Leshon Limmudim

Essays on the Language and Literature of the Hebrew Bible in Honour of A.A. Macintosh

David A. Baer, Robert P. Gordon, David A. Baer, Robert P. Gordon

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9780567664204
• eBook ISBN:
  9780567308238
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

In the course of a long and noteworthy career, Dr Andrew Macintosh has trained a large number of students in the language and literature of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Some of these have gone on to achieve recognition as leading biblical scholars, while others have occupied positions of influence in education and religion. All have been shaped by the honorand's unquenchable enthusiasm for the Hebrew language and its employment in texts ancient, medieval, and modern. In addition to his own estimable scholarly publications, Dr Macintosh has been a valued and appreciated colleague to others in his field. A select number of those colleagues-some of whom learned Hebrew as the honorand's pupils- present cutting-edge essays on the language, literature, and context of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament as a gesture of respect to their friend, mentor, and colleague. From drunken Noah to behind closed doors in the Davidic monarchy, from the biblical genesis of humanity to the biblical lexicon of wine-making, senior scholars here present discerning essays that address the wide range of biblical studies which characterizes the career and contribution of their colleague A.A.Macintosh.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Appreciation
• Publications of A. A. Macintosh
• List of Contributors
• Part I -- THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE PENTATEUCH
• A TEXT IN SEARCH OF CONTEXT: THE IMAGO DEI IN THE FIRST CHAPTERS OF GENESIS -- Nathan MacDonald
• EVENSONG IN EDEN: AS IT PROBABLY WAS NOT IN THE BEGINNING -- Robert P. Gordon
• NOAH’S DRUNKENNESS, THE CURSE OF CANAAN, HAM’S CRIME, AND THE BLESSING OF SHEM AND JAPHETH (GENESIS 9:18–27) -- John Day
• DIVIDING UP THE PENTATEUCH: SOME REMARKS ON THE JEWISH TRADITION -- Graham Davies
• Part II -- THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE HISTORICAL BOOKS
• CAN THE SAMSON NARRATIVE PROPERLY BE CALLED HEROIC? -- Charles L. Echols
• TRANSLATING POLITICS INTO RELIGION: THEOLOGICAL ENRICHMENT IN 1 KINGS 5–9 -- Gönke Eberhardt
• BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: THE HIDDEN WORLD OF JERUSALEM’S ROYAL PALACE -- Ronald E. Clements
• Part III -- THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE PROPHETS
• ISRAEL’S SAGE (PSALM 1) IN LXX ISAIAH 31:9B–32:8: A PALIMPSEST -- David A. Baer
• FOOD FOR THE BIRDS OF HEAVEN: STAGED DEATHAND INTERCESSION IN JEREMIAH IN LIGHT OF SHAKESPEARE’SCYMBELINE -- Diana Lipton
• DAVID THEIR KING (WHOM GOD WILL RAISE): HOSEA 3:5 AND THE ONSET OF MESSIANIC EXPECTATION IN THE PROPHETIC BOOKS -- Alexander Rofé
• GODDESSES, TREES, AND THE INTERPRETATION OF HOSEA 14:8(9) -- Judith M. Hadley
• THE TEXT AND INTERPRETATION OF NAHUM 2:2 -- Edward Ball
• Part IV -- THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE WRITINGS
• PSALM 102:14 AND DIDACHE 10:6 ON GRACE TO COME -- William Horbury
• WISDOM AND PSALM 119 -- Cynthia L. Engle
• THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! THE PERSONIFICATION OF NATURE IN THE PSALTER -- Hilary Marlow
• BIBLICAL TEXTS IN NEW CONTEXTS: THE BOOK OF JOB IN THE ENGLISH CHORAL TRADITION -- Katharine J. Dell
• AN OVERLOOKED SUGGESTION AT PROVERBS 1:10 -- H. G. M. Williamson
• NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S DREAM IN DANIEL 2 -- Erica C. D. Hunter
• THE TEXT OF DANIEL 3:16 -- B. A. Mastin
• Part V -- THEMES AND RESONANCES OF BIBLICAL LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
• SOME COMMENTS ON THE CONNOTATIONS OF THE STEM n'r IN EARLY RABBINIC TEXTS -- Stefan C. Reif
• WINE PRODUCTION IN ANCIENT ISRAEL AND THEMEANING OF shrym IN THE HEBREW BIBLE -- William D. Barker
• THE CHERISHED CHILD: IMAGES OF PARENTAL LOVE IN THE HEBREW BIBLE -- Rachel M. Lentin
• BEGINNING, ENDING AND ABUNDANCE: GENESIS 1:1 AND THE GOSPEL OF JOHN -- David F. Ford
• Index of References
• Index of Authors