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Book SynopsisIn Hollow Men, Strange Women, Robin Baker provides a masterly reappraisal of Israel's experience during its Settlement of Canaan as narrated in the Book of Judges. Written under Assyrian suzerainty in the reign of Manasseh, Judges is both a theological commentary on the Settlement and an esoteric work of prophecy. Its apparent historicity subtly encrypts a grim forewarning of Judah's future, and, in its extensive treatment of otherness, Judges explores the meaning of God’s covenant with Israel. Robin Baker's scholarly and perceptive reading draws on a deep understanding of ancient Hebrew and Mesopotamian symbolic codes to interpret the riddles in this many-layered text. The Book of Judges reveals complex literary configurations from which past, present, and future are simultaneously presented.Table of ContentsTable of Contents PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION: ‘A SPOIL OF DIVERS COLOURS ON BOTH SIDES’ 2. ‘O MIRROR OF OUR FICKLE STATE’: RIDDLES, WORDS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS OF ILLUSION 3. NOT QUITE AT HOME: GEOGRAPHY AND OTHERNESS 4. ‘LET ME FEEL THE PILLARS ON WHICH THE HOUSE STANDS’: THE ROLE AND SYMBOLISM OF THE BOOK’S RHETORICAL ARCHITECTURE 5. THE TANGLED ROOTS OF DEBORAH’S TREE: MESOPOTAMIA, EGYPT AND THE SOUL OF JUDGES 6. ‘THIS BROKEN JAW OF OUR LOST KINGDOMS’: DEATH AND COSMIC WARFARE 7. PAST AS PARABLE, HISTORY AS HONEY: JUDGES AS HISTORIOGRAPHY 8. EPILOGUE: JUDGES AND THE DEUTERONOMIST BIBLIOGRAPHY General Index Index of Biblical References

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Book SynopsisThe Stolen Bible tells the story of how Southern Africans have interacted with the Bible from its arrival in Dutch imperial ships in the mid-1600s through to contemporary post-apartheid South Africa. The Stolen Bible emphasises African agency and distinguishes between African receptions of the Bible and African receptions of missionary-colonial Christianity. Through a series of detailed historical, geographical, and hermeneutical case-studies the book analyses Southern African receptions of the Bible, including the earliest African encounters with the Bible, the translation of the Bible into an African language, the appropriation of the Bible by African Independent Churches, the use of the Bible in the Black liberation struggle, and the ways in which the Bible is embodied in the lives of ordinary Africans.

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Book SynopsisThe biblical book of Job is a timeless text that relates a story of intense human suffering, abandonment, and eventual redemption. It is a tale of profound theological, philosophical, and existential significance that has captured the imaginations of auditors, exegetes, artists, religious leaders, poets, preachers, and teachers throughout the centuries. This original volume provides an introduction to the wide range of interpretations and representations of Job—both the scriptural book and its righteous protagonist—produced in the medieval Christian West. The essays gathered here treat not only exegetical and theological works such as Gregory’s Moralia and the literal commentaries of Thomas Aquinas and Nicholas of Lyra, but also poetry and works of art that have Job as their subject.Trade Review“This Companion is a substantial contribution to the study of medieval Christian exegesis and, needless to say, the larger history of interpretation of Job.” Paul M. Blowers, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan College. In: Speculum, Vol. 94, No. 2 (April 2019), pp. 537-538.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Diagrams Notes on Contributors Abbreviations Introduction Franklin T. Harkins and Aaron Canty I. EXEGETICAL AND THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 1 Job in the Ancient Versions and the Pseudepigrapha Angela Kim Harkins 2 Job in Patristic Commentaries and Theological Works Kenneth B. Steinhauser 3 Job’s Sin in the Moralia of Gregory the Great Carole Straw 4 Job in the Glossa ordinaria on the Bible Lesley Smith 5 From the Fiery Heaven to the Fire of Hell: Job in the Sentences Commentaries of Albert the Great, Bonaventure, and Thomas Aquinas Franklin T. Harkins 6 Christ and the Eternal Extent of Divine Providence in the Expositio super Iob ad litteram of Thomas Aquinas Franklin T. Harkins 7 A Passionate Dispute over Divine Providence: Albert the Great’s Commentary on the Book of Job Ruth Meyer 8 Nicholas of Lyra’s Literal Commentary on Job Aaron Canty 9 Job in the German Reformation Ronald K. Rittgers II. VERNACULAR AND POPULAR PERSPECTIVES 10 Look upon My Affliction (Job 10:15): The Depiction of Job in the Western Middle Ages Gamble L. Madsen 11 The Book of Job in Latin Biblical Poetry of the Middle Ages Greti Dinkova-Bruun 12 The Book of Job and the Figure of Job in Old English Literature Martin Chase 13 Patience on Pilgrimage: Job in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Jane Beal 14 Job and the Wycliffites J. Patrick Hornbeck II Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume is a collection of fresh essays in honor of Professor John T. Townsend. It focuses on the interpretation of the common Jewish and Christian Scripture (the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament) and on its two off-shoots (Rabbinic Judaism and the New Testament), as well as on Jewish-Christian relations. The contributors, who are prominent scholars in their fields, include James L. Crenshaw, Göran Eidevall, Anne E. Gardner, Lawrence M. Wills, Cecilia Wassen, Robert L. Brawley, Joseph B. Tyson, Eldon J. Epp, Yaakov Elman, Rivka Ulmer, Andreas Lehnardt, Reuven Kimelman, Bruce Chilton, and Michael W. Duggan. “an engaging and impressive scholarly work.” - Zev Garber, Los Angeles Valley College, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 81.3 (2019)Trade Review“an engaging and impressive scholarly work.” - Zev Garber, Los Angeles Valley College, in: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 81.3 (2019)Table of ContentsAbbreviations List of Contributors Part One: The Man and the Book 1. An Introduction, Isaac Kalimi 2. Biography and Bibliography of John T. Townsend, Isaac Kalimi Part Two: Hebrew Bible and Its Interpretation 3. Divine Vulnerability: Reflections on the Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22), James L. Crenshaw 4. Shifting Emphasis: Examples of Early and Modern Reception of the Book of Amos, Göran Eidevall 5. Interpreting the Writing on the Wall in Daniel 5, Anne E. Gardner Part Three: New Testament and Its Interpretation 6. The Jewishness of the Gospel of Mark, Lawrence M. Wills 7. Jesus’ Work as a Healer in Light of Jewish Purity Laws, Cecilia Wassen 8. The Ἰουδαῖοι in the Gospel of John, Robert L. Brawley 9. Acts, the “Parting of the Ways,” and the Use of the Term “Christians”, Joseph B. Tyson 10. Early Christian Attitudes toward ‘Things Jewish’ as Narrated by Textual Variants in Acts: A Case Study of the D-Textual Cluster, Eldon J. Epp Part Four: Talmudic and Midrashic Studies 11. Some Aspects of Interreligious Polemic in the Babylonian Talmud, Yaakov Elman 12. Egyptian Motifs in Late Antique Mosaics and Rabbinic Texts, Rivka Ulmer 13. The Binding Fragments of Midrash Tanhuma (Buber) from the Municipal Library of Trier, Andreas Lehnardt Part Five: Jewish – Christian Relationship 14. “We Love the God Who Loved Us First”: The Second Blessing of the Shema Liturgy, Reuven Kimelman 15. Jewish Mysticism, Nostra Aetate, and Renewal in Judaism and Christianity, Bruce Chilton 16. Hanukkah and Community Identity in 1-2 Maccabees and John, Michael W. Duggan Index of Authors Index of Scripture

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Book SynopsisThe Wycliffite Bible: Origin, History and Interpretation brings together contributions by leading scholars on different aspects of the first complete translation of the Bible into English, produced at the end of the 14th century by the followers of the Oxford theologian John Wyclif. Though learned and accurate, the translation was condemned and banned within twenty-five years of its appearance. In spite of this it became the most widely disseminated medieval English work that profoundly influenced the development of vernacular theology, religious writing, contemporary and later literature, and the English language. Its comprehensive study is long overdue and the current collection offers new perspectives and research on this, the most learned and widely evidenced of the European translations of the Vulgate. Contributors are Jeremy Catto‎, Lynda Dennison, Kantik Ghosh, Ralph Hanna, Anne Hudson, Maureen Jurkowski, Michael Kuczynski, Ian Christopher Levy, James Morey, Nigel Morgan, Stephen Morrison, Mark Rankin, Delbert Russell, Michael Sargent, Jakub Sichalek, Elizabeth Solopova, and Annie Sutherland‎.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements ix List of Illustrations x Abbreviations xii Bibliographic Abbreviations xiv Abbreviations for Biblical Books xviii Notes on Contributors xxi Introduction: New Directions in Research on the First English Bible 1 Elizabeth Solopova Part 1 Contexts 1 The Wycliffite Bible: The Historical Context 11 Jeremy Catto 2 The Place of Holy Scripture in John Wyclif’s Theology 27 Ian Christopher Levy 3 The European Background: ‘þe Bible and oþere bookis of deuociun and of exposicioun’ in French 49 Delbert Russell 4 European Background: Czech Translations 66 Jakub Sichalek 5 The Wycliffites: Hosts or Guests, First Finders or Followers? 85 James H. Morey Part 2 Text 6 The Latin Text 107 Anne Hudson and Elizabeth Solopova 7 The Origin and Textual Tradition of the Wycliffite Bible 133 Anne Hudson 8 The Prologues 162 Kantik Ghosh 9 The Wycliffite Psalms 183 Annie Sutherland 10 Dialect 202 Elizabeth Solopova Part 3 Manuscripts 11 The Manuscript Tradition 223 Elizabeth Solopova 12 The Palaeography of the Wycliffite Bibles in Oxford 246 Ralph Hanna 13 The Decoration of Wycliffite Bibles 266 Lynda Dennison and Nigel Morgan 14 Glossing and Glosses 346 Michael P. Kuczynski Part 4 Reception 15 The Selective Censorship of the Wycliffite Bible 371 Maureen Jurkowski 16 Nicholas Love’s Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ 389 Michael G. Sargent 17 The Use of the Wycliffite Translation in Other Middle English Texts 406 Stephen Morrison 18 Reading the Wycliffite Bible in Reformation England 426 Mark Rankin 19 Editing the Wycliffite Bible 450 Anne Hudson Select Bibliography 467 Index of Manuscripts of the Wycliffite Bible 484 Index of Names, Places, and Texts 493

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Book SynopsisThis essay is an attempt to do an intellectual history, one of affect theory both within and without biblical studies, as an ecology of thought. It is an “archive of feelings,” a series of thematic portraits, and a description of the landscape of the field of biblical studies through a set of frictions and express discontentments with its legacies, as well as a set of meaningful encounters under its auspices. That landscape is recounted with a fully experiential map, intentionally relativizing those more dominant sources and traditional modes of doing intellectual history. Affect theory and biblical studies, it turns out, both might be described as implicitly, and ambivalently, theological. But biblical studies has not only typically refused explicit theologizing, it has also refused explicit affectivity, and so affect theory presents biblical studies with both its own losses and new and vital possibilities.

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Book SynopsisA brief introduction to the scholarly methodology known as "poststructuralism," with focus on the importance of the materiality of the signifier and how that materiality both plays a part in and disrupts the construction of meaning. Special attention is given to the interests of biblical scholars. Poststructuralism is presented as a methodology that questions and challenges the meanings that readers assign to biblical (and other) texts.

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Book SynopsisIn The Present State of Old Testament Studies in the Low Countries fifteen leading scholars from Belgium and the Netherlands give an overview of their work. This collection celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap brings together the results of high quality research on many fields, from computer-assisted analysis to biblical theology, from the archaeology of Palestine to early rabbinic exegesis, from logotechnical analysis to delimitation criticism. It shows that Old Testament research in Belgium and the Netherlands is multifaceted and innovative.

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Book SynopsisA more nuanced view of the Fourth Gospel’s media nature suggests a new and promising paradigm for assessing expansive and embedded uses of scripture in this work. The majority of studies exploring the Fourth Evangelist’s use of scripture to date have approached the Fourth Gospel as the product of a highly gifted writer, who carefully interweaves various elements and figures from scripture into the canvas of his completed document. The present study attempts to calibrate a literary approach to the Fourth Gospel’s use of scripture with an appreciation for oral poetic influences, whereby an orally-situated composer’s use of traditional references and compositional strategy could be of one and the same piece. Most importantly, pre-formed story-patterns—thick with referential meaning—were used in the construction of new works. The present study makes the case that the Fourth Evangelist has patterned his story of Jesus after a retelling of the story of Adam & Israel in two interrelated ways: first in the prologue, and then in the body of the Gospel as a whole.

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Book SynopsisScholarship is currently engaged in a rich debate around the historical, hermeneutical and theological problems posed by the Bible's occasional yet enthusiastic endorsement of mass extermination. The article engages this ongoing scholarly conversation by way of a dialogue with the emerging field of genocide studies. Part I analyzes the scholarly debates that swirl around definitional and theoretical issues. Far from being an atavistic or irrational irruption into the ordered world of civilization, scholarship sees genocide as woven into the very structure of modern civilization. Part II and III look closely at specific biblical examples of mass extermination. Attention is paid to both ancient extermination campaigns and to textual moments where the Bible appears to endorse mass violence. The article concludes by challenging the widely held view that genocide arises out of ancient hatred and briefly sketches the wide range of ideological elements that inform genocidal thinking and practice.

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Book SynopsisMatthew crowds more Old Testament quotations and allusions into the prologue than anywhere else in his gospel. In this volume, Nicholas G. Piotrowski demonstrates the narratological and rhetorical effects of such frontloading. Particularly, seven formula-quotations constellate to establish a redemptive-historical setting inside of which the rest of the narrative operates. This setting is defined by Old Testament expectations for David’s great son to end Israel’s exile and rule the nations. Piotrowski contends that the rhetorical effect of this intertextual storytelling was to provide the Matthean community with an identity—in a contentious atmosphere—in terms of God’s historical design for the ages, now fulfilled in Jesus and his followers.Trade Review"This study offers a welcome addition to the growing body of literature surrounding Matthew’s scriptural hermeneutic. Piotrowski’s careful analysis of scriptural source texts in their respective macro-contexts is commendable, just as his detection of an underlying hermeneutical coherence guiding Matthew’s handling of his source material is largely persuasive." Max Botner, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies, May 2017 "Piotrowski's study shows that there is still much undiscovered insight in the well-worn area of Matthew's formula quotations. He is a clear communicator and is to be highly commended for a creative and articulate study of Matthew's formula quotations." H. Daniel Zacharias, Acadia Divinity College, Bulletin for Biblical Research 27.3 "Piotrowski’s book shows the Gospel of Matthew in a new way. The synchronous approach to the text proves to be a very effective method of literary criticism. Certainly the findings are very inspiring and open the field for further research." Jacek Pietrzak OP, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, BibAn 7/4 (2017) "Piotrowski's study is a careful examination of the ways in which the OT texts create patterns for making sense of the events of Jesus's birth and early days. His study of the OT texts and especially their broader context illuminates Matthew's narratival purposes in significant ways." Joshua Jipp, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society "Die von P. vorgeschlagene Leseweise der 'prologue-quotations' ist von hoher 'coherency and cogency' (232) und die derzeit actuellste und literaturwissenschaftlich sehr schlüssig erarbeitete Deutung. ... ...Für die weitere Arbeit am ersten Evangelium und an den vielfältigen Verknüpfungen des Neuen Testaments mut dem Alten Testament ist dieser Beitrag unverzichtbar." Thomas Hieke, Theologische Literaturzeitung 140 (10), 2017.Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Nicholas Perrin 1 Introduction 2 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 1:18–25 Matthew 1:23 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 1:22–23 Isaiah 7:14 in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Isaiah 3 The Effect of Micah’s Narrative World in Matthew 2:1–12 Matthew 2:6 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 2:5–6 Micah 5:1, 3 in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Micah 4 Exile and David in the Late Second Temple Cultural Encyclopedia A Taxonomy of Exile in the Late Second Temple Cultural Encyclopedia End of Exile as a Davidic Hope in the Late Second Temple Cultural Encyclopedia Returning to the Text of Matthew 5 The Effect of Hosea’s and Jeremiah’s Narrative Worlds in Matthew 2:13–21 Matthew 2:15, 18 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotations in Matthew 2:15, 17–18 Hosea 11:1 in Context Jeremiah 31:15 [lxx 38:15] in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Hosea and Jeremiah 6 The Effect of the Prophets’ Narrative World in Matthew 2:22–23 The Narrative of Matthew 2:22–23 Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 2:23 The Provenance of the Ναζωραῖος “The Prophets’ ” Expectation of the 161 נצֵֶר Matthew’s Conversation with “the Prophets” 7 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 3:1–4:11 The Unity of Matthew 2:22–4:12 Matthew 3:3 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3 in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Isaiah Summary and Conclusion 8 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 4:12–17 Matthew 4:15–16 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 4:14–16 The Narrative of Isaiah 7:1–9:6 Revisited Matthew’s Conversation with Isaiah 9 Conclusion Summary Coherency and Cogency The Socio-Rhetorical Effect on Matthew’s Church Appendix: The Source of Matthew’s Formula-Quotations Bibliography Index of Texts Index of Modern Authors

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Book SynopsisIn Sōtēria: Salvation in Early Christianity and Antiquity, an international team of scholars assembles to honour the distinguished academic career of New Testament scholar Cilliers Breytenbach. Colleagues and friends consider in which manner concepts of salvation were constructed in early Christianity and its Jewish and Graeco-Roman contexts. Studies on aspects of soteriology in the New Testament writings, such as in the narratives on Jesus’ life and work, and theological interpretations of his life and death in the epistolary literature, are supplemented by studies on salvation in the Apostolic Fathers, Marcion, early Christian inscriptions and Antiochian theology. The volume starts with some exemplary studies on salvation in the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea scrolls, the Septuagint, and popular Graeco-Roman literature and philosophy. Furthermore, some contributions shed light on the ancient cultural background of early Christian soteriological concepts.Trade Review"The list of 153 publications by Cilliers Breytenbach at the end of this book is testimony both to his breadth of learning and the depth of his engagement with soteriological questions and, as such, this collection of 32 essays, half of which are in German, is a fitting tribute to him. (...) An index of ancient sources provides an invaluable way in for anyone looking to engage with a specific text" - Timothy Carter, in: Journal for the Study of the New Testament 42:5, 2020

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Book SynopsisIn Clement’s Biblical Exegesis scholars from six countries explore various facets of Clement of Alexandria’s hermeneutical theory and his exegetical practice. Although research on Clement has tended to emphasize his use of philosophical sources, Clement was important not only as a Christian philosopher, but also as a pioneer Christian exegete. His works constitute a crucial link in the tradition of Alexandrian exegesis, but his biblical exegesis has received much less attention than that of Philo or Origen. Topics discussed include how Clement’s methods of allegorical interpretation compare with those of Philo, Origen, and pagan exegetes of Homer, and his readings of particular texts such as Proverbs, the Sermon on the Mount, John 1, 1 John, and the Pauline letters.Trade Review"... A very useful and learned collection, with the theme of biblical exegesis running through as a read thread, which at points in this book becomes a golden one." - Mark Elliot, in: Theologische Literaturzeitung, 2018Table of ContentsContents Introduction. Clement as Scriptural Exegete: Overview and History of Research Judith L. Kovacs Comprehensive Bibliography on Clement’s Scriptural Interpretation Jana Plátová Part 1: Clement’s Exegetical Methods L’interprétation de la Bible et le « genre symbolique » selon Clément d’Alexandrie Alain Le Boulluec The Mysteries of Scripture: Allegorical Exegesis and the Heritage of Stoicism, Philo, and Pantaenus Ilaria L.E. Ramelli The Bible in Alexandria: Clement between Philo and Origen Marco Rizzi Part 2: Clement between Philosophy and Biblical Theology Negative Theology and Dialectics in Clement of Alexandria’s Understanding of the Status and Function of Scripture Johannes A. Steenbuch Schesis and Trinitarian Thought in Clement of Alexandria: From Philosophy to Scriptural Interpretation Ilaria Vigorelli Clement’s Exegetical Interests in Stromateis VIII Matyáš Havrda Part 3: Clement’s Exegesis of Particular Biblical Texts Clement of Alexandria and the Book of Proverbs Annewies van den Hoek Four Desires: Clement of Alexandria and the Sermon on the Mount Veronika Černušková Clement of Alexandria’s Reception of the Gospel of John: Context, Creative Exegesis and Purpose Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski The Philosophical Problem of “Place” in Clement’s Exegesis of the Prologue to the Gospel of John Miklós Gyurkovics Clement’s Exegesis of 1 John in the Adumbrationes Davide Dainese Reading the “Divinely Inspired” Paul: Clement of Alexandria in Conversation with “Heterodox” Christians, Simple Believers, and Greek Philosophers Judith L. Kovacs Index of Modern Authors Index of Ancient Sources Index of Subjects and Names

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Book SynopsisIn The Language and Literature of the New Testament, a team of international scholars assembles to honour the academic career of New Testament scholar Stanley E. Porter. Over the years Porter has distinguished himself in a wide range of sub-disciplines within New Testament Studies. The contents of this book represent these diverse scholarly interests, ranging from canon and textual criticism to linguistics, other interpretive methodologies, Jesus and the Gospels, and Pauline studies.Trade Review"In all, this volume provides a stimulating variety of contributions in many areas of NT study, and as such constitutes a fitting tribute to a scholar whose own influential contribution to the field has truly ranged far and wide." - Simon Crisp, University of Birmingham, U.K. "As a voluminous collection of essays covering many areas of NT studies, this volume is highly recommended for all biblical studies research libraries." - D. Estes, South University, in: Religious Studies Review Volume 45, Number 3, September 2019.

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Book SynopsisIn The Text of the Hebrew Bible and its Editions some of the top world scholars and editors of the Hebrew Bible and its versions present essays on the aims, method, and problems of editing the biblical text(s), taking as a reference the Complutensian Polyglot, first modern edition of the Hebrew text and its versions and whose Fifth Centennial was celebrated in 2014. The main parts of the volume discuss models of editions from the Renaissance and its forerunners to the Digital Age, the challenges offered by the different textual traditions, particular editorial problems of the individual books of the Bible, and the role played by quotations. It thus sets a landmark in the future of biblical editions.Table of ContentsContributors are: Anneli Aejmelaeus, Ignacio Carbajosa Pérez, Sidney White Crawford, Natalio Fernández Marcos, Russell E. Fuller, Michael Graves, Ronald S. Hendel, Jan Joosten, Arie van der Kooij, Armin Lange, Martin Meiser, Andrés Piquer Otero, Alison Salvesen, Michael Segal, Brent A. Strawn, Pablo Torijano Morales, Emanuel Tov, Julio Trebolle Barrera, Kristin De Troyer, Eugene Ulrich, Ronny Vollandt, and Richard D. Weis.

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Book SynopsisThe eighty lexical entries exemplify a diachronic investigation of Late Biblical Hebrew, which reflects the transition period from the Hebrew Bible to Talmudic literature. Together with relevant bibliography for ‎each entry, the Lexicon serves as an indispensable tool for understanding the emergence and development of Late Biblical Hebrew neologisms.‎Trade Review"Provided that there are those readers out there who sympathize with diachronic approaches to Hebrew (indeed there are many) and those who are concerned with semantic change rather than the kind of information that lexica typically have on offer (there are some), Hurvitz’s lexicon will undoubtedly be a milestone for the research of Late Biblical Hebrew in the years to come." Kurtis Peters, Vancouver, Canada

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Book SynopsisIn this brief volume, written for professional biblical scholars and graduate students being trained in Bible, Stephen C. Russell introduces the reader to the interdisciplinary study of space and its related concepts, including land, territory, border, frontier, nature, scale, spatial flows, and rhythm. He offers a synopsis of eight approaches to the study of space that have been influential in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades—sacred, legal, political, economic, ecological, visual, social, and urban approaches. He pays special attention to Henri Lefebvre’s treatment of social space as a social product. The volume also briefly notes some of the work being done by biblical scholars in conversation with spatial studies.

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Book SynopsisSince ancient works were preserved by means of handwritten copies, critical enquiry into their texts necessitates the study of such copies. In P.Beatty III (P47): The Codex, Its Scribe, and Its Text, Peter Malik focuses on the earliest extensive copy of the Book of Revelation. Integrating matters of palaeography, codicology, and scribal practice with textual analysis, Malik sheds new light on this largely neglected, yet crucially important, early Christian papyrus. Notable contributions include a new proposed date for P47, identification of several previously unreported scribal corrections, as well as the discovery of the manuscript’s close affinity with the Sahidic version. Significantly, Malik’s detailed, data-rich analyses are accompanied by a fresh transcription and, for the first time, high-resolution colour photographs of the manuscript.Trade ReviewMalik does a fine job in describing the codicological features of P47, and this will remain the standard treatment of that subject for many decades to come... overall this is a welcomed, well-executed and illuminating study. Paul Foster, The Expository Times, 2017. Malik’s work is careful and meticulously undertaken. He has therefore produced an indispensable survey of an important witness to Revelation that, surprisingly, has hitherto lacked a major investigation. Malik’s conclusions about scribal practice will not only be a valued reference and research tool but a stable and reliable model for comparable work on other manuscripts. J.K. Elliot, Novum Testamentum, 2018. Malik’s study shows that a careful physical inspection (and statistical analysis) of texts like P47 can “humanize” the scribe and help readers understand how many scribal errors originate with the difficult working conditions of copying texts by hand in the ancient world. This volume is a necessary addition for research libraries, and is highly recommended for NT textual criticism scholars. Douglas Estes, Religious Studies Review, 2017 It is just the sort of thorough study that I hoped we will now see more of, one that addresses the manuscript as artifact, as well as analyzing its text… Malik has done an admirably thorough and careful job and his study should be noted and consulted on the textual transmission of Revelation, on copying habits and the physicality of ancient textual transmission, codicology of early papyri, and as a model for analogous future projects… Malik also devotes considerable and detailed attention to the text and the copyist who produced it, and his analysis now supersedes prior studies of the copyist of P47. Larry Hurtado, 2018 The study is as exhaustive as one could imagine: the number of characters on each page is counted; the width of each margin, the size of the text block, and the height of each letter are measured to the millimetre; all abbreviations are listed; every correction is detailed and discussed—including some in scribendo copying adjustments not previously noted…. The present investigation relies on fresh high-resolution digital images, multiple visits to examine the manuscript, and the various databases now available to researchers. As such, it represents a model of what is currently possible in the study of a New Testament manuscript … This impressive volume is to be acclaimed as the definitive study of this manuscript, which may be read with profit by specialists in the multiple areas which it addresses. H.A.G. Houghton, Journal of Theological Studies, 2018 Malik’s work will be the standard treatment of P47 for the foreseeable future. Malik recognizes that the manuscript and its scribe are important elements of textual criticism and makes a compelling case for personal autopsy alongside new technological methods… Malik’s close scrutiny of the codex has yielded a trove of data that would benefit all who are interested in the study of manuscripts. Sean A. Adams, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2018 Malik's study makes an important contribution not only to our understanding of P47 and the text of the book of revelation, but also to textual criticism as a discipline. His interest in the material aspects of P47 is very much in keeping with recent textual scholarship. But his call to take into consideration affiliation with versions is well taken and, if heeded, should benefit the discipline. Craig A. Evans, Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2019

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Book SynopsisThe Peshitta is the Syriac translation of the Old Testament made on the basis of the Hebrew text during the second century CE. Much like the Greek translations of the Old Testament, this document is an important source for our knowledge of the text of the Old Testament. Its language is also of great interest to linguists. Moreover, as Bible of the Syriac Churches it is used in sermons, commentaries, poetry, prayers, and hymns. Many terms specific to the spirituality of the Syriac Churches have their origins in this ancient and reliable version of the Old Testament. The present edition, published by the Peshitta Institute in Leiden on behalf of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, is the first scholarly one of this text. It presents the evidence of all known ancient manuscripts and gives full introductions to the individual books. This volume contains Canticles or Odes, Prayer of Manasseh, Apocryphal psalms, Psalms of Solomon, Tobit, and I(3) Esdras.

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Book SynopsisIn his De peccato originali (1679), Hadriaan Beverland (1650-1716) presented his thesis that sex was the original sin and a vital part of human nature. Building on contemporary insights into the history of the text of the Bible, he criticised the hypocritical attitudes among the religious and social elite of his day concerning the biblical text and sexual morality. The work became notorious in the seventeenth century and led to its author’s banishment. In the eighteenth century, it exerted considerable influence on the way in which many in Europe came to see sexuality. This annotated edition with English translation also includes a comprehensive introduction that includes a contextualization of the De peccato originali and its impact.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Editorial Note Introduction  1 Life and Works  2 Intellectual Context and Influences  3 Reception  4 Style  5 Textual Tradition Summary of the Contents of the DPO per Chapter De peccato originali (Transcription and Translation) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Jewish, Christian, and Classical Exegetical Traditions in Jerome’s Translation of the Book of Exodus: Translation Technique and the Vulgate, Matthew Kraus offers a layered understanding of Jerome’s translation of biblical narrative, poetry, and law from Hebrew to Latin. Usually seen as a tool for textual criticism, when read as a work of literature, the Vulgate reflects a Late Antique conception of Hebrew grammar, critical use of Greek biblical traditions, rabbinic influence, Christian interpretation, and Classical style and motifs. Instead of typically treating the text of the Vulgate and Jerome himself separately, Matthew Kraus uncovers Late Antiquity in the many facets of the translator at work—grammarian, biblical exegete, Septuagint scholar, Christian intellectual, rabbinic correspondent, and devotee of Classical literature.Trade Review'Matthew Kraus has done the academic study of Jerome a real service. [...] Kraus lays the groundwork for similar studies of other Vulgate books in the future, and opens new possibilities for additional research. [...] Scholars of Jerome and of the Vulgate will view Kraus’s contribution as essential to the “exegetical translation” technique of Jero - Justin Rogers, Freed-Hardeman University, published on H-Judaic (August, 2018) [https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=52293]

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Book SynopsisIn Numerals in Early Greek New Testament Manuscripts, Zachary J. Cole provides the first in-depth examination of the seemingly obscure, yet important topic: how early Christian scribes wrote numbers and why. While scholars have long been aware that Christian scribes occasionally used numerical abbreviations in their books, few have been able to make much sense of it. This detailed analysis of numerals in manuscripts up through the fifth century CE uncovers a wealth of palaeographical and codicological data. Among other findings, Zachary J. Cole shows that some numerals can function as “visual links” between witnesses, that numbers sometimes—though rarely—functioned like nomina sacra, and that Christians uniquely adapted their numbering system to suit the needs of public reading.Trade Review'This is a wonderfully fresh and innovative study that is path-leading in a surprisingly under-researched area. [...] Cole shows how previously unanalysed data can elucidate a number of sigificant and fundamental text-critical questions. [...] This will become the standard work on the question of number writing practice in Greek New Testament manuscripts.' - Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, in: The Expository Times 129(7) (2018)

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Book SynopsisMost characters in the Bible are men, yet they are hardly analysed as such. Masculinity and the Bible provides the first comprehensive survey of approaches that remedy this situation. These are studies that utilize insights from the field of masculinity studies to further biblical studies. The volume offers a representative overview of both fields and presents a new exegesis of a well-known biblical text (Mark 6) to show how this approach leads to new insights.

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Book SynopsisAncient Manuscripts in Digital Culture presents an overview of the digital turn in Ancient Jewish and Christian manuscripts visualisation, data mining and communication. Edited by David Hamidović, Claire Clivaz and Sarah Bowen Savant, it gathers together the contributions of seventeen scholars involved in Biblical, Early Jewish and Christian studies. The volume attests to the spreading of digital humanities in these fields and presents fundamental analysis of the rise of visual culture as well as specific test-cases concerning ancient manuscripts. Sophisticated visualisation tools, stylometric analysis, teaching and visual data, epigraphy and visualisation belong notably to the varied overview presented in the volume.

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Book SynopsisSenses of Scripture, Treasures of Tradition offers recent findings on the reception, translation and use of the Bible in Arabic among Jews, Samaritans, Christians and Muslims from the early Islamic era to the present day. In this volume, edited by Miriam L. Hjälm, scholars from different fields have joined forces to illuminate various aspects of the Bible in Arabic: it depicts the characteristics of this abundant and diverse textual heritage, describes how the biblical message was made relevant for communities in the Near East and makes hitherto unpublished Arabic texts available. It also shows how various communities interacted in their choice of shared terminology and topics, and how Arabic Bible translations moved from one religious community to another. Contributors include: Amir Ashur, Mats Eskhult, Nathan Gibson, Dennis Halft, Miriam L. Hjälm, Cornelia Horn, Naḥem Ilan, Rana H. Issa, Geoffrey K. Martin, Roy Michael McCoy III, Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala, Meirav Nadler-Akirav, Sivan Nir, Meira Polliack, Arik Sadan, Ilana Sasson, David Sklare, Peter Tarras, Alexander Treiger, Frank Weigelt, Vevian Zaki, Marzena Zawanowska.Table of ContentsAbout the Authors Introduction Part 1: The Bible in Context From Theodore Abū Qurra to Abed Azrié: The Arabic Bible in Context  Alexander Treiger Apocrypha on Jesus’ Life in the Early Islamic Milieu: From Syriac into Arabic  Cornelia B. Horn The Spirit Before the Letter: Theodore Abū Qurra’s Use of Biblical Quotations in the Context of Early Christian Arabic Apologetics  Peter Tarras Ninth-Century Judeo-Arabic Texts of Biblical Questions and Answers  David Sklare An Anonymous Mozarab Translator at Work  Geoffrey K. Martin Religion in an Age of Reason: Reading Divine Attributes into the Medieval Karaite Bible Translations of Scriptural Texts  Marzena Zawanowska The Biographical Stories of the Prophets in the Writing of Yefet ben ʿEli  Meirav Nadler-Akirav Samaritan Bible Exegesis and its Significance for Judeo-Arabic Studies  Frank Weigelt What Hath Rome to do with Seville? Exploring the Latin-to-Arabic Translation of the Gospel of Matthew in Ibn Barrajān’s (d. 536/1141) Qurʾān Commentary  Roy Michael McCoy III Aspects of Abraham Maimuni’s Attitude towards Christians in His Commentary on Genesis 36  Naḥem Ilan Ismāʿīl Qazvīnī: A Twelfth/Eighteenth-Century Jewish Convert to Imāmī Šīʿism and His Critique of Ibn Ezra’s Commentary on the Four Kingdoms (Daniel 2:31–45)  Dennis Halft OP Al-Shidyāq-Lee Version (1857): An Example of a Non-Synchronous Nineteenth-Century Arabic Bible  Rana H. Issa Part 2: Translating Tradition A Mid-Ninth-Century Arabic Translation of Isaiah? Glimpses from al-Jāḥiẓ  Nathan P. Gibson Geographica neotestamentica: Adapting Place Names in Arabic in an Andalusi Version of the Gospel of Mark  Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala The Textual History of the Arabic Pauline Epistles: One Version, Three Recensions, Six Manuscripts  Vevian Zaki Translation Technique in the Epistle to the Hebrews as Edited by Edvard Stenij from Codex Tischendorf  Mats Eskhult Islamic Terminology, the Epithets and Names Used for God, and Proper Nouns in Yefet Ben ʿEli’s Translation of the Book of Job in Judeo-Arabic  Arik Sadan The Major Prophets in Arabic: The Authorship of Pethiōn Revisited in Light of New Findings  Miriam L. Hjälm Part 3: Hitherto Unpublished Texts Three Fragments of Saʿadya Gaon’s Arabic Translation of Isaiah Copied by the Court Scribe Joseph ben Samuel (c. 1181–1209)  Amir Ashur, Sivan Nir, Meira Polliack Yefet ben ʿEli’s Introduction to His Commentary on the Book of Proverbs  Ilana Sasson A Newly Discovered Karaite Arabic Translation of Genesis and Exodus (Undertext of the Palimpsest Sinai Gr. 930)  Alexander Treiger Index of Names Index of Manuscripts Index of Biblical and Qurʾān Verses

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Book SynopsisIn Jewish Education from Antiquity to the Middle Ages fifteen scholars offer specialist studies on Jewish education from the areas of their expertise. This tightly themed volume in honour of Philip S. Alexander has some essays that look at individual manuscripts, some that consider larger literary corpora, and some that are more thematically organised. Jewish education has been addressed largely as a matter of the study house, the bet midrash. Here a richer range of texts and themes discloses a wide variety of activity in several spheres of Jewish life. In addition, some notable non-Jewish sources provide a wider context for the discourse than is often the case.Trade Review'... a rich volume [...] combines thought-provoking discussions of Jewish educational views and practices with a detailed attention to educational texts an how these express their didactic purposes. The volume stimulates new ways of thinking about Jewish education and, by so doing, constitutes a fitting tribute to the educator it honors.' Pieter B. Hartog, Protestant Theological University, Groningen, The Netherlands, Journal for the Study of Judaism 49 (2018) The chapters provide focused examinations of Jewish education from the Hellenistic era to the late Middle Ages and make advances in their respective fields (Scrolls, gospels, Talmud, etc). Indeed, all who are interested in Jewish education will want to consult the articles within this volume. Overall, this collection was a joy to read, full of erudition and critical thinking and a fitting tribute to Philip Alexander on the celebration of his seventieth birthday. Sean A. Adams, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2017 Die Artikel…. Stecken das Thema in einem Größeren Kontext ab, so dass sie – nicht zuletzt auch in verbindung mit den ausführlichen Bibliographien am ende eines jeden Beitrags – geradezu als ein Kompendium zu der Thematik betrachtet werden können… Man würde es sich wunschen, dass noch mehr Festschriften eine so gewichtige Stimme in der Forschungslandschaft haben, wie sie hier durch dieses Werk gegeben wird. Beate Ego, Theologische Literaturzeitung, 2020

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Book SynopsisThis work provides a brief introduction to feminist interpretation of scripture. Feminist interpretation is first grounded in feminism as an intellectual and political movement. Next, this introduction briefly recounts the origins of feminist readings of the Bible with attention to both early readings and the beginnings of feminist biblical scholarship in the academy. Feminist biblical scholarship is not a single methodology, but rather an approach that can shape any reading method. As a discipline, it began with literary-critical readings (especially of the Hebrew Bible) but soon also broached questions of women’s history (especially in the New Testament and Christian origins). Since these first forays, feminist interpretation has influenced almost every type of biblical scholarship. The third section of this essay, then, looks at gender archaeology, feminist poststructuralism and postcolonial readings, and newer approaches informed by gender and queer theory. Finally, it ends by examining feminist readings of Eve.Table of ContentsReading the Bible as a Feminist  Jennifer L. Koosed  Abstract  Keywords  Preface: The Bible in the Hands of an Angry Man  Part 1. What is Feminism?  Part 2. The Bible in the Hands of Angry Women  Part 3. The Field Expands  Part 4. Eve: The Mother of All Feminist Interpreters  Conclusion: Flying Away with Lilith  Works Cited

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Book SynopsisIn Family 13 in Saint John’s Gospel, Jac Perrin innovatively applies phylogenetic software to shed new light on Family 13 membership. To date, the relocation of the Pericope Adulterae from its traditional location in John 7:53 has been the sole criterion of Family 13 filiality. This book demonstrates the inadequacy of this criterion, and proposes new criteria in its stead. Nineteen potential Family 13 witnesses are analyzed by means of a sampling process developed by David Parker, identifying eight witnesses inappropriately nominated as Family 13 members. This analysis is corroborated by a complete computer assisted collation of all variant readings in all known Family 13 witnesses. Lastly, the volume offers a comprehensive stemma representing the entire Johannine corpus of ten confirmed Family witnesses in constellation.Trade Review'This study is ground-breaking, and it furthers the understanding of the key features of this important family of New Testament minuscule manuscripts.' - Paul Foster, in: The Expository Times 2019

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Book SynopsisIn Pesher and Hypomnema Pieter B. Hartog compares ancient Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Bible with papyrus commentaries on the Iliad. Hartog shows that members of the movement which produced and preserved the Dead Sea Scrolls adopted classical commentary writing and adapted it to their own needs. The connection between the Qumran Pesharim and Hypomnemata on the Iliad resulted from exchanges of scholarly knowledge across Hellenistic-Roman Egypt and Palestine. Analysing the effects of these knowledge exchanges, Pesher and Hypomnema demonstrates that members of the Qumran movement were thoroughly embedded within their Hellenistic and Roman environment.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction  1 Pesher in Context  2 A Glocal Perspective  3 Definitions  4 Outline of This Book 2 The Hypomnemata and the Pesharim as Expressions of Intellectual Culture  1 Scribes and Scholars  2 The Hypomnemata and Intellectual Life in Hellenistic-Roman Egypt  3 The Pesharim and Intellectual Life in Hellenistic-Roman Palestine  4 Commentaries as Scholarly Literature  5 Conclusion 3 Textual Scholarship and the Physicality of the Hypomnemata  1 “Ammonius, son of Ammonius”  2 Dimensions  3 Corrections and Abbreviations  4 Signs  5 Sense Dividers  6 Conclusion 4 Textual Scholarship and the Physicality of the Pesharim  1 Dimensions  2 Writing Divine Names  3 Corrections and Additions  4 Signs  5 Sense Dividers  6 Conclusion 5 A Bi-Fold Structure  1 The Rhetoric of Commentary  2 Structural Variety  3 Conclusion 6 Structure and Scholarship in the Hypomnemata  1 Lemmata: Selection and Presentation  2 Interpretation Sections: Contents and Structure  3 The Hypomnemata as Literary Unities  4 Conclusion 7 Structure and Interpretation in the Pesharim  1 Lemmata: Selection and Presentation  2 Interpretation Sections: Contents and Structure  3 Blurred Boundaries  4 The Pesharim as Literary Unities  5 Conclusion 8 Describing Hermeneutics  1 A Quest for Categories  2 The Categories of This Study  3 “Etymology” 9 A Hermeneutical Profile of the Hypomnemata  1 Perspectivisation  2 Normativity  3 Analogy  4 Structure  5 Single Words  6 Conclusion 10 A Hermeneutical Profile of the Pesharim  1 Perspectivisation  2 Application  3 Application and Normativity  4 Analogy  5 Structure  6 Single Words  7 Conclusion Conclusion. Pesher and Hypomnema Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis study offers the first sustained examination of the Coherence-Based Genealogical Method (CBGM), a computerized method being used to edit the most widely-used editions of the Greek New Testament. Part one addresses the CBGM’s history and reception before providing a fresh statement of its principles and procedures. Parts two and three consider the method’s ability to recover the initial text and to delineate its history. A new portion of the global stemma is presented for the first time and important conclusions are drawn about the nature of the initial text, scribal habits, and the origins of the Byzantine text. A final chapter suggests improvements and highlights limitations. Overall, the CBGM is positively assessed but not without important criticisms and cautions.Trade ReviewFew could have analysed the Coherence Based Genealogical Method (CBGM) with as much clarity, precision and with as Peter Gurry. (...) Gurry's book contributes a number of important critical perspectives ... [it] is important because it reminds us that the results of the CBGM are determined by editorial choice and that textual criticism is not a formula to be solved, but a craft to be plied. Garrick Allen, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2019 A landmark study of the CBGM, no NT scholar can afford to be without this clear, concise, critical, and courteous book. Peter R. Rodgers, The Catholic Biblical Review, 2019Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Abbreviations Introduction  1 Rationale  2 Scope  3 A Note on Terms and Percentages  4 Preview of the Argument 1 The History and Reception of the CBGM  1 History of the CBGM  2 Reception of the CBGM  3 Conclusion 2 The CBGM in Theory and Practice  1 Understanding the CBGM  2 Applying the CBGM to the Catholic Epistles  3 Conclusion 3 Recovering the Initial Text  1 Defining the Initial Text  2 The CBGM as a Meta-Method  3 Using Coherence to Detect Coincidental Agreement  4 Conclusion 4 Scribal Tendencies in James  1 Method  2 Results  3 Methodological Reflections  4 Conclusion 5 A Historical Test: The Harklean Group in the CBGM  1 The CBGM and Historical Reconstruction  2 The Harklean Group and the Byzantine Text  3 Implications  4 Conclusion 6 The Selection of Variants in the CBGM  1 Previous Study  2 The CBGM’s Basic Principle  3 Specific Cases  4 Conclusion 7 Limitations and Improvements  1 Limitations  2 Suggested Improvements  3 Conclusion Summary and Conclusion Appendix A: Changes in NA/UBS/ECM Appendix B: Harklean Readings in 1 John Appendix C: Orthographica in James Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe eighteen studies in this volume in honor of Moshe Bernstein on the occasion of his 70th birthday mostly engage with Jewish scriptural interpretation, the principal theme of Bernstein’s own research career as expressed in his collected essays, Reading and Re-Reading Scripture at Qumran (Brill, 2013). The essays develop a variety of aspects of scriptural interpretation. Although many of them are chiefly concerned with the Dead Sea Scrolls, the significant contribution of the volume as a whole is the way that even those studies are associated with others that consider the broader context of Jewish scriptural interpretation in late antiquity. As a result, a wider frame of reference for scriptural interpretation impinges upon how scripture was read and re-read in the scrolls from Qumran.Trade ReviewOverall this is a densely packed and informative volume that displays a consistently high level of research throughout …. A Festschrift of superb quality, in which the resounding praise for Moshe Bernstein’s expertise is echoed throughout. In addition to engaging with Bernstein’s intellectual ideas, the essays forge new ground in the textual development of biblical exegesis that will reap substantial benefits for scholars of early and later rabbinic Judaism. Sandra Jacobs, Review of Biblical Literature, 2019 This volume illustrates once again the significance of the Scrolls, not only for understanding Jewish exegesis in Second Temple Judaism, but also for the trajectories of interpretation which flow from this era. Dwight D. Swanson, SOTS Book List, 2019Table of ContentsContents Abbreviations Bibliography of the Writings of Moshe J. Bernstein Compiled by Binyamin Goldstein List of Contributors Introduction Binyamin Goldstein, Michael Segal, and George J. Brooke Writing a Descriptive Grammar of 4Q252: The Noun Phrase Martin G. Abegg, Jr. A Newly Discovered Interpretation of Isaiah 40:12–13 in the Songs of the Sage Joseph L. Angel Missing and Misplaced? Omission and Transposition in the Book of Jubilees Abraham J. Berkovitz Hot at Qumran, Cold in Jerusalem: A Reconsideration of Some Late Second Temple Period Attitudes to the Scriptures and their Interpretation George J. Brooke The Interpretation on Ezekiel in the Hodayot Devorah Dimant The Quantification of Religious Obligation in Second Temple Judaism—And Beyond Yaakov Elman and Mahnaz Moazami Temple Scroll as Rewritten Bible: When Genres Bend Steven Fraade Hellenism and Hermeneutics: Did the Qumranites and Sadducees Use Qal Va-ḥomer Arguments? Richard Hidary The Puzzle of Torah and the Qumran Wisdom Texts John I. Kampen An Interpretative Reading in the Isaiah Scroll of Rabbi Meir Armin Lange “Wisdom Motifs” in the Compositional Strategy of the Genesis Apocryphon (1Q20) and Other Aramaic Texts from Qumran Daniel Machiela On the Paucity of Biblical Exemplars in Sectarian Texts Tzvi Novick The Mikhbar in the Temple Scroll Lawrence H. Schiffman Harmonization and Rewriting of Daniel 6 from the Bible to Qumran Michael Segal The Textual Base of the Biblical Quotations in Second Temple Compositions Emanuel Tov From Genesis to Exodus in the Book of Jubilees James VanderKam Deuteronomy in the Temple Scroll and its Use in the Textual Criticism of Deuteronomy Sidnie White Crawford Exegesis, Ideology, and Literary History in the Temple Scroll: The Case of the Temple Plan Molly Zahn The Neglected Oaths Passage (CD IX:8–12): The Elusive, Allusive Meaning Shlomo Zuckier Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors

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Book SynopsisIn Justifying Christian Aramaism Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman explores how Christian scholars of the sixteenth and early seventeenth century justify their study of the Targums, the Jewish Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible. She focuses on the four polyglot Bibles – Complutum, Antwerp, Paris, and London –, and describes these books in the scholarly world of those days. It appears that quite a few scholars, Roman-Catholic, protestant, and Anglican, edited Targumic books and translated these into Latin. The book reveals a stimulating and conflicting period of the Targum reception history and is therefore relevant for Targum scholars and historians interested in the history of Judaism, Church history, the history of the book, and the history of Jewish-Christian relationships. Trade ReviewEveline van Staalduine-Sulman’s Justifying Christian Aramaism is a wonderful book on an important but neglected topic (...) This important volume helps to fill in a lacuna in the scholarship of early modern textual criticism and Christian Hebraism/Aramaism. It will be of interest to scholars studying the history of the book, particularly books pertaining to Jewish and Christian Hebraic or Oriental scholarship. It provides an important look into early modern biblical translations as well as the history of nascent early modern textual criticism. It will be indispensable for historians of early modern biblical scholarship.(...) It is my hope that more such volumes will be produced. Jeffrey L. Morrow, Review of Biblical Literature, 2020

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Book SynopsisExamining the legacies of European imperialism, Steed Vernyl Davidson traces how the Bible reflects strong affinities with empire and provides on-going justifications for empire and concentrations of power. Writing/Reading the Bible in Postcolonial Perspective traces the evolution of the Bible from its production in empires of antiquity to its supportive role in the development of modern imperialism. The work also engages the ambiguities of the Bible as anti-imperial tool. Set within an examination of postcolonial studies as a revolutionary and revisionary discourse, this work presses for a more vigorous postcolonializing of the Bible in Biblical Studies. A description of the contemporary features and manifestation of empire forms the context within which further exploration of postcolonial biblical critical work can take place. Following an assessment of previous work in the field, the challenges of intersectional work with queer studies, terrorism studies, technology, and ecological studies are laid out as future tasksTrade ReviewDavidsons book is a through, carefully constructed and referenced discussion of postcolonial biblical studies as balanced between imperial and colonial voices, fluently written and drawing upon a range of modern scholars. Mary E. Mills, SOTS Book List, 2019

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Book SynopsisIn Pauline Language and the Pastoral Epistles Jermo van Nes questions the common assumption in New Testament scholarship that language variation is necessarily due to author variation. By using the so-called Pastoral Epistles (PE) as a test-case, Van Nes demonstrates by means of statistical linguistics that only one out of five of their major lexical and syntactic peculiarities differs significantly from other Pauline writings. Most of the PE’s linguistic peculiarities are shown to differ considerably in the Corpus Paulinum, but modern studies in classics and linguistics suggest that factors other than author variation account equally if not better for this variation. Since all of these explanatory factors are compatible with current authorship hypotheses of the PE, Van Nes suggests to no longer use language as a criterion in debates about their authenticity.Trade Review"It would be difficult to overstate the significance of this contribution to the study of the Pastoral Epistles. Any future work on the language of the Pastoral Epistles or the authorship question will have to reckon with this study. The work is careful and judicious. The presentation is clear and helpfully delineated." - Ray Van Neste, Union University, JETS 62.2 (June 2019). "Die gut gegliederte und gut lesbare Studie bereichert und erweitert die bestehende Diskussion." - Bernhard Mutschler, Ludwigsburg, Theologische Literaturzeitung 144 (2019). "Van Nes sets a new standard for precision in the study of linguistic variation in the Corpus Paulinum (....) He offers a formidable case against those who deny Pauline authorship of the PE on the basis of language (...)This book is important for all Pauline scholars and essential for scholars of the PE." - Christopher R. Hutson, Abilene Christian University, The Journal of Theological Studies, NS May 2019.Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Introduction Part 1 The Linguistic Problem of the Pastoral Epistles 1 Origins of the Problem: Founding Figures  1.0 Introduction  1.1 E. Evanson  1.2 F. D. E. Schleiermacher  1.3 J. G. Eichhorn  1.4 H. J. Holtzmann  1.5 P. N. Harrison  1.6 Conclusion 2 Constituents of the Problem: Linguistic Peculiarities  2.0 Introduction  2.1 Peculiarities of Vocabulary  2.1.1 Grecisms  2.1.2 Un-Paulinisms  2.2 Peculiarities of Syntax  2.2.1 Ὡς  2.2.2 Articles  2.2.3 Prepositions  2.2.1 Univariate Statistics  2.2.2 Multivariate Statistics  2.3 Conclusion 3 Solutions to the Problem: Authorship Hypotheses  3.0 Introduction  3.1 Orthonymity Hypotheses  3.1.1 Statistical Fallacies  3.1.2 Derivative Words  3.1.3 Preformed Traditions  3.1.4 Age  3.1.5 Addressees  3.1.6 Subject Matter  3.1.7 Textuality (versus Orality)  3.1.8 Stylistic Adaptation  3.1.9 Register  3.1.1 Luke  3.1.2 Tychicus  3.2 Pseudonymity Hypotheses  3.2.1 Luke  3.2.2 Timothy  3.2.3 Polycarp  3.3 Partial Orthonymity Hypotheses  3.4 Conclusion Part 2 The Linguistic Problem of the Pastoral Epistles Reconsidered 4 Approaching the Problem: Methodological Considerations  4.0 Introduction  4.1 Linguistic Criticism  4.2 Towards a Linguistic Analysis of the Corpus Paulinum  4.2.1 Consistency Model  4.2.2 Resemblance Model  4.2.3 Population Model  4.2.1 Quantitative Analysis  4.2.2 Qualitative Analysis  4.2.1 Post-Pauline Interpolations?  4.2.2 Co-authors and/or Secretaries?  4.3 Conclusion 5 Pauline Vocabulary: New Perspectives  5.0 Introduction  5.1 Hapax Legomena  5.1.1 Quotations  5.1.2 Proper Nouns  5.1.3 Productivity  5.1.4 Age  5.2 Lexical Richness  5.2.1 Emotionality  5.2.2 Age  5.2.3 Topicality  5.2.4 Textuality (versus Orality)  5.3 Missing Indeclinables  5.3.1 Subjectivity  5.3.2 Emotionality  5.3.3 Textuality (versus Orality)  5.4 Conclusion 6 Pauline Syntax: New Perspectives  6.0 Introduction  6.1. Interclausal Relations  6.1.1 Parataxis  6.1.2 Hypotaxis  6.1.1 Age  6.1.2 Textuality (versus Orality)  6.2 Structural Irregularities  6.2.1 Parentheses  6.2.2 Anacolutha  6.2.3 Ellipses  6.2.1 Emotionality  6.2.2 Textuality (versus Orality)  6.3 Conclusion Conclusion Appendix 1 Hapax Legomena in the Corpus Paulinum Appendix 2 Lexical Richness in the Corpus Paulinum Appendix 3 Missing Indeclinables in the Corpus Paulinum Appendix 4 Interclausal Relations in the Corpus Paulinum Appendix 5 Structural Irregularities in the Corpus Paulinum Bibliography Index of Modern Authors

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Book SynopsisThe centrality of the King James Bible to early modern culture has been widely recognized. Yet for all the vast literature devoted to the masterpiece, little attention has been paid either to the scholarly scaffolding of the translation or to the erudition of the translators. The present volume seeks to redress this neglect by focusing attention on seven key translators as well as on their intellectual milieu. Utilizing a wide range of hitherto unknown or overlooked sources, the volume furnishes not only precious new information regarding the composition and early reception of the King James Bible, but firmly situates the labours of the translators within the broad context of early modern biblical and oriental scholarship and polemics. Contributors are James P. Carley, Mordechai Feingold, Anthony Grafton, Nicholas J. S. Hardy, Alison Knight, Jeffrey Alan Miller, William Poole, Thomas Roebuck, and Joanna Weinberg.Table of Contents1 Birth and Early Reception of a Masterpiece: Some Loose Ends and Common Misconceptions  Mordechai Feingold 2 Lambeth Palace Library in 1611 and Its Contribution to Christian Hebraism  James P. Carley 3 Early Oxford Hebraism and the King James Translators (1586–1617): The View from New College  William Poole 4 Edward Lively, Cosmopolitan Hebraist  Anthony Grafton 5 John Rainolds: Critic and Translator  Mordechai Feingold 6 The Hebraic Explorations of the English Mercier: Richard Kilbie (1560/61–1620)  Joanna Weinberg 7 The Earliest Known Draft of the King James Bible: Samuel Ward’s Draft of 1 Esdras and Wisdom 3–4  Jeffrey Alan Miller 8 Revising the King James Apocrypha: John Bois, Isaac Casaubon and the Case of 1 Esdras  Nicholas J.S. Hardy 9 Miles Smith (1552/53–1624) and the Uses of Oriental Learning  Thomas Roebuck 10 Audience and Error: Translation, Philology, and Rhetoric in the Preaching of Lancelot Andrewes  Alison Knight Index

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Book SynopsisIn A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke Xiaoli Yang offers a conversation between the Chinese soul-searching found in Haizi’s (1964–1989) poetry and the gospel of Jesus Christ through Luke’s testimony. It creates a unique contextual poetic lens that appreciates a generation of the Chinese homecoming journey through Haizi’s poetry, and explores its relationship with Jesus Christ. As the dialogical journey, it names four stages of homecoming—roots, vision, journey and arrival. By taking an interdisciplinary approach—literary study, inter-cultural dialogue and comparative theology, Xiaoli Yang convincingly demonstrates that the common language between the poet Haizi and the Lukan Jesus provides a crucial and rich source of data for an ongoing table conversation between culture and faith.Trade Review"This book is a masterpiece not only on Haizi studies, but also on cross-cultural studies and comparative theology, with original contributions to these fields of study. (...) Through literary studies, intertextual and intercultural dialogue, and comparative theology, this book creatively and insightfully uses a unique set of cultural and poetic lenses to unfold a dialogue between the contemporary Chinese poet Haizi and the Gospel of Luke's Jesus beyond time and space." Chen Yongtao, Professor of Theology and Chinese Christian Studies, Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, in: Chinese version, p. xiii. "Yang’s trailblazing book demonstrates her ability to enrich the intellectual conversation between theology and culture. (...) Yang’s book benefits scholars and students in various disciplines, including World Christianity, Intercultural Studies, and Spiritual Formation. She also offers profound insights on land and identity that will enrich postcolonial conversations. Yang brilliantly discerns the parallels and systematically ascertains the points of resonance between soul-searching and spiritual hunger.", Susangeline Patrick, Nazarene Theological Seminary, in: International Bulletin of Mission ResearchVolume 46.3 (2022). "But now and then something appears that gives one hope that things can change and the theological conversation might connect to things people deeply care about. One such event is the recent publication of Xiaoli Yang’s Dialogue between Haizi’s poetry and the Gospel of Luke (2018). (...) it is in the rereading of Luke’s Gospel in the light of Haizi’s poetry, that Yang, who is a poet herself, breaks open the different textures of [these] soteriological paths.", William Dyrness, Fuller Theological Seminary, in: Exchange Volume 51 (2022). "Yang presents an equally skillful exegetical analysis of the Gospel of Luke, gesturing toward Jesus Christ’s ministry as dynamic conversation partner that is resonant with Haizi’s search. (...) Altogether, the beauty of Yang’s work is in the way she is able to dance between the registers of academic analysis and spiritual formation." - Easten Law, , in: China Source, 16 March 2022. "This is a singular book. I do not recall reading another that weaves together poetry and literary analysis, biblical studies, photographs, philosophy, philology, intercultural studies, and theology. It is remarkable! " — Daryl Ireland, Boston University, in: International Review of Mission (2021) Volume 110.1. "The fruitfulness of Yang’s engagement with Haizi should cause us to wonder, if we are going to give leadership to the church in a secular age, whether we should attend more to the poets of our times. Could it be that in reading the poets—not just religious poets—we will be able to get past the distraction of our age and find a way to attend to the inner sensibilities of the human soul in this time and in this place?" — Gordon T. Smith, Ambrose University, in: Wisdom from Babylon (IVP, 2020) "It is a publication that deserves to be widely read by scholars and students alike; it offers a unique contribution to contemporary Chinese interaction with the Gospel." — Randall Prior, University of Divinity, Melbourne, in: Mission Studies (2020) Volume 37.1 "This could turn out to be one of the most significant books in Missiology published in 2018." — Larry Nemer, Yarra Theological Union, in: Australian Journal of Mission Studies (2019) Volume 13.2 "This is no mere correlationist project wherein Haizi provides the questions and Luke(‘s Jesus) responds. Instead, there is a dizzying multi-directionality through which various chasms – East-West, Yin-Yang, ancient-contemporary, modern-postmodern, rural-urban, terrestrial-cosmic, poetic-philosophical, symbolic-discursive, epistemological-ontological, immanence-transcendence – are bridged, irreversibly through the Dao of Haizi’s suicide and ultimately through the way of Jesus’ cross. Yang herself emerges as poet giving profound expression to the contemporary global (dis)location, as prophet naming and diagnosing its instable homelessness, and as priest mediating the possibility of a fresh gospel homecoming precisely in and through the desolation of late modernity’s interface with the post-Mao Chinese soul. The word Dialogue in the title is too modest; be forewarned of the tremors this book will unleash to those who think philosophy and theology are mostly discursive Western undertakings." — Amos Yong, Professor of Theology & Mission, Fuller Seminary "A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke is a welcome contribution to the field of intercultural theology. It skillfully employs together four lenses for hermeneutical reading – the historical, literary, philosophical, and religious — to see freshly Luke and the message of Jesus, now heard along with the poetry of Haizi (1964-1989), a voice still new in the West. Drawing poetry into the work of intercultural learning, Xiaoli Yang also brings new resources from the Chinese context into theological reflection, giving new substance to the ideals and practices of an Asian Christian theology. Comparative theologians too will enjoy learning from Yang’s methods and purposes, broadening our repertoire for the work of interreligious theological learning today." — Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, Harvard University "This book offers us an insight into the souls of the contemporary Chinese genuine intellectuals, who have lost their cultural and spiritual home. Through the unique approach combining literary study, intercultural dialogue and comparative theology, Ms. Yang helps us get to such a highland, where we could see clearly the home way of an honest genius poet who committed suicide but never ‘died’, and more importantly, see why millions of Chinese people today are struggling to leave their homeland for new home in foreign land, and for the heavenly home to be with Jesus Christ." — He Guanghu, Professor of Religious Studies, Renmin University of China "Historical events claim our attention and can generate a desire to rethink our own philosophical stance. Haizi agonized over social realities of his day through his poetry and ultimately through suicide. This is a fascinating yet tragic personal revelation. The advantage of this tragedy is that it opens up for the reader an opportunity to reflect on one’s own ideas. Dr Xiaoli Yang’s book provides some assistance in this by outlining how one can dialogue with Haizi’s poetry and compare the thinking with another historical figure, Jesus, who also challenged attitudes of the day and finally was killed for his revelations." —David Claydon, OAM; previous International Director of the Lausanne Movement; author & theological lecturerTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction 1 Haizi: The Poet Who Never ‘Dies’   Introduction   Definitions and Limitations   Two Decades of Research on Haizi (1989–2016)   Methodology   Personal Perspectives   Summary Part 1: Roots 2 Haizi: Beyond Homelessness   Introduction   Creation Myth   Songs of the Homeland   Summary 3 Jesus: Quest for Home   Introduction   The Roots of Humanity   The Identity   A Home Beyond Borders   The Homeless Homeland   Summary Part 2: Vision 4 Haizi: Returning Home—Chinese Huijia   Introduction   A Cultural Premise—The Etymology   Xiangchou   The Movement towards Homecoming   The Ethics of Home   Summary 5 Jesus: the Hospitality of God   Introduction   Casting the Vision   Table Fellowship   Summary Part 3: Journey 6 Haizi: Seeking a Home   Introduction   Poetic Adoption from the Greeks   Learning from the Quest of Modern Movements   Returning Home—Hui   Summary 7 Jesus: Embodying the Kingdom   Introduction   The Movement of the Journey   The Way of the Cross   The Way of Brokenness   Summary Part 4: Arrival 8 Haizi: The Death of a Poet   Introduction   The Task of a Poet   Songs of Death   Self-Surrender   Summary 9 Jesus: Passion to Embrace   Introduction   The Radical Openness of God   The Radical Vulnerability of God   Summary Conclusion Afterword Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Song of Songs in the Early Middle Ages, Hannah W. Matis examines how the Song of Songs, the collection of Hebrew love poetry, was understood in the Latin West as an allegory of Christ and the church. This reading of the biblical text was passed down via the patristic tradition, established by the Venerable Bede, and promoted by the chief architects of the Carolingian reform. Throughout the ninth century, the Song of Songs became a text that Carolingian churchmen used to think about the nature of Christ and to conceptualize their own roles and duties within the church. This study examines the many different ways that the Song of Songs was read within its early medieval historical context.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Love in a Cold Climate: the Song of Songs and the Carolingian Reform 1 The Mother of Invention: Bede’s Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.1 Late Antique Exegesis on the Song of Songs 1.2 Exegetical Authority on the Make: Bede’s Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.3 Re-writing the Plot of the Song 1.4 Diversity in Unity: a Gregorian Ecclesiology of the Church 1.5 The Doctores 1.6 The Gregorian Interpretation of the Song of Songs 2 Adoptionism and the Song of Songs: Exegesis, Controversy, and Context 2.1 The Challenge of Adoptionism 2.2 The Challenge of the forma servi 2.3 Elipandus of Toledo and Beatus of Liébana 2.4 Iustus of Urgell 2.5 Theodulf of Orléans and the Opus Caroli regis contra synodum 2.6 Alcuin and the Pseudodoctores 2.7 Paulinus of Aquileia’s Three Books against Felix 2.8 The Legacy of Controversy 3 “Fair as the Moon, Bright as the Sun”: Visions of the Church in the Song of Songs 3.1 Ambrose Autpert: the Watchmen and the Bride 3.2 Agobard of Lyons’s De modo regiminis ecclesiastici 3.3 Haimo of Auxerre: the Pressures and Labors of This Age 3.4 Ecclesia and Synagoga 4 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The Making of the City Watch 4.1 Educating the Clergy, Defining the Church: Carolingian Baptismal Expositions 4.2 Labora in uerbo predicationis: Alcuin and the doctores 4.3 Haimo of Auxerre and the Song of Songs as Carolingian School Text 4.4 Amalarius of Metz’s On the Liturgy 5 Writing a Song for Solomon: Song Exegesis for Carolingian Kings 5.1 The King, the Prophet, and the Book of the Law 5.2 Like Dripping Honey: Alcuin and Charlemagne 5.3 Lothar, Angelomus of Luxeuil, and the Enarrationes in Cantica Canticorum 5.4 Charles the Bald, Hincmar of Rheims, and the Explanatio in Ferculum Salomonis 6 “Love’s Lament”: Paschasius Radbertus and the Song of Songs 6.1 Singing the Life of Heaven: Paschasius, the Liturgy, and the Song of Songs 6.2 Perfumes and Ointments: Paschasius’s Commentary on Matthew and the Song of Songs 6.3 Diverse Laments: Paschasius’s Commentary on Lamentations and the Song of Songs 6.4 The Absent Bridegroom: Paschasius, Adalhard, and Corbie 6.5 Lilies of the Valley: Paschasius’s Exposition on Psalm 44 (45) and the Nuns of Soissons 6.6 The Garden Enclosed: Paschasius and the Virgin Mary Conclusion Bibliography 1 Editions and Translations 2 Secondary Material Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Sense of Quoting, Odell-Scott argues that the neutral continuous script of ancient manuscripts of the Greek New Testament composed with no punctuation and no spacing provided readers discretionary authority to determine and assess the status of phrases as they articulate a cohesive and coherent reading of the script. The variety of reading renditions each differently scored with punctuation supported the production of quotations. These cultivated and harvested quotes while useful for authorizing sectarian discourse, rarely convey the sense of the phrase in the continuous script. Augustine’s work on punctuating the scriptures in service to the production of plainer quotable passages in support of the rule of faith is addressed. Odell-Scott’s textual analysis of a plainer quotable passage at verse 7:1b concerning male celibacy supports his thesis that plainer passages are the product of interpretative scoring of the script in service to discursive endeavours. To quote is often to misquote.

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Book SynopsisThe Peshitta is the Syriac translation of the Old Testament made on the basis of the Hebrew text during the second century CE. Much like the Greek translations of the Old Testament, this document is an important source for our knowledge of the text of the Old Testament. Its language is also of great interest to linguists. Moreover, as Bible of the Syriac Churches it is used in sermons, commentaries, poetry, prayers, and hymns. Many terms specific to the spirituality of the Syriac Churches have their origins in this ancient and reliable version of the Old Testament. The present edition, published by the Peshitta Institute in Leiden on behalf of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, is the first scholarly one of this text. It presents the evidence of all known ancient manuscripts and gives full introductions to the individual books. This volume contains Proverbs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.

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Book SynopsisWhat is the current state of the field known as biblical studies? How will biblical studies continue to develop in this diverse, globalized, and digital age? In this book, a diverse group of scholars who are known for their innovative practice of biblical interpretation come together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the critically acclaimed journal, Biblical Interpretation, by sharing their thoughts on and questions about the assumptions, practices, and parameters of biblical studies as well as their desires and fears about its disciplinary future. Covering a wide range of topics, geographical regions, resources, understandings, and viewpoints, this exceptional collection of essays will make you and help you rethink the conventions and convictions of biblical studies as an academic discipline.Trade Review“This collection, self-reflexive and outward-looking, celebrates an innovative series.” – Hywel Clifford, University of Oxford, UK in: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Volume 43, Issue 5, June 2019.Table of ContentsContributors: Fiona C. Black, Roland Boer, Steed V. Davidson, Jacqueline M. Hidalgo, Tat-siong Benny Liew, Yii-Jan Lin, Davina C. Lopez, Stephen D. Moore, Jorunn Økland, Yvonne Sherwood, Ken Stone, Jay Twomey, Gerald O. West.

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Book SynopsisIn Greek New Testament Manuscripts from Albania Didier Lafleur and Luc Brogly explore the riches of a unique collection of twenty-one Byzantine artefacts, among which the world-famous Beratinus 1 and Beratinus 2, both included by UNESCO in the Memory of the World Register. First described at the end of the 19th century by Anthimos Alexoudis, then revealed to Western scholarship by Pierre Batiffol, yet this collection has remained unknown to textual critics and no major analysis of it has been performed in over a century. Based on a fresh autopsy of the documents, the book describes the artefacts physically and analyses textual features and variant readings of each. This monograph will be of vital interest to any scholar or advanced student in the fields of Greek New Testament textual criticism and codicology.Trade ReviewThis lavish and important volume is a boon for New testament critics …. In particular, text critics will be indebted to Lafleur and Brogly for their painstaking and highly valuable work. This will be a seminal and central work on this collection for decades to come. Paul Foster, The Expository Times, 2019 Lafleur's work will be a requirement for any future work on these witnesses, and on other Greek NEW Testament manuscripts in Albania. We thank him and his assistant for their dogged patience and skilful presentation of their resultant chapters. And we also thank Brill for publishing this handsome book to add to our growing sets of their indispensable text-critical tools. Keith Elliott, Novum Testamentum, 2019 This work will be of great importance for textual scholars and modern historians. It is comprehensive, detailes, and as such makes a lasting contribution to the field. Sean Adams, The New Testament Booklist, 2019 À n’en pas douter, ce volume remarquable par sa rigueur et l’exploitation de nombreuses sources difficiles d’accès marque une étape importante dans la redécouverte des manuscrits grecs d’Albanie. Christophe Guignard, Revue des Sciences Religieuses, 2019

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Book SynopsisIn Speech-in-Character, Diatribe, and Romans 3:1-9, Justin King argues that the rhetorical skill of speech-in-character (prosopopoiia, sermocinatio, conformatio) offers a methodologically sound foundation for understanding the script of Paul’s imaginary dialogue with an interlocutor in Romans 3:1-9. King focuses on speech-in-character’s stable criterion that attributed speech should be appropriate to the characterization of the speaker. Here, speech-in-character helps to inform which voice in the dialogue speaks which lines, and the general goals of diatribe help shape how an “appropriate” understanding of the script is best interpreted. King’s analyses of speech-in-character, diatribe, and Romans, therefore, make independent contributions while simultaneously working together to advance scholarship on a much debated passage in one of history’s most important texts.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Illustrations and Tables 1 Introduction  Staging the Project  Methodology  Significance  An Outline: A Preview to the Project Part 1: Speech-in-Character Introduction to Part 1 2 Speech-in-Character in the Rhetorical Handbooks  Pseudo-Cicero: Rhetorica ad Herennium  Quintilian: Institutio Oratoria  Summary: Ad Herennium and Quintilian on Speech-in-Character 3 Speech-in-Character in the Progymnasmata  Theon: Προγυμνάσματα  [Hermogenes]: Προγυμνάσματα  Summary: Theon and [Hermogenes] on Speech-in-Character 4 Speech-in-Character: A Synthesis  Core Conventions of Speech-in-Character  Unique Features of Speech-in-Character 5 Examples of Speech-in-Character in Paul  Examples of Speech-in-Character in Paul  Conclusion Part 2: Diatribe Introduction to Part 2 6 Portrayals of Diatribe  Conclusion 7 Examples of Diatribal Dialogue  Introduction  Dialogue and Attributed Speech in Primary Sources for Diatribe  Conclusions Part 3: Romans 3:1–9 Introduction to Part 3 8 Traditional Readings of the Dialogue in Rom 3:1–9 and Its Role in the Letter  Pre-Bultmannian Readings of Romans 3:1–9  Diatribal Readings that Affirm the Traditional Script of Romans 3:1–9  Preliminary Conclusions 9 Rescriptive Readings of the Dialogue in Romans 3:1–9 and Its Role in the Letter  Non-Diatribal Critique of Traditional Readings  Rescriptive Readings of the Dialogue of Romans 3:1–9  Preliminary Conclusions 10 Romans 1–2: The Ethnically Inclusive and Impartial Gospel and the Characterization of the Interlocutor  Romans 1:1–12  Romans 1:13–15  Romans 1:16–17  Romans 1:18–32  Romans 2  Romans 2:1–11  Romans 2:12–16  Romans 2:17–29 11 Romans 3:1–9 and the Argument of Romans  Romans 3:1–9  Romans 3:1–9 and the Remainder of Romans  Conclusion 12 Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAnatomies of the Gospels and Beyond is an edited volume structured around essays that focus on one of the four canonical Gospels (and Acts) and/or theoretical issues involved in literary readings of New Testament narrative. The volume is intended to honor the legacy of R. Alan Culpepper, Emeritus Professor and Former Dean at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. The title of the volume (which alludes to the title of Culpepper’s ground-breaking monograph, Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel) and the breadth of the essays are apt reflections of his research interests over his academic career of over forty years. The twenty-six contributors are internationally recognized experts in New Testament studies; thus, the essays represent a snapshot of current research.Table of ContentsList of Contributors R. Alan Culpepper: Selected Publications and Presentations Prologue Introduction  Mikeal C. Parsons, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon and Paul N. Anderson R. Alan Culpepper: A Tribute  Mikeal C. Parsons Gospel of Matthew 1 From Isaiah 40:3 to Matthew 3:3—Intertextuality and Traditionsgeschichte  M. Eugene Boring 2 Turning the Other Cheek to a Perpetrator: Renunciation or Upholding of Justice?  Lidija Novakovic 3 Oeuvre Mouvante: The Gospels as Living Traditions  Edwin K. Broadhead 4 So What’s the Story? The Role of Plot in Reading Matthew’s Gospel  David L. Barr 5 Jesus was a Refugee: Reception of Matthew 2:13–23  Janice Capel Anderson Gospel of Mark 6 Mark: John’s Photographic Negative  C. Clifton Black 7 Placing Bethsaida: From Mark to Matthew and Luke to John  Elizabeth Struthers Malbon 8 Teaching the Gospel of Mark in Rome  Robert M. Fowler 9 From Markan Narrative in Print to Markan Narrative in Performance: A Paradigm Shift  David Rhoads 10 Do You not Yet Trust God’s Rule Breaking in on Earth? The Disciples in Mark  Joanna Dewey Gospel of Luke 11 Illuminating “Christ Among the Doctors” (Luke 2:41–52) in the Exegetical Tradition and Select Florentine Renaissance Paintings  Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons 12 Disability and Dis-ease: Body, Restoration, and Ethics of Reading in Luke’s Gospel  John T. Carroll 13 The Parable of the Minas in Lukan Context: Jesus and Kingship, the Carnivalesque, and Intertextuality  Robert L. Brawley 14 Murmuring Sophists: Extratextual Elements in Luke’s Portrayal of Pharisees  John A. Darr 15 Breathing New Life into Narrative Criticism: Postclassical Narratology and the Gospel of Luke  Michal Beth Dinkler Gospel of John 16 Jesus, God of Old and Newcomer: Rhetorical Character Presentation in John 1–2  Kasper Bro Larsen 17 Stereotypes, In-Groups, and Out-Groups in the Gospel of John  Jan G. van der Watt 18 There Are No “Aporias”: Ancient Media Culture and the Problem of the Fourth Gospel’s Composition-History  Tom Thatcher 19 How Johannine Signs Signify (or Don’t)  Harold W. Attridge 20 The Fourth Gospel: A “Spiritual” or “Theological” Gospel  John Painter For Beyond the Gospels 21 The Children of God and the Son of God in the Johannine Gospel and Epistles  Stan Harstine 22 Fictive Kinship and Its Symbolism in the Literary Structures of 1 John  Dorothy A. Lee 23 Discovering Psalm 156 and Its Importance for Early Judaism and Christian Origins  James H. Charlesworth 24 Encounter, Dissonance, and Reflection in the Dialectical Development of Paul’s Theology  Paul N. Anderson 25 Sit and Listen; Go and Do: The Parables of the Good Samaritan and Prodigal Son in Howard Thurman’s Life and Thought  David B. Gowler Epilogue A Closing Tribute to R. Alan Culpepper  Gail R. O’Day Index of Modern Authors Index of Ancient Sources

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Book SynopsisDans cet ouvrage, Sara Schulthess discute l’état de la recherche sur les manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul et offre une contribution innovante en éditant et analysant la Première lettre aux Corinthiens dans le Vaticanus Arabicus 13, un manuscrit du 9ème siècle. In this work, Sara Schulthess discusses the state of research on the Arabic manuscripts of the Letters of Paul and offers an innovative contribution by editing and analysing First Corinthians in the 9th century manuscript Vaticanus Arabicus 13.Table of ContentsRemerciements List of Figures 1 Introduction  1 Problématique et objectifs  2 Remarques épistémologiques PARTIE 1: Les manuscrits arabes du Nouveau Testament dans la recherche contemporaine 2 État de la recherche  1 Les premières éditions  2 Le 19e s. : d’une Vorlage latine à la complexité des nombreuses familles  3 Le début du 20e s. : une traduction préislamique ?  4 La contribution de Georg Graf (1944)  5 De Vööbus (1954) à Griffith (1983) : remise en question de l’existence préislamique de traductions  6 Les années 1990-2000 : séries d’articles  7 Hikmat Kashouh (2012) : une monographie attendue  8 Un nombre de publications croissant (2012-2017)  9 Les lettres de Paul, parent pauvre de la recherche 3 Du désintérêt à la redécouverte : analyse d’un phénomène scientifique  1 La critique textuelle du Nouveau Testament se détourne des manuscrits arabes  2 Un mépris aux racines « orientalistes » ?  3 Évolution de la critique textuelle du Nouveau Testament et reprise du champ  4 L’existence de traductions préislamiques, un point de vue minoritaire  5 Enjeux interculturels et interreligieux : Internet  6 Vers quelle recherche ? Hybridité/porosité entre les discours PARTIE 2: Les manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul 4 Répertoire des manuscrits arabes des lettres de Paul  1 Introduction  2 Berlin, Staatsbibliothek  3 Beyrouth, Bibliothèque orientale  4 Bzommar, Bibliothèque du Couvent de Bzommar (Liban)  5 Caire, Franciscan Center of Christian Oriental Studies  6 Caire, Musée copte  7 Caire, Patriarcat copte catholique  8 Caire, Patriarcat copte orthodoxe  9 Caire, Bibliothèque du Monastère Mar Menas  10 Cambridge, University Library  11 Charfeh, Bibliothèque patriarcale du monastère syro-catholique de Charfeh  12 Copenhague, Det Kongelige Bibliothek  13 Damas, Bibliothèque du Patriarcat syrien orthodoxe à Homs  14 Deir al-Muḥarraq, Monastère copte  15 Diyarbakir, Eglise syriaque orthodoxe Meryem Ana  16 Dublin, Trinity College Library  17 Duluth, University of Minnesota, Kathryn A. Martin Library, The Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Collection  18 Escorial, Real Biblioteca de San Lorenzo de El Escorial  19 Florence, R. Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana  20 Göttingen, Staats – und Universitätsbibliothek  21 Groningen, Universiteitsbibliotheek  22 Halle, Archiv der Franckeschen Stiftungen  23 Hambourg, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek  24 Jérusalem, Bibliothèque du Monastère grec au Saint-Sépulcre  25 Jérusalem, Bibliothèque du Monastère Saint-Marc  26 Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek  27 Leipzig Universitätsbibliothek  28 Londres, British Library  29 Londres, Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies  30 Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional  31 Manchester, John Rylands Library  32 Mardin, Bibliothèque de l’Archevêque chaldéen  33 Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana  34 Modène, Biblioteca Estense  35 Mor Mattay, Bibliothèque du Monastère syriaque orthodoxe  36 Mossul, Frères dominicains à Mossul  37 Naples, Biblioteca nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III  38 Oxford, Bodleian Library  39 Oxford, Queen’s College Library  40 Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France  41 Princeton, University Library  42 Saint-Pétersbourg, Bibliothèque nationale de Russie  43 Saint-Pétersbourg, Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences  44 Sinaï, Monastère Sainte-Catherine  45 Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana  46 Venise, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana  47 Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek  48 Manuscrits mentionnés par Graf dont nous n’avons pas retrouvé la trace ou dont nous n’avons pu consulter le catalogue 5 Observations  1 Introduction  2 Bibliothèques  3 Dates  4 Contenu des manuscrits  5 Vorlagen selon Graf  6 Manuscrits karshounis et manuscrits bilingues  7 Matériel  8 Copistes et scriptoria  9 Conclusion PARTIE 3: La première lettre aux Corinthiens dans le Vat. Ar. 13 6 Introduction au Vat. Ar. 13  1 Introduction  2 État de la recherche sur le Vat. Ar. 13  3 Description du manuscrit Vat. Ar. 13 7 Édition de 1 Corinthiens dans le Vat. Ar. 13  1 Remarques introductives concernant l’édition et ses standards  2 Choix d’édition : texte diplomatique  3 Édition digitale  4 1 Corinthiens dans le Vat. Ar. 13 8 Commentaire et analyse de 1 Corinthiens dans le Vat. Ar. 13  1 Commentaire verset par verset  2 Moyen arabe  3 Affinités textuelles  4 Lexique  5 Conclusions 9 Identité(s) dans 1 Corinthiens dans le Vat. Ar. 13  1 Lire une traduction : enjeux  2 Qui sont les ḥunafāʾ dans 1 Corinthiens ?  3 Pistes conclusives Conclusion Bibliographie  1 Références du Répertoire (Chapitre 4)  2 Outils (Avec les Abréviations oour le Chapitre 8)  3 Littérature Secondaire Annexe

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Book SynopsisAncient Readers and their Scriptures explores the various ways that ancient Jewish and Christian writers engaged with and interpreted the Hebrew Bible in antiquity, focusing on physical mechanics of rewriting and reuse, modes of allusion and quotation, texts and text forms, text collecting, and the development of interpretative traditions. Contributions examine the use of the Hebrew Bible and its early versions in a variety of ancient corpora, including the Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament, and Rabbinic works, analysing the vast array of textual permutations that define ancient engagement with Jewish scripture. This volume argues that the processes of reading and cognition, influenced by the physical and intellectual contexts of interpretation, are central aspects of ancient biblical interpretation that are underappreciated in current scholarship.Table of ContentsContributors Introduction  Garrick V. Allen and John Anthony Dunne Reading the Hebrew Bible in Jewish and Christian Antiquity  William A. Tooman Part 1: Reading Scripture in the Second Temple Period 1 What Did Ben Sira’s Bible and Desk Look Like?  Lindsey Arielle Askin 2 Creation as the Liturgical Nexus of the Blessings and Curses in 4QBerakhot  Mika S. Pajunen 3 The Qumran Library and the Shadow it Casts on the Wall of the Cave  Jonathan D.H. Norton Part 2: The New Testament and Practices of Reading and Reusing Jewish Scripture 4 Exegetical Methods in the New Testament and “Rewritten Bible”: A Comparative Analysis  Susan E. Docherty 5 Scriptural Quotations in the Jesus Tradition and Early Christianity: Textual History and Theology  Martin Karrer 6 The Return of the Shepherd: Zechariah 13:7–14:6 as an Interpretive Framework for Mark 13  Paul Sloan 7 The Hybrid Isaiah Quotation in Luke 4:18–19  Joseph M. Lear part 3: Reading Scripture in Rabbinic Judaism 8 A Single, Huge, Aramaic Spoken Heretic: Sequences of Adam’s Creation in Early Rabbinic Literature  Willem Smelik 9 The Variant Reading ולא / ולו of Psalm 139:16 in Rabbinic Literature  Dagmar Börner-Klein 10 Jewish and Christian Exegetical Controversy in Late Antiquity: The Case of Psalm 22 and the Esther Narrative  Abraham Jacob Berkovitz part 4: Reading Retrospective 11 What does ‘Reading’ have to do with it? Ancient Engagement with Jewish Scripture  Garrick V. Allen and John Anthony Dunne

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Book SynopsisScripture Re-envisioned discusses the christological exegesis of biblical theophanies and argues its crucial importance for the appropriation of the Hebrew Bible as the Christian Old Testament. The Emmaus episode in Luke 24 and its history of interpretation serve as the methodological and hermeneutical prolegomenon to the early Christian exegesis of theophanies. Subsequent chapters discuss the reception history of Genesis 18; Exodus 3 and 33; Psalm 98/99 and 131/132; Isaiah 6; Habakkuk 3:2 (LXX); Daniel 3 and 7. Bucur shows that the earliest, most widespread and enduring reading of these biblical texts, namely their interpretation as "christophanies"— manifestations of the Logos-to-be-incarnate—constitutes a robust and versatile exegetical tradition, which lent itself to doctrinal reflection, apologetics, polemics, liturgical anamnesis and doxologyTable of ContentsForeword Preface List of Figures Introduction 1 “He Opened the Scriptures to Us” (Luke 24:32): The Theophany at Emmaus as Prolegomenon to a Christologically Re-Envisioned Bible 2 “Before Abraham Was, I Am”: Re-Envisioning the Theophany at Mamre (Genesis 18) 3 Ὁ ὤν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν: Re-Envisioning the Burning Bush (Exodus 3) 4 Jesus on Sinai, Moses on Tabor: Re-Envisioning the “Sinai Complex” in Light of Tabor 5 “Worship at the Footstool of His Feet”: Re-Envisioning Exodus 24, Ps 98/99:5 and Ps 131/132:7 6 “Isaiah Saw His Glory”: Re-Envisioning Prophetic Visions 7 ἐν µέσῳ δύο ζῴων γνωσθήσῃ: Observations on Hab 3:2 (lxx) and Its Reception 8 The Son of Man and Ancient of Days: Re-Envisioning Daniel 7 9 He Who Saved the Three Youths in the Furnace: Re-Envisioning Daniel 3 10 The Problem of Symbolization in Christophanic Exegesis: Allegory, Typology, “Rewritten Bible”? Recapitulation and Prospect Bibliography Index of Primary Sources Index of Secondary Literature Index of Subjects

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Book SynopsisThis volume pays tribute to the diversity of Adolf Deissmann’s work as philologist, theologian and ecumenist and attempts to contextualise contemporary debates on his contribution historically. Dieser Sammelband würdigt das facettenreiche Schaffen Adolf Deissmanns als Philologe, Theologe und Ökumeniker und versucht, die zeitgenössischen Debatten um seine Leistungen historisch zu kontextualisieren.Trade Review"The whole volume, however, forms a treasury of information – and of judicious and stimulating judgements. The editors deserve warm thanks for their focus on a life and work which have suffered the iniquity of oblivion, but have also had longterm influence." - William Horbury, University of Cambridge, Journal of Ecclesiastical History 71: 2, 2020. "Overall, this volume is valuable as an example of the intellectual history of the discipline and consequences of past research on our current questions. The book does not make a hero out of Deissmann in an effort to resuscitate the positive aspects of his work; the treatment here is balanced, well researched and thoughtful. (...) [A] significant reminder that in order to advance critical biblical scholarship, we must also know the contours of the discipline that have led us to ask the critical questions that now engage us." - Garrick V. Allen, Dublin City University, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 42:5, 2020.Table of ContentsVorwort Abbildungsverzeichnis 1 Deissmanns Wochenbriefe: Ein Vorbild für unsere Zeit  Albrecht Gerber 2 Adolf Deissmann und Nathan Söderblom  Dietz Lange 3 Der verhinderte Lexikograph: Adolf Deissmanns Beitrag zur Lexikographie des Griechisch des frühen Christentums  David S. du Toit 4 Adolf Deissmann as a Philologist  G.H.R. Horsley 5 Deissmann als Paulusexeget  Barbara Aland 6 Adolf Deissmann als Historiker des antiken Christentums  Cilliers Breytenbach 7 Deissmann und die Unterschichtenthese  Alexander Weiß 8 Adolf Deissmann und die Nassauer Lande  Karl Dienst 9 Gustav Adolf Deissmann als Rektor der Berliner Universität 1930/31  Christoph Markschies Autorenverzeichnis Register

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Book SynopsisForeword by A. Schenker S. C. Daley’s book, The Textual Basis of English Translations of the Hebrew Bible, moves us beyond existing uncertainties about the textual basis of modern Bible translations to a fresh understanding of the text-critical constitution of well-known English translations of the past four hundred years. Most translations depart from the Masoretic Text selectively, and in-depth analysis of their textual decisions leads (1) to the identification of distinct periods in the textual history of the English Bible, (2) to a classification of the translations by eclectic type, and (3) to the observation that each translation is ultimately unique from a text-critical perspective. The study then revisits the topic of the text to be translated in Bibles intended for the wider public.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Sigla 1 Introduction  A Background  B Literature Survey  C English Translations  D Textual Evidence  E The Sample  F Research Challenge 2 Methodology  A Background  B Three-staged Procedure  C Database 3 Analysis of Sample Chapters  I Genesis 49  II Habakkuk 3  III Psalm 139  IV Proverbs 14  V General Conclusions 4 Para-textual Elements of the Masoretic Text  A Ketib-Qere  B Extraordinary Points  C Corrections of the Scribes  D General Conclusions 5 Conjectural Emendation  A Overview  B Textual Data  C Commentary on the Textual Data  D Conclusions 6 Influence from the Qumran Scrolls  I Isaiah 14 & 49  II 1 Samuel 1–3  III General Conclusions 7 Revision Lines within the English Translations  A Identifying and Classifying Revisions  B Analysis  C Historical Trends 8 Results: The Textual Basis of English Translations  A Eclecticism in the ET s: History and Typology  B A Varying Textual Basis  C Linguistic Amelioration  D Theoretical Considerations 9 Implications for Future Translations  A Text Projects and Critical Editions  B The Text to Be Translated  C Toward Consensus and a Common Text  D Cultural Considerations 10 Conclusions  A Summary  B Suggestions for Further Research Addendum  A English Translations: The Early 21st Century  B Text Projects and Critical Editions: A 2018 Update Bibliography Index of Textual Problems Discussed

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