First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods (Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible) 9781575068398, 1575068397

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Isaiah 1–39 uses the unique term אלילים―usually translated as “idols”― more than anywhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Usin

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Isaiah 1–39 uses the unique term אלילים—usually translated as “idols”— more than anywhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Usin

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The Hebrew Bible has long been the subject of theological inquiries and debates in Judaism and Christianity. But is ther

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The book offers an up-to-date and readable introduction to the manifold literary and historical problems of biblical pro

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The essays by Shemaryahu Talmon (1920-December 15, 2010) presented in this fourth volume of his collected studies in Eng

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Those who have spent time within earshot of a crying baby know the stress this sound can induce. Considerable scientific

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A lengthy history of readers’ struggles with Joel lies behind Merx’s characterization of the book as “the problem child

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These critical readings present the history of ancient Israel, from the Late Bronze Age to the Persian period, as it rel

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These essays explore the idea of the city in the Hebrew Bible by means of thematic and textual studies. The essays are u

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