Marvin A. Sweeney

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“Fritz's commentary is a fine addition to the Continental Commentaries series. It combines an appropriate mix of historical, archaeological, geographical, and literary critical analysis. I think it is a fine work for both students and scholars. In my view, it is superior to other recent volumes on Kings.”

From Bards to Biblical Exegetes

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“David Emanuel's very useful study provides considerable insight into the intertextual relationships between the Psalms and the pentateuchal narratives as well as the means by which ancient Judah interpreted and learned the accounts of its foundational history.”

Genesis

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“generations,” formulas that trace the ancestral family’s history throughout the book. Petersen’s volume is a worthy successor to the earlier work of Gerhard von Rad.”

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: Stand-alone CD-ROM

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“''Collins' volume meets a long-standing need for an up-to-date and well-informed critical introduction to the Hebrew Bible. His lucid presentation of the socio-historical background of the world of ancient Israel and Judah and the compositional history of the biblical books provides a fitting context by which to read the Bible's perspectives on the people of Israel/Judah, their interrelationships with surrounding cultures, and their understandings of the divine. A particularly important contribution of this volume is its treatment of the deutero-canonical or apocryphal books. Collins' work stands as a most welcome and highly recommended textbook for both undergraduates and seminarians.''”

Laws in the Bible and in Early Rabbinic Collections

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“Greengus presents a comprehensive discussion of biblical law in relation to the entire spectrum of law in the ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman world, and Rabbinic Judaism. Written for the general reader as well as the specialist, this volume opens the biblical laws to a broad range of readers from a variety of fields.”

Neo-Assyrian Historical Inscriptions and Syria-Palestine

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“The republication of Jeffrey Kah-Jin Kuan's Neo-Assyrian Historical Inscriptions and Syria-Palestine is a most welcome event in the fields of biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies. Employing a careful philological and illuminating contextual analysis of the relevant inscriptions, Kuan demonstrates how the Assyrian monarchy, often employing local figures, developed an effective administrative structure to rule the nations and peoples conquered during the course of its imperial subjugation of Western Asia. A must-read for scholars and students in the field.”

The Genres and Formulas of the Hebrew Bible: A Glossary, Volume 1

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Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

The Social World of Deuteronomy

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“Don Benjamin has provided a groundbreaking study of Deuteronomy that makes great strides in the study of the social context of this reform-minded book of the Pentateuch. Drawing upon the works and words of a wide variety of scholars, he shows readers important social dimensions of Deuteronomy such as gender roles in ancient Israel and Judah, covenant and legal traditions, household organization, the preparation and content of meals, the attempts to address the needs of the poor, women, Levites, and other disadvantaged groups, and the responsibilities of the fathers as the heads of households to ensure the welfare of their society. Benjamin's volume points to the importance of Deuteronomy for understanding our contemporary social world as well. A highly recommended work for students, clergy, and scholars.”

The Sword and the Stylus

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“Perdue's magisterial study demonstrates the social dimensions of the wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, ancient Judaism, and the ancient Near Eastern world. Interpreters may no longer view the wisdom literature as idle speculation isolated from the realities of the world at large.”

Transforming Visions

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Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Unto Us a Child Is Born

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Whereas Christians traditionally read Isaiah as a prophet who predicts the coming of Christ, Mayfield demonstrates that Isaiah must be read from different angles as a book that gives expression to the issues that faced ancient Israel and Judah in the prophet’s own day as well as to some of the highest ideals of Judaism in our own.”

Voices from the Ruins

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“Dalit Rom-Shiloni, in Voices from the Ruins, makes a significant contribution to the field of biblical theology. With a close and probing examination of texts in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Psalms, and Lamentations, she focuses on how ancient Judeans grappled with the questions of divine power, presence, and fidelity, in relation to the destruction of Jerusalem in 587/586 BCE. Is G-d powerful, present, and trustworthy? These texts attempt to answer in the affirmative even as they recognize that G-d had failed to protect Jerusalem and Judah as promised. Her study is relevant for understanding divine presence, power, and fidelity in the present, too, as we moderns come to grips with questions raised by the Shoah (Holocaust), as well as justice and righteousness in our own contemporary world.”