Biographical note: Stefan Schorch und Ernst-Joachim Waschke, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. Der Sammelband ist dem forschungsgeschichtlichen Kontext, der Geschichte und der Wirkung des "Hebräisch-deutschen Handwörterbuches0 von Wilhelm Gesenius gewidmet. Dieses ist…
Vorwort; Abkürzungen; 1. Forschungsgeschichte und status quaestionis; 1.1 Die ER als literarisch sekundarer Zusatz von J.G. EICHHORN bis L. HIRZEL; 1.2 Die ER als ursprunglicher Bestandteil des Ijob-Buches - von K. BUDDE bis N. PETERS; 1.3 Sprachliche Indizien gegen die Ursprung…
Main description: Der Band versammelt 16 Aufsätze des Münchner katholischen Alttestamentlers Hermann-Josef Stipp, die hier in revidierter Form wieder abgedruckt werden. Gegenstand sind Texte aus der Priesterschrift, dem Deuteronomistischen Geschichtswerk und der Prophetie. Die i…
Biographical note: Georg Sauer. Ben Sira gilt zu Recht als einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter jüdischer Weisheitsliteratur. Der Vielseitigkeit dieser Schrift widmet sich der Wiener Alttestamentler Georg Sauer im vorliegenden Band. Dabei behandelt er textimmanente Fragen nach Auf…
Biographical note: Géza G. Xeravits, Sapientia College of Theology, Budapest, Hungary; Tobias Nicklas, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Isaac Kalimi, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, IL, USA. The impact of earlier works to the literature of early Judai…
Main description: The monograph discusses the short formulae of the 'gospel' (euangelion) as the first reflected expressions of Christian faith. They adapted the apocalyptic expectations to express the Easter experience and shaped the earliest literary Gospel (Mark). This book a…
Review text: "Als Julius Wellhausens 'Prolegomena zur Geschichte Israels' 1878 erschienen, waren sie in der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft sofort eine Sensation, freilich eine heftig umstrittene. Hier wurden die Schriften des Alten Testaments in eine andere geschichtliche Folge…
Biographical note: Mikko Heimola, University of Helsinki, Finland. What is the exact nature of the link between religion and social cohesion? This book describes how fluctuations in socioeconomic environment can create a process where ritual behavior works to alleviate uncertai…
Biographical note: Dominik Helms, Universität Augsburg. Biographical note: Dominik Helms, University of Augsburg. Daniel in der Löwengrube: Die Septuaginta und die hebräische Bibel bezeugen eine je eigenständige Überlieferung von Dan 6 in verschiedenen Kulturkreisen. Anhand ei…
Main description: In the recent two decades many unknown texts from Qumran have been published, which rework passages from the Hebrew Bible. Dated from the second and first centuries BCE these documents display the methods of biblical interpretation at this early stage and the l…
Biographical note: Magnar Kartveit, School of Misssion and Theology, Stavanger, Norway. Discussions about the phrase "Daughter of Zion" have not come to rest. The present book is a study of this and similar phrases from a linguistic point of view. Genitive as a category in Semi…
Biographical note: Teresa Ann Ellis, Sacramento, California, USA. Scholars who accept Ben Sira's comments on women at face-value or ignore parallel comments about men preclude fundamental questions about the functions of these statements and about their contexts. Gender in the …
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…
Although prayer is not regarded as one of the basic forms of prophetic tradition, prayer does arise at critical theological junctures in the prophetic books. In this work, Alexa F. Wilke explores the literary and theological functions of prayer and examines the images of self an…
Biographical note: Sophie Ramond, Institut Catholique de Paris, France. Biographical note: Sophie Ramond, Institut Catholique de Paris, Frankreich. A significant part of Biblical literature is the result of a process involving the reception and revision of earlier texts and tr…
Main description: In this fifth lecture of the Julius Wellhausen series, Hans Dieter Betz draws upon the Epistle to the Philippians to examine contentious questions about Paul's situation in Rome before his death. His answers emerge from a literary and historical analysis of the…
At long last, this book provides a comprehensive study of the life and work of the 7th century monk and theologian Anastasius Sinaïta (Anastasios of Sinai). It analyzes his principal work, the Hodegos (or Viae Dux) and his other Christological writings, and also presents his ser…