"Now these records are ancient" : studies in Ancient Near Eastern and biblical history, language and culture in honor of K. Lawson Younger, Jr. / edited by James K. Hoffmeier, Richard E. Averbeck, J. Caleb Howard and Wolfgang Zwickel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Younger, K. Lawson, Jr., honouree.

Hoffmeier, James Karl, 1951- editor.

Averbeck, Richard E., editor.

Zwickel, Wolfgang, editor.

Howard, J. Caleb, editor.

Series:

Ägypten und Altes Testament ; 114.

Ägypten und Altes Testament : 114

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Bible.

Middle East--Religion.

Middle East.

Middle East--Civilization--To 622.

Bible. Old Testament.

Civilization.

Religion.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 497 pages ; illustrations, maps, tables, charts and portraits (black and white) ; 31 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Münster : Zaphon, 2022.

Summary:

"This Festschrift assembles 32 contributions devoted to K. Lawson Younger, Jr. by his colleagues and students from North America, Israel and Europe. In accordance with significant topics of his own scholarly oeuvre the articles focus on Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern studies. Among many other topics the relations of "Deuteronomy 13 and the Succession Treaty of Esarhaddon" are explored as well as "Rituals in the Gideon Narrative (Judges 6-8)", "Deities in the Ammonite Personal Names" and "the textual evidence for "The 'Priests' of Ugarit". Archaeological contributions focus on--to list just a few--"The Carmel in the Bronze and Iron Ages", "Deer Antlers in Iron Age I Cultic Contexts at Tel Abel Beth Maacah" and the "Archaeological Evidence of Priests and Priesthood in Iron Age Israel and Judah". Linguistic and cultural studies evaluate recent studies of Amorite and examine "East as Symbolic Space" and raise the question of "Aramaean Identity" in Iron Age Syria." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

K. Lawson Younger, Jr.

Publications of K. Lawson Younger, Jr.

Deuteronomy 13 and the Succession Treaty of Esarhaddon: A Fresh Investigation / Bill T. Arnold and Brian T. Shockey

The Meaning and Importance of "subdue" (kābaš) in Genesis 1:28 / Richard E. Averbeck

An Inquiry into the Rendering of Hebrew sûf and yam sûf in the Early History of Translation / Barry J. Beitzel

Moses Wilhelm Shapira's "Deuteronomy" between Epigraphy and Literary Criticism / Koert van Bekkum

Giving Nebuchadrezzar and Ezekiel Their Due: Rethinking the Exiled Prophet's Final Word in Ezekiel 29:17-21 / Daniel I. Block

The Buck Stops Here: Deer Antlers in Iron Age I Cultic Contexts at Tel Abel Beth Maacah and Their Implications / Scott Booth, Ariel Shatil, Nava Panitz-Cohen, Naama Yahalom-Mack, Carroll Kobs and Robert A. Mullins

"Attribution Displacement" and its Implications for Biblical Historiography: A Methodological Discussion / Caleb T. Chow

Why Did Emar's Diviner Hold Documents for the Sale of City-Owned Land? / Daniel E. Fleming

Mari's ARM 1 6: A New Translation and Commentary / Walter E. Foster

Ekron of the Philistines: A Response to Issues Raised in the Literature (3) / Seymour Gitin

On the Origin and Meaning of ḥānīḵ in Genesis 14:14 / Holger Gzella

Genesis 1:6-8 and Ancient Near Eastern Celestial Perspectives / Oliver A. Hersey

Deities in the Ammonite Personal Names / Richard S. Hess

The Contextual Method through the Lens of Relevance Theory / John W. Hilber

Towards a Diplomatic, Contextual Reading of the Encounter Between Jacob and Esau in Genesis 33 / James K. Hoffmeier and Mark Janzen

Some of What's New in the Study of Amorite / J. Caleb Howard

Deposit and Read! A Discursive Explanation of Peripheral Akkadian Treaty Traditions and their Implications for Deuteronomy / Neal A. Huddleston

The Carmel in the Bronze and Iron Ages: A Multiperspective Approach / Sara Kipfer and Wolfgang Zwickel

Geometry and Psalmody: Characterization and the Role of Deborah's Song (Judges 5) / Michelle Knight

East as Symbolic Space / Jens Bruun Kofoed

The Supposed Recycling of a Silver Statue of a God from Middle Bronze Age / Old Babylonian Alalah (AlT 366 [40.05]) / Jacob Lauinger

Sabaic Inscription B-L Nashq? Revisited Within its Ancient Near Eastern Context / André Lemaire

A Magical Aramaic Curse in Jeremiah 10:11: A Performative Sociolinguistic Solution / Theodore J. Lewis

"The priests, the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel" (Deut 18:1): Is there Archaeological Evidence of Priests and Priesthood in Iron Age Israel and Judah? / Aren M. Maeir

Celebrating Victory in Poetry and Prose / Alan Millard

The "Priests" of Ugarit: The Textual Evidence / Dennis Pardee

Rituals in the Gideon Narrative (Judges 6-8) / Jillian L. Ross

On Aramaean Identity or What is Aramaean in the Culture of Iron Age Syria? / Hélène Sader

Sightless in Gaza: On the Fate of Samson / Jack M. Sasson

Northern Kingdom Voices in the Hebrew Bible? Jeroboam ben Nebat and Jehu ben Nimshi in the Tale of Elijah and the Prophets of Baʻal / JoAnn Scurlock

Northern Prophets and Nazirites / Karel van der Toorn

The Successful Divinatory Procedure of Abraham's Servant for Singling out Rebekah (Genesis 24:21) / David S. Vanderhooft and Luiz Gustavo Assis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

9783963271908

3963271906

OCLC:

1351507847