Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts – serie
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Reception and Remembrance of Abraham
Av Pernille Carstens, Niels Peter Lemche
Inbunden, 2011
1591 kr
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This book explores the role of the biblical patriarch Abraham in the formation and use of authoritative texts in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. It reflects a conference session in 2009 focusing on Abraham as a figure of cultural memory in the literature of these periods. Cultural memory is …
New Studies in the Book of Isaiah
Essays in Honor of Hallvard Hagelia
Inbunden, 2014
876 kr
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This volume contains twelve articles that shed new light on the Book of Isaiah, covering a wide array of historical, linguistic and theological topics. The various aspects of God’s intervention at different points of human history is a main focus of the studies. The collection is marked by a broad …
Divine and Human Hate in the Ancient Near East
A Lexical and Contextual Analysis
Av Andrew Riley
Inbunden, 2017
1394 kr
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Divine and Human Hate in the Ancient Near East studies lexemes for ‘hate’ in Biblical Hebrew, Ugaritic, and Akkadian. Riley conducts a lexical study of three ‘hate’ terms, along with comparative analysis of divine and human hate in biblical, Ugaritic, and Mesopotamian literature.
Unremembered Dead
The Non-Burial Motif in the Hebrew Bible
Av F Mansen
Inbunden, 2018
2215 kr
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The Unremembered Dead examines the motif of non-burial in the Hebrew Bible in its ancient Near Eastern contexts. Mansen proposes a new typology for analyzing these references, and demonstrates the range of functions that the non-burial motif served as a literary weapon in both biblical and …
Rest in Mesopotamian and Israelite Literature
Av Daniel Kim
Inbunden, 2019
1719 kr
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Rest in Mesopotamian and Israelite Literature studies the concept of rest in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern literature. Through close examination of Mesopotamian texts and selections from the Deuteronomistic History and Chronicles, Kim delineates a concept of rest for each body of …
Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures XI
Comprising the Contents of Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, vol. 14
Av Christophe Nihan, Anna Angelini
Inbunden, 2017
3021 kr
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This volume incorporates all the articles and reviews published in volume 14 (2014) of the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Jehoiachin and his Oracle
A Jeremianic Scribal Framework for the End of the Deuteronomistic History
Inbunden, 2020
1756 kr
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King Jehoiachin, the last Judahite king exiled to Babylon, became the focus of conflicting hopes and fears about a revived Davidic kingship after the exile. As Sensenig demonstrates, this conflict stemmed from a drastic oracle from Jeremiah that seemed to categorically reject Jehoiachin, while the …
Biography of a Dream
A Reception-Historical Study of the Fourth Beast in Daniel 7
Inbunden, 2021
1830 kr
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The biblical apocalyptic books of Daniel and Revelation are, for better or worse, polarizing. Interpreters have long read and searched these books for clues about how their worlds will "end," which each new interpreter promising to have "unlocked" how Daniel and Revelation work together to uncover …
Book of Samuel
Studies in History, Historiography, Theology and Poetics Combined
Inbunden, 2024
1211 kr
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An inter-disciplinary study of the story and history of Israel's transition from tribal federation to monarchy, covering the events described in 1 Samuel 1-16; 2 Samuel 21-24; and 1 Kings 1-4. It follows the 2018 publication of The Book of Samuel: Part One, Studies in History, Hisoriography, …
Covenant and Grace in the Old Testament
Assyrian Propaganda and Israelite Faith
Inbunden, 2012
1056 kr
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This book examines the Old Testament language about Israel’s relationship with God in the light of Assyrian royal propaganda. Unpacking this language’s meaning in both Assyrian and biblical contexts, it shows Israel borrowed language from Assyrian vassal treaties to describe its covenant with God, …
Keter Shem Tov
Essays on the Dead Sea Scrolls in Memory of Alan Crown
Inbunden, 2013
1481 kr
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This eclectic collection contains 16 articles on a variety of topics within Qumran Studies from a conference held in memory of the late Professor Alan Crown. Essays cover the impact of the Qumran discoveries on the study of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament to the study of the scrolls …
Conceptual Metaphors in Poetic Texts
Proceedings of the Metaphor Research Group of the European Association of Biblical Studies in Lincoln 2009
Av Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher, Antje Labahn
Inbunden, 2013
1629 kr
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The Hebrew Bible discusses difficult and often ineffable subjects such as life, God, heaven and earth and frequently relies upon metaphor to do so. This volume of collected essays offers a new methodological approach to understanding metaphors as conceptualizing aspects of life. Articles provide …
