Journal of Hebrew Scriptures (JHS)

Fritz, Volkmar, 1 & 2 Kings (Continental Commentary; Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2003). (click here)

Balentine, Samuel E., Leviticus (Interpretation; Louisville: John Knox Press, 2002). (click here)

Cook, Stephen L., The Apocalyptic Literature (Interpreting Biblical Texts; Nashville: Abingdon, 2003). (click here)

Lang, Bernhard, The Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002). (click here)

Smith, Mark S., The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel (with a foreword by Patrick D. Miller. 2nd ed.; Grand Rapids, MI.: Eerdmans; Dearborn, Mich.: Dove, 2002). (click here)

Davies, Philip R and John M. Halligan, eds., Second Temple Studies III: Studies in Politics, Class and Material Culture (JSOTS 340; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002). (click here)

Bauer, David R., An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry (Peabody: Hendrickson, 2003). (click here)

Charlesworth, J. H. and M. A. Daise, eds., Light in a Spotless Mirror: Reflections on Wisdom Traditions in Judaism and Early Christianity (Faith and Scholarship Colloquies; Harrisburg, PA.: Trinity Press, 2003). (click here)

Korpel, Marjo C. A., The Structure of the Book of Ruth (Pericope: Scripture as Written and Read in Antiquity, 2; AA Assen, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Van Gorcum, 2001). (click here)

Kalimi, Isaac, Early Jewish Exegesis and Theological Controversy: Studies in Scripture in the Shadow of Internal and External Conflicts (Jewish and Christian Heritage Series 2; Assen: Van Gorcum, 2002). (click here)

Fishbane, Michael, Haftarot: The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2002). (click here)

Maussion, Marie, Le mal, le bien et le jugement de Dieu dans le livre de Qohélet (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 190; Göttingen/ Fribourg, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2003).(click here)

Nelson, Richard D., Deuteronomy. A Commentary (Old Testament Library; Louisville--London: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002). (click here)

Albertz, Rainer and Bob Becking, eds, Yahwism after the Exile: Perspectives on Israelite Religion in the Persian Era (Studies in Theology and Religion 5; Assen: Van Gorcum, 2003) click here)

Cotter, David W., Genesis (Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry: Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2003). Pp. xxxviii, 366. ISBN 0-8146-5040-6. $49.95. (click here)

Korpel, Marjo and Josef Oesch, eds., Studies in Scriptural Unit Division (Pericope 3; Assen: Van Gorcum, 2002), Pp. vii, 288. Hardcover, ISBN 9023238400. $ 70. (click here)

Noll, K. L., Canaan and Israel in Antiquity: An Introduction (The Biblical Seminar, 83; London: Continuum, 2001). (click here)

Clifford, Richard J., Psalms 1-72 (Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries; Nashville, TN.: Abingdon, 2002). (click here)

Murphy, Catherine M. Wealth in the Dead Sea Scrolls and in the Qumran Community (STDJ 40: Leiden: E. J. Brill, 2002). (click here)

Smith, Mark S., The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel’s Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001). (click here)

Lehmann, Reinhard, ed., Kleine Untersuchungen zur Sprache des Alten Testaments und seiner Umwelt (KUSATU, Vols. 2-3; Waltrop: Harmut Spenner, 2001, 2002). (click here)

Sparks, Kenton L., The Pentateuch: An Annotated Bibliography (IBR Bibliographies 1; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002). (click here)

Gillingham, Susan E., The Image, the Depths and the Surface: Multivalent Approaches to Biblical Study (JSOTS 354. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002). (click here)

Shimasaki, Katsuomi, Focus Structure in Biblical Hebrew. A Study of Word Order and Information Structure (Bethesda, MD.: CDL Press, 2002). (click here)

McCann, J. Clinton, Judges (Interpretation; Louisville: Westminster/ John Knox Press, 2003). (click here)

Ilan, Tal, Integrating Women into Second Temple History (Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr [Paul Siebeck], 1999/ Peabody: Hendrickson, 2001). (click here)

Chisholm, Robert B., Handbook on the Prophets (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002). (click here)

Frymer-Kensky, Tivka, Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of Their Stories (New York: Schocken, 2002). (click here)

Levine, Lee I., Jerusalem: Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period (538 BCE-70 CE) (Philadelphia, PA.: Jewish Publication Society, 2002). (click here)

Seow, C. L., Daniel (Westminster Bible Companion; Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003). (click here)

Goldingay, John, Isaiah (New International Biblical Commentary; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2001). (click here)

Milgrom, Jacob, Leviticus 23-27 (Anchor Bible Series 3B, New York: Doubleday, 2001). (click here)

Donner, Herbert and Wolfgang Röllig, Kanaanäische und aramäische Inschriften. Band 1, 5., erweiterte und überarbeitete Auflage (Wiesbaden: Harrassowiz Verlag, 2002). (click here)

Arnold Bill T., and Bryan E. Beyer, eds., Readings from the Ancient Near East: Primary Sources for Old Testament Study (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Academic, 2002). (click here)

O'Brien, Julia Myers, Nahum (Readings: A New Biblical Commentary; Sheffield: Academic Press, 2002). (click here)

Matthews, Victor H., A Brief History of Ancient Israel (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002). (click here)

Charlesworth, James H. et al., eds., The Dead Sea Scrolls: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations, vol. 6B Pesharim, Other Commentaries, and Related Documents (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck/ Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. (click here)

Talshir, Z., S. Yona and D. Sivan (eds.) Homage to Shmuel. Studies in the World of the Bible (Jerusalem: Bialik Institute/Ben-Gurion University Press, 2001). (click here)

Friedmann, Daniel, To Kill and Take Possession: Law, Morality, and Society in Biblical Stories (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2002). (click here)

Lyons, William John, Canon and Exegesis: Canonical Praxis and the Sodom Narrative (JSOTS 352; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002). (click here)

Harris, J. Gordon, Cheryl A. Brown, and Michael S. Moore; Robert L. Hubbard Jr., and Robert K. Johnston, eds., Joshua, Judges, Ruth (New International Biblical Commentary: Old Testament Series, Volume 5; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000). (click here)

Evans, M. J., 1 and 2 Samuel (New International Biblical Commentary, Old Testament Series, Volume 6; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000). (click here)

Chavalas, Mark W. and K. Lawson Younger, eds., Mesopotamia and the Bible: Comparative Explorations (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker, 2002). (click here)

Wesselius, Jan-Wim, The Origin of the History of Israel: Herodotus's Histories as Blueprint for the First Books of the Bible (JSOTS, 345; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press/Continuum, 2002). (click here)

Ciraolo, Leda and Jonathan Seidel, eds., Magic and Divination in the Ancient World (Ancient Magic and Divination II; Leiden: Brill, 2002) (click here)

Simkins Ronald A. and Stephen L. Cook, eds., The Social World of the Hebrew Bible: Twenty-Five Years of the Social Sciences in the Academy (Semeia, 87; Atlanta: The Society of Biblical Literature, 1999). (click here)

Ben-Dov, Meir, Historical Atlas of Jerusalem. (Translated by David Louvish; New York and London: Continuum, 2002). (click here)

Stordalen, T., Echoes of Eden: Genesis 2-3 and Symbolism of the Eden Garden in Biblical Hebrew Literature (Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology, 25; Leuven: Peeters, 2000). (click here)

Linafelt, Tod, Ruth, and Timothy K. Beal, Esther (Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry; Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1999). (click here)

Burstein, Chaya M., The Kids Cartoon Bible (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2002). (click here)

Gerstenberger, Erhard S., Theologies in the Old Testament. Translated by John Bowden (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002). (click here)

Brueggemann, Walter, Deuteronomy (Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries; Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2001). (click here)

Jobling, David, Tina Pippin and Ronald Schleifer, eds., The Postmodern Bible Reader (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001) (click here)

Pressler, Carolyn, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth (Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 2002). (click here)

Willis, Timothy M., The Elders of the City: A Study of the Elders-Laws in Deuteronomy (SBLMS 55; Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2001). (click here)

Stiebert, Johanna, The Construction of Shame in the Hebrew Bible: The Prophetic Contribution (JSOTS 346; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002).

Matthews, Victor H., Social World of the Hebrew Prophets (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2001). (click here)

Chilton, Bruce, Redeeming Time: The Wisdom of Ancient Jewish and Christian Festal Calendars (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2002). (click here)

Hilprecht, H. V., Explorations in Bible Lands During the 19th Century. Vol. 1. Assyria and Babylonia. Vol. 2. Palestine, Egypt, Arabia and Hittite Areas (originally published, Philadelphia: A. J. Molman, 1903) (Reprint; Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2002). (click here)

Soggin, J. Alberto, Israel in the Biblical Period. Institutions, Festivals, Ceremonies, Rituals (transl. John Bowden; Edinburgh-New York: T & T Clark, 2001). (click here)

Metzger, Bruce M., The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker, 2001). (click here)

Abusch, T., Mesopotamian Witchcraft: Toward a History and Understanding of Babylonian Witchcraft Beliefs and Literature (Ancient Magic and Divination V; Leiden: Styx-Brill, 2002) (click here)

Wood, Joyce Rilett, Amos in Song and Book Culture (JSOTS 337; Sheffield: Sheffield University Press, 2002) (click here)

Smith, Mark S., Untold Stories: The Bible and Ugaritic Studies in the Twentieth Century (Peabody, MA.: Hendrikson, 2001). (click here)

Anderson, Robert T. and Terry Giles, The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans (Peabody, MA.: Hendrickson, 2002). (click here)

Drane, John , Introducing the Old Testament (Completely Revised and Updated; Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001). (click here)

Bellinger, W. H., Leviticus, Numbers (New International Biblical Commentary, 3; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2001). (click here)

Sherwood, Yvonne, A Biblical Text and Its Afterlives: The Survival of Jonah in Western Culture (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000). (click here)

Hadley, Judith M., The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah: Evidence for a Hebrew Goddess (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, 57; Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000). (click here)

Baltzer, Klaus, Deutero-Isaiah: A Commentary on Isaiah 40-55 (Trans. Margaret Kohl; Hermeneia; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2001). (click here)

Korpel, Marjo and Josef Oesch, eds., Delimitation Criticism. A New Tool in Biblical Scholarship (Pericope. Scripture as Written and Read in Antiquity 1; Assen: Van Gorcum, 2000). (click here)

Kalimi, Isaac, The Book of Chronicles. Historical Writing and Literary Devices (The Biblical Encyclopaedia Library 18; Jerusalem: Mosad Bialik, 2000; in Modern Hebrew, no English Summary) (click here)

Bartelmus, Rüdiger and Norbert Nebes, eds., Sachverhalt und Zeitbezug: Semitistische und alttestamentliche Studien Adolf Denz zum 65.Geburtstag (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 4; Wiesbaden: Harassowitz, 2001). (click here)

Brueggemann, Walter, Spirituality of the Psalms (Minneapolis, MI.: Augsburg Fortress, 2001). (click here)

Cogan, Mordecai, 1 Kings. A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible 10; New York: Doubleday, 2001). (click here

Ross, Allen P., Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Academic, 2001). (click here)

Gunkel, Hermann, Water for a Thirsty Land: Israelite Literature and Religion (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001). (click here)

Arthur, David, A Smooth Stone: Biblical Prophecy in Historical Perspective (New York, NY: University Press of America, 2001).(click here)

Weitzman, M. P., The Syriac version of the Old Testament. An Introduction (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications 56; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999). (click here)

Andersen, Francis I., Habakkuk: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible, 25; New York: Doubleday, 2001). (click here)

Broyles, Craig C., ed., Interpreting the Old Testament: A Guide for Exegesis (Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker, 2001). (click here)

Walsh, Jerome T., Style and Structure in Biblical Hebrew Narrative (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2001). (click here)

de Lange, Nicholas, ed., Hebrew Scholarship and the Medieval World (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001). (click here)

Hartley, John E., Genesis (New International Commentary- Old Testament Series, 1; Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000). (click here)

Thiede, C. P. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish Origins of Christianity (New York: Palgrave, 2000). (click here)

Boccaccini, Gabrielle, Roots of Rabbinic Judaism: An Intellectual History, from Ezekiel to Daniel (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002). (click here)

Dobbs-Allsopp, F. W., Lamentations (Interpretation; Louisville: John Knox, 2002). (click here)

Lipínski, Edward, The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, 100; Leuven: Peeters, 2000). (click here)

Sarna, Nahum M., Studies in Biblical Interpretation (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2000). (click here)

Gardner, Bruce K., The Genesis Calendar: The Synchronistic Tradition in Genesis 1-11 (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2001) (click here)

Isserlin, B. J. S. I, The Israelites (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001). (click here)

Zevit, Ziony, The Religions of Ancient Israel: A Synthesis of Parallactic Approaches (London and New York: Continuum, 2001). (click here)

Smith, Mark S., The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001). (click here)

Greenspoon, Leonard J. and Bryan F. LeBeau, eds., Sacred Text, Secular Times: The Hebrew Bible in the Modern World (Studies in Jewish Civilization, 10; Omaha, Nebraska: Creighton University Press, 2000). (click here)

Brettler, Marc Zvi, The Book of Judges (Old Testament Readings; London/New York: Routledge, 2002). (click here)

Gowan, Donald E., Daniel (Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries; Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2001). (click here)

Bergant, Dianne, Song of Songs. (Berit Olam, Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2001).(click here)

Tov, Emanuel, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (2nd revised edition; Minneapolis, MI: Augsburg Fortress, 2001). (click here)

Staubli, Thomas and Silvia Schroer, Body Symbolism in the Bible (Translated by Linda M. Maloney; Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2001) (click here)

Schroer, Silvia, Wisdom Has Built Her House: Studies on the Figure of Sophia in the Bible Translated by Linda M. Maloney and William McDonough (Collegeville, MI: Liturgical Press, 2000). (click here)

Schwemer, Daniel, Wettergottgestalten. Die Wettergottgestalten Mesopotamiens und Nordsyriens im Zeitalter der Keilschriftkulturen: Materialien und Studien nach den schriftlichen Quellen (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2001) (click here)

Volume 3 (2002-2001)

Berlin, Adele, JPS Torah Commentary: Esther (Philadelphia, PA.: Jewish Publication Society, 2001). (click here)

Cohn, R. L., 2 Kings (Berit Olam; Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 2000). (click here)

Schultz, R. L., The Search for Quotation: Verbal Parallels in the Prophets (JSOTS 180; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999) (click here)

Loning Karl and Erich Zenger, To Begin With, God Created . . . Biblical Theologies of Creation (ET Omar Kaste; Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2000). (click here)

Hawk, L. Daniel, Joshua (Berit Olam; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000. (click here)

Kutsko, John F., Between Heaven and Earth: Divine Presence and Absence in the Book of Ezekiel (Biblical and Judaic Studies from the University of California, San Diego, 7; Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2000). (click here)

Nasuti, Harry P., Defining the Sacred Songs: Genre, Tradition and the Post-Critical Interpretation of the Psalms, (JSOT Supplement Series 218; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999). (click here)

Eusebius, Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History, C.F. Cruse trans. (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998). (click here)

Kugel, James L., The Bible as It Was (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997). (click here)

Sternberg, Meir, Hebrews Between Cultures: Group Portraits and National Literature (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998). (click here)

Doukhan, Jacques B., Hebrew for Theologians: A Textbook for the Study of Biblical Hebrew in Relation to Hebrew Thinking (Lanham, New York & London: University Press of America, 1993). (click here)

Lehmann, Winfred P., Esther Raizen, and Helen-Jo Jakusz Hewitt, Biblical Hebrew: An Analytical Introduction (San Antonio, TX.: Wings Press, 1999). (click here

Schneider, Tammi, J. Judges (Berit Olam; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000). (click here)

Kee, Howard Clark, and Lynn H. Cohick, eds., Evolution of the Synagogue: Problems and Progress (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press, 1999). (click here)

Husser, Jean-Marie, Dreams and Dream Narratives in the Biblical World (Biblical Seminar, 63; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999). (click here)

Greenspahn, Frederick E., An Introduction to Aramaic (Society of Biblical Literature Resources for Biblical Study, 38; Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1999). (click here)

Black, Jeremy, Andrew George, and Nicholas Postgate, eds., A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian (SANTAG, 5; Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 1999). (click here)

Abusch ,T. and Karel van der Toorn, eds., Mesopotamian Magic: Textual, Historical, and Interpretive Perspectives (Studies in Ancient Magic and Divination, 1; Styx, 1998). (click here)

Hengel, Martin and C. K. Barrett, Conflicts and Challenges in Early Christianity. Donald A. Hagner, ed. (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press, 1999), viii + 103 pp. (click here)

Simon, Uriel, Jonah ( JPS Bible Commentary; Philadelphia, PA.: Jewish Publication Society, 1999). (click here)

The JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh (Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society, 1999). (click here)

Prosecky, Jiri, ed., Intellectual Life in the Ancient Near East: Papers Presented at the 43rd Rencontre assyriologique internationale, Prague, July 1-5, 1996 (Prague: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Oriental Institute, 1998). (click here)

Van de Mieroop, Marc, Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History (Approaching the Ancient World, 6; Routledge: London, 1999). (click here)

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