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Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures V

Comprising the Contents of <i>Journal of Hebrew Scriptures</i>, Vol. 8


Edited by Ehud Ben Zvi
This volume incorporates all the articles and reviews published in Volume 8 (2008) of the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-60724-326-7
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Publication Date: Oct 14,2009
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 709
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-1-60724-326-7
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The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, JHS, is an academic peer-reviewed journal that pioneers free open-source, prompt, and academically responsible electronic publication.

This edtion incorporates the following articles and reviews published in the journal in 2008: David E. S. Stein, “The Noun (’îš) in Biblical Hebrew: A Term of Affiliation,” Raz Kletter, “The Friends of Antiquities: The Story of an Israeli Volunteer Group and Comparative Remarks, John A. Cook, “The Vav-Prefixed Verb Forms in Elementary Hebrew Grammar,” Yael Shemesh, “Elisha and The Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1-7),” Yael Shemesh, “The Elisha Stories as Saints’ Legends,” Aron Pinker, “The Doings of the Wicked in Qohelet 8:10,” Ronald Hendel and Saul M. Olyan, “Beyond Purity and Danger: Mary Douglas and The Hebrew Bible," Ronald Hendel, “Mary Douglas and Anthropological Modernism,” Alfred Marx, “The Relationship between the Sacrificial Laws and the Other Laws in Leviticus 19,” Saul M. Olyan, “Mary Douglas’s Holiness/Wholeness Paradigm: Its Potential for Insight and its Limitations,” Rüdiger Schmitt, “The Problem of Magic and Monotheism in the Book of Leviticus," David P. Wright, “Deciphering a Definition: The Syntagmatic Structural Analysis of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible,” Silvio Sergio Scatolini Apóstolo, “Imagining Ezekiel,” Herb Basser, “Did Rashi Notice a Janus Parallelism in Ezek 20:37?,” Thomas Römer, “Moses Outside the Torah and the Construction of a Diaspora Identity,” Jonathan Jacobs, “Characterizing Esther from the Outset: The Contribution of the Story in Esther 2:1–20,” Moshe Kline, “ 'The Editor was Nodding' A Reading of Leviticus 19 in Memory of Mary Douglas,” Michael Avioz, “Saul as a Just Judge in Josephus’ Antiquities of the Jews,” Elie Assis, “The Temple in the Book of Haggai,” F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp, “Psalm 133: A (Close) Reading,” Nadav Na'aman, “The Search of The Ancient Name of Khirbet Qeiyafa,” Yosef Garfinkel and Saar Ganor, “Khirbet Qeiyafa: Sha’arayim,” Andrew E. Steinmann, “Letters of Kings about Votive Offerings, The God of Israel and the Aramaic Document in Ezra 4:8–6:18,” Nadav Na'aman, “Shaaraim – The Gateway to the Kingdom of Judah,” Ian Young, “Biblical Hebrew and The Qumran Pesher Habakkuk”.

Other volumes of the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures are available here:

The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, JHS, is an academic peer-reviewed journal that pioneers free open-source, prompt, and academically responsible electronic publication.

This edtion incorporates the following articles and reviews published in the journal in 2008: David E. S. Stein, “The Noun (’îš) in Biblical Hebrew: A Term of Affiliation,” Raz Kletter, “The Friends of Antiquities: The Story of an Israeli Volunteer Group and Comparative Remarks, John A. Cook, “The Vav-Prefixed Verb Forms in Elementary Hebrew Grammar,” Yael Shemesh, “Elisha and The Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1-7),” Yael Shemesh, “The Elisha Stories as Saints’ Legends,” Aron Pinker, “The Doings of the Wicked in Qohelet 8:10,” Ronald Hendel and Saul M. Olyan, “Beyond Purity and Danger: Mary Douglas and The Hebrew Bible," Ronald Hendel, “Mary Douglas and Anthropological Modernism,” Alfred Marx, “The Relationship between the Sacrificial Laws and the Other Laws in Leviticus 19,” Saul M. Olyan, “Mary Douglas’s Holiness/Wholeness Paradigm: Its Potential for Insight and its Limitations,” Rüdiger Schmitt, “The Problem of Magic and Monotheism in the Book of Leviticus," David P. Wright, “Deciphering a Definition: The Syntagmatic Structural Analysis of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible,” Silvio Sergio Scatolini Apóstolo, “Imagining Ezekiel,” Herb Basser, “Did Rashi Notice a Janus Parallelism in Ezek 20:37?,” Thomas Römer, “Moses Outside the Torah and the Construction of a Diaspora Identity,” Jonathan Jacobs, “Characterizing Esther from the Outset: The Contribution of the Story in Esther 2:1–20,” Moshe Kline, “ 'The Editor was Nodding' A Reading of Leviticus 19 in Memory of Mary Douglas,” Michael Avioz, “Saul as a Just Judge in Josephus’ Antiquities of the Jews,” Elie Assis, “The Temple in the Book of Haggai,” F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp, “Psalm 133: A (Close) Reading,” Nadav Na'aman, “The Search of The Ancient Name of Khirbet Qeiyafa,” Yosef Garfinkel and Saar Ganor, “Khirbet Qeiyafa: Sha’arayim,” Andrew E. Steinmann, “Letters of Kings about Votive Offerings, The God of Israel and the Aramaic Document in Ezra 4:8–6:18,” Nadav Na'aman, “Shaaraim – The Gateway to the Kingdom of Judah,” Ian Young, “Biblical Hebrew and The Qumran Pesher Habakkuk”.

Other volumes of the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures are available here:

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ContributorBiography

EhudBen Zvi

Ehud Ben Zvi is a professor in the Dept. of History & Classics at the University of Alberta. He has authored or (co)-edited about twenty volumes and written numerous essays primarily on ancient Israel, its intellectual history, social memory, historiography, and prophetic books.

  • Table of Contents (page 5)
  • Preface (page 13)
  • Abbreviations (page 15)
  • The Noun ????? (’Ί) In Biblical Hebrew:a Term of Affiliation. By Rabbi David E. S. Stein (page 21)
  • The Friends of Antiquities (in Heb. ????? ?????? ): The Story of an Israeli Volunteer Group and Comparative Remarks. By Raz Kletter (page 49)
  • The Vav-prefixed Verb Forms in Elementary Hebrew Grammar. By John A. Cook (page 77)
  • Elisha and The Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1-7) By Yael Shemesh (page 95)
  • The Elisha Stories as Saints Legends. By Yael Shemesh (page 117)
  • The Doings of the Wicked in Qohelet 8:10. By Aron Pinker (page 165)
  • Beyond Purity and Danger: Mary Douglas and The Hebrew Bible. By Ronald Hendel and Saul M. Olyan (page 191)
  • Mary Douglas and Anthropological Modernism. By Ronald Hendel (page 195)
  • The Relationship between the Sacrificial Laws and the Other Laws in Leviticus 19. By Alfred Marx (page 207)
  • Mary Douglass Holiness/Wholeness Paradigm: Its Potential for Insight and its Limitations. By Saul M. Olyan (page 221)
  • The Problem of Magic and Monotheism in the Book of Leviticus. By Rüdiger Schmitt (page 231)
  • Deciphering a Definition: The Syntagmatic Structural Analysis of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible. By David P. Wright (page 245)
  • Imagining Ezekiel. By Silvio Sergio Scatolini Apóstolo (page 255)
  • Did Rashi Notice a Janus Parallelism in Ezek 20:37? By Herb Basser (page 289)
  • Moses Outside the Torah and the Construction of a Diaspora Identity. By Thomas Römer (page 293)
  • Characterizing Esther from the Outset: The Contribution of the Story in Esther 2:1…20. By Jonathan Jacobs (page 307)
  • The Editor Was NoddingŽ A Reading of Leviticus 19 in Memory of Mary Douglas. By Moshe Kline (page 321)
  • Saul as a Just Judge in Josephus Antiquities of the Jews. By Michael Avioz (page 391)
  • The Temple in the Book of Haggai. By Elie Assis (page 401)
  • Psalm 133: A (Close) Reading. By F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp (page 413)
  • In Search of The Ancient Name of Khirbet Qeiyafa. By Nadav Na'aman (page 445)
  • Khirbet Qeiyafa: Shaarayim. By Yosef Garfinkel (page 453)
  • Letters of Kings about Votive Offerings, The God of Israel and the Aramaic Document in Ezra 4:8…6:18. By Andrew E. Steinmann (page 463)
  • Shaaraim … The Gateway to the Kingdom of Judah. By Nadav Na'aman (page 479)
  • Late Biblical Hebrew and The Qumran Pesher Habakkuk. By Ian Young (page 485)
  • Reviews (page 7)
    • KUSATU (Kleine Untersuchungen zur Sprache des Alten Testaments und seiner Umwelt; ed. Reinhard Lehmann) 6 (2006). Reviewed by Gary Martin (page 531)
    • Nava Bergman, The Cambridge Biblical Hebrew Workbook: Introductory Level. Reviewed by Robert D. Holmstedt (page 535)
    • Steve A. Wiggins, A Reassessment of Asherah, With Further Considerations of the Goddess. Reviewed by Joseph Azize (page 539)
    • Steven L. Mckenzie, How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature„Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today. Reviewed by Brian P. Irwin (page 544)
    • William M. Schniedewind and Joel H. Hunt, A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature. Reviewed by Charles Halton (page 546)
    • Mark S. Smith, The Rituals and Myths of the Feast of the Goodly Gods of KTU/CAT 1.23: Royal Constructions of Opposition, Intersection, Integration, and Domination. Reviewed by Steve A. Wiggins (page 549)
    • Thomas Römer, The So-called Deuteronomistic History: A Sociological, Historical and Literary Introduction. Reviewed by Barbara Green (page 551)
    • Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Priestly Rites and Prophetic Rage: Post-Exilic Prophetic Critique of the Priesthood. Reviewed by T. M. Lemos (page 554)
    • Tallay Ornan, The Triumph of the Symbol: Pictorial Representation of Deities in Mesopotamia and the Biblical Image Ban. Reviewed by Bernard F. Batto (page 557)
    • James Robson, Word and Spirit in Ezekiel. Reviewed by D. Nathan Phinney (page 560)
    • Jill Middlemas, The Troubles of Templeless Judah. Reviewed by Ken Ristau (page 563)
    • John Jarick, Ed., Sacred Conjectures: The Context and Legacy of Robert Lowth and Jean Atruc. Reviewed by David A. Bosworth (page 565)
    • Robert Rezetko, Source and Revision in the Narratives of Davids Transfer of the Ark: Text, Language, and Story in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13, 15-16. Reviewed by Keith Bodner (page 569)
    • Jon D. Levenson, Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life. Reviewed by Alan Lenzi (page 572)
    • Linda Day, Carolyn Pressler, Eds., Engaging the Bible in a Gendered World: An Introduction to Feminist Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Katharine Doob Sakenfeld. Reviewed by Irene Nowell (page 575)
    • Randall Heskett, Messianism Within the Scriptural Scroll of Isaiah. Reviewed by Phillip J. Long (page 577)
    • Robert Wright, The Psalms of Solomon: a Critical Edition of the Greek Text. Reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson (page 581)
    • James L. Kugel, The Ladder of Jacob: Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and his Children. Reviewed by Dan Clanton (page 584)
    • George W. E. Nickelsburg, Resurrection, Immortality, and Eternal Life in Intertestamental Judaism and Early Christianity. Reviewed by Dan Clanton (page 588)
    • Keith Bodner, David Observed: A King in the Eyes of his Court. Reviewed by Ellen White (page 593)
    • Luke Emehiele Ijezie, The Interpretation of the Hebrew Word ?? (People) in Samuel-Kings. Reviewed by Garrett Galvin (page 595)
    • Melody D. Knowles, Centrality Practiced: Jerusalem in the Religious Practice of Yehud and the Diaspora in the Persian Period. Reviewed by Jeremiah Cataldo (page 598)
    • Giovanni Garbini, Myth and History in the Bible. Reviewed by David Bergen (page 601)
    • James W. Watts, Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus: from Sacrifice to Scripture. Reviewed by Bernon P. Lee (page 604)
    • Calum Carmichael, Illuminating Leviticus: A Study of Its Laws and Institutions in the Light of Biblical Narratives. Reviewed by William Gilders (page 606)
    • Michael Malessa, Untersuchungen Zur Verbalen Valenz Im Biblischen Hebräisch. Reviewed by Richard Benton (page 610)
    • Mark Gray, Rhetoric and Social Justice in Isaiah. Reviewed by Michael Duggan (page 612)
    • Russell E. Gmirkin, Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus: Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch. Reviewed by Joyce Rilett Wood (page 615)
    • Stefanie U. Gulde, Der Tod Als Herrscher in Ugarit Und Israel. Reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton (page 618)
    • Gerald A. Klingbeil, Bridging the Gap: Ritual and Ritual Texts in the Bible. Reviewed by Michael Allen Daise (page 621)
    • Brian D. Russell, The Song of the Sea: The Date of Composition and Influence of Exodus 15:1-21. Reviewed by Shawn W. Flynn (page 625)
    • Oren Tal, The Archaeology of Hellenistic Palestine: Between Tradition and Renewal. Reviewed by Gunnar Lehmann (page 628)
    • John L. Thompson, Reading the Bible With the Dead: What You Can Learn from the History of Exegesis That You Can't Learn from Exegesis Alone. Reviewed by Amanda W. Benckhuysen (page 630)
    • Bruce K. Waltke, a Commentary on Micah. Reviewed by Carolyn J. Sharp (page 633)
    • N. Wyatt, Word of Tree and Whisper of Stone, and Other Papers on Ugaritian Thought. Reviewed by Mark S. Smith (page 635)
    • Elizabeth Boase, the Fulfilment of Doom? The Dialogic Interaction Between the Book of Lamentations and the Preexilic/early Prophetic Literature. Reviewed by Dianne Bergant (page 639)
    • Lee Martin Mcdonald, The Biblical Canon: Its Origins, Transmission, and Authority. Reviewed by Alex Jassen (page 641)
    • William Foxwell Albright, Archaeology and the Religion of Israel. Reviewed by Carl S. Ehrlich (page 644)
    • Dianne Bergant, Israels Story: Part One. Reviewed by John Kaltner (page 648)
    • David M. Carr, Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature. Reviewed by Wesley Hu (page 651)
    • Tiberius Rata, the Covenant Motif in Jeremiahs Book of Comfort: Textual and Intertextual Studies of Jeremiah 30-33. Reviewed by Bob Becking (page 653)
    • John Van Seters, The Edited Bible: The Curious History of The EditorŽ in Biblical Criticism. Reviewed by Yehoshua Gitay (page 656)
    • William S. Morrow, Protest Against God: The Eclipse of a Biblical Tradition. Reviewed by William Irwin (page 658)
    • Victor H. Matthews, Studying the Ancient Israelites: A Guide to Sources and Methods. Reviewed by Bruce Power (page 661)
    • Victor H. Matthews, 101 Questions & Answers on the Prophets of Israel. Reviewed by Todd Hibbard (page 664)
    • Walter Brueggemann, Like Fire in the Bones: Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah. Reviewed by Briana Lee (page 666)
    • Joseph Blenkinsopp, Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. Reviewed by Judith H. Newman (page 668)
    • Francisco Javier Del Barco Del Barco, Catálogo De Manuscritos Hebreos De La Comunidad De Madrid. Reviewed by Colette Sirat (page 670)
    • Paul M. Joyce, Ezekiel: A Commentary. Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney (page 674)
    • Benno Jacob, The First Book of the Bible: Genesis, Augmented Edition. Reviewed by John Van Seters (page 677)
    • Ehud Ben Zvi, History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles. Reviewed by Steven L. Mckenzie (page 680)
    • James L. Kugel, Prayers That Cite Scripture. Reviewed by Andrea K. Di Giovanni (page 683)
    • Mark J. Boda, Daniel K. Falk, and Rodney A. Werline, Eds. Seeking the Favor of God. Volume 1: The Origins of Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism. Reviewed by Andrea K. Di Giovanni (page 685)
    • Sariana Metso, The Serek Texts. Reviewed by Jean Duhaime (page 688)
    • Theodore A. Perry, Gods Twilight Zone: Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible. Reviewed by Timothy Senapatiratne (page 691)
    • Korpel, Marjo C. A.; Oesch, Josef M. (Eds.), Unit Delimitation in Biblical Hebrew and Northwest Semitic Literature. Reviewed by Matthias Hopf (page 693)
    • Thomas Krüger, Manfred Oeming, Konrad Schmid, and ChristophUehlinger (eds), DAS BUCH HIOB UND SEINE INTERPRETATIONEN.BEITRÄGE ZUM HIOB-SYMPOSIUM AUF DEM MONTE VERITÀ VOM 14.-19-AUGUST 2005Reviewed by Philippe Guillaume (page 699)
  • Index (page 705)
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