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Genesis and the Moses Story
Israel's Dual Origins in the Hebrew Bible
Inbunden, 2010
1115 kr
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Konrad Schmid is a Swiss biblical scholar who belongs to a larger group of Continental researchers proposing new directions in the study of the Pentateuch. In this volume, a translation of his Erzväter und Exodus, Schmid argues that the ancestor tradition in Genesis and the Moses story in Exodus …
Severe Mercy
Sin and Its Remedy in the Old Testament
Av Mark J. Boda
Inbunden, 2009
1078 kr
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The biblical-theological approach Boda takes in this work is canonical-thematic, tracing the presentation of the theology of sin and its remedy in the canonical form and shape of the Old Testament. The hermeneutical foundations for this enterprise have been laid by others in past decades, …
Chosen and Unchosen
Conceptions of Election in the Pentateuch and Jewish-Christian Interpretation
Av Joel N. Lohr
Inbunden, 2009
492 kr
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Winner of the 2011 RBY Scott Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies/Société canadienne des études bibliquesThe God of the Bible favors a national people, Israel, and this is at the cost of the other nations. In fact, not being Israel usually means humiliation or destruction or simply …
Jacob and the Divine Trickster
A Theology of Deception and YHWH’s Fidelity to the Ancestral Promise in the Jacob Cycle
Inbunden, 2011
675 kr
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The book of Genesis portrays the character Jacob as a brazen trickster who deceives members of his own family: his father Isaac, brother Esau, and uncle Laban. At the same time, Genesis depicts Jacob as YHWH’s chosen, from whom the entire people Israel derive and for whom they are named. These two …
Esther
The Outer Narrative and the Hidden Reading
Inbunden, 2011
537 kr
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Using narrative devices such as allusions and free associations, multivalent expressions, and irony, the author of Esther wrote a story that is about a Jewish woman, Esther, during the time of the Persian exile of Yehudites, and the Persian king, Ahasuerus, who was in power at the time. At various …
Rhetoric of Remembrance
An Investigation of the “Fathers” in Deuteronomy
Av Jerry Hwang
Inbunden, 2012
656 kr
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To whom is Moses speaking in Deuteronomy? This question is controversial in OT scholarship. Some passages in Deuteronomy indicate that Moses is addressing the first exodus generation that witnessed Horeb (Deut 5:3–4), while other passages point to the second exodus generation that survived the …
In the Beginning
Essays on Creation Motifs in the Ancient Near East and the Bible
Inbunden, 2013
458 kr
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Bernard F. Batto spent the bulk of his career examining the ancient Near Eastern context of the Hebrew Bible, with particular interest in the influence of the surrounding cultures on the biblical creation stories. This collection gathers six of his most important previously published essays and …
From the Depths of Despair to the Promise of Presence
A Rhetorical Reading of the Book of Joel
Av Joel Barker
Inbunden, 2014
748 kr
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For decades, the prophetic book of Joel has been the focus of scrutiny that belies its brevity. It captures readers with its vivid descriptions of locusts and military invasion and the distress that they cause. It then reveals the concern of YHWH for the covenant community as it systematically …
Forming God
Divine Anthropomorphism in the Pentateuch
Inbunden, 2014
840 kr
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This volume examines divine anthropomorphism in the Hebrew Bible, a study characterized by disagreement and contradiction. Discussions of anthropomorphism in the Hebrew Bible are typically found in three areas of inquiry: ancient Israelite religion, as reflected by the compositions of the …
Standing in the Breach
An Old Testament Theology and Spirituality of Intercessory Prayer
Inbunden, 2015
694 kr
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At the heart of this study is a biblical-theological approach to central passages on intercessory prayers in the OT. After examining these largely prophetic prayer dialogues, Widmer argues that they provide an important key to biblical theology and spirituality. Furthermore, a close reading of …
What Kind of God?
Collected Essays of Terence E. Fretheim
Av Terence E. Fretheim, Michael J. Chan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1016 kr
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Terence E. Fretheim has long been a leading voice in Old Testament theology. In this volume, thirty of his classic studies have been gathered together for the first time under the rubrics “God and the World”, “God and Suffering”, “God, Wrath, and Divine Violence”, “God and the Pentateuch”, “God and …
Image of God in the Garden of Eden
The Creation of Humankind in Genesis 2:5-3:24 in Light of the mīs pî, pīt pî, and wpt-r Rituals of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
Inbunden, 2015
537 kr
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Catherine McDowell presents a detailed and insightful analysis of the creation of adam in Gen 2:5–3:24 in light of the Mesopotamian mīs pî pīt pî (“washing of the mouth, opening of the mouth”) and the Egyptian wpt-r (opening of the mouth) rituals for the creation of a divine image. Parallels …
“See and Read All These Words”
The Concept of the Written in the Book of Jeremiah
Inbunden, 2016
478 kr
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Unusually for the Hebrew Bible, the book of Jeremiah contains a high number of references to writers, writing, and the written word. The book (which was primarily written during the exilic period) demonstrates a key moment in the ongoing integration of writing and the written word into ancient …
I, You, and the Word “God”
Finding Meaning in the Song of Songs
Av Sarah Zhang
Inbunden, 2016
507 kr
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I, You, and the Word “God” introduces the approach of lyrical ethics, inspired by Emmanuel Levinas’s ethical-phenomenological philosophy. Through the optics of lyrical ethics, the reader discovers how the ancient erotic poems of the Song of Songs bear ethical and theological significance for …
Jealousy in Context
The Social Implications of Emotions in the Hebrew Bible
Inbunden, 2022
1037 kr
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Attested as both a human and a divine expression, the biblical Hebrew term qinʾâ is most often translated as “jealousy” or “envy.” In this study, Erin Villareal makes the case for reading qinʾâ as more than a simple reference to an emotion, instead locating the term’s origins in ancient Israel’s …
Theology of Justice in Exodus
Av Nathan Bills
Inbunden, 2020
1401 kr
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This book traces the theme of justice throughout the narrative of Exodus in order to explicate how yhwh’s reclamation of Israel for service-worship reveals a distinct theological ethic of justice grounded in yhwh’s character and Israel’s calling within yhwh’s creational agenda.Adopting a …
Unfavored
Judah and Saul in the Narratives of Genesis and 1 Samuel
Av Josef Sykora
Inbunden, 2018
802 kr
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Following the work of scholars who have attempted to rehabilitate the notion of “chosenness” in the Hebrew Bible and others who have focused more narrowly on the fate of non-Israelites in the Old Testament, The Unfavored centers on the role of two “unfavored” characters within Israel—Judah and …
Social Audience of Prayer
A Rhetorical and Canonical Study of Individual Lament Psalms
Inbunden, 2026
1185 kr
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Lament psalms are often imagined as private cries to God. Yet most laments are also directed outward—toward friends, foes, and entire communities. The Social Audience of Prayer reveals how the psalmist’s words reach beyond the divine to demand recognition, solidarity, and change from a human …
Land of Canaan and the Destiny of Israel
Theologies of Territory in the Hebrew Bible
Inbunden, 2011
586 kr
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What part does the land of Canaan play in the biblical conception of “Israel”? To what extent does the religion promoted by the Hebrew Bible require that Israel live its communal life in the national homeland? And how does life in the land compare in importance with other elements presented as …
From Fratricide to Forgiveness
The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis
Inbunden, 2011
458 kr
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In the first book of the Bible, every patriarch and many of the matriarchs become angry in significant ways. However, scholars have largely ignored how Genesis treats this emotion, particularly how Genesis functions as Torah by providing ethical instruction about handling this emotion’s …
Run, David, Run!
An Investigation of the Theological Speech Acts of David's Departure and Return (2 Samuel 14–20)
Inbunden, 2013
370 kr
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In this book, Steven Mann highlights the role of theology in the story of David’s departure and return as told in 2 Samuel 14–20. Mann’s method of narrative analysis employs a philosophy of language called speech act theory. His primary interest is ways in which speech act theory has been applied …
Shape of the Writings
Av Julius Steinberg, Timothy J. Stone
Inbunden, 2015
586 kr
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Are the Writings a miscellaneous collection of books, as is so often asserted, or do they have a purposeful design or arrangement? Over the past 35 years, there has been a significant amount of scholarly interest in the shape of the Law, Former Prophets, Twelve Minor Prophets and the Psalms, while …
Message from the Great King
Reading Malachi in Light of Ancient Persian Royal Messenger Texts from the Time of Xerxes
Inbunden, 2015
458 kr
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The academy has not been kind to Malachi. Indeed, some of the most influential and seminal studies on the book denigrate its style, message, and overall artistry. This negative assessment proves extensive in the history of scholarship. Furthermore, the studies demonstrating a more positive …
Identity in Conflict
The Struggle between Esau and Jacob, Edom and Israel
Av Elie Assis
Inbunden, 2016
522 kr
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No nation has been subjected to a wider range of biblical attitudes and emotions than Edom. In some sources, Edom is perceived as Israel’s brother; in many others, the animosity toward Edom is tremendous. The book of Genesis introduces Isaac, his wife Rebecca, and their twin sons, Esau and Jacob. …
(S)Word against Babylon
An Examination of the Multiple Speech Act Layers within Jeremiah 50–51
Inbunden, 2017
527 kr
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How are we to study complex speech acts such as the text of Jeremiah? How can understanding these complex speech acts both shed light on the larger text and the smaller text portions and reveal how a larger text employs smaller texts within a more complex speech act? In A (S)Word against Babylon, …
Completion of Judges
Strategies of Ending in Judges 17–21
Inbunden, 2017
429 kr
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The last five chapters of the book of Judges (chs. 17-21) contain some shocking and bizarre stories, and precisely how these stories relate to the rest of the book is a major question in scholarship on the book. Leveraging work from literary studies and hermeneutics, Beldman reexamines Judges 17-21 …
“Lengthen Your Tent-Cords”
The Metaphorical World of Israel's Household in the Book of Isaiah
Av Brittany Kim
Inbunden, 2018
694 kr
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The last few decades have seen a gradual shift in Isaianic studies as scholars have begun to give greater attention to the book’s literary features rather than focusing predominantly on the question of its sources. Brittany Kim’s study takes a literary approach, exploring how the book portrays …
