Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible: Essays in Honor of Samuel Greengus

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Titel: Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible : Essays in Honor of Samuel Greengus

Beteiligte: Andrews, Stephen J [MitwirkendeR]; Arnold, Bill T [MitwirkendeR]; Arnold, Bill T [HerausgeberIn]; Barton Lee, Rabbi [MitwirkendeR]; Beyer, Bryan E [MitwirkendeR]; Botica, Aurelian [MitwirkendeR]; Cooley, Jeffrey L [MitwirkendeR]; Erickson, Nancy L [MitwirkendeR]; Erickson, Nancy L [HerausgeberIn]; Fuller, Russell [MitwirkendeR]; Halton, Charles [MitwirkendeR]; Henriksen Garroway, Kristine [MitwirkendeR]; Riley, Andrew J [MitwirkendeR]; Roskop Erisman, Angela [MitwirkendeR]; Russell Mack, R [MitwirkendeR]; Undheim, Tim [MitwirkendeR]; Veenker, Ronald A [MitwirkendeR]; Voth, Steven [MitwirkendeR]; Walton, John H [MitwirkendeR]; Walton, John H [HerausgeberIn]; Way, Kenneth C [MitwirkendeR]; Webster, Brian L [MitwirkendeR]

Erschienen: University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, [2021]
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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (304 p)

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1515/9781575068763

ISBN: 9781575068763

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Schlagwörter: HISTORY / Ancient / General

Art der Reproduktion: [Online-Ausgabe]

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Anmerkungen: In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web

Beschreibung: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Publications by Dr. Samuel Greengus -- Law, Economy, Academia, and Divination in Bronze Age Canaan: The Value of the Cuneiform Tablets Discovered at Tel Hazor -- The Holiness Redaction of the Flood Narrative (Genesis 6:9–9:29) -- Isaiah 47 and 54: An Investigation into a Case of Intertextuality -- The Tenth Commandment and the Concept of “Inward Liability” -- The Book of Giants and the Greek Gilgamesh -- Donning the Right Garb: The Egyptian Ritual of “Opening the Mouth” and the Biblical Regulations in Exodus 28–29 -- Mythologizing Exile: Life, Law, and Justice after the Flood -- The Hebrew Syllable: Definition and Practical Application -- Neither Slave Nor Free: Children Living on the Edge of a Social Status -- The Administration of Copper Tools at Umma in the Ur III Period -- Rabbi Joshua Briskin’s Tav Y’hoshua: Yalkut Derekh Ereẓ, A Handbook for Busy Jews -- The Changing Face of Victory -- Zêru, “to Hate” as a Metaphor for Covenant Instability -- With Mace in Hand . . . and Praise in Throat: Comparisons and Contrasts in the Bookends of the Psalter -- Do Deities Deceive? -- Toward an Ethic of Liberation for Bible Translation: A Work in Progress -- Demons in Mesopotamia and Israel: Exploring the Category of Non-Divine but Supernatural Entities -- The Literary Structure of Judges Revisited: Judges as a Ring Composition -- The Perfect Verb and the Perfect Woman in Proverbs -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture

This honorary volume of scholarly essays celebrates Dr. Samuel Greengus, Julian Morgenstern Professor of Bible and Near Eastern Literature and Professor of Semitic Languages at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, esteemed teacher and mentor.The contributions are varied in scope, including studies of biblical texts and the ancient Near East. Together, the essays demonstrate the rich and vast field that is the study of the Hebrew Bible and thus highlight the profound and broad influence that Samuel Greengus has had on multiple generations of students, now scholars in a field that he has helped shape. Windows to the Ancient World of the Hebrew Bible is sure to delight the reader and holds unique importance for students of the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East. It presents innovative research and heralds fine scholarship, representative of an even finer scholar

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