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Review of Smith-Christopher, Daniel, Micah: A Commentary (OTL; Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2015).
No full textReview of Brooke, George J., Reading the Dead Sea Scrolls: Essays in Method (Early Judaism and Its Literature, 39; Atlanta: SBL, 2013).
No full textReview of Cooley, Jeffrey L., Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East: The Reflexes of Celestial Science in Ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite Narrative (History, Archaeology, and Culture of the Levant, 5; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2013).
No full textReview of Coogan, Michael, The Ten Commandments: A Short History of an Ancient Text (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015).
No full textReview of Gibson, Jonathan, Covenant Continuity and Fidelity: A Study of Inner-Biblical Allusion and Exegesis in Malachi (LHBOTS, 625; London: Bloomsbury, 2016).
No full textJewish Identity on Trial: The Case of Mordecai the Jew
Get PDFThe book of Esther deals with issues of Jewish identity in exile. This article argues that early in the story (chapters 2 and 3) Mordecai is depicted as trying to assimilate into Persian culture before experiencing a reversal and returning to his Jewish identity, a development that occurs from chapter 4 onwards. This reading illuminates an important theme addressed in the book, namely, how the danger of assimilation threatens Jews in the Diaspora. The book portrays an ideal Jewish leader operating in a foreign court while adhering to his Jewish identity and serving his fellow Jews
Review of Peterson, Brian N., The Authors of the Deuteronomistic History: Locating a Tradition in Ancient Israel (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2014).
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