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An Introduction and Study Guide: Sovereignty, Human and Divine

Ernest Lucas, University of Bristol, UK Introduces students to the Book of Daniel, examining its structure and characteristics, and illuminating its relationship to both the tradition of Hebrew prophecy and the later development of Jewish apocalyptic literature� Lucas shows how understanding of the book is enhanced by considering it in the context of Mesopotamian culture, literature, and religion� He also emphasizes the importance of understanding the Book of Daniel as "Resistance literature"� Lucas concludes by drawing on evidence to help evaluate different arguments concerning the authorship, date, and provenance of the book�

UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 128 pages PB 9780567676832 • £17�99 / $24�95 • HB 9780567693563 • £55�00 / $75�00 ePub 9780567676856 • £16�19 / $23�34 ePdf 9780567676849 • £16�19 / $23�34 Series: T&T Clark’s Study Guides to the Old Testament • T&T Clark

T&T Clark Handbook of Anthropology and the Hebrew Bible

Edited by Emanuel Pfoh, National University of La Plata, Argentina A comprehensive examination of how topics, themes and interpretations from social anthropology interact with the Hebrew Bible� The handbook begins with a section on historiography, theory and method before moving on to consider specific topics such as economics, kinship, power and authority, and death and the netherworld�

UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 584 pages HB 9780567704733 • £130�00 / $175�00 ePub 9780567704764 • £117�00 / $162�12 ePdf 9780567704740 • £117�00 / $162�12 T&T Clark

A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 4

The Jews under the Roman Shadow (4 BCE–150 CE)

Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, UK The final book in Lester L. Grabbe's four-volume history of the Second Temple period, collecting all that is known about the Jews during the period in which they were ruled by the Roman Empire� Spanning from the reign of Herod Archelaus to the war with Rome and Roman control up to 135 CE, this volume concludes with Grabbe's holisitc perspective of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period�

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 664 pages PB 9780567700735 • £28�99 / $39�95 Previously published in HB 9780567700704 ePdf 9780567700711 • £135�00 / $186�85 Series: The Library of Second Temple Studies • T&T Clark Why the Bible Prescribes Ritual Killing

Simon Skidmore, Independent Scholar, Australia Though an in-depth analysis of various passages from Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, Skidmore reveals how the process of Mimetic scape-goating functions in Pentateuchal texts concerning capital punishment� These observations suggest that biblical capital punishment may have functioned as a means of protecting the Israelite community by managing rivalry and violence� Skidmore concludes by considering the implications this may have in modern contexts where capital punishment persists�

UK December 2022 • US December 2022 • 208 pages HB 9780567707192 • £85�00 / $115�00 ePub 9780567707222 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9780567707208 • £76�50 / $105�78 T&T Clark

Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, EzraNehemiah

Volume 2

Edited by Athalya Brenner-Idan, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands & Gale A. Yee, Episcopal Divinity School, USA Brings together numerous contrasting views about biblical texts in the books of Samuel, Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah, and examines their influence in the life of contemporary communities, demonstrating how today’s environments and disorders help readers to acquire new insights into such texts� With contributors from diverse international contexts, the volume offers readers a better understanding of how politics and faith can be melded, both in ancient and contemporary contexts, to serve the interests of certain classes and societies, often at the expense of others�

UK February 2023 • US February 2023 • 248 pages PB 9780567701190 • £28�99 / $39�95 Previously published in HB 9780567701152 ePub 9780567701183 • £76�50 / $105�78 ePdf 9780567701169 • £76�50 / $105�78 Series: Texts @ Contexts • T&T Clark