Textual and Literary Criticism of the Books of Kings

Textual and Literary Criticism of the Books of Kings
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : 9789004426016
ISBN-13 : 9004426019
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Synopsis Textual and Literary Criticism of the Books of Kings by : Julio Trebolle Barrera

This volume contains a collection of Julio Trebolle’s papers on textual and compositional history of 1-2 Kings, via Septuagint, Old Latin. His research is a key contribution to the landscape of textual plurality in the history of the Bible.

Ancient Prophecy

Ancient Prophecy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 469
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ISBN-10 : 9780198808558
ISBN-13 : 0198808550
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Ancient Prophecy by : Martti Nissinen

Annotation A study of the phenomenon of prophecy as documented in ancient Near Eastern texts and the Hebrew Bible as well as Greek sources, from the twenty-first century BCE to the second century CE.

The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest

The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 9780192578723
ISBN-13 : 0192578723
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Synopsis The Neo-Assyrian Empire in the Southwest by : Avraham Faust

The Neo-Assyrian empire — the first large empire of the ancient world — has attracted a great deal of public attention ever since the spectacular discoveries of its impressive remains in the 19th century. The southwestern part of this empire, located in the lands of the Bible, is archaeologically speaking the best known region in the world, and its history is described in a plethora of texts, including the Hebrew Bible. Using a bottom-up approach, Avraham Faust utilises this unparalleled information to reconstruct the outcomes of the Assyrian conquest of the region and how it impacted the diverse political units and ecological zones that comprised it. In doing so, he draws close attention to the transformations the imperial take-over brought in its wake. His analysis reveals the marginality of the annexed territories in the southwest as the empire focused its activities in small border areas facing its prospering clients. A comparison of this surprising picture to the information available from other parts of the empire suggests that the distance of these provinces from the imperial core is responsible for their fate. This sheds new light on factors influencing imperial expansion, the considerations leading to annexation, and the imperial methods of control, challenging old conventions about the development of the Assyrian empire and its rule. Faust also examines the Assyrian empire within the broader context of ancient Near Eastern imperialism to answer larger questions on the nature of Assyrian domination, the reasons for its harsh treatment of the distant provinces, and the factors influencing the limits of its reach. His findings highlight the historical development of imperial control in antiquity and the ways in which later empires were able to overcome similar limitations, paving the way to much larger and longer-lasting polities.

Inconsistency in the Torah

Inconsistency in the Torah
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780190658823
ISBN-13 : 0190658827
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Synopsis Inconsistency in the Torah by : Joshua A. Berman

Inconsistency in the Torah

The Origins of Money in the Iron Age Mediterranean World

The Origins of Money in the Iron Age Mediterranean World
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 357
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ISBN-10 : 9781108981569
ISBN-13 : 1108981569
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Synopsis The Origins of Money in the Iron Age Mediterranean World by : Elon D. Heymans

Color versions of select print images available on the Resources tab (or here: www.cambridge.org/heymans). This book shows how money emerged and spread in the eastern Mediterranean, centuries before the invention of coinage. While the invention of coinage in Ancient Lydia around 630 BCE is widely regarded as one of the defining innovations of the ancient world, money itself was never invented. It gained critical weight in the Iron Age (ca. 1200 – 600 BCE) as a social and economic tool, most dominantly in the form of precious metal bullion. This book is the first study to comprehensively engage with the early history of money in the Iron Age Mediterranean, tracing its development in the Levant and the Aegean. Building on a detailed study of precious metal hoards, Elon D. Heymans deploys a wide range of sources, both textual and material, to rethink money's role and origins in the history of the eastern Mediterranean.

Sit At My Right Hand'

Sit At My Right Hand'
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9780567667328
ISBN-13 : 0567667324
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Synopsis Sit At My Right Hand' by : Benjamin D. Giffone

Benjamin is portrayed in Chronicles differently from how he is portrayed in the Deuteronomic History. In the latter, Benjamin's relation to Judah is shown as varied and complex, incorporating both highs and lows. The Chronicler, by contrast, smooths over these difficulties by emphasizing the historically close relationship between the two tribes. Benjamin D. Giffone sees in this evidence that the Judah-Benjamin relationship reflects the socio-political situation of late Persian Yehud, in which the relatively poor Jerusalem cult struggled to maintain material support from landed nobility in the region. Material evidence shows that the historically Benjaminite regions prospered during the Neo-Babylonian and early Persian periods. The Jerusalem cult competed with cultic locations known for their alliances with either Benjamin or Joseph for the support of wealthier landowners. It is within the context of this struggle for support that the Chronicler rewrote Israel's narrative - partly to garner Benjaminite support. Giffone synthesizes observations that are literary and historical to reveal a literary phenomenon - the differing portraits of Benjamin - and situate this within the historical context of Persian Yehud. In so doing, Giffone offers a new understanding of Yehud during this period, and elaborates an important motif in these two sections of the Hebrew Bible.

Prophet, Intermediary, King

Prophet, Intermediary, King
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9789004690776
ISBN-13 : 9004690778
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Synopsis Prophet, Intermediary, King by : Julie B. Deluty

In Prophet, Intermediary, King: The Dynamics of Mediation in the Biblical World and Old Babylonian Mari, Julie B. Deluty investigates the mediation of prophecy for kings in biblical narratives and the Old Babylonian corpus from Mari. In many cases, the prophet’s message is delivered through a third party—sometimes a royal official or family member—who may exercise a degree of autonomy in the transmission of the words. Drawing on social network theory, the book highlights the importance of third-party intermediaries in the process of communication that lies at the core of biblical and ancient Near Eastern prophecy. Recognition of the place of non-prophetic intermediaries in a monarchic system offers a new dimension to the study of prophecy in antiquity.

The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781316514948
ISBN-13 : 1316514943
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel by : Andrew Tobolowsky

This book tells the fascinating, millennia-long story of peoples around the world who have claimed an Israelite identity and history.

Divine Secrets and Human Imaginations

Divine Secrets and Human Imaginations
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Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages : 695
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ISBN-10 : 9783161600340
ISBN-13 : 3161600347
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Synopsis Divine Secrets and Human Imaginations by : Angelika Berlejung

The articles in this volume of collected essays, written over the last two decades and all revised, updated, and supplemented with unpublished material, are grouped around two themes: Divine Secrets and Human Imaginations. The first essays deal with the production, initiation, use and function, the abduction, repatriation, and the replacement of divine images, their outer appearance, and the many facets of the divine presence theology in Ancient Mesopotamia. The essays on the second topic deal with human imaginations, human constructs, and constructed memories, which assign meaning to the past or to things or experiences that are beyond human control. Thematically, several aspects of the human condition are examined, such as the ideas associated in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East with death, corporeality, enemies, disasters, utopias, and passionate love.

The Legacy of Barthélemy

The Legacy of Barthélemy
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Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9783647540627
ISBN-13 : 3647540625
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Synopsis The Legacy of Barthélemy by : Anneli Aejmelaeus

Les Devanciers d'Aquila by Dominique Barthélemy (1963) is an epoch-making work on the textual history of the Septuagint. On the basis of his analysis of the Nahal Hever Minor Prophets Scroll, Barthélemy developed his theory of an early Hebraizing revision (so-called kaige revision), designed to bring the traditional text of the Septuagint closer to the Hebrew text, and recognized examples of it in the B-text of books such as Joshua, Judges, and Samuel-Kings. The work of these early Hebraizing revisers resembled the later very literal translation by Aquila; hence the name of the book, "the predecessors of Aquila". Textual scholars of today continue in the footsteps of Barthélemy and work on the same questions that were raised in Devanciers: How extensive was the influence of the kaige revision and how can it be recognized? What is the nature of the Lucianic text: when does it represent the Old Greek and when does it give a stylistically revised text? What is the relationship between the kaige revision and Theodotion's revision of the Septuagint? The present volume mainly consists of papers presented at the 50th anniversary symposium of Les Devanciers d'Aquila that was held in connection with the SBL International Meeting in St Andrews, Scotland, in 2013. The papers focus on history of research, case studies on the text of Samuel-Kings (1–4 Kingdoms), and studies on the text-historical position of specific witnesses.