"This collection of essays is focused on the wisdom traditions of the Hebrew Bible, including the Book of Sira. The biblical books are read as literary works on their own as well as in an ancient Near Eastern setting. Some essays scrutinize Greek and Hellenistic wisdom tradition…
"In this book, Conrad Rudolph studies and reconstructs Hugh of St. Victor's forty-two-page written work, The Mystic Ark, which describes the medieval painting of the same name. In medieval written sources, works of art are not often referred to, let alone described in any detail…
"This monograph examines for the first time the momentous biblical theme of the peoples' pilgrimage to Zion in the end of days. The study includes an exegesis of the texts, which extend from the second to the final chapter of the Book of Isaiah, along with an extensive theologic…
"On January 17, 1776, one week after Thomas Paine published his incendiary pamphlet Common Sense, Connecticut minister Samuel Sherwood preached an equally patriotic sermon. "God Almighty, with all the powers of heaven, are on our side, " Sherwood said, voicing a sacred justifica…
