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The dissertation traces the development and interpretation of the Israelite institution of the jubilee year from its ancient Near Eastern analogues and antecedents to the Jewish religious writings of the last centuries before Christ. The jubilee legislation of Leviticus 25 is co…

The purpose of this dissertation is to develop a theology of the fatherhood of God from the Hebrew Scriptures. Although many studies have explored the topic from the perspective of other disciplines, the actual theology of God's fatherhood, as revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures, …

This dissertation examines the duties which were owed to one's parents in the ancient Near Eastern societies, and the context in which these duties must be seen. Such a study is warranted because no comprehensive analysis of these duties has been made or presented until this tim…