principal and Lecturer in Old Testament and Biblical Languages, Seminario ESEPA, San José, Costa Rica.Robert P. Gordon is Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

• IntroductionPart I: The Languageand Literature of the Pentateuch1.The imagodei in Genesis 1-3 - N. MacDonald2.Evensong in Eden: As It Was Probably Not in the Beginning - R.P. Gordon3.Noah's Drunkenness and the Curse of Canaan inGenesis 9.18-27 - J. Day4.Dividing Up the Pentateuch: Some Notes on the Hebrew Tradition - G.I. DaviesPart II: The Language and Literature of the Historical Books5.Can The Samson Narrative Properly Be Called Heroic? - C. Echols6.Translating Politics into Religion: Theological Enrichment in 1 Kings 5-9 - G. Eberhardt7.Behind Closed Doors: the Secret World of Jerusalem's Palace Diplomacy - R.E. ClementsPart III: TheLanguage and Literature of the Prophets8.YHWH's Wise Man (Psalm 1) in LXX Isaiah 32. A Case of Fortunate Reframing - D.A. Baer9.Food forthe Birds of Heaven: Staged Death and Intercession in Jeremiah in Light of Shakespeare's Cymbeline - D. Lipton10.David their King (Whom God Will Raise): Hosea3.5 and the Onset of Messianic Expectation in the Prophetic Books - A. Rofé11.Goddesses, Trees, and the Interpretation of Hosea 14.9 - J. Hadley12.The Text and Interpretation of Nahum 2.2 - E. BallPart IV: The Language and Literature of the Writings13.Psalm 102.14 and Didache 10.6 on Grace to Come -W. Horbury14.Wisdom and Psalm 119 - C. Engle15.Biblical Texts in New Contexts: Job in Music - K. Dell16.An Overlooked Suggestion at Proverbs 1.10 - H.G.M. Williamson17.Reflections on the Aramaic Portions of Daniel - E. Hunter18.The Text of Daniel 3.16 - B. MastinPart V: Themes and Resonances of Biblical Language and Literature19.Some Comments on the Semantic Range of the Stem ??? in Early Rabbinic Texts - S. Reif20.Wine Production in Ancient Israel and the Meaning of shemarim in the Hebrew Bible - W.D. Barker21.The Cherished Child: Images of Parental Love in the Hebrew Bible - R. Lentin22.'The Hills are Alive!': The Personification ofNature in the Hebrew Bible - H. Marlow23.Beginning and Ending: Genesis 1.1 and the Gospel of John - D. FordPart VI:Afterword (the editors)

David Baer is Principal and Lecturer in Old Testament and Biblical Languages, Seminario ESEPA, San José, Costa Rica.Robert P. Gordon is Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

• IntroductionPart I: The Languageand Literature of the Pentateuch1.The imagodei in Genesis 1-3 - N. MacDonald2.Evensong in Eden: As It Was Probably Not in the Beginning - R.P. Gordon3.Noah's Drunkenness and the Curse of Canaan inGenesis 9.18-27 - J. Day4.Dividing Up the Pentateuch: Some Notes on the Hebrew Tradition - G.I. DaviesPart II: The Language and Literature of the Historical Books5.Can The Samson Narrative Properly Be Called Heroic? - C. Echols6.Translating Politics into Religion: Theological Enrichment in 1 Kings 5-9 - G. Eberhardt7.Behind Closed Doors: the Secret World of Jerusalem's Palace Diplomacy - R.E. ClementsPart III: TheLanguage and Literature of the Prophets8.YHWH's Wise Man (Psalm 1) in LXX Isaiah 32. A Case of Fortunate Reframing - D.A. Baer9.Food forthe Birds of Heaven: Staged Death and Intercession in Jeremiah in Light of Shakespeare's Cymbeline - D. Lipton10.David their King (Whom God Will Raise): Hosea3.5 and the Onset of Messianic Expectation in the Prophetic Books - A. Rofé11.Goddesses, Trees, and the Interpretation of Hosea 14.9 - J. Hadley12.The Text and Interpretation of Nahum 2.2 - E. BallPart IV: The Language and Literature of the Writings13.Psalm 102.14 and Didache 10.6 on Grace to Come -W. Horbury14.Wisdom and Psalm 119 - C. Engle15.Biblical Texts in New Contexts: Job in Music - K. Dell16.An Overlooked Suggestion at Proverbs 1.10 - H.G.M. Williamson17.Reflections on the Aramaic Portions of Daniel - E. Hunter18.The Text of Daniel 3.16 - B. MastinPart V: Themes and Resonances of Biblical Language and Literature19.Some Comments on the Semantic Range of the Stem ??? in Early Rabbinic Texts - S. Reif20.Wine Production in Ancient Israel and the Meaning of shemarim in the Hebrew Bible - W.D. Barker21.The Cherished Child: Images of Parental Love in the Hebrew Bible - R. Lentin22.'The Hills are Alive!': The Personification ofNature in the Hebrew Bible - H. Marlow23.Beginning and Ending: Genesis 1.1 and the Gospel of John - D. FordPart VI:Afterword (the editors)

David Baer is Principal and Lecturer in Old Testament and Biblical Languages, Seminario ESEPA, San José, Costa Rica.Robert P. Gordon is Regius Professor of Hebrew in the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

• IntroductionPart I: The Languageand Literature of the Pentateuch1.The imagodei in Genesis 1-3 - N. MacDonald2.Evensong in Eden: As It Was Probably Not in the Beginning - R.P. Gordon3.Noah's Drunkenness and the Curse of Canaan inGenesis 9.18-27 - J. Day4.Dividing Up the Pentateuch: Some Notes on the Hebrew Tradition - G.I. DaviesPart II: The Language and Literature of the Historical Books5.Can The Samson Narrative Properly Be Called Heroic? - C. Echols6.Translating Politics into Religion: Theological Enrichment in 1 Kings 5-9 - G. Eberhardt7.Behind Closed Doors: the Secret World of Jerusalem's Palace Diplomacy - R.E. ClementsPart III: TheLanguage and Literature of the Prophets8.YHWH's Wise Man (Psalm 1) in LXX Isaiah 32. A Case of Fortunate Reframing - D.A. Baer9.Food forthe Birds of Heaven: Staged Death and Intercession in Jeremiah in Light of Shakespeare's Cymbeline - D. Lipton10.David their King (Whom God Will Raise): Hosea3.5 and the Onset of Messianic Expectation in the Prophetic Books - A. Rofé11.Goddesses, Trees, and the Interpretation of Hosea 14.9 - J. Hadley12.The Text and Interpretation of Nahum 2.2 - E. BallPart IV: The Language and Literature of the Writings13.Psalm 102.14 and Didache 10.6 on Grace to Come -W. Horbury14.Wisdom and Psalm 119 - C. Engle15.Biblical Texts in New Contexts: Job in Music - K. Dell16.An Overlooked Suggestion at Proverbs 1.10 - H.G.M. Williamson17.Reflections on the Aramaic Portions of Daniel - E. Hunter18.The Text of Daniel 3.16 - B. MastinPart V: Themes and Resonances of Biblical Language and Literature19.Some Comments on the Semantic Range of the Stem ??? in Early Rabbinic Texts - S. Reif20.Wine Production in Ancient Israel and the Meaning of shemarim in the Hebrew Bible - W.D. Barker21.The Cherished Child: Images of Parental Love in the Hebrew Bible - R. Lentin22.'The Hills are Alive!': The Personification ofNature in the Hebrew Bible - H. Marlow23.Beginning and Ending: Genesis 1.1 and the Gospel of John - D. FordPart VI:Afterword (the editors)