Thursday, December 20, 2012

Journal of Hebrew Scriptures latest

I am glad to announce the publication of three new articles
in the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
(http://www.jhsonline.org).


Isaac B. GOTTLIEB, "Medieval Jewish Exegesis on Dual
Incipits."

Abstract: This article examines the treatment of dual
incipits in the Pentateuch by various representatives of
medieval Jewish exegesis. Were dual openings identified as
such? What explanations did those exegetes offer for dual
formulae? The article contrasts the approach of medieval
exegetes with contemporary scholarship, focusing on four
instances of dual incipit in the Pentateuch: Exod 19:1–2;
35:1–5; Lev 16:1–2 and 23:1–4.

To access the article directly please go to

http://www.jhsonline.org/JHS/Articles/article_176.pdf


Israel KNOHL, "Psalm 68: Structure, Composition and
Geography."

Abstract: This article discusses the composition, structure,
and geography of Ps 68. An earlier form of the psalm is
preserved in verses 5-34; the framing verses were added by
the scribes responsible for the "Elohistic" Psalter. Ps
68:5-34 is characterized by a numerical pattern of 70 cola
arranged concentrically. Contrary to the prevalent view, the
psalm is not about the rivalry between mountains.
"Sinai," in this psalm, is not the name of a mountain
but a divine name, and the battle referred to takes place in
the area between Mt Bashan-Hermon and Mt Zalmon, i.e., in
the Golan Heights.


To access the article directly please go to

http://www.jhsonline.org/JHS/Articles/article_177.pdf


Davida CHARNEY, "Keeping the Faithful: Persuasive
Strategies in Psalms 4 and 62."

Abstract: Two pieces of rhetorical theory support reading
Pss 4 and 62 as arguments to strayers to return to
faithfulness. First, amplitude is devoted to direct address
of strayers and directives for returning. Second, with
positive identification, speakers connect to hearers with
shared experiences and values; with negative identification,
speakers repel hearers away from rivals by painting them as
radical extremists. Modern rhetorical theory proves useful
for addressing contested elements of the psalms.


To access the article directly please go to

http://www.jhsonline.org/JHS/Articles/article_178.pdf



Also, I am glad to announce the publication of several new
reviews in JHS:

Van Seters, John, The Biblical Saga of King David (Winona
Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2009). (Reviewed by David B.
Schreiner).

Stead, Michael R., The Intertextuality of Zechariah 1–8
(LHBOTS, 506; London: T&T Clark, 2009). (Reviewed by Garrick
V. Allen).

Ben Zvi, Ehud and Diana V. Edelman (eds.), What Was
Authoritative for Chronicles? (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns,
2011). (Reviewed by Paul L. Redditt).

Kalimi, Isaac (ed.), Jewish Bible Theology: Perspectives and
Case Studies (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2012). (Reviewed
by Joseph Ryan Kelly).

Assis, Elie, Flashes of Fire: A Literary Analysis of the
Song of Songs (LHBOTS, 503; London: T&T Clark, 2009).
(Reviewed by Richard S. Hess).

Nam, Roger S., Portrayals of Economic Exchange in the Book
of Kings (BIS, 112; Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2012). (Reviewed
by Oded Lipschits and Ido Koch).

Stone, M. E., Ancient Judaism: New Visions and Views (Grand
Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011). (Reviewed by Anthony R. Meyer).

Hagelia, Hallvard, Three Old Testament Theologies for Today:
Helge S. Kvanvig, Walter Brueggemann and Erhard
Gerstenberger (HBM, 44; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2012).
(Reviewed by James K. Mead).

Hornsby, Teresa J. and Ken Stone (eds.), Bible Trouble:
Queer Readings at the Boundaries of Biblical Scholarship
(Semeia Studies, 67; Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical
Literature, 2011). (Reviewed by Steven J. Schweitzer).

Ulrich, Eugene and Peter W. Flint, with a contribution by
Martin G. Abegg, Jr., Qumran Cave 1, II: The Isaiah Scrolls.
Part 1: Plates and Transcriptions; Part 2: Introductions,
Commentary, and Textual Variants (DJD, XXXII; Oxford:
Clarendon, 2010). (Reviewed by Robert D. Holmstedt).

Goldingay, John and Pamela J. Scalise, Minor Prophets II
(NIBCOT; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2009). (Reviewed by
Robert C. Kashow).

Thomas, Matthew A., These are the Generations: Identity,
Covenant and the 'Toledot' Formula (LHBOTS, 551; New
York: T&T Clark, 2011). (Reviewed by Carol Kaminski).

Lim, Timothy H. and John J. Collins (eds.), The Oxford
Handbook of the Dead Sea Scrolls (OHRT; Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2010). (Reviewed by Eileen M. Schuller).

Joyce, Paul M. and Andrew Mein (eds.), After Ezekiel: Essays
on the Reception of A Difficult Prophet (LHBOTS, 535; New
York: T&T Clark, 2011). (Reviewed by Risa Levitt Kohn).

Moore, Megan Bishop and Brad E. Kelle, Biblical History and
Israel's Past: The Changing Study of the Bible and History
(Grand Rapids, MI and Cambridge, UK: W. B. Eerdmans, 2011).
(Reviewed by John Van Seters).

Franke, Chris and Julia M. O'Brien (eds.), The Aesthetics of
Violence in the Prophets (LHBOTS, 517; New York: T&T Clark,
2010). (Reviewed by Joel Barker).

Theocharous, Myrto, Lexical Dependence and Intertextual
Allusion in the Septuagint of the Twelve Prophets: Studies
in Hosea, Amos and Micah (LHBOTS, 570; London: T&T Clark,
2012). (Reviewed by W. Edward Glenny).


To access the reviews directly please go to

http://www.jhsonline.org/reviews_vol.html

Monday, December 17, 2012

New Testament Studies 59/1

New Testament Studies
Volume 59 - Issue 01 - January 2013

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=NTS&volumeId=59&seriesId=0&issueId=01&etoc=Y



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Obituaries
In Memoriam: Professor Dr. Friedrich Avemarie
John Barclay
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 1 - 1
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000331 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000331
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Articles
Incongruity, Humor, and Mark: Performance and the Use of Laughter in the Second Gospel (Mark 8.14–21)
Kelly R. Iverson
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 2 - 19
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000276 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000276
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The Two Angels in John 20.12: An Egyptian Icon of Resurrection
Izaak J. de Hulster
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 20 - 49
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000239 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000239
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Simon Peter Meets Simon the Tanner: The Ritual Insignificance of Tanning in Ancient Judaism
Isaac W. Oliver
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 50 - 60
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000173 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000173
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'Debtors to the Spirit' in Romans 8.12? Reasons for the Silence
Andrzej Gieniusz
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 61 - 72
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000252 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000252
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'That There May Be Equality': The Contexts and Consequences of a Pauline Ideal
L. L. Welborn
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 73 - 90
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000306 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000306
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Not Salvation History, but Salvation Territory: The Main Subject Matter of Galatians
Sigurd Grindheim
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 91 - 108
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000264 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000264
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La lettre aux Colossiens: une théologie de la mémoire
Andreas Dettwiler
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 109 - 128
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000240 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000240
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Pour une Wirkungsgeschichte des lieux: l'exemple d'Haceldama
Régis Burnet
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 129 - 141
doi:10.1017/S0028688512000227 Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0028688512000227
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Short Study
Kann das Salz verderben? Philologische Erwägungen zum Salz-Gleichnis Jesu
Gyula Vattamány
New Testament Studies, Volume 59, Issue 01, January 2013, pp 142 - 149
doi:10.1017/S002868851200029X Published online by Cambridge University Press 14th December 2012
Link to abstract:
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S002868851200029X
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Journal of Biblical Literature 131/4

Friday, December 7, 2012

Expository Times 124/4

January 2013; Vol. 124, No. 4
URL: http://ext.sagepub.com/content/vol124/issue4/?etoc



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Crossing the Border: pastoral theology and psychotherapy
Gavin Miller
The Expository Times 2013;124 157-165
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/124/4/157?etoc


Prophecy and Glossolalia and Paul's Concern for Order in the Christian
Assembly (1 Cor 14.26-33a)
Harm W. Hollander
The Expository Times 2013;124 166-173
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/124/4/166?etoc


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The Beginning and the End of the History of Ancient Israel

The Expository Times 2013;124 174-175
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/174?etoc


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Sermons for the Christian Year
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3rd February: 4th after Epiphany: Jeremiah 1: 4-10; Luke 4: 21-30
Rosemary King
The Expository Times 2013;124 176-178
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/176?etoc


10th February: Transfiguration Sunday: Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; II
Corinthians 3:12 - 4:2; Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a)
Derek Browning
The Expository Times 2013;124 178-180
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/178?etoc


17th February: 1st in Lent: Deuteronomy 26: 1-11; Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16; Luke
4: 1-13; Romans 10: 8b - 13
Trevor Jamison
The Expository Times 2013;124 180-182
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/180?etoc


24th February: 2nd in Lent: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Luke 13:31-35
Amy Richter
The Expository Times 2013;124 182-184
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/182?etoc


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Worship Resources
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All-Age Worship Resources for February: Shrove Tuesday/Ash Wednesday at St.
Mary's Kerrisdale
David Taylor
The Expository Times 2013;124 185-188
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/185?etoc


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Book Reviews
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Book Reviews

The Expository Times 2013;124 189-205
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/189?etoc


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Index
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Index of Books Reviewed

The Expository Times 2013;124 206-207
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/206?etoc


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And Finally
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And Finally... Faith and evidence

The Expository Times 2013;124 208
http://ext.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/124/4/208?etoc