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Iron Age I Structure on Mt. Ebal
Excavation and Interpretation
Inbunden, 2012
921 kr
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In Josh 8:30–35, Israel constructs an altar on Mt. Ebal in fulfillment of the command of Deut 27:1–8. This structure had very important social, political, and religious implications for Israel, for it was the first structure to be built after the people entered the land of Canaan. Once the altar …
“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”
Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives
Av James K. Hoffmeier, Alan R. Millard m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
690 kr
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The Hebrew Scriptures consider the exodus from Egypt to be Israel’s formative and foundational event. Indeed, the Bible offers no other explanation for Israel’s origin as a people. It is also true that no contemporary record regarding a man named Moses or the Israelites generally, either living in …
Honor, Shame, and Guilt
Social-Scientific Approaches to the Book of Ezekiel
Av Daniel Y. Wu
Inbunden, 2016
519 kr
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In this study, Wu explores how the concepts honor, shame, and guilt function in the book of Ezekiel, as well as in the wider contexts of their general use in anthropological or social-scientific approaches to biblical studies. He frames Ezekiel’s key terms for honor (kabod), shame (bosh), and …
Trees and Kings
A Comparative Analysis of Tree Imagery in Israel’s Prophetic Tradition and the Ancient Near East
Inbunden, 2018
676 kr
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The Old Testament prophets did not hesitate to use the rhetorical conventions accessible to them when delivering their sermons of salvation and judgment. One source of comparison used frequently in the prophets and widely throughout the ancient Near East is the image of a tree. In Trees and Kings, …
Bearing Yhwh’s Name at Sinai
A Reexamination of the Name Command of the Decalogue
Inbunden, 2018
729 kr
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The Name Command (NC) is usually interpreted as a prohibition against speaking Yhwh’s name in a particular context: false oaths, wrongful pronunciation, irreverent worship, magical practices, cursing, false teaching, and the like. However, the NC lacks the contextual specification needed to support …
Bridging the Gap
Ritual and Ritual Texts in the Bible
Inbunden, 2007
426 kr
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This volume is intended to introduce university and seminary students and scholars to the neglected field of ritual studies, particularly within the larger context of biblical and theological studies. At the same time, the author hopes to further the discussion by interacting with numerous scholars …
Poetic Imagination in Proverbs
Variant Repetitions and the Nature of Poetry
Inbunden, 2013
1324 kr
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No fewer than 223 verses in Proverbs appear two times (79 sets), three times (15 sets), or even four times (5 sets) in identical or slightly altered form—more than 24% of the book. Heim analyzes all of these, presenting them in delineated Hebrew lines and in English translation. Where appropriate, …
Divine Sabbath Work
Inbunden, 2012
473 kr
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With eight cryptic words by Jesus in John 5:17, an enigma surfaces regarding God’s activity in his ministry that is not easy for us to solve. Jesus, in defending his actions in healing the lame man at the pool of Bethzatha (Bethesda), makes a comparison that is simple enough on the surface: Jesus’ …
Toward a Poetics of Genesis 1–11
Reading Genesis 4:17–22 in Its Near Eastern Context
Inbunden, 2013
785 kr
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Daniel Lowery commences this work by suggesting that history is a subjective enterprise—it is controlled by those who record it. The power of the present decides what is counted as history, and how the rest of us are told about the past shapes our view of it and, concomitantly, our outlook for the …
Melchizedek's Alternative Priestly Order
A Compositional Analysis of Genesis 14:18–20 and Its Echoes Throughout the Tanak
Inbunden, 2013
657 kr
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Gen 14:18–20 is a brief episode depicting the encounter between Abram and Melchizedek. Taking this episode and its context in the Pentateuch as the starting point, Mathews sets out to analyze the text as it has been composed, in order to understand the biblical and theological significance of this …
Sacred Ritual
A Study of the West Semitic Ritual Calendars in Leviticus 23 and the Akkadian Text Emar 446
Inbunden, 2014
650 kr
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Israelite festival calendar texts (Exod 23; 34; Lev 23; Num 28–29; Deut 16; and Ezek 45) share many features; however, there are also differences. Some of the most-often-cited differences are the following: festival dates, festival locations, date of the New Year, festival timing, and festival …
Wrestling with the Violence of God
Soundings in the Old Testament
Av M. Daniel Carroll R., J. Wilgus
Inbunden, 2015
625 kr
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The prevalence of evil and violence in the world is a growing focus of scholarly attention, especially violence done in the name of religion and violence found within the pages of the Old Testament. Many atheists consider this reason enough to reject the notion of a supreme deity. Some Christians …
Wealth in Ancient Ephesus and the First Letter to Timothy
Fresh Insights from Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus
Av Gary G. Hoag
Inbunden, 2015
821 kr
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Scholars are divided in their views about the teachings on riches in 1 Timothy. Evidence that has been largely overlooked in NT scholarship appears in Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus and suggests that the topic be revisited. Recently dated to the mid-first century C.E., Ephesiaca brings to life …
New Look at Atonement in Leviticus
The Meaning and Purpose of Kipper Revisited
Inbunden, 2019
1628 kr
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In this book, James A. Greenberg examines animal sacrifice in Priestly Torah texts found in Leviticus 1–16, Exodus, and Numbers. Through his analysis, Greenberg identifies a new valence of kipper as a process that produces a positive result between two objects and argues that the Israelite …
Exploring the Composition of the Pentateuch
Av L. S. Baker Jr., Kenneth Bergland m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1432 kr
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For many years, the historical-critical quest for a reconstruction of the origin(s) and development of the Pentateuch or Hexateuch has been dominated by the documentary hypothesis, the heuristic power of which has produced a consensus so strong that an interpreter who did not operate within its …
You Shall Know that I Am Yahweh
An Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Ezekiel’s Recognition Formula
Inbunden, 2019
427 kr
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The recognition formula, “you/they shall know that I am Yahweh,” is repeated more than seventy times in the book of Ezekiel. And yet, surprisingly, this refrain has not been analyzed in detail in recent research. In this study, John F. Evans attempts to uncover the literary and theological intent …
Death and Divine Judgment in Ecclesiastes
Inbunden, 2019
388 kr
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In Death and Divine Judgment in Ecclesiastes, Kumiko Takeuchi provides a fresh take on the book of Ecclesiastes. Building on the current scholarly consensus that locates the composition of this book of the Hebrew Bible in the postexilic era, circa the late fourth or early third century BCE, …
Abyss in Revelation
A View from Below
Inbunden, 2021
279 kr
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It is generally accepted that Revelation’s heavenly scenes were intended to demonstrate that God continued to exercise his control even when the audience’s experience might suggest otherwise. In The Abyss in Revelation, Edward Gudeman argues that even though the scenes of the underworld and its …
Before There Were Kings
A Literary Analysis of the Book of Judges
Av Elie Assis
Inbunden, 2023
1373 kr
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Following the great periods of national leadership by Moses and Joshua, the book of Judges depicts the stewardship of various judges that rose to power to solve local religious and military challenges in the premonarchic period. This volume provides a close reading of the entire book of Judges, …
Exploring the Composition of the Pentateuch, Volume 2
Av L. S. Baker, L. S. Baker Jr. m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
886 kr
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While the critique of existing approaches to the composition of the Pentateuch has its place, the editors of this volume argue that there is a need to formulate positive proposals based on verifiable data and logical argumentation. Building on the foundation established in the preceding volume, …
Exploring the Composition of the Pentateuch, Volume 3/1
Av Kenneth Bergland, Roy Gane m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
984 kr
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How did the Pentateuch come into being, and what kinds of evidence can responsibly guide new answers to this enduring question? Exploring the Composition of the Pentateuch, Volume 3/1 captures an active scholarly conversation among a diverse group of biblical scholars who challenge prevailing …
Exploring the Composition of the Pentateuch, Volume 3/2
Av Kenneth Bergland, Roy Gane m. fl.
Inbunden, 2027
1005 kr
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This volume reexamines the composition of the Pentateuch by focusing on literary reuse as a means by which to better understand the relationship between the Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Bible. Instead of beginning with inherited source divisions or hypothetical redactional sequences, it starts …
“I Will Walk Among You”
The Rhetorical Function of Allusion to Genesis 1–3 in the Book of Leviticus
Inbunden, 2018
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The well-known parallels between Genesis and Leviticus invite further reflection, particularly in regard to the rhetorical and theological purpose of their lexical, syntactical, and conceptual correspondences. This volume investigates the possibility that the final-form text of Leviticus is an …
Hostility in the House of God
An Investigation of the Opponents in 1 and 2 Timothy
Inbunden, 2016
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Virtually all scholars acknowledge the presence of opponents in 1 and 2 Timothy, but there is considerable disagreement over the identity of these opponents and the author's way of handling them. In this volume, Thornton provides a critique of a number of extant theories, including "Gnostic," …
Hope for a Tender Sprig
Jehoiachin in Biblical Theology
Inbunden, 2017
524 kr
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Jehoiachin reigned a mere three months before Nebuchadnezzar took him into exile. He was one more Judean king who did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and his one recorded action as king was to surrender to the Babylonians. How significant can a king be whose reign ended when it had scarcely begun? …
Poor and Rich in James
A Relevance Theory Approach to James's Use of the Old Testament
Inbunden, 2018
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The epistle of James was, for years, a forgotten book in academic circles. In recent decades, however, a renewed focus on early Judaism has generated interest in looking at James with new eyes. In this context, different studies, monographs and commentaries have been written. Poverty and wealth in …
War in the Bible and Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
Av Richard S. Hess, Elmer A. Martens
Inbunden, 2008
368 kr
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In February 2004, Denver Seminary’s annual Biblical Studies conference addressed the question of modern war and the teachings of biblical ethics regarding it. The conference was envisioned as a collaborative effort between the Association for Christian Conferences, Teaching, and Service (ACCTS), …
Critical Issues in Early Israelite History
Av Richard S. Hess, Gerald A. Klingbeil m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
489 kr
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The origin of the Israelites is one of the most frequently discussed issues among archaeologists and biblical scholars. Only a few decades ago, biblical stories such as the Conquest were heralded as confirmed by archaeology. But in the 1970s, Thomas L. Thompson and John Van Seters were in the …
Paul and His Mortality
Imitating Christ in the Face of Death
Inbunden, 2015
504 kr
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While many books are written on Jesus’s death, a gap exists in writings about the theological significance of a believer’s death, particularly in imitation of Jesus’s. Paul, as a first apostolic witness who talked frequently about his own death, serves as a foundational model for how believers …
Signs of Continuity
The Function of Miracles in Jesus and Paul
Av Greg Rhodea
Inbunden, 2019
349 kr
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For more than a century, scholars have debated whether Paul the apostle was a faithful follower of Jesus or a corruptor of Jesus’s message and the true founder of Christianity. Signs of Continuity intervenes in this debate by exploring a largely overlooked element of similarity between the two men: …
