This dissertation suggests that the time reference of verbs in Hebrew poetry can be determined from a combination of form (aspect) and Aktionsart (stative vs. fientive). Specifically, perfective forms of stative verbs have past or present time reference. Perfective forms of fien…
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This is a study of language and literacy in an ancient multi-lingual setting, Judaea in the years 63 B.C.E. - 136 C.E. It first surveys scholarly views on these topics, and then proposes a new method of investigating the questions raised: a study of the signed documents and lett…
Problem. The Epistle to the Hebrews is the only document in the New Testament that explicitly describes Jesus as a high priest. The purpose of this dissertation is to ascertain whether or not the book of Revelation, in particular, in John's description of the "one like a son of …
In this dissertation I examine Vergil's use of laetus (and laetitia, laetor, and inlaetabilis) in the Aeneid ; for context, I also present the use of the laet- stem in earlier poets and in the i and Eclogues. The two basic uses of laetus in Latin literature indicate human emotio…
Since the 1930's, tablets of jade and stone bearing ink inscriptions have come to light in several different locations in Shanxi and Henan Provinces in North China. Scholars identity these tablets as records of rituals of covenant and curse dating to the Eastern Zhou period. Cha…
This dissertation provides an analysis of the parallelistic structure of the first three poetic chapters of the Book of Job: Job's famous cri de coeur in chapter 3 and Eliphaz's response in chapters 4-5. The methodologies have been drawn largely from those discussed by Dennis Pa…
The notion of a primeval paradise is often associated with the absence of death for both humans and animals. Humans are envisioned as immortal, both humans and animals are restricted to a vegetarian diet, and all live together in perfect peace. This dissertation is an examinatio…
Repeated verses and lines occur with relative frequency in the Hebrew text of Proverbs. This study explores how those repetitions are translated in the Septuagint version. Translated repetitions provide unique insight into the decision making process of the translator because th…
This study explores the techniques and socio-cultural norms of the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation corresponding to Hebrew Psalms 146-150. The literature review covers scholarly contributions from Translation Studies and Septuagint Studies, integrating both fields into the me…
The prosody of the stanzaic poems called madrasê, written in Syriac by Ephrem of Nisibis in the fourth century, has long been studied by scholars. Until now, these studies have focused on meter, but this has left many questions unanswered. The present study examines the intercla…
This dissertation looks at the ways in which the Tannaitic Sages portrayed and discussed non-Jewish ritual. Although this has been traditionally characterized as "idolatry," this dissertation argues that that is not a category which would have been applied by the Sages of the Mi…
This paper defines Pilegesh(im) and clarifies the role of the Pilegesh and other women in establishing and maintaining an Israelite monarchy.
The funerary literature from ancient Egypt has long been studied. However, the final manuscripts in this tradition have received negligible attention. In the first two centuries of the Common Era, a new funerary composition appeared, with papyrus as its most common medium for tr…
Reclaiming Γαρ is a curious title for readers oblivious to the fact that the meaning of γαρ has been lost. Indeed, γαρ is but one of several linguistic signals of Koine Greek that allude the grasp of the modern scholar. This has created an environment within NT studies described…
Well-written narratives communicate more than information. What a story communicates is as important as how the story communicates. The narrative flow of a story engages the reader in the action. Narrative conventions assist the reader in connecting prior knowledge or experience…
There is no doubt that mummification was an incredibly important element of the ancient Egyptian mortuary sphere and a key element in preserving the body after death. The purpose of mummification in ancient Egypt is often described as preserving the body in order to remain life-…
This dissertation examines the mortuary practices of the Iron I-III Levantine Phoenicians to document and analyze material expressions of social identity. Previous scholarship on Iron I-II Phoenicians has emphasized their city-based political allegiances on the one hand, and rel…
Verbal hendiadys is described in Biblical Hebrew textbooks and grammars as a verbal construction consisting of two verbs whereby one qualifies the other. Such constructions occur as a sequence of two finite verbs or in a construction in which a finite verb is complemented by an …
Four types of ritual hand gestures--raising the hand while making a fist (sometimes with a weapon), raising one hand with open palm, raising both hands with open palms, and clasping hands with another person--are attested in Northwest Semitic textual sources and/or Levantine ico…