Van der Lugt has long studied the formal aspects of Hebrew poetry, and here examines the strophic structure of Hebrew poetry, specifically of the psalms. He integrates new insights into the compositio
This books presents many new insights in the biblical Book of Zechariah and the Book of Watchers (1 Enoch 1-36). Moreover, it highlights some aspects of early Jewish apocalyptic which were previously
Some commentators have suggested that monotheism is the culprit behind the patriarchal society of the biblical Israelites. Comparing biblical texts with extra-biblical sources from Ugarit, a polytheis
In the case of this passage as with most others, says Lemmelijn (Old Testament, Katholieke U. Leuven, the Netherlands) text criticism has not been fully and systematically applied, but elements of it
Formal and thematic devices demonstrate that Hebrew poetry is composed of a consistent pattern of cantos (stanzas) and strophes. The formal devices include quantitative balance on the level of cantos
In The Antiochene Crisis and Jubilee Theology in Daniel’s Seventy Sevens, Dean R. Ulrich explores the joint interest of Daniel 9:24-27 in the Antiochene crisis of the second century B.C.E. and the jub
Wisdom remains an intriguing phenomenon. Biblical wisdom texts never lose their importance, since the problems behind them are perennial. The essays in this volume read various Biblical texts, both fo
In The Deuteronomist’s History, Hans Ausloos provides for the first time a detailed critical survey of the relationship between the books Genesis–Numbers and the so-called Deuteronom(ist)ic literature
Balogh (Old Testament, Protestant Theological Institute of Kolozvar/Cluj-Napoca, Romania) examines three chapters within the section of Isaiah (13-23) that contains prophecies concerning foreign natio
