Andreas Ersson Library

By David Orton

An appreciation of the shape and artistry of texts is key to the certainty in their content material, and nowhere is that this extra obtrusive than in relation to biblical poetry. yet poetic shape can also be priceless of appreciation in its personal correct, and because the reviews during this assortment exhibit, Hebrew poetry will be noticeable as a monument to the literary-artistic fulfillment of the ancients. This assortment provides examine by way of some of the world's top Hebrew Bible students who've released their paintings within the pages of "Vetus Testamentum" in contemporary a long time. It presents a mirrored image of the continued new discoveries of the richness of the biblical textual content.

By William P. Brown

"Ecclesiastes" is a set of sayings by means of Qoheleth (meaning "preacher" or "teacher"), who has launched into a trip to find the aim of human lifestyles. This remark offers an interpretation of this vintage textual content.

By Peter Enns

During this obtainable research, Peter Enns deals an evangelical confirmation of biblical authority that considers questions raised by way of the character of the outdated testomony textual content. Enns appears to be like at 3 questions raised by means of biblical students that appear to threaten conventional perspectives of Scripture. First, he considers old close to jap literature that's just like the Bible. moment, he seems on the theological variety of the outdated testomony. ultimately, he considers how New testomony writers used the outdated Testament.Based on his reflections on those modern concerns, Enns proposes an incarnational version of biblical authority that takes heavily either the divine and human elements of Scripture. The booklet features a worthy thesaurus, which defines technical phrases and an annotated bibliography for extra interpreting.

By Christiane Karrer

The writer analyzes the various principles of the political constitution of the province of Juda that's presupposed via the e-book Esra-Nehemia. 3 constitutional strategies and their theological define are labored out to provide perception into the improvement of the theological-political options of post-exilic times.

Die Autorin analysiert auf der foundation einer Aktantenanalyse (als Anhang beigegeben) die unterschiedlichen Vorstellungen zur politischen Struktur der Provinz Juda, die dem Esra-Nehemia-Buch zugrunde liegen: Verständnis, Gliederung und Abgrenzung der Bevölkerung, Verteilung von Macht und Entscheidungskompetenzen, Verhältnis zur achämenidischen Herrschaft. Drei Verfassungskonzepte und deren theologische Leitlinien werden ausgearbeitet und geben Einblick in die Entwicklung theologisch-politischer Ideen in nachexilischer Zeit. Darüber hinaus führt die Studie zu einer neuen Sicht auf die Redaktionsgeschichte von Esra-Nehemia.

By Spencer L. Allen

This publication investigates the difficulty of the singularity as opposed to the multiplicity of old close to jap deities who're recognized by way of a typical first identify yet differentiated via their final names, or geographic epithets. It focuses totally on the Ištar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names within the Levant, and Yahweh names in Israel, and it truly is dependent round 4 key questions: How did the ancients outline what it intended to be a god - or extra pragmatically, what sort of remedy did a character or item have to obtain for you to be thought of a god by means of the ancients? Upon what bases and in accordance with which texts do glossy students confirm whilst a character or item is a god in an historical tradition? In what methods are deities with either first and final names handled an analogous and in a different way from deities with purely first names? below what conditions are deities with universal first names and diversified final names recognizable as specified autonomous deities, and below what situations are they basically neighborhood manifestations of an overarching deity? The conclusions drawn in regards to the singularity of neighborhood manifestations as opposed to the multiplicity of self reliant deities are particular to every person first identify tested in response to the knowledge and texts on hand for every divine first identify.

By Reinhard Achenbach, Eckart Otto

The survey at the relation of Deuteronomy among the Pentateuch and the books Josua - Kings is taking on the particular dialogue.

By J. Andrew Dearman, M. Patrick Graham

By Georg Walser

This statement on Greek Jeremiah is predicated on what's most likely the simplest whole manuscript, particularly Codex Vaticanus. the unique textual content is gifted uncorrected and the paragraphs of the manuscript itself are applied. the interpretation into English on dealing with pages is intentionally literal on the way to supply the fashionable reader a touch of the effect the Greek translation can have made on an old reader. the aim of the statement is to supply a dialogue of the Greek textual content of Jeremiah in its personal correct. therefore references to the Vorlage are just made to provide an explanation for peculiarities within the Greek textual content.

By Gordon R. Clark

This awesome semantic examine, with an invaluable thesaurus of distinctive and technical phrases, develops an unique technique, bringing new insights into the that means of a much-discussed notice. operating with a tremendous quantity of information, got by way of interpreting each incidence within the Hebrew Bible of 35 box parts, the writer achieves a brand new measure of semantic refinement in line with meticulous quantitative research of distribution, collocations, parallels and syntagms. Sense-relations are formulated among hesed and different similar phrases. This learn offers a lot fabric for a greater knowing of this significant time period for Hebrew suggestion, and likewise makes a big theoretical contribution to Hebrew lexicography.

By Gary N. Knoppers, Bernard M. Levinson

Since antiquity, the 5 books of Moses have served as a sacred structure, foundational for either Jews and Samaritans. even though lengthy the method of accepting the Pentateuch as authoritative tôrâ ("instruction") took, this used to be by way of all bills a huge fulfillment within the background of those peoples and certainly a major second within the heritage of the traditional global. within the lengthy improvement of Western societies, the Pentateuch has served as a tremendous impression at the improvement of legislation, political philosophy, and social concept. The query is: how, the place, and why did this strategy of popularity ensue, while did it ensue, and the way lengthy did it take?