Open-Mindedness in the Bible and Beyond

A Volume of Studies in Honour of Bob Becking

Marjo Korpel, Lester L. Grabbe, Marjo Korpel, Lester L. Grabbe

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9780567681690
• eBook ISBN:
  9780567663795
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

The contributions to this volume reflect upon changing paradigms within biblical scholarship, and in how biblical scholarship is taught. Taken together, they offer a multifaceted and informative indication of how open-mindedness in one's approach can yield fascinating results across the study of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible.

The range in topic of the contributions is exemplified in the difference between the first chapter, which works from the personal anecdote of the changing opinion of its author to make a wider point about models for Pentateuchal formation, and the third chapter, which comments on the current state of the study of ancient Israel in universities today. Other contributions include; an essay on the subject of space as a social construct in Isaiah 24-27; civil courage and whether the Bible allows room for protest; the question of monotheism in Persian Judah; the historical Ezra, and the telling of the story of Joseph (Genesis 50: 15-21) in children's Bibles in the Netherlands. The contributors include Hugh Williamson, Ehud Ben Zvi, Rainer Albertz, Karel von der Toorn, and Christoph Uehlinger.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• List of Abbreviations
• Open-Mindedness for Understanding the Formation of the Pentateuch: The Challenge of Exodus 19–20
• Empire! ‘… and Gave Him a Seat Above the Seats of the Other Kings Who Were With Him in Babylon’: Jeremiah 52.31–34: Fact or Fiction?
• Ben Sira and Song of Songs: What about Parallels and Echoes?
• Open-Mindedness and Planning for the Future of Academic Studies in Ancient Israel History
• Isaiah 24–27: Spacing a Prophetic Vision
• Einubüng in Den Aufrechten Gang: beispiele für Zivilcourage in den samuelbuchern
• Swords or Ploughshares? The Transition From the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age in Northern Jordan
• Penetrating the Legend: In Quest of the Historical Ezra
• Joseph, the Pastor and the Conqueror of Evil by Using Good: Observations on Genesis 50.15–21 in Dutch Children’s and Family Bibles
• The Myth of the Reborn Nation
• Leading Scholars and the Interpretation of Scripture: The Case of LXX Haggai 2.1–9
• Memories of Exile and Return in the Book of Ruth
• The Question of Job
• The Open Mind of the Man Born Blind (John 9)
• Jerusalem: Nightmare and Daydream in Micah
• Four Notes on the Ancient Near Eastern Marzeah
• The Abolition of the Cult of the Dead Kings in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 43.6–9)
• A Human and a Deity With Conflicting Morals (Qohelet 2.26)
• A Prophet Contest: Jeremiah 28 Reconsidered
• Comparing the Book of Judges to Greek Literature
• Speaking of Gods: Dimensions of the Divine in the Ancient Near East
• Is the Critical, Academic Study of the Bible Inextricably Bound to the Destinies of Theology?
• Biblical Studies and the art of Civilization Maintenance
• A New Divine Title in Isaiah 10.17
• Bibliography
• Index of Biblical Texts
• Index of Names and Subjects
• Index of Names