HEBRÄISCHE BIBEL UND FRÜHJÜDISCHE LITERATUR

James D. Moore

Literary Depictions of the Scribal Profession in the Story of Ahiqar and Jeremiah 36

Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 541 December 2021 English, X, 212 pp., 2 fi g.

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Among the few allusions to mid- rst millennium BCE scribal culture are the Aramaic Story of Ahiqar and the Hebrew Tale of Jeremiah and Baruch’s Scroll (Jeremiah 36). This study provides a novel interpretation of both tales and proposes a newly identi ed literary subgenre to which they belong by studying the sources independently for their allusions to scribal culture and comparatively for their literary features.

Scribal Culture; Baruch's Scroll; Jeremia; Ahiqar

James D. Moore, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

Johannes Thon

Sprüche über das Sprechen

Meta-pragmatische Metaphern zum sprachlichen Handeln in Spr 10-29

[Sayings about Speaking: MetaPragmatic Metaphors of Verbal Action in Prov. 10–29]

Reihe/Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 542 August/August 2022 Deutsch/German, XII, 333 S./pp.

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In der biblischen Spruchweisheit wird häu g das sprachliche Handeln des Menschen thematisiert. Dabei geht es oft um Wirkweisen von Kommunikation im sozialen Kontext. Diese Arbeit untersucht den aphoristischen Schatz alttestamentlicher Sprachre exionen, fragt nachVergleichspunkten mit modernen kommunikationstheoretischen Modellen und konstruiert die dabei verwendeten metaphorischen Konzepte.

Kognitive Metapherntheorie; Kommunikation; Sprachhandeln; Weisheitsliteratur; Sprachrefl exion

Biblical proverbial wisdom frequently addresses humans’ verbal actions. It is often about how communication works in the social context. This volume examines the aphoristic wealth of Old Testament re ections on language, inquires into points of comparison with modern models of communication theory by taking into account text and interpretative history, and develops the metaphoric concepts used in the process.

Language in the Book of Wisdom; cognitive metaphor theory; communication; verbal action

Johannes Thon, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle-Wittenberg. Franz Sedlmeier, Hans Ulrich Steymans (Hrsg./Eds.)

Bundestheologie bei Hosea?

Eine Spurensuche

[Covenant Theology in Hosea? Searching for Clues]

Reihe/Series: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 522 Oktober/October 2022 Deutsch/German, Ca./Approx. 220 S./pp.

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Wo liegen die Anfänge einer biblischen Bundestheologie? Vielleicht im Buch Hosea mit seinen fünf Belegen des Wortes ברית? Im interdisziplinären Gespräch mit der römischen Rechtsgeschichte, der Entwicklungs- und Sozialpsychologie, den Literaturwissenschaften und der Altorientalistik begibt sich der Sammelband auf eine aufregende und anregende Spurensuche. Sein Ziel ist es, „Neuland unter den P ug“ (Hos 10,12) zu nehmen.

Vertrag; Narratologie; Persönlicher Kontrakt; Beziehungsmetaphern, biblische

Where can we nd the origins of biblical covenant theology? Perhaps in the Book of Hosea, where the word ברית appears ve times? In interdisciplinary dialogue with Roman legal history, development and social psychology, literary studies, and ancient Near East studies, this edited volume sets off on an exciting and inspiring search for clues, with the goal of "ploughing new ground" (Hos 10:12).

Contract; narratology; personal contract; relationship metaphors, biblical

Franz Sedlmeier, Universität Augsburg, und Hans Ulrich Steymans, Universität Freiburg in der Schweiz.

József Zsengellér (Ed.)

Understanding Texts in Early Judaism

Studies on Biblical, Qumranic, Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature in Memory of Géza Xeravits

Series: Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies 48 March 2022 English, German, XII, 482 pp., 4 fi g.

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This is a volume to commemorate the 50th birthday of the late Hungarian professor Géza Xeravits who died two years ago. The 25 colleagues remembering him are leading international scholars of the eld of biblical, qumranic, deuterocanonic and cognate literature studies. The contributions are dealing with current issuses like structures of Psalms, authorship of the book of Ben Sira, or the role of the synagogue in early Judaism and Christianity.

Old Testament, Dead Sea Scrolls, Deuterocanonica, Ancient Synagogue

József Zsengellér, Jewish Theological Seminary – University of Jewish Studies, Budapest, Hungary.

Nicholas P. L. Allen, Jacob J. T. Doedens (Eds.)

Turmoil, Trauma and Tenacity in Early Jewish Literature

Series: Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies 50 August 2022 English, IX, 285 pp.

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This volume is written in the context of trauma hermeneutics of ancient Jewish communities and their tenacity in the face of adversity. Its chapters re ect the recent research outcomes (2019–2021) of various scholars associated with the Hungaro-South African Study Group. Its import is ideal for scholars in the elds of Biblical Studies – particularly those interested in the Pseudepigrapha, the Deuterocanonical books and Cognate literature.

Deuterocanonical Literature; Cognate Literature; Apocrypha; Pseudepigrapha

Nicholas P. L. Allen, North-West University, South Africa, Jacob J. T. Doedens, Pápa Reformed Theological Seminary, Hungary.

Andrew Montanaro

The Sage in Relation

Familial Descriptions of the Sage in the Scribal Circles of Ben Sira and Cognate Literature

Series: Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies 45 April 2023 English, Approx. 260 pp.

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Living in a time of growing Hellenistic pressures, the Jewish sage Ben Sira sought to strengthen his students' piety. He accomplishes this by uniting the conception of the sage as father of his students to the spousal relationship the sage shares with personi ed Wisdom. In developing these themes, Ben Sira provides the model by which his students can raise pious children in a family that resembles their pedagogical situation under Ben Sira.

Wisdom; Family Language; Second Temple

Andrew Montanaro, Alexandria, VA, USA.

John R. Levison

The Greek Life of Adam and Eve

Series: Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature October 2022 English, Greek, Approx. 1200 pp., 1 fi g.

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For the rst time, Jack Levison offers the English-speaking world a comprehensive commentary on the Greek Life of Adam and Eve, an epic of pain, death, and hope. An exhaustive introduction clari es issues of literary character, manuscripts and versions, and provenance; the commentary itself provides rich discussions of the Greek text, illuminated by Jewish scripture and ancient Greek and Hebrew literature. Fresh translation and bibliography.

Ancient Greek literature; ancient Jewish literature; Hebrew Bible

John R. Levison, SMU Perkins School of Theology, Dallas TX, USA.

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Emmanouela Grypeou, Stefanie Rabe (Eds.)

The End of Time

Constructions of Time in Apocalyptic Imagination Funded by Einstein Center Chronoi

Series: Chronoi 5 March 2023 English, Approx. 150 pp.

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This book discusses the various constructions of time in apocalyptic texts. The contributions cover Rabbinic and Christian texts, including texts such as end-time texts in Midrashim, the apocryphal apocalypses of Thomas and John, and post-Islamic Christian visions. The volume also offers systematic contributions on political eschatology, on typologies as apocalyptic text tool and the history of research on time in the apocryphal literature.

Apocalypticism; Apocryphal Literature; Constructions of time; Eschatology

Emmanouela Grypeou, Stockholm University, Sweden; Stefanie Rabe, FU Berlin, Germany.

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Menahem Ben-Sasson

The ›New‹ Vision of Daniel

Funded by Einstein Center Chronoi

Series: Chronoi 7 April 2023 English, Hebrew, Approx. 110 pp., 4 fi g.

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The book contains facsimiles, transcription and translation of the Vision as it survived, albeit incomplete. A comparative study of the work enables the reconstruction of its missing parts. The Vision may have been composed in the area where al-Muʿtaṣim battled Theophilos in the 830s CE, namely, northern Syria and southeastern Anatolia. It re ects a ‘meeting point’ between three monotheistic religions in the ninth and tenth centuries CE.

Apocrypha; Abbasid and Fatimid Caliphs; Antichrist; The Son of the Daughter of Levi

Menahem Ben-Sasson, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Eric Ziolkowski (Ed.)

The Bible in Folklore Worldwide

Eric Ziolkowski (Ed.)

Volume II: A Handbook of Biblical Reception in Folklores of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas

Series: Handbooks of the Bible and Its Reception (HBR) 1/2 December 2022 English, Approx. 450 pp., 15 fi g.

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The Bible in Folklore Worldwide, a two-volume, illustrated Handbook, provides readers with original studies of the reception of the Bible in the folklores of different cultures around the world. This second volume focuses on biblically-derived characters, tales, and motifs, in Asian, African, and American cultures.

Folklore; reception history; literary motifs

Eric Ziolkowski, Lafayette College, PA, USA.

Anthony Swindell

Going to Extremes in Biblical Rewritings

Radical Literary Retellings of Biblical Tropes

Series: Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) 22 May 2023 English, Approx. 250 pp., 6 fi g.

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This work examines extreme literary treatments of biblical tropes in World Literature. The opening chapter provides an overview of biblical rewritings in literature, from the early beginnings to the present day. Then four chapters trace the literary reception of four speci c biblical tropes in literature and a further ve chapters categorize writers who have contributed to the radical literary treatment of biblical material.

Reception History; Reception Studies; Cultural Studies; Religion and Literature

Anthony Swindell, Llanidloes, United Kingdom. Aren M. Maeir, George A. Pierce (Eds.)

To Explore the Land of Canaan

Studies in Biblical Archaeology in Honor of Je rey R. Chadwick

Series: Archaeology of the Biblical Worlds 4 November 2021 English, IX, 376 pp., 78 fi g.

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This volume is a collection of paper by colleagues, friends and students, in honor of Jeffrey Chadwick. The papers cover the various topic that he has dealt with in his career, including biblical historical geography, and the archaeology and history of the Land of Israel during the Bronze and Iron Ages, and the Second Temple Period.

Archaeology; Bible; Israel; Levant

Aren M. Maeir, Bar-Ilan University, RamatGan, Israel, and George A. Pierce, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.