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History and the Hebrew Bible
In this collection of essays, Hans M. Barstad deals thoroughly with the recent history debate, and demonstrates its relevancy for the study of ancient Israelite history and historiography. He takes an independent stand in the heated maximalist/minimalist debate on the historicity of the Hebrew Bible. Vital to his understanding is the necessity to realize the narrative nature of the ancient Hebrew and of the Near Eastern sources. Equally important is his claim that stories, too, may convey positivistic historical "facts." The other major topic he deals with in the book is the actual history of ancient Judah in the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods. Here, the author makes extensive use of extant ancient Near Eastern sources, both textual and archaeological, and he puts much weight on economic aspects. He shows that the key to understanding the role of Judah in the 1st millennium lays in the proper evaluation of Judah and its neighbouring city states within their respective imperial contexts. A proper understanding of the history of Judah during the 6th century BCE, consequently, can only be obtained when Judah is studied as a part of the much wider Neo-Babylonian imperial policy.
The Myth of the Empty Land
The starting point for this book is the widespread belief that Palestine was completely depopulated after Nebuchadnezzar's destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, until 583 BC, when the exiles returned from Babylonia. The author points out that this belief is based ultimately on the Bible itself, which has resulted in a biased view of that period of history. Furthermore, he argues, current terminology in scholarly readings of the Bible, such as exile, return and restoration have hindered the understanding of what actually happened in Judah during the 6th century. Archaeological excavations have now demonstrated beyond a doubt the continued existence of a considerable Israelite material culture during the exile and post-exilic periods in the Negev, particulary in the area of Benjamin and the Judean Hills, and probably in Jerusalem.
The Religious Polemics of Amos
Preliminary material /Hans M. Barstad -- Chapter One: Introduction /Hans M. Barstad -- Chapter Two: \'Filius Ac Pater Eius Ierunt Ad Puellam\'. A Study in Am 2, 7B-8 /Hans M. Barstad -- Chapter Three: The Prophet as Missionary. Studies in Am 4, 1-13 /Hans M. Barstad -- Chapter Four: Religious Polemics in Amos 5 /Hans M. Barstad -- Chapter Five: AM 6, 4-6. The Mrzḥ Institution /Hans M. Barstad -- Chapter Six: The Deities of AM 8, 14 /Hans M. Barstad -- Bibliography /Hans M. Barstad -- Addenda /Hans M. Barstad -- Author Index /Hans M. Barstad -- Scripture References /Hans M. Barstad -- Subject Index /Hans M. Barstad.
Studies on the Text and Versions of the Hebrew Bible in Honour of Robert Gordon
These essays by outstanding international scholars in honour of Robert P. Gordon cover topics ranging from accuracy and anachronism in the books of Samuel, through the theology of Psalms, ancient near eastern historiography, to ideology, philology, grammar and linguistics in the translations and versions.
Prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah
This volume contains the proceedings of a Symposium “Prophecy in the Book of Jeremiah”, arranged by the Edinburgh Prophecy Network in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, 11–12 May 2007. Prophetic studies are undergoing radical changes at the moment, following the breakdown of a methodological consensus in humanities and biblical studies. One of the challenges today concerns the question how to deal with history in a “post-modern” age. The French Annales School and narrative theory have contributed toward changing the intellectual climate of biblical studies dramatically. Whereas the “historical Jeremiah” was formerly believed to be hidden under countless addi...
Let Us Go Up to Zion
This volume honours Professor H. G. M. Williamson, Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University through a collection of essays by colleagues and former students from across the globe. The various contributions intersect with the previous work of Professor Williamson related to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and Hebrew language and texts.
"Thus Speaks Ishtar of Arbela"
"This volume presents fourteen of the papers read at a meeting of the Edinburgh Prophecy Network held at New College, Edinburgh, on 1-12 December 2009"ECIP introduction.
Prophecy and Prophets in Stories
The fifth meeting of the Edinburgh prophecy network focussed on the presence of prophets and prophecy in narrative texts. The papers in this volume scrutinize the image of prophecy through the analysis of narrative processes. The papers deal with a great time span: from the Hittite Empire, via the Hebrew Bible, Judaism and Islam, up to the early Modern Period. Although all sorts of variations could be detected - especially due to the variety of temporal contexts, some features are recurring especially in view of the anthropological phenomenon of prophecy and its function in narratives.
By the Irrigation Canals of Babylon
This work assembles some of the finest scholars who have contributed to study and examination of the impact of the exile in biblical literature. Past, present, and future scholars examining the 6th century B.C.E. through historical and archeological (including paleoclimatology), literary, and the social sciences have been assembled. Approximately twelve papers from among the twenty papers presented over the four sessions (parallel to a sizable conference on the exile) will be represented in this volume. The book will be organized in a traditional history of scholarship manner, i.e., moving from historical to sociological. It should be noted that within each subcategory, there is a forward progressive movement from a traditional starting point (Klein, Olson, Wilson) ending at the progressive or cutting edge (Beck, Ahn). Jill Middlemas will open the volume with and introductory essay. John Ahn will close off the volume by pointing to the field of "forced migration studies" as a way to help better define and demarcate the import of 597, 587, and 582.
