Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible
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Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible

Essays in Honor of Samuel Greengus

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
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Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible

Essays in Honor of Samuel Greengus

About this book

This honorary volume of scholarly essays celebrates Dr. Samuel Greengus, Julian Morgenstern Professor of Bible and Near Eastern Literature and Professor of Semitic Languages at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, esteemed teacher and mentor.

The contributions are varied in scope, including studies of biblical texts and the ancient Near East. Together, the essays demonstrate the rich and vast field that is the study of the Hebrew Bible and thus highlight the profound and broad influence that Samuel Greengus has had on multiple generations of students, now scholars in a field that he has helped shape. Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible is sure to delight the reader and holds unique importance for students of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East. It presents innovative research and heralds fine scholarship, representative of an even finer scholar.

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Information

Publisher
Eisenbrauns
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781575063027
eBook ISBN
9781575068763
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. COVER Front
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Chapter 1: Law, Economy, Academia, and Divination in Bronze Age Canaan The Value of the Cuneiform Tablets Discovered at Tel Hazor
  5. Chapter 2: The Holiness Redaction of the Flood Narrative (Genesis 6:9–9:29)
  6. Chapter 3: Isaiah 47 and 54 An Investigation into a Case of Intertextuality
  7. Chapter 4: The Tenth Commandment and the Concept of “Inward Liability
  8. Chapter 5: The Book of Giants and the Greek Gilgamesh
  9. Chapter 6: Donning the Right Garb The Egyptian Ritual of “Opening the Mouth” and the Biblical Regulations in Exodus 28–29
  10. Chapter 7: Mythologizing Exile Life, Law, and Justice after the Flood
  11. Chapter 8: The Hebrew Syllable Definition and Practical Application
  12. Chapter 9: Neither Slave Nor Free Children Living on the Edge of a Social Status
  13. Chapter 10: The Administration of Copper Toolsat Umma in the Ur III Period
  14. Chapter 11: Rabbi Joshua Briskin’s Tav Y’hoshua Yalkut Derekh Ereáș“, A Handbook for Busy Jews
  15. Chapter 12: ZĂȘru, “to Hate” as a Metaphor for Covenant Instability
  16. Chapter 13: With Mace in Hand . . . and Praise in Throat Comparisons and Contrasts in the Bookends of the Psalter
  17. Chapter 14: Do Deities Deceive?
  18. Chapter 15: Toward an Ethic of Liberation for Bible Translation A Work in Progress
  19. Chapter 16: Demons in Mesopotamia and Israel Exploring the Category of Non-Divine but Supernatural Entities
  20. Chapter 17: The Literary Structure of Judges Revisited Judges as a Ring Composition
  21. Chapter 18: The Perfect Verb and the Perfect Woman in Proverbs
  22. Index