In the shelter of Elyon : essays on ancient Palestinian life and literature in honour of G.W. Ahlström / edited by W. Boyd Barrick and John R. Spencer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barrick, W. Boyd, 1946-

Spencer, John R. (John Richard), 1945-

Ahlström, Gösta W. (Gösta Werner), 1918-1992.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 31.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament supplement series, 0309-0787 ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.

Palestine.

Festschriften--Ahlström, G.W. (Gösta W.).

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Ahlström, Gösta W. (Gösta Werner), 1918-1992.

Ahlström, Gösta W.

Local Subjects:

Festschriften--Ahlström, G.W. (Gösta W.).

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

330 pages : 1 portrait ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : JSOT Press, [1984]

Contents:

pt. 1. G.W. Ahlstrom and the Scandinavian perspective. The 'Uppsala school' of Biblical studies / Arthur L. Merrill and John R. Spencer ; G.W. Ahlstrom in profile / W. Boyd Barrick ; G.W. Ahlstrom : a bibliography / B. Glazier-McDonald ; Parentheses in a snowstorm : G.W. Ahlstrom and the study of ancient Palestine / W. Boyd Barrick and John R. Spencer

pt. 2. Literature and tradition. Psalm 81.6a : observations on translation and meaning of one Hebrew line / P.A.H. de Boer ; The role of Elihu in the design of the book of Job / Norman C. Habel ; The redactional history of Isaiah 5.1-10.4 / Conrad E. L'heurex ; The Semantic parallelism of Psalm 89 / Dennis Pardee ; Joshua 24 and the problem of tradition in the Old Testament / J. Van Seters

pt. 3. Faith and cult. The shining of Moses' face : a case study in Biblical and ancient Near Eastern iconography / Menaham Haran ; The prophets and the covenant / Arvid S. Kapelrud ; The prophet Elijah's visit to Zarephath / Magnus Ottosson ; Heavenly visions in early Judaism : origin and function / Benedikt Otzen ; Eve and the chameleon / Ake W. Sjoberg ; Yahweh's gathering of the dispersed / Geo Widengren

pt. 4. History and histography. The Biblical interpretation of the reigns of Ahaz and Hezekiah / Peter R. Ackroyd ; King David's state / Siegried Herrmann ; A reconstruction of the social welfare systems of ancient Israel / Stephen A. Kaufman ; Thoughts on the use of 'charisma' in Old Testament studies / Thomas W. Overholt ; The biographic mode in Hebrew historiography / Jack M. Sasson.

Notes:

"G.W. Ahlström: a bibliography": pages 31-42.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Current copyright fee: GBP30.24 19\0.

Local Notes:

CJS copy acc.# 00854

ISBN:

0905774655

9780905774657

OCLC:

11515514