Noegel (Biblical and ancient Near Eastern Studies, University of Washington) and Rendsburg (Jewish history, Rutgers University) put forth the proposal that the Bible book, "The Song of Songs" was writ
Bernat (Biblical studies, Hebrew College, Newton Center, MA) considers the biblical passages dealing with the covenant of circumcision, asking what it actually means. He notes that in the time of Abra
The books of Ezra-Nehemiah and 1 Esdras tell the story of the Judean return from exile in Babylon, of rebuilding the temple, and of creating a new community in Zion. For scholars and students trying t
This volume showcases recent exploration of the portrait of Daughter Zion as “she” appears in biblical Hebrew poetry. Using Carleen Mandolfo's Daughter Zion Talks Back to the Prophets (Society of Bibl
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
"Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts is a collection of fifteen essays about rituals of war and their function. Comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are applied to text
"This volume explores questions of communities of faith, of collections of psalms, of theological viewpoints, of sovereignty, and, most of all, of the shape and shaping of, arguably, the most beloved
"In this collection of essays dealing with the prophetic material in the Hebrew Bible, scholars explore the motifs, effects, and role of forced migration on prophetic literature. Students and scholars
"Johannes Unsok Ro addresses some of the core themes that are crucially important for understanding the background of the formation of the Hebrew Bible during the Persian and Hellenistic periods, incl
"Boorer explores the theology of an originally independent Priestly narrative (Pg), extending through Genesis-Numbers, as a whole. In this book she describes the structure of the Priestly narrative, i
"The Book of Judges ends with a bizarre narrative of sex and violence that starts with a domestic tiff and ends with the decimation of a tribe that is restored by means of abduction and rape. Cynthia
