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Review of Green, Deborah A. and Laura S. Lieber (eds.), Scriptural Exegesis: The Shapes of Culture and the Religious Imagination, Essays in Honour of Michael Fishbane (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009).
No full textReview of Jindo, Job Y., Biblical Metaphor Reconsidered: A Cognitive Approach to Poetic Prophecy in Jeremiah 124 (HSM, 64; Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2010).
No full textReview of Moberly, R. W. L., The Theology of the Book of Genesis (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
No full textReview of Pratico, Gary D. and Miles V. Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar (2nd. ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007) and idem, Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook (2nd. ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007).
No full textClosure in Samson
Get PDFIn recent decades several scholars have argued for the coherence of Judges 13–16 based on its multiple internal thematic and structural parallels. Yet previous generations of scholars considered Judges 13–16 to be a loose cycle of stories. Exploration of the narrative’s closural mechanisms suggests two primary reasons that the episodes strike readers as disconnected: powerful closural devices at the ends of some individual units, particularly evident in 15:17–20, and a relative lack of cohesive ties between units, especially with regard to consistently-portrayed supporting characters and references to Samson’s hair. Samson’s redactors chose to build elaborate webs of thematic and structural connections rather than make a few simple changes that would enhance readers’ perception of a continuous plot. One plausible reason is that the redactors prioritized structural unity—specifically, a large-scale if atypical ring composition—over a coherent plot, with verse 15:20 enhancing, not hindering, the reader’s sense of coherence
The Shattered Dream. The Prophecies of Joel: A Bridge between Ezekiel and Haggai?
Get PDFUsing a linguistic-topical examination, this article suggests that Joel’s prophecies reflect the historical reality in the land of Israel immediately following Cyrus’ Declaration (538 BCE); namely, the early days of the restoration period, preceding the building of the Temple, and perhaps even of the altar. From this perspective Joel fills the lacuna in prophetic literature between Ezekiel, whose latest prophecies date to c. 570 BCE, and Haggai and Zechariah, whose earliest prophecies date to the second year of Darius’ reign, 520 BCE
The Call Narratives of Gideon and Moses: Literary Convention or More?
Get PDFComparison of the Gideon (Judg 6:11–24) and Moses (Exod 3:1–15) call narratives raises the question of whether they are different manifestations of the same literary convention—a biblical “type-scene” of appointment and investiture—or display literary dependence. I suggest that their affinity goes beyond the shared features of the call-narrative convention and argue that the author of the Gideon narrative deliberately created direct literary links between the protagonist’s investiture and that of Moses—the archetypical biblical leader—as a means of elevating Gideon’s stature
Review of Jones, Scott C., Rumors of Wisdom: Job 28 as Poetry (BZAW, 398; Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2009).
No full textReview of Smith, Richard G., The Fate of Justice and Righteousness During David\u27s Reign: Narrative Ethics and Rereading the Court History According to 2 Samuel 8:1520:26 (LHBOTS, 508; New York, NY: T&T Clark, 2009).
No full textNehemiah 5: No Economic Crisis
Get PDFThe crisis described in Nehemiah 5 serves as the literary backdrop for the presentation of Nehemiah as the paradigmatic generous patron. Current social-scientific exegesis of the HB tends to use Nehemiah 5 to support the notion of a structural economic crisis in Yehud. This article argues that Nehemiah 5 and these social-scientific readings make excellent theology but poor economic history