Journal of Hebrew Scriptures vol 18

Articles Robin B. TEN HOOPEN,  Where Are You, Enoch? Why Can't I Find you? Genesis 5:21–24 Reconsidered Abstract : In this article, the Enoch passage in Genesis 5:21–24 is examined both within the immediate context of Gen 5 as well as within its ancient Near Eastern context. Taking both synchronic and diachronic aspects into account, it is argued, in contrast to many other studies, that the passage is not ambiguous about Enoch's fate. Readers in biblical times would have understood that Enoch did not die but was translocated by God to a mythological or, "supernatural" location on earth; a location like the garden in Eden. Reviews Auld, A. Graeme, Life in Kings: Reshaping the Royal Story in the Hebrew Bible (AIL, 30; Atlanta: SBL Press, 2017). (Reviewed by Benjamin D. Giffone) Bautch, Richard and Gary N. Knoppers, eds., Covenant in the Persian Period: From Genesis to Chronicles (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2015). (Reviewed by Paul Willsiamson) Joyce, Paul M., and Dalit Rom-Shiloni, eds., The God Ezekiel Creates (LHBOTS, 607; London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2015). (Reviewed by Sara Wells) Ko, Ming Him, The Levite Singers in Chronicles and Their Stabilizing Role (LHBOTS, 657; London; New York: Bloomsbury, 2017). (Reviewed by Risto Nurmela) Moshavi, Adina and Tania Notarius, eds., Advances in Biblical Hebrew Linguistics: Data, Methods, and Analyses (LSAWS, 12; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2017). (Reviewed by John A. Cook) Patton, Matthew H., Hope for a Tender Sprig: Jehoiachin in Biblical Theology (BBR Supplements, 16; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2016. (Reviewed by Melvin Sensenig). Pressler, Caroyn, Numbers (AOTC; Nashville: Abingdon, 2017). (Reviewed by Peter Altmann) Russell, Stephen C.,The King and the Land: A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017). (Reviewed by Shawn Flynn). Wilson, Ian D., Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017). (Reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton). Yoo, Philip Y., Ezra and the Second Wilderness (Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs; Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2017). (Reviewed by Juha Pakkala) Other announcements We are glad to inform that Ian Wilson (University of Alberta) has joined the editorial board as Associate Editor.