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The Characterization of Rehoboam and Jeroboam as a Reflection of the Chronicler\u27s View of the Schism
Full text linkThe Chronicler\u27s version of the schism (1 Chr 10:1–12:16) differs significantly from its parallel narrative in Kings. This article addresses the differences through literary analysis of the main characters represented in the narrative: Rehoboam and Jeroboam. In particular, the article demonstrates how the Chronicler maintains a certain balance between them; how Abijah\u27s speech contributes to the characterizations of Rehoboam and Jeroboam; and how it illuminates the Chronicler\u27s perception of the schism and the subsequent events
Review of deClaissé-Walford, Nancy L. (ed.), The Shape and Shaping of the Book of Psalms: The Current State of Scholarship (Ancient Israel and Its Literature, 20; Atlanta: SBL, 2014).
No full textReview of Knafl, Anne K., Forming God: Divine Anthropomorphism in the Pentateuch (Siphrut, 12; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2014).
No full textReview of Young, R. A., Hezekiah in History and Tradition (VTSup, 155; Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2012).
No full textWas Khirbet Qeiyafa a Judahite City? The Case against It
Full text linkThe article critically examines the argument that Khirbet Qeiyafa was a Judahite stronghold established by king David. Detailed analysis of the published reports do not disclose any findings that connect it to either Jerusalem or the Judean and Benjaminite highlands in the 10th century BCE. On the contrary, the site conducted ramified commercial relations with districts located throughout the Land of Israel and beyond. It is evident that Khirbet Qeiyafa is connected neither to the emergence of the kingdom of Judah nor to king David, and should be studied in the context of the Shephelah, the district in which it is located
Solomon, God, and Sharon Rose Walk into a Song: Dialoguing Polysemy in the Song of Songs
Full text linkDistinguishing terminologically and conceptually between polysemy, polyvalence, and double coding, this essay outlines a framework for treating instances of discursive polysemy in the Hebrew Bible. Particular attention is given to the Song of Songs, the polysemous nature of which is demonstrated through discussions of Song 5:2-6 and 5:7
Review of Couey, J. Blake, Reading the Poetry of First Isaiah: The Most Perfect Model of the Prophetic Poetry (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015).
No full textReview of Troxel, Ronald L., Joel: Scope, Genre(s), and Meaning (Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible, 6; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2015).
No full textReview of Römer, Thomas, The Invention of God (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2015).
No full textReading Jeremiah 19:1–13: Integrating Diachronic and Synchronic Methodologies
Full text linkThis article combines diachronic and synchronic methodologies to interpret the message of Jer 19:1–13. Bakhtin\u27s concept of dialogic truth is used to propose that the meaning of each stage of development of the text is in conversation with its earlier versions. Therefore, using source and redaction criticism to access earlier stages of the text, this article reads the message of Jer 19:1–13 as the succession of voices that necessarily respond to one another in dialogue. Summarising this dialogic meaning in the categories of transgressors, transgressions and punishment, it will be shown that the current context also connects to different voices in the text