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In this guest-edited issue of Biblical Reception, edited by Diane
Apostolos-Cappadona, contributors examine the reception of the
bible in art. Most of the contributions focus on biblical women, or
on encounters with women in the bible. The volume is roughly
chronological in structure, beginning with two pieces on Eve, one
of which compares representations of Eve with those of the Virgin
Mary, the other which considers how Eve is presented in Islamic
texts and images. Following a contribution on Esther and Sarah the
volume moves on to consider New Testament texts, with notable focus
on women at the peripheries of society (the woman with the
hemorrhage in Mark's gospel and the woman of Samaria). Attention is
also paid to representations of Mary Magdalene and of Judith and
Salome. The volume concludes with a piece on apocalyptic imagery
and the woman clothed with the sun of Revelation 12. Featuring over
50 high quality color images, this volume provides scholarship of
the highest level on biblical art.
For these volumes, the author has selected 50 articles and papers,
ten of them not previously published, from his work as an Old
Testament scholar over the last 30 years. Some of the papers, like
'The Evidence for an Autumnal New Year in Pre-exilic Israel
Reconsidered', are far from postmodern in their outlook. But there
is ample evidence here that the postmodern is indeed the direction
in which his mind has been moving. The essays are organized in
eight sections (Method, Literature, History, Theology, Language,
Psalms, Job-and, for entertainment, Divertimenti). They include
'Reading Esther from Left to Right', 'Beyond Synchronic
Diachronic', 'Story and Poem: The Old Testament as Literature and
as Scripture', 'In Search of the Indian Job', and 'Philology and
Power'-as well as 'The Postmodern Adventure in Biblical Studies'.
Although it opens with an argument that the earth, and not
humanity, is the real subject of Genesis 1-11, this collection of
essays focuses first on female personalities in Genesis (Eve,
Hagar, Rebeccah, Tamar and the four tribal matriarchs), then on
male characters (Abraham, Ishmael, Pharaoh). The treatment ranges
from historical-critical analysis, through discourse analysis and
narrative, ideological and psychological analyses, to postmodern
autobiographical exegesis. Among the many delights of this
selection are the mingling of traditional and contemporary
perspectives, especially the interplay of gender at the level of
the biblical text and of the modern author-and perhaps also of the
modern reader of this fascinating assortment of studies on tales of
human ancestry.>
This collection of essays written by biblical scholars from around
the world attempts to probe the relationship between the Bible and
the world. It reflects modern social, political and hermeneutical
issues, including liberation concerns. These themes echo John
Rogerson's commitment to relate his research and the Bible to
contemporary issues - a commitment visible both in his publications
and in his religious and political activities. This book is an
expression of appreciation of John Rogerson by former and current
colleagues, former students, and other biblical scholars.
For this volume, sequel to The Bible in Three Dimensions, the seven
full-time members of the research and teaching faculty in Biblical
Studies at Sheffield-Loveday Alexander, David Clines, Meg Davies,
Philip Davies, Cheryl Exum, Barry Matlock and Stephen Moore-set
themselves a common task: to reflect on what they hope or imagine,
as century gives way to century, will be the key areas of research
in biblical studies, and to paint themselves, however modestly,
into the picture. The volume contains, as well as those seven
principal essays, a 75-page 'intellectual biography' of the
Department and a revealing sketch of the 'material conditions' of
its research and teaching, together with a list of its graduates
and the titles of their theses.
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Job 21-37, Volume 18A (Hardcover)
David J.A. Clines; Edited by (general) Bruce M. Metzger, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker; Series edited by John D.W. Watts, …
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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical
scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a
commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series
emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural,
and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced
insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical
theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional
resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the
seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone
concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base
of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization
Introduction-covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including
context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues,
purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes:
Pericope Bibliography-a helpful resource containing the most
important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
Translation-the author's own translation of the biblical text,
reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and
Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in
reasonably good English. Notes-the author's notes to the
translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms,
syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of
translation. Form/Structure/Setting-a discussion of redaction,
genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the
pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and
extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and
character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features
important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
Comment-verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with
other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly
research. Explanation-brings together all the results of the
discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention
of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book
itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the
entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
General Bibliography-occurring at the end of each volume, this
extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the
commentary.
For these two volumes, the author has selected 50 articles and
papers, ten of them not previously published, from his work as an
Old Testament scholar over the last 30 years. Some of the papers,
like 'The Evidence for an Autumnal New Year in Pre-exilic Israel
Reconsidered', are far from postmodern in their outlook. But there
is ample evidence here that the postmodern is indeed the direction
in which his mind has been moving. The essays are organized in
eight sections (Method, Literature, History, Theology, Language,
Psalms, Job-and, for entertainment, Divertimenti). They include
'Reading Esther from Left to Right', 'Beyond Synchronic
Diachronic', 'Story and Poem: The Old Testament as Literature and
as Scripture', 'In Search of the Indian Job', and 'Philology and
Power'-as well as 'The Postmodern Adventure in Biblical Studies'.
This is an abridgment of the 8-volume Dictionary of Classical
Hebrew (of which Volumes 7 and 8 will soon be published). Like it
(and unlike all previous Hebrew dictionaries) all the literature of
classical Hebrew is covered, including not only the Hebrew Bible
but also the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ben Sira and the ancient Hebrew
inscriptions. The CDCH thus contains not only the c. 8400 Hebrew
words found in the standard dictionaries, but also a further 3340+
words (540 from the Dead Sea Scrolls, 680 from other ancient Hebrew
literature, and 2120+ proposed words for the Hebrew Bible not
previously recognized by dictionaries). The CDCH has been designed
to be as user-friendly as possible. All the Hebrew quoted is
accompanied by an English translation. At the end of each entry on
verbs is a list of the nouns derived from that verb; and at the end
of each entry on nouns a reference to the verb from which it is
derived (when known). Rich in examples and citations, and
preserving the important statistical information contained in the
DCH, this edition will be of immense value to students at all
levels, as well as to working scholars who will not always be in a
position to refer to the complete DCH.
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Job 38-42, Volume 18B (Hardcover)
David J.A. Clines; Edited by (general) Bruce M. Metzger, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker; Series edited by John D.W. Watts, …
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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical
scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a
commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series
emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural,
and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced
insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical
theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional
resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the
seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone
concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base
of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization
Introduction-covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including
context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues,
purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes:
Pericope Bibliography-a helpful resource containing the most
important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
Translation-the author's own translation of the biblical text,
reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and
Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in
reasonably good English. Notes-the author's notes to the
translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms,
syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of
translation. Form/Structure/Setting-a discussion of redaction,
genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the
pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and
extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and
character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features
important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
Comment-verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with
other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly
research. Explanation-brings together all the results of the
discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention
of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book
itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the
entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
General Bibliography-occurring at the end of each volume, this
extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the
commentary.
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Job 1-20, Volume 17 (Hardcover)
David J.A. Clines; Edited by (general) David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker; Series edited by John D.W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin
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Discovery Miles 10 150
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The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical
scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a
commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series
emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural,
and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced
insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical
theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional
resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the
seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone
concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base
of biblical scholarship. Overview of Commentary Organization
Introduction-covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including
context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues,
purpose, and theology. Each section of the commentary includes:
Pericope Bibliography-a helpful resource containing the most
important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
Translation-the author's own translation of the biblical text,
reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and
Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in
reasonably good English. Notes-the author's notes to the
translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms,
syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of
translation. Form/Structure/Setting-a discussion of redaction,
genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the
pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and
extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and
character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features
important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
Comment-verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with
other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly
research. Explanation-brings together all the results of the
discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention
of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book
itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the
entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
General Bibliography-occurring at the end of each volume, this
extensive bibliographycontains all sources used anywhere in the
commentary.
In this guest-edited issue of Biblical Reception, edited by Diane
Apostolos-Cappadona, contributors examine the reception of the
bible in art. Most of the contributions focus on biblical women, or
on encounters with women in the bible. The volume is roughly
chronological in structure, beginning with two pieces on Eve, one
of which compares representations of Eve with those of the Virgin
Mary, the other which considers how Eve is presented in Islamic
texts and images. Following a contribution on Esther and Sarah the
volume moves on to consider New Testament texts, with notable focus
on women at the peripheries of society (the woman with the
hemorrhage in Mark's gospel and the woman of Samaria). Attention is
also paid to representations of Mary Magdalene and of Judith and
Salome. The volume concludes with a piece on apocalyptic imagery
and the woman clothed with the sun of Revelation 12. Featuring over
50 high quality color images, this volume provides scholarship of
the highest level on biblical art.
Aileen Guilding was Professor of Biblical History and Literature in
the University of Sheffield from 1959 to 1965, and was known
especially for her monograph The Fourth Gospel and Jewish Worship:
A Study of the Relation of St. John's Gospel to the Ancient Jewish
Lectionary System (Oxford, 1960), which enjoyed a succes d'estime
in its day as an exceptionally fascinating and learned book. She is
celebrated in Sheffield as the first female professor in the
University; she was also the first woman to hold a chair in
theology or religion in the United Kingdom. After her death at the
age of 94 a conference on themes relevant to her special interests
was held in Sheffield as part of a meeting of the Society for Old
Testament Study, and the papers read there are presented in this
volume, published in the 101st year after her birth."
This is the second volume of the new journal, Biblical Reception
(BibRec), due to be published in November 2013. For the first
volume, click here. Our policy for the journal is this. It is high
time, we believe, for the new and burgeoning field of the reception
of the Bible to have a publication medium of its own. What the
biblical text has meant to its readers down the centuries should be
as much the subject of scholarly attention as any 'original'
meaning. Our new journal is a substantial annual volume covering
all kinds of use of the Bible - in art, literature, music, film and
popular culture, as well as in the history of interpretation.
Papers for the third volume are being solicited, and should be
submitted before April 30, 2014. The preferred length is 5000 to
8000 words; the Sheffield Phoenix Press style sheet may be found at
www.sheffieldphoenix.com/authors.asp. Submissions should contain,
beneath the title, an abstract of c. 250 words, and be sent
electronically to [email protected]. Papers will be peer
reviewed. Editorial Board Diane Apostolos-Cappadona (Washington,
DC), Alan Cooper (New York), James Crossley (Sheffield), Andrew
Davies (Birmingham), Tamara C. Eskenazi (Los Angeles), Philip Esler
(Gloucester), Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher (Linz), John Harvey
(Aberystwyth), Christine Joynes (Oxford), Carol Newsom (Atlanta),
Martin O'Kane (Lampeter), Tina Pippin (Decatur, GA), John F.A.
Sawyer (Durham), Reinhold Zwick (Munster).
This will be the first volume of a new journal, Biblical Reception
(BibRec), to be published in November 2012. It is high time, we
believe, for the new and burgeoning field of the reception of the
Bible to have a publication medium of its own. What the biblical
text has meant to its readers down the centuries should be as much
the subject of scholarly attention as any 'original' meaning. Our
new journal will be a substantial annual volume covering all kinds
of use of the Bible - in art, literature, music, film and popular
culture, as well as in the history of interpretation. The first
volume is now in the press. Papers for the second volume are being
solicited. The preferred length is 5000 to 8000 words; the
Sheffield Phoenix Press style sheet may be found at
www.sheffieldphoenix.com/authors.asp. Submissions should contain,
beneath the title, an abstract of c. 250 words, and be sent
electronically to [email protected]. Papers will be peer
reviewed. Editorial Board Alan Cooper (New York), James Crossley
(Sheffield), Andrew Davies (Birmingham), Philip Esler (London),
Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher (Aachen), John Harvey (Aberystwyth),
Christine Joynes (Oxford), Carol Newsom (Atlanta), Martin O'Kane
(Lampeter), Ilana Pardes (Jerusalem), Tina Pippin (Decatur, GA),
Adele Reinhartz (Ottawa), John Sawyer (Perugia), Reinhold Zwick
(Munster)
Tamara Cohn Eskenazi has a special place in contemporary biblical
scholarship. Among the first to bring a focus of scholarly
attention to the period of ancient Israel's creativity after the
Exile, she has also been a leader in foregrounding the Jewish
tradition within the interpretative discourse of biblical scholars.
And as a woman scholar, she has advanced the study of issues in the
Hebrew Bible that impinge on the concerns of women ancient and
modern. Tamara Eskenazi was awarded the 2008 National Jewish Book
Award for her volume The Torah: A Women's Commentary and the 2011
National Jewish Book Award in Women's Studies for her commentary on
Ruth in the Jewish Publication Society Bible Commentary series. The
26 articles offered to Tamara Eskenazi by her friends in this
volume represent the range of her interests in all things biblical
and Jewish. From Genesis to the New Testament to modern Hebrew
fiction, from technical studies on the prophets or Qumran to
penetrating insights on her beloved philosopher Levinas, this
volume beautifully represents the range and depth of Jewish
culture. The contributors are Rachel Adler, Annette Aronowicz,
Judith R. Baskin, Athalya Brenner, Mark G. Brett, Catherine
Chalier, David J.A. Clines, William Cutter, Pamela Eisenbaum, David
Ellenson, Lisbeth S. Fried, Frederick E. Greenspahn, Sara Japhet,
Gary N. Knoppers, Francis Landy, Adriane Leveen, Heather A. McKay,
David L. Petersen, Jack M. Sasson, Jesper Svartvik, Marvin A.
Sweeney, Phyllis Trible, Gene M. Tucker, Andrea L. Weiss, H.G.M.
Williamson and Jacob L. Wright.
This volume honours the distinctive contribution to Hebrew Bible
studies over four decades by Cheryl Exum, Professor Emerita of
Biblical Studies in the University of Sheffield. Her special
interests have lain, first, in the modern literary criticism of the
Hebrew Bible, where her key work was Tragedy and Biblical
Narrative: Arrows of the Almighty. Asecond area has been feminist
criticism of the Hebrew Bible; here her notable contributions were
Fragmented Women: Feminist (Sub)versions of Biblical Narratives and
Plotted, Shot, and Painted: Cultural Representations of Biblical
Women. A more recent, and now almost favourite, theme is the Bible
and cultural studies, especially the Bible and art. Key works here
have been a series of edited volumes, such as Beyond the Biblical
Horizon: The Bible and the Arts, and The Bible in Film / The Bible
and Film. Her fourth area of continuing interest has been the Song
of Songs, with many articles culminating in her perceptive
commentary in the Old Testament Library series. In this rich
volume, 25 of her friends and colleagues offer her papers on all
these themes. Several are on or around the Song of Songs (Graeme
Auld, Fiona Black, David Clines, Sara Japhet, Martti Nissinen, Yair
Zakovitch), and topics of feminist interest (Yairah Amit, Athalya
Brenner, Claudia Camp, Hugh Pyper, Jack Sasson). Cultural studies
are represented by Alice Bach, Hans Barstad, Andrew Davies, David
Gunn, Martin O'Kane, John Sawyer and Ellen van Wolde, and literary
criticism by Michael Fox, Edwin Good, Norman Gottwald, Edward
Greenstein, Francis Landy, Burke Long and Hugh Williamson.
In this valuable volume, 13 scholars from Britain, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway and Germany pay tribute to Walter Brueggemann's outstanding
contribution to Old Testament studies, notably his Theology of the
Old Testament (1997). His own setting is the USA, and it is not
generally recognized how far-reaching his influence has been. This
volume aims to demonstrate that many scholars in diverse locations
have been stimulated by the sweep of his energetic criticism.
Brueggemann himself often speaks of Old Testament scholarship in
terms of centre and margin, meaning thereby the dominant
historical-critical mode of research as against the new types of
analysis that have come into being in the last decades. He
constantly has recourse also to the Hebrew Bible's own tension
between a mainstream centre with its testimony to Yahweh's power,
providence and justice and a margin according to which the deity is
called to account for failures in divine governance. The essays in
Part I are devoted to 'centrist' questions in the main, including
contributions from Rainer Albertz, Katharine Dell, Frederik
Lindstrom, Christoph Bultmann, and Hugh Williamson. The essays in
Part II are from scholars who apply a range of alternative or
'peripheral' interpretative methods, Walter Moberly, Terje
Stordalen, Jill Middlemas, Ulrich Berges, Mark Gray, Else Holt,
Gordon McConville and David Clines.
'Forty years of Biblical Studies at Sheffield provide cause for
celebration and this book is an excellent expression of it ...
There is a good balance between Old Testament and New Testament ...
There are eighteen essays in the book altogether...all highly
readable and informative. Sheffield is to be congratulated on its
forty years, on this self-provided Festschrift, and more generally,
on its phenomenal contribution to publishing in the biblical
field.' (W.D. Stacey, Journal of Theological Studies)>
Biblical authors were artists of language who created their meaning
through their verbal artistry, their rhetoric. These twelve essays
see meaning as ultimately inseparable from art and seek to
understand the biblical literature with sensitivity to the writer's
craft. Contents: David Clines, The Arguments of Job's Friends.
George Coats, A Moses Legend in Numbers 12. Charles Davis, The
Literary Structure of Luke 1-2. Cheryl Exum, A Literary Approach to
Isaiah 28. David Gunn, Plot, Character and Theology in Exodus 1-14.
Alan Hauser, Intimacy and Alienation in Genesis 2-3. Charles
Isbell, Story Lines and Key Words in Exodus 1-2. Martin Kessler,
Methodology for Rhetorical Criticism. John Kselman, A Rhetorical
Study of Psalm 22. Kenneth Kuntz, Rhetorical Criticism and Isaiah
51.1-16. Ann Vater, Form and Rhetorical Criticism in Exodus 7-11.
Edwin Webster, Pattern in the Fourth Gospel.>
Old Testament prophecy and wisdom are two of the main themes with
which Norman Whybray, formerly of the University of Hull, has
concerned himself in his highly productive and innovative scholarly
career. In honour of his seventieth birthday, a distinguished
international group of scholars have expressed their personal and
professional admiration for him with essays that Are particularly
rich And significant. The roll-call of contributors reads: Brenner,
Brueggemann, Cazelles, Clements, Clines, Coggins, Crenshaw, Eaton,
Gelston, Gordon, Goulder, Grabbe, Jeppersen, Knibb, Mayes,
Mettinger, Soggin and Williamson.>
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