Neo-Assyrian Sources in Context

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Forthcoming!
For many years, the historical-critical quest for a reconstruction of the origin(s) and development of the Pentateuch or Hexateuch has been dominated by the documentary hypothesis, the heuristic power of which has produced a consensus so strong that an interpreter who did not operate within its framework was hardly. . . (more)

A New Look at Atonement in Leviticus

The Meaning and Purpose of Kipper Revisited

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In this book, James A. Greenberg examines animal sacrifice in Priestly Torah texts found in Leviticus 1–16, Exodus, and Numbers. Through his analysis, Greenberg identifies a new valence of kipper as a process that produces a positive result between two objects and argues that the Israelite sanctuary exists to facilitate a connection between YHWH, sancta, and. . . (more)

Death and Divine Judgment in Ecclesiastes

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In Death and Divine Judgment in Ecclesiastes, Kumiko Takeuchi provides a fresh take on the book of Ecclesiastes. Building on the current scholarly consensus that locates the composition of this book of the Hebrew Bible in the postexilic era, circa the late fourth or early third century BCE, Takeuchi proposes that Ecclesiastes may have served as a provocative. . . (more)

The Law’s Universal Condemning and Enslaving Power

Reading Paul, the Old Testament, and Second Temple Jewish Literature

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While much has been written about the apostle Paul’s view on the relationship between Gentile Christians and the Mosaic law, comparatively little attention has been paid to Paul’s writings on the laws of Moses and how they apply to Gentile unbelievers. In this book, Bryan Blazosky examines. . . (more)

Exploring the Composition of the Pentateuch

Edited by L. S. Baker Jr., Kenneth Bergland, Felipe A. Masotti, and A. Rahel Wells

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Covering a wide spectrum of topics and diverging perspectives, the chapters in this book are grouped into two parts. The first is primarily concerned with the history of scholarship and alternative approaches to the development of the Pentateuch. The second focuses on the exegesis of particular texts relevant to the composition of the Torah. The aim of the project is to foster . . (more)

Ashkelon 7

The Iron Age I

Lawrence E. Stager, Daniel M. Master, and Adam J. Aja

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The Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon continues its final report series with a study of the Iron Age I. Following the dramatic collapse of the Mediterranean world at the end of the Bronze Age, new groups emerged across the Levantine littoral. One of those groups was the Philistines, famous archenemies of the Israelites in the Hebrew Bible. This volume shows how Ashkelon became. . . (more)

Scribal Tools in Ancient Israel

A Study of Biblical Hebrew Terms for Writing Materials and Implements

Philip Zhakevich

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In this book, Philip Zhakevich examines the technology of writing as it existed in the southern Levant during the Iron Age II period, after the alphabetic writing system had fully taken root in the region. Using the Hebrew Bible as its corpus and focusing on a set of Hebrew terms that designated writing surfaces and instruments, this study synthesizes the semantic data. . . (more)

A Theology of Justice in Exodus

Nathan Bills

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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. . . (more)

Perspectives on the History of Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Edited by Agnès Garcia-Ventura and Lorenzo Verderame

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The present volume collects eighteen essays exploring the history of ancient Near Eastern studies. Combining diverse approaches—synthetic and analytic, diachronic and transnational—this collection offers critical reflections on the who, why, and how of this cluster of fields. How have political contexts determined the conduct of research? How do academic agendas reflect larger. . . (more)

Coptic

A Grammar of Its Six Major Dialects

James P. Allen

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Unlike previous grammars that focus on just two of the Coptic dialects, this volume, written by senior Egyptologist James P. Allen, describes the grammar of the language in each of the six major dialects. It also includes exercises with an answer key, a chrestomathy, and an accompanying dictionary, making it suitable for teaching or self-guided learning as well as general reference. . . (more)

Neo-Assyrian Sources in Context

Thematic Studies of Texts, History, and Culture

Shigeo Yamada

“The editor has to be congratulated for bringing together so many contributions from renowned Neo-Assyrian scholars dedicated to the topic of Neo-Assyrian sources and what they can tell us about Assyria.”—Melanie Gross, Leiden University in Bibliotheca Orientalis 77 (2020): 110–114

You Shall Know that I Am Yahweh

An Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Ezekiel’s Recognition Formula

John F. Evans

“[T]his welcome contribution to Ezekiel studies presents as a comprehensive study of the RF [Recognition Formula] in Ezekiel. The main argument is highly stimulating and the consequence of these ideas produces a substantial theological conclusion.”—Andrew Langley, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 44 (2020)

“Like a Lone Bird on a Roof”

Animal Imagery and the Structure of Psalms

Tova L. Forti

“Forti displays commendable consistency in her approach to metaphors. Her work may serve as a useful methodological tool for any future research into metaphors in the Psalms.”—Juan Cruz, in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43 (2019)

“Lengthen Your Tent-Cords”

The Metaphorical World of Israel's Household in the Book of Isaiah

Brittany Kim

“[C]ommentators will benefit from Kim’s careful discussion of the passages she treats.”—H. G. M. Williamson, in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43 (2019)

The Unfavored

Judah and Saul in the Narratives of Genesis and 1 Samuel

Josef Sykora

“There is certainly food for thought here.”—George Nicol, in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43 (2019)

A New Look at Atonement in Leviticus

The Meaning and Purpose of Kipper Revisited

James A. Greenberg

“[A New Look at Atonement] should be required reading for students and researchers working in the area. Moreover, while the total sample set of OT sacrificial texts is wider, Greenberg provides a probing and suggestive exploration of what is arguably ground zero for understanding כפר. Throughout, evaluation of Milgrom’s epoch-defining contribution is judicious yet penetrating. Gaps are convincingly exposed, inviting further reflection.”—G. Geoffrey Harper in Themelios 45.2 (2010)

Rhetoric and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Purity, Covenant, and Strategy at Qumran

Bruce McComiskey

Forthcoming!
“Bruce McComiskey is the first in rhetorical studies to conduct a systematic reading of seven Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts, examining how identification, distinction, persuasion, performative strategies, dissociation, and ideas about material rhetorics are present and enacted through these manuscripts. In doing so, he makes an important case for the rhetorical significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as the methodological utility of a hermeneutics/rhetoric approach for reading these texts.”—Jim Ridolfo, author of Digital Samaritans: Rhetorical Delivery and Engagement in the Digital Humanities

Pietism and the Sacraments

The Life and Theology of August Hermann Francke

Peter James Yoder

Forthcoming!
“Yoder sensitively weaves Francke’s sacramental theology into his larger doctrinal structure, set within the biographical contours that surrounded Francke’s application of his inheritance from Luther and others in the crucible of pastoral care. A stimulating and provocative advance in understanding Pietism.”—Robert Kolb, author of Martin Luther: Confessor of the Faith