A volume of collected essays that explores what we can learn about the producers and readers of biblical books by looking into matters of language, rhetoric, style, and ideology. What do they teach us about these literati's world of knowledge and imagination, about the issues th…
Main description: Casey A. Strine explores how the book of Ezekiel uses formulaic language from the exodus origin tradition - especially YHWH's oath- to craft an identity for the Judahite exiles that refutes an autochthonous origin tradition preferred by the non-exiled Judahites…
In this study the author is concerned with how human life is understood in the biblical book of Qoheleth (the Preacher). In Qoheleth, insight into one's own mortality leads to a new evaluation of happiness in life. Both the various areas of human life (for example work and rest,…
The extent of the so-called History of David's Rise has been indecisive, and as a result, various issues around the document have been left extremely flexible. This comprehensive monograph sees the root of the problem in inadequate methodological reflection, and seeks to provide…
The monograph produces a new interpretation of the opening chapter of 1 Samuel by combining several hermeneutical models, including the theory of chaotic (dynamically unstable) systems and the most recent, essentially post-modern, form criticism, to produce a new interpretation …
"The formation and interpretation of Isaiah 24-27, the 'Isaiah Apocalypse,' are important for understanding Isaiah's compositional history, emerging religious thought in the Persian Period, and scribal techniques for late biblical materials. The volume explores these and other i…
This volume explores issues of moral character found in the different text versions of the book of Esther. First the study suggests the two most common approaches to perceived moral problems in the story of Esther: avoidance and transformation. Then it investigates selected port…
"An investigation into the real historical figure of King David and the real location of the Temple of Solomon Identifies King David as Pharaoh Tuthmosis III of the 18th Dynasty and David's son Solomon as Pharaoh Amenhotep, Tuthmosis's successor Shows how the Temple of Solomon d…
"Addresses the loss of the Old Testament as a resource for faith and life and shows how it can be recovered by the church,"--NoveList. The Old Testament constitutes the majority of the Christian Bible and provides much of the language of Christian faith. However, many churches …