Allen P. Ross, Introducing Biblical Hebrew

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Preface xv
4. Abbreviations xix
5. Vol. 1 (1996–1997)
6. Text—Reader—Author Towards a Theory of Exegesis: Some European Viewpoints 1
7. Conversation Analysis and the Book of Jonah: A Conversation 23
8. The Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon’s Accession Histories 45
9. What Happens in Qohelet 4:13–16 51
10. Loose Canons: Reflections on the Formation of the Hebrew Bible 57
11. A Specific Application of the Proverb in Ecclesiastes 1:15 73
12. Vol. 2 (1998–1999)
13. A Form-Critical Rereading of Hosea 91
14. Anti-Jewish Interpretations of Psalm 1 in Luther and in Modern German Protestantism 107
15. On the Nature of Rethinking Prophetic Literature: Stirring a Neglected Stew (A Response to David L. Petersen 125
16. Bakhtin Revisits Deuteronomy: Narrative Theory and the Dialogical Event of Deut. 31:2 and 34:7 171
17. Leviticus, Deconstruction and the Body 187
18. Confused Language as a Deliberate Literary Device in Biblical Hebrew Narrative 197
19. Vol. 3 (2000–2001)
20. On the Problems of Reconstructing Pre-Hellenistic Israelite (Palestinian) History 215
21. Towards a New History of Israel 235
22. Erasmus’ Commentary on Psalm 2 251
23. “Great Among His Brothers,” but Who Is He? Heterogeneity in the Composition of Judah 269
24. A Metaphorical Etiology in Judges 18:12 291
25. Hebrew Linguistics and Biblical Criticism: A Minimalist Programme 299
26. Unveiling the Versions: The Tactics of Tamar in Genesis 38:15 325
27. Delimiting the Contours of Israel in Ezek 12:21–25 and 12:26–28 345
28. Nehemiah 9-10: Structure and Significance 365
29. Oil, Crowns and Thrones: Prophet, Priest and King in Zechariah 1:7-6:15 379
30. Vol. 4 (2002–2003)
31. “Jehoiakim Slept with his Fathers…” (II Kings 24:6)—Did He? 405
32. Echoes of Genesis in 1 Chronicles 4:9–10: An Intertextual and Contextual Reading of Jabez’s Prayer 429
33. Transformations in Meaning: Solomon’s Accession in Chronicles 445
34. Undisclosed Speech: Patterns of Communication in the Book of Isaiah 459
35. A Very General Archaeologist— Moshe Dayan and Israeli Archaeology 499
36. Something Old, Something Older: Reconsidering 1 Sam. 2:27-36 533
37. Upon an Attack in Nahum 2:2 541
38. ledabbēr baššelî (2 Sam. 3: 27) “to Talk Peace” 547
39. Reviews Vol. 3 (2000–2001)
40. Marc Van de Mieroop, Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History 554
41. Jiri Prosecky, ed., Intellectual Life in the Ancient Near East 556
42. The JPS Hebrew–English Tanakh 564
43. Uriel Simon, Jonah 565
44. Martin Hengel and C. K. Barrett, Conflicts and Challenges in Early Christianity 568
45. Tzvi Abusch and Karel van der Toorn, eds., Mesopotamian Magic: Textual, Historical, and Interpretive Perspectives 570
46. Jeremy Black, Andrew George, and Nicholas Postgate, eds., A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian 580
47. Frederick E. Greenspahn, An Introduction to Aramaic 581
48. Jean-Marie Husser, Dreams and Dream Narratives in the Biblical World 587
49. Howard Clark Kee and Lynn H Cohick, eds., Evolution of the Synagogue: Problems and Progress 591
50. Tammi J. Schneider, Judges 594
51. Winfred P. Lehmann, Esther Raizen, and Helen-Jo Jakusz Hewitt, Biblical Hebrew: An Analytical Introduction; and Jacques B. Doukhan, Hebrew for Theologians: A Textbook for the Study of Biblical Hebrew in Relation to Hebrew Thinking 598
52. Meir Sternberg, Hebrews Between Cultures: Group Portraits and National Literature 602
53. James L. Kugel, The Bible as It Was 606
54. Eusebius, Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History (trans. C. F. Cruse) 609
55. Harry P. Nasuti, Defining the Sacred: Songs: Genre, Tradition and the Post-Critical Interpretation of the Psalms 611
56. John F. Kutsko, Between Heaven and Earth: Divine Presence and Absence in the Book of Ezekiel 615
57. L. Daniel Hawk, Joshua 618
58. Karl Loning and Erich Zenger, To Begin With, God Created … Biblical Theologies of Creation 621
59. R. L. Schultz, The Search for Quotation: Verbal Parallels in the Prophets 623
60. R. L. Cohn, 2 Kings 626
61. Adele Berlin, Esther (JPS Torah Commentary) 628
62. Reviews Vol. 4 (2002–2003)
63. Daniel Schwemer, Wettergottgestalten. Die Wettergottgestalten Mesopotamiens und Nordsyriens im Zeitalter der Keilschriftkulturen: Materialien und Studien nach den schriftlichen Quellen 631
64. Silvia Schroer, Wisdom Has Built Her House: Studies on the Figure of Sophia in the Bible (trans. Linda M. Maloney and William McDonough) 635
65. Thomas Staubli and Silvia Schroer, Body Symbolism in the Bible 637
66. Emanuel Tov, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible 640
67. Dianne Bergant, Song of Songs 643
68. Donald E. Gowan, Daniel 648
69. Marc Zvi Brettler, The Book of Judges 650
70. Leonard J. Greenspoon and Bryan F. LeBeau, eds., Sacred Text, Secular Times: The Hebrew Bible in the Modern World 652
71. Mark S. Smith, The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel’s Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts 655
72. Ziony Zevit, The Religions of Ancient Israel: A Synthesis of Parallactic Approaches 657
73. B. J. S. Isserlin, The Israelites 663
74. Bruce K. Gardner, The Genesis Calendar: The Synchronistic Tradition in Genesis 1–11 665
75. Nahum M. Sarna, Studies in Biblical Interpretation 668
76. Edward Lipiński, The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion 670
77. F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp, Lamentations 673
78. Gabrielle Boccaccini, Roots of Rabbinic Judaism: An Intellectual History, from Ezekiel to Daniel 676
79. Carsten Peter Thiede, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity 680
80. John E. Hartley, Genesis 683
81. Nicholas de Lange, ed., Hebrew Scholarship and the Medieval World 685
82. Jerome T. Walsh, Style and Structure in Biblical Hebrew Narrative 687
83. Craig C. Broyles, ed., Interpreting the Old Testament: A Guide for Exegesis 689
84. Francis I. Andersen, Habakkuk: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary 691
85. M. P. Weitzman, The Syriac version of the Old Testament. An Introduction 694
86. David Arthur, A Smooth Stone: Biblical Prophecy in Historical Perspective 698
87. Hermann Gunkel, Water for a Thirsty Land: Israelite Literature and Religion 703
88. Allen P. Ross, Introducing Biblical Hebrew 705
89. Mordecai Cogan, 1 Kings. A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary 708
90. Walter Brueggemann, Spirituality of the Psalms 717
91. Rüdiger Bartelmus and Norbert Nebes, eds., Sachverhalt und Zeitbezug: Semitistische und alttestamentliche Studien Adolf Denz zum 65.Geburtstag 719
92. Isaac Kalimi, The Book of Chronicles. Historical Writing and Literary Devices 722
93. Joel S. Burnett, A Reassessment of Biblical Elohim 725
94. Marjo Korpel and Josef Oesch, eds., Delimitation Criticism. A New Tool in Biblical Scholarship 727
95. Klaus Baltzer, Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah 40-55 733
96. Judith M. Hadley, The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah: Evidence for a Hebrew Goddess 737
97. Yvonne Sherwood, A Biblical Text and Its Afterlives: The Survival of Jonah in Western Culture 739
98. W. H. Bellinger, Leviticus, Numbers 742
99. John Drane, Introducing the Old Testament 744
100. Robert T. Anderson and T. Giles, The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans 747
101. Mark S. Smith, Untold Stories: The Bible and Ugaritic Studies in the Twentieth Century 749
102. Joyce Rilett Wood, Amos in Song and Book Culture 752
103. T. Abusch, Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature 754
104. Bruce M. Metzger, The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions 757
105. J. Alberto Soggin, Israel in the Biblical Period. Institutions, Festivals, Ceremonies, Rituals 759
106. H. V. Hilprecht, Explorations in Bible Lands During the 19th Century. Vol. 1. Assyria and Babylonia. Vol. 2. Palestine, Egypt, Arabia and Hittite Areas 762
107. Bruce Chilton, Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal Calendars 766
108. Victor H. Matthews, Social World of the Hebrew Prophets 767
109. Johanna Stiebert, The Construction of Shame in the Hebrew Bible: The Prophetic Contribution 770
110. Timothy M. Willis, The Elders of the City: A Study of the Elders-Laws in Deuteronomy 773
111. Carolyn Pressler, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth 775
112. David Jobling, Tina Pippin and Ronald Schleifer, eds., The Postmodern Bible Reader 777
113. Walter Brueggemann, Deuteronomy 781
114. Erhard S. Gerstenberger, Theologies in the Old Testament (trans. John Bowden) 783
115. Chaya M. Burstein, The Kids Cartoon Bible 786
116. Tod Linafelt, Ruth; and Timothy K. Beal, Esther 788
117. T. Stordalen, Echoes of Eden: Genesis 2–3 and Symbolism of the Eden Garden in Biblical Hebrew Literature 792
118. Meir Ben-Dov, Historical Atlas of Jerusalem 794
119. Ronald A. Simkins and Stephen L. Cook, eds., The Social World of the Hebrew Bible: Twenty-Five Years of the Social Sciences in the Academy 797
120. Leda Ciraolo and Jonathan Seidel, eds., Magic and Divination in the Ancient World 799
121. Jan-Wim Wesselius, The Origin of the History of Israel: Herodotus’s Histories as Blueprint for the First Books of the Bible 805
122. Mark W. Chavalas and K. Lawson Younger, eds., Mesopotamia and the Bible: Comparative Explorations 807
123. M. J. Evans, 1 and 2 Samuel 813
124. J. Gordon Harris, Cheryl A. Brown, and Michael S. Moore; Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. and Robert K. Johnston, eds., Joshua, Judges, Ruth 815
125. William John Lyons, Canon and Exegesis: Canonical Praxis and the Sodom Narrative 818
126. Daniel Friedmann, To Kill and Take Possession: Law, Morality, and Society in Biblical Stories 820
127. Z. Talshir, S. Yona and D. Sivan, eds., Homage to Shmuel. Studies in the World of the Bible 822
128. James H. Charlesworth, et al., eds., The Dead Sea Scrolls: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations, vol. 6B: Pesharim, Other Commentaries, and Related Documents 825
129. Victor H. Matthews, A Brief History of Ancient Israel 827
130. Julia Myers O’Brien, Nahum 829
131. Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer, eds., Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study 831
132. Herbert Donner and Wolfgang Röllig, Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften. Band 1, 5., erweiterte und überarbeitete Auflage 835
133. Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus 23–27 837
134. John Goldingay, Isaiah 840
135. C. L. Seow, Daniel 843
136. Lee I. Levine, Jerusalem: Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period (538 BCE–70 CE) 846
137. Tivka Frymer-Kensky, Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of Their Stories 848
138. Robert B. Chisholm, Jr., Handbook on the Prophets 850
139. Kenton L. Sparks, The Pentateuch: An Annotated Bibliography 853
140. Tal Ilan, Integrating Women into Second Temple History 855
141. J. Clinton McCann, Judges 857
142. Katsuomi Shimasaki, Focus Structure in Biblical Hebrew. A Study of Word Order and Information Structure 860
143. Susan E. Gillingham, The Image, the Depths and the Surface: Multivalent Approaches to Biblical Study 862
144. Reinhard Lehmann, ed., Kleine Untersuchungen zur Sprache des Alten Testaments und seiner Umwelt 865
145. Mark S. Smith, The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel’s Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts 868
146. Catherine M. Murphy, Wealth in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Qumran Community 871
147. Richard J. Clifford, Psalms 1-72 875
148. K. L. Noll, Canaan and Israel in Antiquity: An Introduction 877
149. Marjo Korpel and Josef Oesch, eds., Studies in Scriptural Unit Division 880
150. David W. Cotter, Genesis 883
151. Rainer Albertz and Bob Becking, eds.,Yahwism after the Exile: Perspectives on Israelite Religion in the Persian Era 885
152. Richard D. Nelson, Deuteronomy. A Commentary 888
153. Marie Maussion, Le mal, le bien et le jugement de Dieu dans le livre de Qohélet 890
154. Michael Fishbane, Haftarot: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation 893
155. Isaac Kalimi, Early Jewish Exegesis and Theological Controversy: Studies in Scripture in the Shadow of Internal and External Conflicts 895
156. Marjo C. A. Korpel, The Structure of the Book of Ruth 898
157. J. H. Charlesworth and M. A. Daise, eds., Light in a Spotless Mirror: Reflections on Wisdom Traditions in Judaism and Early Christianity 901
158. David R. Bauer, An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry 903
159. Mark S. Smith, The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel 905
160. Philip R Davies and John M. Halligan, eds., Second Temple Studies III: Studies in Politics, Class and Material Culture 914
161. Bernhard Lang, The Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity 916
162. Stephen L. Cook, The Apocalyptic Literature 919
163. Samuel E. Balentine, Leviticus 921
164. Volkmar Fritz, 1 & 2 Kings 923
165. Index 927