Brian R. Doak

Love in the Hebrew Bible

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Song-Mi Park shows how the biblical language of love is not merely sentimental or personal, but also political, societal, public, covenantal, and physical. Her analysis of this difficult topic offers not only a scholar’s informed reading of all key texts dealing with love in the Hebrew Scriptures, but also a highly readable and practical study, through which we can learn to see an ancient text with new eyes.”

Quiet Voices

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Victor Matthews does what he does so well in this book--exploring what is hidden, between the lines, sensed, felt, and in this case unsaid in order to show us the Bible in a new way. Situated within a larger frame of the way silence functions in literature and everyday life, Matthews's work makes a useful and practical companion to Auerbach's famous essay in Mimesis ("Odysseus' Scar") for thinking about the strange and artful ways biblical authors speak through the things they do not tell us.”

The Old Testament

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Two of my very best teachers have taken an already-excellent textbook and made it even better. This new edition is clearer, richer, and more relevant for students, and it allows instructors to pivot in many different directions for teaching. This book remains one of my gold standards for introducing students to the Old Testament.”