Roy E. Gane, Cult And Character: Purification Offerings, Day Of Atonement, And Theodicy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS VI
3. Preface XII
4. Abbreviations XIV
5. Vol. 6 (2006)
6. The Core Story In The Prologue-epilogue Of The Book Of Job 1
7. Chronicles And The Chronicler: A Response To I. Kalimi, An Ancient Israelite Historian: Studies In The Chronicler, His Time, Place, And Writing 29
8. Introduction 30
9. Comments 32
10. Comments 43
11. Comments 48
12. Comments 55
13. Comments 66
14. History, Historiography, Historical Evaluation, And Credibility— Chronicles In Its Context: A Response To Reviews Of An Ancient Israelite Historian: Studies In The Chronicler, His Time, Place, And Writing 70
15. Lex Talionis in Exod 21:22-25: Its Origin And Context 99
16. The State Of The Field Of Hebrew Bible Study: In Conversation With John J. Collins, The Bible After Babel: Historical Criticism In A Postmodern Age (Eerdmans, 2005) 113
17. Introductory Remarks 114
18. The Bible After Babel, Indeed 118
19. Brief Comments On John Collins's The Bible After Babel 123
20. My Response To The Bible After Babel 129
21. Evil And The Disruption Of Order: A Structural Analysis Of The Acrostics In The First Book Of Psalms 133
22. ''You Shall Not Abhor An Edomite, For He Is Your Brother": The Tradition Of Esau And The Edomite Genealogies From An Anthropological Perspective 175
23. On The Elusiveness And Malleability Of "Israel" 217
24. Nahum And The Greek Tradition On Nineveh's Fall 247
25. Why Does Eleazar Sprinkle The Red Cow Blood? Making Sense Of A Biblical Ritual 267
26. The Formation And Intention Of The Haggai-Zechariah Corpus 287
27. Issues In The Linguistic Analysis Of A Dead Language, With Particular Reference To Ancient Hebrew 303
28. Reviews Vol. 6 (2006)
29. John H. Hayes, Ed., Hebrew Bible: History Of Interpretation 333
30. E.J. Revell, The Designation Of The Individual: Expressive Usage In Biblical Narrative 335
31. Daniel L. Simundson, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah 340
32. Peter W. Flint And Patrick D. Miller, Eds., With The Assistance Of A. Brunell And R. Roberts, The Book Of Psalms: Composition And Reception 342
33. Louis Stulman, Jeremiah 347
34. Ian Young, Ed. Biblical Hebrew: Studies In Chronology And Typology 350
35. Ruth Fidler, "Dreams Speak Falsely"? Dream Theophanies In The Bible: Their Place In Ancient Israelite Faith And Traditions 353
36. Martin Kessler, Ed., Reading The Book Of Jeremiah: A Search For Coherence 355
37. Enrique Nardoni, Rise Up, O Judge: A Study Of Justice In The Biblical World 359
38. Matthias Henze, Ed., Biblical Interpretation At Qumran 361
39. Ruth Fidler, "Dreams Speak Falsely"? Dream Theophanies In The Bible: Their Place In Ancient Israelite Faith And Traditions 364
40. Frank Anthony Spina, The Faith Of The Outsider: Exclusion And Inclusion In The Biblical Story 369
41. Ulla Susanne Koch, Secrets Of Extispicy. The Chapter Multäbiltu Of The Babylonian Extispicy Series And Nlsirti Bäriti Texts Mainly From Assurbanipal's Library 372
42. David Penchansky, Twilight Of The Gods: Polytheism In The Hebrew Bible 375
43. Terence E. Fretheim, God And World In The Old Testament: A Relational Theology Of Creation 378
44. Rolf Rendtorff, The Canonical Hebrew Bible: A Theology Of The Old Testament 381
45. Nathan MacDonald, Deuteronomy And The Meaning Of 'Monotheism' 385
46. Bruce K . Waltke, The Book Of Proverbs, Chapters 1 - 15 388
47. Richard S. Hess, Song Of Songs 391
48. Stephen L . Cook, The Social Roots Of Biblical Yahwism 396
49. Andrew G. Vaughn And Ann E. Killebrew, Eds., Jerusalem In Bible And Archaeology: The First Temple Period 399
50. Lisbeth S. Fried, The Priest And The Great King: Temple-Palace Relations In The Persian Empire 407
51. Jan A. Wagenaar, Origin And Transformation Of The Ancient Israelite Festival Calendar 411
52. Marvin A. Sweeney, The Prophetic Literature 413
53. Nick Wyatt, The Mythic Mind: Essays On Cosmology And Religion In Ugaritic And Old Testament Literature 416
54. Linda M. Day, Esther 419
55. William G. Dever, Did God Have A Wife? Archaeology And Folk Religion In Ancient Israel 422
56. Kenton L. Sparks, Ancient Texts For The Study Of The Hebrew Bible: A Guide To The Background Literature 425
57. Eliott Rabin, Understanding The Hebrew Bible: A Reader's Guide 428
58. Marc Zvi Brettler, How To Read The Bible 431
59. Ralph W. Klein, 1 Chronicles: A Commentary 434
60. T.A. Perry, The Honeymoon Is Over: Jonah's Argument With God 436
61. Ehud Ben Zvi, Hosea 439
62. David Toshio Tsumura, Creation And Destruction: A Reappraisal Of The Chaoskampf Theory In The Old Testament 445
63. Terence E . Fretheim, God And World In The Old Testament: A Relational Theology Of Creation 448
64. Marjo Korpel And Josef Oesch, Eds. Layout Markers In Biblical Manuscripts And Ugaritic Tablets 450
65. Walter Brueggemann, The Book That Breathes New Life: Scriptural Authority And Biblical Theology 452
66. Roy E. Gane, Cult And Character: Purification Offerings, Day Of Atonement, And Theodicy 454
67. Leo Perdue, Reconstructing Old Testament Theology: After The Collapse Of History 457
68. Michael Avioz, Nathan's Oracle (2 Samuel 7) And Its Interpreters 460
69. Irmtraud Fischer, Women Who Wrestled With God: Biblical Stories Of Israel's Beginnings 463
70. Eileen M. Schuller, The Dead Sea Scrolls: What Have We Learned? 465
71. Andrei A. Orlov, The Enoch-Metatron Tradition 468
72. Carol Meyers, Exodus 472
73. Index 475