Bearing Yhwh’s Name at Sinai

A Reexamination of the Name Command of the Decalogue

$73.95 $44.37

“Many will benefit from Imes’ judicious work here, especially those with interests in the Decalogue and in the character and role of ancient Israel in its world. Contemporary religious leaders may find the final chapter especially meaningful for their work. In the end, many will find reward in their patient reading of this book and, whether persuaded or not, will nevertheless agree that Imes has put forward a compelling case for a nonelliptical or representational understanding of the name command.”—Mark W. Bartusch, Review of Biblical Literature

Wrestling with the Violence of God

Soundings in the Old Testament

$42.95 $25.77

The prevalence of evil and violence in the world is a growing focus of scholarly attention, especially violence done in the name of religion and violence found within the pages of the Old Testament. Many atheists consider this reason enough to reject the notion of a supreme deity. Some Christians attempt to exonerate God by reinterpreting problematic passages or by prioritizing portrayals of God’s nonviolence. Other Christians have begun to respond to violence in the Old Testament by questioning the nature of the text itself, though not rejecting belief in a good God. Wrestling with the Violence of God is a response to these challenging issues.

Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus

From Etymology to Literary Onomastics

$52.95 $31.77

The obvious riddles and difficulties in Exod 3:13–15 and Exod 6:2–8 have attracted an overwhelming amount of attention and comment. These texts make important theological statements about the divine name YHWH and the contours of the divine character. This book attempts to move beyond atomistic readings of individual texts and etymological studies of the divine name toward a holistic reading of the book of Exodus.

Honor, Shame, and Guilt

Social-Scientific Approaches to the Book of Ezekiel

$50.95 $20.38

“The book will find a place in libraries that serve students and scholars working on Ezekiel and broader social-scientific approaches to biblical literature.”—Jodi Magness, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea, volume 5

Dossiers H–K: 485 Ostraca

Bezalel Porten and Ada Yardeni

Since the early 1990s, about two thousand Idumean Aramaic ostraca have found their way onto the antiquities market and are now scattered across a number of museums, libraries, and private collections. This fifth and final volume of the Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea completes the work of bringing these ostraca together in a single publication.

Understanding Abnormalities in Biblical Figures

Edited by Guido Baltes, Lukas Bormann, and Martin Meiser

Fifteen scholars examine the tension between normality and deviance in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament as well as in their reception in Second Temple Judaism and patristic literature. It becomes clear that the ideas expressed in these texts about deviant behavior are primarily influenced by changes in anthropological and theological assumptions. The authors adapt the tradition to the contemporary understanding of normality and deviance to reach their rhetorical aim to convince the reader about their interpretations of the Biblical figures.

Consider submitting your paper to Bulletin for Biblical Research for publishing. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and New Testament literature. There is a significant portion of the journal dedicated to reviews of new publications. Find Volume 33, Issue 2 here.

Journal of Theological Interpretation is seeking your paper! The journal welcomes submissions of articles that engage in the theological interpretation of Scripture.

Speculum Lapidum

A Renaissance Treatise on the Healing Properties of Gemstones

Camillo Leonardi, and Translated with an introduction by Liliana Leopardi

In early modern Europe precious and semiprecious stones were valued not only for their beauty and rarity but also for their medical and magical properties. Lorenzo de’ Medici, Philip II of Spain, and Popes Leo X and Clement VII were all treated with expensive potions incorporating ground gems such as rubies, diamonds, and emeralds. Medical and magical/astrological lapidaries, texts describing the stones’ occult and medical qualities as well as their abilities to ward off demons and incantations, were essential resources for their use. First published in Venice in 1502, Camillo Leonardi’s Speculum Lapidum is an encyclopedic summary of all classical and medieval sources of lithotherapy.

Keep on Believin’

The Life and Music of Richie Furay

Thomas M. Kitts

“Presented here is the first book to examine critically the full range of Richie Furay’s songcraft. Using Furay’s life story and his successive recordings to outline the chapters of the book, Thomas Kitts engages pertinent contemporary evaluations of Furay’s artistry and also reflects critically upon those assessments in light of subsequent developments in ongoing rock and roll culture.”—Theodore Louis Trost, co-editor of Love Across the Atlantic: US-UK Romance in Popular Culture