David B. Schreiner – författare

The contextual approach and form criticism are two well-established methodologies in Biblical Studies, but the natural affinities between the two have historically gone under-appreciated. Yet the substantial reconsideration of classic tenets of form-criticism that has transpired in recent memory has further separated these two like-minded methods. Through a series of case studies that carefully consider certain Old Testament texts contextually, Silhouettes of Scripture: Considering the Contextual Approach with Form-criticism considers important methodological critiques and fuse elements of both methods in order to not only re-focus natural affinities but also more precisely define how contextual studies could proceed. Initiated by a literary trigger, Schreiner and Holland’s method navigates between what has been called "parallel-o-mania" and "parallel-anonia" to consider a range of similarities and differences in terms of broad and narrow convergences. The result is a work that not only looks upon well-known parallels with fresh eyes but also seeks to establish new trajectories.

Warfare in the Ancient Near East: Preparation, Enactment and Remembrance explores the many dimensions of warfare across the ancient Near East, from military strategy and defensive architecture to royal propaganda, captivity, memory and psychological trauma. Drawing together studies on Egypt, Assyria, Judea, Mesopotamia and the Roman East, the volume examines not only how wars were fought, but also how they were justified, remembered and reshaped in cultural memory.Contributors investigate subjects including the fortifications of Hatra, Egyptian military organisation in Nubia, chariot warfare, Trajan’s Mesopotamian campaigns, the treatment of captives, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian royal rhetoric, and the lasting trauma of violence in biblical narrative. Combining archaeological, textual and iconographic evidence, this interdisciplinary collection offers fresh perspectives on warfare as a recurring social, political and psychological reality in the ancient world.