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Envisioning Writing
Texts and Power in Early Judaism
Av Donald C. Polaski, Laura Quick m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1125 kr
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This work traces the development of Judaism as a Scriptural religion, claiming that this did not arise from discrete moments of "political" authority (e.g., Sinai, Josiah, Ezra), but was part of a complex and multifarious negotiation involving writing, literacy, orality and the socio-political …
Joshua 24 as Poetic Narrative
Häftad, 2009
511 kr
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Joshua 24 has long been recognized as a crucial chapter for source-critical studies and for the reconstruction of Israel's early history. The present volume summarizes and evaluates previous (often contradictory) efforts to explain Joshua 24 on the basis of literary criticism, the role of covenant …
Reading Ruth in the Restoration Period
A Call for Inclusion
Av Edward Allen Jones III, Andrew Mein
Inbunden, 2016
1985 kr
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Most scholars of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament recognize Ruth’s simplicity and beauty, yet there has been little consensus in critical scholarship related to the book’s origin and purpose. Opinions on the text’s date range from the early monarchic period down to the Post-Exilic period, and …
The God Ezekiel Creates
Av Paul M. Joyce, Dalit Rom-Shiloni
Häftad, 2016
553 kr
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This powerful collection of essays focuses on the representation of God in the Book of Ezekiel. With topics spanning across projections of God, through to the implications of these creations, the question of the divine presence in Ezekiel is explored. Madhavi Nevader analyses Divine Sovereignty and …
Going Up and Going Down
A Key to Interpreting Jacob's Dream (Gen 28.10-22)
Av Yitzhak (Itzik) Peleg, Laura Quick
Häftad, 2018
455 kr
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In Going Up and Going Down Yitzhak Peleg argues that the story of Jacob’s dream (Genesis 28.10-22), functions as a mise en abyme – something in miniature that reflects the larger structure of the whole. Close examination reveals that focusing on the vision of Jacob’s dream and understanding it as a …
SOTS at 100: Centennial Essays of the Society for Old Testament Study
Av John Jarick
Inbunden, 2017
1967 kr
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This volume presents an important insight into the history of scholarship on the Old Testament over the last 100 years. Presented in collaboration with the Society for Old Testament Study, which celebrates its centenary in 2017, the volume examines the shifting patterns in scholarship on the Old …
Inner Biblical Allusion in the Poetry of Wisdom and Psalms
Av Mark J. Boda, Beth LaNeel Tanner m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1827 kr
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The contributors to this volume discuss not merely the theoretical aspects of the phenomenon of inner biblical allusion but rather provide practical examples of scholars working with specific texts within the wisdom and psalms corpora in order to showcase the function of this phenomenon within …
The Song of Songs
Riddle of Riddles
Av Yair Zakovitch, Andrew Mein
Inbunden, 2018
1827 kr
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The Hebrew Bible is religious literature, the fundamental interest of which lies in the relations between humankind, especially the people of Israel, and God. The Song of Songs, on the other hand, is interested in the relations between men and women. In this volume Yair Zakovitch examines the …
First-Degree Incest and the Hebrew Bible
Sex in the Family
Av Johanna Stiebert, Laura Quick
Häftad, 2018
511 kr
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'Incest' refers to illegal sexual relations between family members. Its precise contours, however, are culturally specific. Hence, an illegal incestuous union in one social context may be a legal close-kin union in another. First-degree sexual unions, between a parent and child, or between …
Open-Mindedness in the Bible and Beyond
A Volume of Studies in Honour of Bob Becking
Av Lester L. Grabbe, Marjo Korpel
Häftad, 2018
511 kr
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The contributions to this volume reflect upon changing paradigms within biblical scholarship, and in how biblical scholarship is taught. Taken together, they offer a multifaceted and informative indication of how open-mindedness in one's approach can yield fascinating results across the study of …
SOTS at 100: Centennial Essays of the Society for Old Testament Study
Av John Jarick
Häftad, 2018
511 kr
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This volume presents an important insight into the history of scholarship on the Old Testament over the last 100 years. Presented in collaboration with the Society for Old Testament Study, which celebrates its centenary in 2017, the volume examines the shifting patterns in scholarship on the Old …
"On Her Account"
Reconfiguring Israel in Ruth, Esther, and Judith
Av Anne-Mareike Wetter, Laura Quick
Häftad, 2018
511 kr
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Anne-Mareike Wetter investigates how the books of Ruth, Esther and Judith contribute to the discussion about Israel’s ethnic and religious identity in the formative period following the Babylonian Exile. Although each of these narratives deals with variations of the theme of survival in a hostile …
Daniel Evokes Isaiah
Allusive Characterization of Foreign Rule in the Hebrew-Aramaic Book of Daniel
Av G. Brooke Lester, Laura Quick
Häftad, 2018
511 kr
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Lester argues here that the book of Daniel contains a complex but poetically unified narrative. This can be identified through certain narrative qualities, including the allusion to Isaiah throughout, which uniquely contributes to the narrative arc. The narrative begins with the inauguration of …
Wisdom Intoned
A Reappraisal of the Genre 'Wisdom Psalms'
Av Simon Chi-Chung Cheung, Laura Quick
Häftad, 2018
511 kr
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It has been hard to categorise and identify the ‘Wisdom psalms’ within the Psalter. Interpreters have produced different lists of wisdom psalms of greatly varying lengths, and individual scholars often change their choices over time. Cheung re-examines the issues at stake in identifying this group …
Song, Prayer, Scripture
Aspects of the Reception of the Book of Psalms from the Hebrew Bible to the 21st Century
Av David Davage, Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Häftad, 2027
423 kr
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Experts from the field of biblical studies shed light on the many ways in which the Psalter psalms have been used through the ages. The focus across the volume is on the role that these psalms play in scribal, liturgical, didactic, iconographic, and literary contexts. The book is structured in four …
Towards an Aesthetic Reading of Hebrew Bible Poetry
“My Heart is Astir with a Good Word”
Av Bernd U. Schipper, Yannik Ehmer
Inbunden, 2027
1255 kr
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This volume takes the observation of a severe lack of aesthetic theory and an aesthetic understanding of the Hebrew Bible as a starting point, to explore an unfulfilled need in Hebrew Bible scholarship. Those who have contributed aim to develop a new approach based on textual studies, …
Allusion and Meaning in Judges and Ruth
Av Yitzhak Berger, Laura Quick m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1267 kr
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Yitzhak Berger analyses the stories of the six major Israelite chieftains, exploring narratives that comprise the heart of the biblical book of Judges. Berger presents an original set of interpretations, drawing substantially on the text’s allusions to earlier biblical material. Each narrative …
Jephthah’s Daughter in the Bible and Reception
Woman without a Name
E-bok, 2026
1393 kr
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In this volume, Katerina Koci redefines our understanding of gender-related sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible. Through an exploration of the figures of Jephthah''s unnamed daughter, Isaac, and the classical princess Iphigenia, the biblical roots of sacrifice, gendered sacrifice and the existential …
The Politics of Loneliness in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
Lonely Leaders, Lonely Prophets
Av Ekaterina Kozlova, Samuel Hildebrandt
Inbunden, 2027
1255 kr
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This volume is the sequel to Loneliness in the Hebrew Bible (2025), which examined loneliness and related experiences, including social exclusion, ostracism, and isolation, as well as the practices that sought to counter them, across a range of texts in the Hebrew Bible and its wider cultural …
Babel and Bible
The Impact of Mesopotamia on Biblical Studies 1872–1924
E-bok, 2026
1403 kr
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A compelling exploration of how Mesopotamian discoveries reshaped biblical scholarship, and why their connection to the Bible made them matter. From the first public reading of the Babylonian flood story in 1872 to the controversies sparked by Delitzsch''s Babel–Bible lectures, Lasine Thelle traces …
Three Faces of a Queen
Characterization in the Books of Esther
Av Linda Day, Andrew Mein
Häftad, 2009
612 kr
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This original study offers, for the first time, an analysis of the characterization of Esther as she is portrayed in each of the three primary versions of the book of Esther-the Masoretic text, the Septuagint text, and the Greek a text. This study of characterization has implications beyond itself. …
Tracking "The Tribes of Yahweh"
On the Trail of a Classic
Inbunden, 2002
3164 kr
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Norman Gottwald's monumental The Tribes of Yahweh caused an immediate sensation when first published in 1979, and its influence has continued to be felt, both in the area of biblical politics and in the application of sociological methods to the Hebrew Bible. This book reflects on the impact and …
Essays on Biblical Law
Av Anthony Phillips, Andrew Mein
Inbunden, 2002
2751 kr
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These studies by an academic who is also a former practising lawyer seek to establish the principles of biblical law as represented in the Sinai traditions. Specific topics covered include adultery, family law, slavery, animals and wealth; respect for life and the general biblical moral tradition …
Imagining' Biblical Worlds
Studies in Spatial, Social and Historical Constructs in Honour of James W. Flanagan
Av David M. Gunn, David M. Gunn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
2822 kr
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The essays in this volume address the interface between biblical studies, archaeology, sociology and cultural anthropology, celebrating the pioneering work of James Flanagan. In particular, this collection explores various ways in which the real ancient world is constructed by the modern critical …
God in the Dock
Dialogic Tension in the Psalms of Lament
Av Carleen Mandolfo, Andrew Mein
Inbunden, 2003
2540 kr
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This book examines the dialogic structure of biblical psalms of lament. Observations about voicing are developed out of the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, and are utilized to reevaluate the theological expression of lament psalms as well as components of Israel's rhetorical relationship with its deity. …
The Lord of the Dreams
A Semantic and Literary Analysis of Genisis 37-50
Inbunden, 2003
2681 kr
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A fascinating and highly original new look at the Joseph-narrative which relies a good deal on syntactic and semantic analyses. Pirson shows that there are many elements in this story that provoke a significantly different reading of the story of Joseph and his brothers, especially when these are …
Egypt on the Pentateuch's Ideological Map
Constructing Biblical Israel's Identity
Av Franz V. Greifenhagen, Andrew Mein
Inbunden, 2003
2751 kr
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This book explores the references to Egypt in the Pentateuch--twice as dense as in the rest of the Hebrew Bible--in the context of the production of the text's final form during the Persian period. Here, as Greifenhagen shows, Egypt functions ideologically as the primary "other" over against which …
A Woman's Place is in the House
Royal Women of Judah and their involvement in the House of David
Inbunden, 2003
2834 kr
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Archaeological discoveries have increasingly brought to light evidence of women's involvement in the royal houses of the ancient Near East, yet such evidence has not fundamentally altered the perception of monarchy as an exclusively male-gendered theological, political, and social institution. …
Like a Bird in a Cage
The Invasion of Sennacherib in 701 BCE
Inbunden, 2003
2751 kr
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What makes one crime more serious than another, and why? This book investigates the problem of seriousness of offence in English law from the comparative perspective of biblical law. Burnside takes a semiotic approach to show how biblical conceptions of seriousness are synthesised and communicated …
The Signs of Sin
Seriousness of Offence in Biblical Law
Av Jonathan P. Burnside, Andrew Mein
Inbunden, 2003
2751 kr
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What makes one crime more serious than another, and why? This book investigates the problem of "seriousness of offence" in English law from the comparative perspective of biblical law. Burnside takes a semiotic approach to show how biblical conceptions of seriousness are synthesised and …
