"The Scaffolding of Our Thoughts"

C. Jay Crisostomo, Ph.D. (2014) is Assistant Professor of Assyriology at the University of Michigan. His research and publications have focused on the languages, history, and scribal practices of cuneiform cultures, particularly of early second millennium Babylonia.    Eduardo A. Escobar, Ph.D. (2017) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge, University of Chicago, whose research focuses on cuneiform scholarly cultures of the ancient Middle East.Terri Tanaka, Ph.D. (2014) is a visiting professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley and the communications and project analyst for Berkeley Prosopography Services. She has published on dress and identity in cuneiform texts and pedagogical practice.Niek Veldhuis, Ph.D. (1997) is Professor of Assyriology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of several books and articles on cuneiform culture, history, and lexicography, including Religion, Literature, and Scholarship (Brill, 2004).

“This excellent Festschrift, dedicated to Francesca Rochberg, offers fascinating insight into the world of ancient magic and divination. (…) The volume contains 20 essays, all of consistently high quality (…)” - Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, in Society for Old Testament Study Book List 2019

• ContentsAcknowledgments IXIntroduction1 A Status Quaestionis on the Formation of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible2 Some Preliminary Clarifications3 Methodology and Structure1 The Twenty-Two Books of the Jews According to Josephus1 The Passage of the Against Apion2 The Twenty-Two Books Outside the Against Apion3 Josephus and Some Books on the Borderline of the Canon2 The Ninety-Four Books of the Torah According to 4 Ezra1 Introduction to 4 Ezra2 Coordinates for a Comprehensive Understanding of 4 Ezra3 The Characterization of Ezra4 Function and Meaning of the Ninety-Four Books5 Historical Context and Social Function of 4 Ezra6 Fourth Ezra and the Canon of the Hebrew Bible3 Comparison and Conclusions1 A Short Comparison between Josephus and 4 Ezra on the Books2 Elements for an HypothesisBibliography