Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter iii
2. Table of Contents vii
3. Preface xv
4. Abbreviations xvii
5. Vol. 12 (2012)
6. The Meaning of Ṣantĕrôt (Zech 4:12) 1
7. Female Slave vs Female Slave: אָמָה and שִׁפחְהָ in the HB 19
8. Literacy, Utopia and Memory: Is There a Public Teaching in Deuteronomy? 43
9. Archaeological Facts, Historical Speculations and the Date of the lmlk Storage Jars: A Rejoinder to David Ussishkin 65
10. History in the Eye of the Beholder? Social Location & Allegations of Racial/Colonial Biases in Reconstructions of Sennacherib’s Invasion of Judah 81
11. Foreign Marriages and Citizenship in Persian Period Judah 107
12. “Oh that you were like a brother to me, one who had nursed at my mother’s breasts” Breast Milk as a Kinship-Forging Substance 125
13. Making It Sound—The Performative Qatal and its Explanation 169
14. The Morphology of the tG-Stem in Hebrew and Tirgaltî in Hos 11:3 231
15. The Fallacy of ‘True and False’ in Prophecy Illustrated by Jer 28:8–9 277
16. Micah’s Teraphim 309
17. The Structure of Zechariah 8 and Its Meaning 351
18. The “Spring of the Year” (2 Chronicles 36:10) and the Chronicler’s Sources 371
19. Medieval Jewish Exegesis on Dual Incipits 381
20. Psalm 68: Structure Compostion and Geography 413
21. Keeping the Faithful : Persuasive Strategies in Psalms 4 and 62 437
22. Stones on Display in Joshua 6: The Linguistic Tree Constructor as a “PLOT” Tool 451
23. God and the Sea in Job 38 485
24. Reviews
25. Jacob Rüdiger Schmitt, Der “Heilige Krieg” Im Pentateuch Und Im Deuteronomistischen Geschichtswerk: Studien Zur Forschungs-, Rezeptions- Und Religionsgeschichte Von Krieg Und Bann Im Alten Testament 503
26. Anne Moore, Moving Beyond Symbol And Myth: Understanding The Kingship Of God Of The Hebrew Bible Through Metaphor 511
27. Adolfo D. Roitman, Biblia, Exégesis Y Religión: Una Lectura Crítico-Histórica Del Judaísmo 516
28. Rachelle Gilmour, Representing The Past: A Literary Analysis Of Narrative Historiography In The Book Of Samuel 519
29. Kristin M. Saxegaard, Character Complexity In The Book Of Ruth 527
30. Michael W. Duggan, The Consuming Fire: A Christian Guide To The Old Testament 532
31. Jeremy M. Hutton, The Transjordanian Palimpsest: The Overwritten Texts Of Personal Exile And Transformation In The Deuteronomisitic History 535
32. Stephanie Dalley, Esther’S Revenge At Susa: From Sennacherib To Ahasuerus 540
33. Harmut N. Rösel, Joshua 543
34. Luke Gärtner-Brereton, The Ontology Of Space In Biblical Hebrew Narrative: The Determinate Function Of Narrative “Space” Within The Biblical Hebrew Aesthetic 545
35. Thomas B. Dozeman, Exodus 550
36. Jo Ann Hackett, A Basic Introduction To Biblical Hebrew 554
37. Anselm C. Hagedorn And Andrew Mein, Eds., Aspects Of Amos: Exegesis And Interpretation 558
38. Molly M. Zahn, Rethinking Rewritten Scripture: Composition And Exegesis In The 4Qreworked Pentateuch Manuscripts 561
39. John J. Ahn, Exile As Forced Migrations: A Sociological, Literary, And Theological Approach On The Displacement And Resettlement Of The Southern Kingdom Of Judah 566
40. John H. Walton, Genesis 1 As Ancient Cosmology 570
41. Takayoshi Oshima, Babylonian Prayers To Marduk 581
42. Reinhard Kratz, Prophetenstudien: Kleine Schriften II 588
43. Magnar Kartveit, The Origin Of The Samaritans 592
44. Leigh M. Trevaskis, Holiness, Ethics And Ritual In Leviticus 599
45. Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò, Origin Myths And Holy Places In The Old Testament: A Study Of Aetiological Narratives 604
46. Fiona Black, The Artifice Of Love: Grotesque Bodies And The Song Of Songs 607
47. Christopher R. Seitz, The Goodly Fellowship Of The Prophets: The Achievement Of Association In Canon Formation 610
48. Michael V. Fox, Proverbs 10-31: A New Translation With Introduction And Commentary 613
49. Gordon K. Oeste, Legitimacy, Illegitimacy, And The Right To Rule: Windows On Abimelech’s Rise And Demise In Judges 9 616
50. Tamara Cohn Eskenaz And Tikva Frymer-Kensky, Ruth 619
51. Christian Frevel (Ed)., Mixed Marriages: Intermarriage And Group Identity In The Second Temple Period 623
52. Tod Linafelt, Claudia V. Camp, And Timothy Beal, (Eds.), The Fate Of King David: The Past And Present Of A Biblical Icon 628
53. Andrew J. Dearman, The Book Of Hosea 633
54. Jacob Stromberg, Isaiah After Exile: The Author Of Third Isaiah As Reader And Redactor Of The Book 636
55. Alice Wood, Of Wings And Wheels: A Synthetic Study Of The Biblical 641
56. Alberdina Houtman And Harry Sysling, Alternative Targum Traditions: The Use Of Variant Readings For The Study In Origin And History Of Targum Jonathan 646
57. Christina Kupfer, Mit Israel Auf Dem Weg Durch Die Wüste: Eine Leseorientierte Exegese Der Rebellionstexte In Exodus 15:22–17:7 Und Numeri 11:1–20:13 650
58. Michael B. Hundley, Keeping Heaven On Earth: Safeguarding The Divine Presence In The Priestly Tabernacle 653
59. Kenneth C. Way, Donkeys In The Biblical World: Ceremony And Symbol 657
60. Bruce J. Harvey, YHWH Elohim: A Survey Of Occurrences In The Leningrad Codex And Their Corresponding Septuagintal Renderings 661
61. Isaac Kalimi (Ed.), New Perspectives On Ezra-Nehemiah: History And Historiography, Text, Literature, And Interpretation 665
62. James C. Vanderkam, The Dead Sea Scrolls And The Bible 669
63. Matthew J. M. Coomber (Ed.), Bible And Justice: Ancient Texts, Modern Challenges 672
64. Christopher B. Hay, Death In The Iron Age II And In First Isaiah 677
65. Kyong-Jin Lee, The Authority And Authorization Of Torah In The Persian Period 681
66. David M. Carr, The Formation Of The Hebrew Bible: A New Reconstruction 684
67. John Van Seters, The Biblical Saga Of King David 692
68. Michael R. Stead, The Intertextuality Of Zechariah 1–8 698
69. Ehud Ben Zvi And Diana V. Edelman (Eds.), What Was Authoritative For Chronicles? 701
70. Isaac Kalimi (Ed.), Jewish Bible Theology: Perspectives And Case Studies 705
71. Elie Assis, Flashes Of Fire: A Literary Analysis Of The Song Of Songs 708
72. Roger S. Nam, Portrayals Of Economic Exchange In The Book Of Kings 711
73. M. E. Stone, Ancient Judaism: New Visions And Views 719
74. Hallvard Hagelia, Three Old Testament Theologies For Today: Helge S. Kvanvig, Walter Brueggemann And Erhard Gerstenberger 723
75. Teresa J. Hornsby And Ken Stone (Eds.), Bible Trouble: Queer Readings At The Boundaries Of Biblical Scholarship 726
76. John Goldingay And Pamela J. Scalise, Minor Prophets II 736
77. Matthew A. Thomas, These Are The Generations: Identity, Covenant And The ‘Toledot’ Formula 739
78. Timothy H. Lim, And John J. Collins (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook Of The Dead Sea Scrolls 743
79. Paul M. Joyce And Andrew Mein (Eds.), After Ezekiel: Essays On The Reception Of A Difficult Prophet 748
80. Megan Bishop Moore, And Brad E. Kelle, Biblical History And Israel’S Past: The Changing Study Of The Bible And History 750
81. Chris Franke And Julia M. O’Brien (Eds.), The Aesthetics Of Violence In The Prophets 754
82. Myrto Theocharous, Lexical Dependence And Intertextual Allusion In The Septuagint Of The Twelve Prophets: Studies In Hosea, Amos And Micah 758
83. Joel S. Baden, The Composition Of The Pentateuch. Renewing The Documentary Hypothesis 761
84. Bo H. Lim, The ‘Way Of The Lord’ In The Book Of Isaiah 765
85. Assnat Bartor, Reading Law As Narrative: A Study In The Casuistic Laws Of The Pentateuch 768
86. Antonion Finitsis, Visions And Eschatology: A Socio-historical Analysis Of Zechariah 1–6 771
87. Index 777