Religion in ancient Israel : essays in honour of John Day / edited by Katherine Southwood, Stuart Weeks, H.G.M. Williamson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Day, John, 1948- honoree.

Southwood, Katherine, 1982- editor.

Weeks, Stuart, editor.

Williamson, H. G. M. (Hugh Godfrey Maturin), 1947- editor.

Series:

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 756.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 756

T&T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--To 70 A.D.

Jews.

Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.

Judaism.

Middle East--Religion--History.

Middle East.

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

Bible.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Bible. Old Testament.

Religion.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

Physical Description:

x, 316 pages : portrait ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark, 2026.

Summary:

"This volume intersects with the work of John Day to illuminate major aspects of the religion of Ancient Israel in its geographical and historical context as well as by attention to the literatures of neighbouring peoples (especially, though not exclusively, Ugaritic). The introduction to the volume uses Day's scholarship as a framework within which the individual studies can be contextualized, whilst also describing broader developments within the field during the course of Day's career (such as arguments over the dating of texts, and questions about the very nature of 'ancient Israel')"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. 'Bringer of rain and provider of abundance': storm-god imagery in Psalms 36 and 65 / Kevin J. Cathcart.

2. 'May he rain bird snares, fire, and brimstone on the wicked' (Ps 11:6): Psalm 11, taunt speech, and psychological warfare / Ekaterina E. Kozlova.

3. Don't forget Adonis! Reflections on Isaiah 17:10-11 / H.G.M. Williamson

4. A multi-method approach to a Biblical conundrum: the Molekh of Solomon or the Mosaic Molekh? / Brian B. Schmidt

5. Canaanite myth and Daniel 7: Illusion or allusion? / John J. Collins

6. The one and the many, or how to reduce a pantheon / Ron Hendel

7. Cherubim and Seraphim in the English-speaking world of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries CE / Adam Carlill

8. Censing the boundaries of priesthood: Aaron's Act of Atonement (Num 17:6-15) and its afterlife in Second-Temple antiquity / Deborah W. Rooke

9. Interpreting priestly ordination in the Temple Scroll: a methodological case-study / Molly M. Zahn

10. Reading the Hebrew Bible in Christianity and Judaism / John Barton

11. Folly at Bethel: Amos on religion / Walter J. Houston

12. The Image of mourning in the Book of Amos / Nazek Khalid Matty

13. Habakkuk-the prophetic Job? Links of intertexts, theological themes and religious practice between the Books of Habakkuk and Job / Katharine J. Dell

14. Beware the female prophets: women, sex and divination in Proverbs 31:3 / Laura Quick

15. A catalogue of divine gambling activities in the Old Testament / John Jarick.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-289) and indexes.

"Prof. John Day ... Curriculum Vitae (pages 291-298)

ISBN:

9780567713001

0567713008

9780567713032

0567713032

OCLC:

1520908172