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The ConTexT of SCripTure online
Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions, and Archival Documents from the Biblical World
Dear Scholar, Welcome to Brills Biblical Studies catalog 2011. This year, we are especially pleased to inform you of the new publications in our Brill Online program, including The Encyclopedia of Christianity Online, which describes the Christian faith and community as it exists today in its myriad forms and in its relation to the core apostolic tradition throughout the 2000 years of Christian history. Another highlight in our online program is the release of the Context of Scripture Online, which illuminatingly presents the multi-faceted world of ancient writing that forms the colorful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. The online version makes the content of this unique and valuable reference work even more accessible. If you would also like to receive the Religious Studies catalog, you can download the catalog from brill.nl/downloads. If you prefer a printed copy, please send an e-mail to marketing@brill.nl. To keep up with developments throughout the year, and to receive special discount opportunities and free trial offers, be sure to subscribe to Brills Biblical Studies & Religious Studies e-bulletin. You will find details on how to do this on our website at brill.nl/e-bulletins. To search our full list of available titles, please visit brill.nl. Yours sincerely, Dominique de Roo Marketing Manager marketing@brill.nl
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Contents
2 9 Online Reference Works
11 Old Testament Studies 20 Ancient Near East & Egypt 21 Dead Sea Scrolls
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25 Gnosticism & Manichaeism 27 Judaism 36 Religion in Late Antiquity 41 Biblical Studies 49 New Testament 54 Early Christianity
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59 Related Titles 62 Brills Paperback Collection 63 Journals 69 Authors Index 73 Order Information and Contact Page
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Religion Past and Present Online

Edited by Hans Dieter Betz, Don S. Browning , Bernd Janowski and Eberhard Jngel brill.nl/rppo
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Published since 2009 E-ISSN 1877-5888 Price Installment price EUR 790.- / US$ 1.070. Outright purchase price EUR 3,690.- / US$ 5,020. Subscription price EUR 990.- / US$ 1,350.-
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Religion Past and Present (RPP) Online is the online version of the updated English translation of the 4th edition of the definitive encyclopedia of religion worldwide: the peerless Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG). This great resource, now at last available in English and Online, continues the tradition of deep knowledge and authority relied upon by generations of scholars in religious, theological, and biblical studies. Religion Past and Present indisputably belongs to the small class of essential reference works.
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Religion Past and Present (RPP) Online is a complete, updated English translation of the 4th edition of Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (RGG). Including the latest developments in research, Religion Past and Present Online encompasses a vast range of subjects connected with religion. This great resource continues the tradition of deep knowledge and authority relied upon by generations of scholars in religious, theological, and biblical studies. Religion Past and Present Online indisputably belongs to the small class of essential reference works. RPP Online will include ALL 13 volumes of the print edition and is automatically updated whenever a new volume has been published (2 volumes annually).
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Features and Benefits

- Strongly international, cross-cultural and ecumenical, written by over 3,000 authors from 88 countries - RGG has been a standard reference work since the publication of the first edition in 1908 - Covers an unparalleled breadth of subject matter in theological and biblical studies - Up-to-date research and bibliographies make it an indispensable resource for all levels of users - Interdisciplinary articles cover a wide range of topics from history, archaeology, liturgy, law, bible, music, visual arts, politics, social sciences, natural sciences, ethics and philosophy - Over 15,000 entries and 8 million words - Abstracts drawn from a wide range of journals in various languages - Covers an array of complementary disciplines - Continually updated with new entries
Religion Past and Present is also available in print:

Volume 9 (Nat-Pes) Volume 10 (Pet-Ref)
December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 14693 8 Cloth (cviii, 752 pp.) List price EUR 249.- / US$ 299. Religion Past and Present, 9
June 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 14694 5 Cloth List price EUR 249.- / US$ 299. Religion Past and Present, 10
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The Encyclopedia of Christianity Online

Editorial Board: Erwin Fahlbusch, Jan Mili Lochman, John Mbiti, Jaroslav Pelikan, and Lukas Vischer brill.nl/eco
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E-ISSN 2211-2685 Price Outright purchase price EUR 930.- / US$ 1,260. Subscription price EUR 230.- / US$ 310.-
The Encyclopedia of Christianity Online describes the Christian faith and community as it exists today in its myriad forms and in its relation to the core apostolic tradition throughout the 2000 years of Christian history. The Encyclopedia of Christianity Online covers all 5 volumes of the print edition of 1999-2008, originally based on the third, revised edition of the critically acclaimed German work Evangelisches Kirchenlexikon. This publication is a standard reference work for the study of Christianity past and present. Comprehensive, up-to-date, reflecting the highest standards in scholarship yet intended for a wide range of
readers, the Encyclopedia also looks outward beyond Christianity, considering other world religions and philosophies as it paints the overall religious and sociocultural picture in which the Christianity finds itself. Describing Christianity in its global context, the Encyclopedia is a fully international work, with articles written by scholars from many countries and cultural backgrounds. Separate articles for every continent and for over 170 countries present both the history and the current situation of the Christian faith in all its rich spiritual and theological diversity around the world.
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- Comprehensive, authoritative, up to date - Both historical and contemporary in scope - Scholarly yet accessible to general readers - More than 1,700 articles - Based on the original five volume print edition - Global context, separate articles for every continent and for over 170 countries
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Encyclopedia of Christianity Online is also available in print, visit brill.nl for more information.
An overview of all online resources is given in the Online Resources Catalog 2010/2011. Visit brill.nl/downloads for the e-version or send your e-mail to marketing@brill.nl for a printed copy. Brill is a CROSSREF member and ATHENS, SHIBBOLETH, and COUNTER compliant.
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The Context of Scripture Online

General Editor William W. Hallo Associate Editor K. Lawson Younger, Jr.

Published 2011 E-ISSN 2211-436X Purchase options Annual Subscription EUR 210.- / US$ 285. Outright Purchase EUR 980.- / US$ 1,332.representative collection of Ancient Near Eastern texts that have an impact on the interpretation of the Bible. Each entry includes an introduction to the text, an authoritative translation, commentary, and bibliographic references. The online version is based on the substantial three-volume work and will be updated with the fourth volume, currently planned for publication in 2012.
The Context of Scripture illuminatingly presents the multi-faceted world of ancient writing that forms the colorful background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. The online version makes the content of this unique and valuable reference work even more accessible. Designed as a thorough and enduring reference work for all engaged in the study of the Bible and the ancient Near East, it provides reliable access to a broad, balanced, and
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- Includes ALL volumes of the Context of Scripture - Browsable index including subjects, names, and places - Allows for basic and advanced searches - Full cross-referencing to biblical passages The Context of Scripture is also available in print, visit brill.nl for more information.
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New Pauly Online

Edited by Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider (Antiquity) and Manfred Landfester (Classical Tradition) Managing Editors English Edition: Christine F. Salazar (Antiquity) and Francis G. Gentry (Classical Tradition) brill.nl/bnpo
New Pauly Online
Published since 2006 E-ISSN 1574-9347 Purchase options Annual Subscription EUR 1,180.- / US$ 1,600. Outright Purchase EUR 7,060.- / US$ 9,600.-
New Pauly Online features the complete sets of both Brills New Pauly and Metzlers Der Neue Pauly. The encyclopedic coverage and high academic standard of the work, the interdisciplinary and contemporary approach and clear and accessible presentation have made the New Pauly the unrivalled modern reference work for the ancient world. Fifteen volumes (Antiquity, 1-15) are devoted to GrecoRoman antiquity and cover more than two thousand years of history, ranging from the second millennium BC to early medieval Europe. Special emphasis is given to the interaction between Greco-Roman culture on the one hand, and Semitic,
Celtic, Germanic, and Slavonic culture, and ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on the other hand. Five volumes (Classical Tradition, I-V) are uniquely concerned with the long and influential aftermath of antiquity and the process of continuous reinterpretation and revaluation of the ancient heritage, including the history of classical scholarship. New Pauly Online is the unique dual-language online version of this standard reference work for students and scholars. Brills New Pauly is also available in print, visit brill.nl/bnp for more information.
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- Includes ALL volumes of Der Neue Pauly and Brills New Pauly - Unique dual-language edition - Browsable alphabetical index in both German and English - Entries offer easy, direct access to basic information (names, places, dates, objects) from all areas of Greek and Roman culture - Allows for basic and advanced searches - Fully cross-referenced including hyperlinks - Open Url (Uniform Resource Locator) which enables users to easily find a copy of a resource that they would be allowed to access
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Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum Online

Edited by A. Chaniotis, T. Corsten, R.S. Stroud and R.A. Tybout brill.nl/sego
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Published since 2009 E-ISSN 1874-6772 Purchase options Annual Subscription EUR 1,270.- / US$ 1,730. Outright Purchase EUR 7,960.- / US$ 10,830.This list serves as the table of contents of the SEG Online. You can click on an area to go to the list of regions and click on a region for the list of place names and click on a place name for the inscriptions found there.
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (SEG) is an annual publication collecting newly-published Greek inscriptions and studies on previously-known documents. Material later than the 8th century A.D. is not included. Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum (SEG) presents complete Greek texts of all new inscriptions with a critical apparatus; it summarizes new readings, interpretations and studies of known inscriptions, and occasionally presents the Greek text of these documents. Inscriptions are listed by theirprovenance, e.g. Dodona or Abdera. These place names are grouped into regions, such as Attica or Illyria. In the SEG Online, in order to keep lists and loading times short, these regions are grouped into several larger areas: 1. Greece 4. West 2. North 5. Asia Minor 3. Aegean 6. East
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Lemma Structure
Each lemma has a unique identifier made up from the printed volume and sequence number, e.g. 50-326. (Note that the SEG Online uses Arabic numerals, not Roman). This number is followed by a heading stating origin, type and date of the inscription, e.g. Kos. Funerary epigram for Nikaia, 2nd cent. A.D. Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum is also available in print, visit brill.nl/seg for more information.
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- Full text and advanced search options - Extensive indices, e.g. - Names of Men and Women; Mythological Names; Names of Ships and Animals; Latin Names; Patronymic Adjectives; Kings, Dynasts and their Families; Roman Emperors and their Families; Geographical Names (except Attica); Attic Tribes, Demes, Etc.; Tribes, Demes outside Attica; Latin Geographical Names; Religious Terms; Latin Terms; Military (and Paramilitary) terms; Greek World; Roman World; Latin Terms; Important Greek words; (Important) Latin Words - Quick references search to easily find the lemma - Annual update upon publication - Full text search using the Greek character set - Advanced search enables you to search for metadata, indices and concordances
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Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online

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Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online
E-ISSN 1877-0495 Purchase options Annual subscription EUR 750.- / US$ 1,020. Outright purchase EUR 3,600.- / US$ 4,900. Installment fee EUR 250.- / US$ 340.-
The Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online (IED Online) reconstructs the lexicon for the most important languages and language branches of Indo-European. It is a rich and voluminous online reference source for historical and general linguists. Dictionaries can be cross-searched, with an advance search for each individual dictionary enabling the user to perform
more complex research queries. Each entry is accompanied by grammatical info, meaning(s), etymological commentary, reconstructions, cognates and often extensive bibliographical information. New content will be added on an annual basis.
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For more information about this product visit brill.nl/iedo

- Includes multiple dictionaries - Contains over 20,000 entries - Covers over 150 languages - Rich bibliographical references for further research - Export, print and save records - Cross-searchable database, supporting simple and complex queries - Unicode compliant, displaying and searching complex characters and diacritics
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Includes the following dictionaries:

- Latin - Greek - Proto-Celtic - Old Frisian - Slavic - Hittite - Luvian - Iranian Verb - Armenian - Proto-Nostratic
In 2011 the following titles will be added: - Proto-Germanic - Persian An overview of all online resources is given in the Online Resources Catalog 2010/2011. Visit brill.nl/downloads for the e-version or send your e-mail to marketing@brill.nl for a printed copy. Brill is a CROSSREF member and ATHENS, SHIBBOLETH, and COUNTER compliant. For a 30-day free trial (institutions only), consortia deals and other pricing options, please send an e-mail to brillonline@brill.nl or brillonline@brillusa.com for customers in the Americas.
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Linguistic Bibliography Online

Compiled and edited by Hella Olbertz and Sijmen Tol
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Willem Adelaar, Leiden University Peter Austin, SOAS/ELAP, London Bernard Comrie, MPI/EVA, Leipzig, Germany and University of California Santa Barbara William Croft, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Christian Lehmann, University of Erfurt
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linguistic bibliography online

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The Linguistic Bibliography Online is an essential linguistic reference tool that is unique in its field. It provides nearly 300,000 bibliographical references to scholarly publications in linguistics and is by far the most comprehensive bibliography in the field. The online edition contains all entries of the printed volumes as of 1993 and new records are added on a monthly basis. Annual volumes of the Linguistic Bibliography will continue to be published in print by Brill.
The Linguistic Bibliography Online is an essential linguistic reference tool that is unique in its field. It covers all disciplines of theoretical linguistics, both general and language specific, from all geographical areas, including less-known and extinct languages, with particular attention to the many endangered languages of the world. It is by far the most comprehensive bibliography in the field. As of 2012 online-only resources will be included as well.
Print version: Linguistic Bibliography Bibliographie Linguistique

Hella Olbertz and Sijmen Tol
For more information please visit brill.nl/lb ISSN 0378-4592
Linguistic Bibliography for the Year 2010 / Bibliographie Linguistique de lanne 2010
and Supplement for Previous Years / et complement des annes prcdentes
Edited by Hella Olbertz and Sijmen Tol
November 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20771 4 Cloth (approx 1480 pp.) List price EUR 499.- / US$ 684. Linguistic Bibliography, 2010
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Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus (4 vols)

Edited by Tom Holmn and Stanley E. Porter
December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16372 0 Hardback with dustjacket (xxii, 3652 pp.) List price EUR 899.- / US$ 1,329.-
A hundred years after A. Schweitzers Von Reimarus zu Wrede, the study of the historical Jesus is again experiencing a renaissance. Ongoing since the beginning of the 1980s, this renaissance has produced an abundance of Jesus studies that also display a welcome diversity of methods, approaches and hypotheses. The Handbook of the Study of the Historical Jesus is designed to handle this diversity and abundance. Drawing from first-class scholarship throughout the world, the four large volumes of the Handbook offer a unique assembly of leading experts presenting their approaches to the historical Jesus, as well as a thought-out compilation of original studies on a large variety of topics pertaining to Jesus research and adjacent areas.
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Lexicon Gregorianum, Volume 8 Band VIII ()

Bearbeitet von Friedhelm Mann. Herausgegeben von der Forschungsstelle Gregor von Nyssa an der Westflischen Wilhelms-Universitt unter Leitung von Wolf-Dieter Hauschild The result of more than three decades of dedicated scholarly research by the Forschungsstelle Gregor von Nyssa (Mnster), the Lexicon Gregorianum constitutes the most comprehensive Greek-German dictionary ever of the language used by Gregory of Nyssa. It is, and will be for the foreseeable future, the only dictionary available specifically addressing the vocabulary of late Classical Greek. Far from being a simple word list this seminal reference work documents Gregorys complete vocabulary, taking account of the syntax, meaning and connotations of every occurrence of a key word in his writings. The complete Lexicon will comprise 9 volumes, totaling more than 13,000 entries. Each volume will consist of ca. 600 three-column pages.
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December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16701 8 Cloth (xii, 490 pp.) List price EUR 299.- / US$ 425.-
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International Review of Biblical Studies

Internationale Zeitschriftenschau fr Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete
Edited by Bernhard Lang For more information please visit brill.nl/irbs ISSN 0074-9745

Volume 56 (2009-2010)
Edited by Bernhard Lang Formerly known by its subtitle Internationale Zeitschriftenschau fr Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete, the International Review of Biblical Studies has served the scholarly community ever since its inception in the early 1950s. Each annual volume includes approximately 2,000 abstracts and summaries of articles and books that deal with the Bible and related literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Pseudepigrapha, Non-canonical gospels, and ancient Near Eastern writings. The abstracts which may be in English, German, or French - are arranged thematically under headings such as e.g. Genesis, Matthew, Greek language, text and textual criticism, exegetical methods and approaches, biblical theology, social and religious institutions, biblical personalities, history of Israel and early Judaism, and so on. The articles and books that are abstracted and reviewed are collected annually by an international team of collaborators from over 300 of the most important periodicals and book series in the fields covered.
April 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20179 8 Paperback (xviii, 564 pp.) List price EUR 152.- / US$ 216. International Review of Biblical Studies, 56
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Volume 55 (2008-2009)
Edited by Bernhard Lang
March 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18134 2 Paperback (xii, 530 pp.) List price EUR 142.- / US$ 201. International Review of Biblical Studies, 55
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Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

Editorial Board: Christl M. Maier (Editor-in-Chief), R.P. Gordon, J. Joosten, A. van der Kooij, G.N. Knoppers, A. Lemaire, S.L. McKenzie, C.A. Newsom, H. Spieckermann, J. Trebolle Barrera, N. Wazana, S.D. Weeks and H.G.M. Williamson For more information please visit brill.nl/vts The Supplements to Vetus Testamentum series covers the whole range of Old Testament study, including Septuaginta studies, Ugaritic research relevant to the study of the Old Testament, Hebrew studies, studies in ancient Israelite history and society, and studies in the history of the discipline. ISSN 0083-5889 There are both monographs and collective volumes, the latter including the Proceedings of the Triennial International Congresses of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament.
A Sign and a Wonder

The Redactional Formation of Isaiah 18-20
Paul M. Cook
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May 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20591 8 Hardback with dustjacket (approx. 220 pp.) List price EUR 94.- / US$ 129. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 147
While many studies on Isaiah are interested in the formation of the book, relatively few have addressed the development of the oracles concerning foreign nations. Like many other prophetic books, the book of Isaiah contains a section of foreign nations oracles (Isaiah 13-23), but within this collection is a smaller grouping of literary material that deals with the nations of Cush (Ethiopia) and Egypt (Isaiah 18-20). This book considers the formation of this smaller group about Cush and Egypt within the literary context of the growth of the larger collection and the development of these individual chapters. This book also contributes a fresh approach to the formation of foreign nations oracles in Isa 13-23.
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Jacobs Wealth
An Examination into the Nature and Role of Material Possessions in the Jacob-Cycle (Gen 25:19-35:29)
Paul D. Vrolijk
Various biblical studies on wealth and poverty have been published over the last thirty years. Some of these studies touch on the wealth of the patriarchs in Genesis 12-50, but they focus predominantly on other parts of the Bible. Scholars who have studied the patriarchal narratives in detail comment on aspects of patriarchal wealth, but do not offer an in-depth analysis of this topic. This book on Jacobs wealth shows that such an analysis is warranted. In the Jacob story, material possessions and their associated attitudes and actions are essential to understand the various relationship dynamics. Often, possessions are the cause of conflict, but they also play a role in conflict resolution. As a result, this study contributes to a fuller understanding of the Jacob-cycle.
May 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20329 7 Hardback with dustjacket (xiv, 366 pp.) List price EUR 128.- / US$ 176. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 146
Incubation as a Type-Scene in the Aqhatu, Kirta, and Hannah Stories

A Form-Critical and Narratological Study of KTU 1.14 I-1.15 III, 1.17 I-II, and 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11
Koowon Kim
Prior studies of incubation have approached it from a history of religions perspective, with a view to historically reconstruct the actual practice of incubation in ancient Near East. However, this approach has proven unfruitful, not due to the dearth of relevant data, but because of the confusion with regard to the definition of the term incubation. Suggesting a way out of this impasse in previous scholarship, this book proposes to read the so-called incubation texts from the perspective of incubation as a literary device, namely, as a typescene. It applies Naglers definition of a type-scene to a literary analysis of two Ugaritic mythical texts, the Aqhatu and Kirta stories, and one biblical story, the Hannah story.
May 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20239 9 Hardback with dustjacket (xiv, 370 pp.) List price EUR 128.- / US$ 176. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 145
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Song of Songs
A Close Reading
Gianni Barbiero Translated by Michael Tait
This book puts forward an interpretation of the Canticle which is alert to the literal sense of the poem. The author thus distances himself both from the allegorical interpretation and from an interpretation that is purely secular. According to the author, the Song offers a theological vision of human love. Barbiero sees the Song as composed in the third century BC, in the Hellenistic epoch, but also as hugely dependent on the love poetry of the Ancient Near East, particularly that of Egypt. Above all, however, the Song was composed in dialogue with the other books of the Old Testament, especially in contrast with the negative view of sexuality which they represent. The study pays particular attention to the structure of the poem and of the individual cantos: for Barbiero, the Song is a closely unitary work and is only to be understood as a whole.
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April 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20325 9 Cloth with dustjacket (xviii, 542 pp.) List price EUR 155.- / US$ 212. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 144
Representing the Past

A Literary Analysis of Narrative Historiography in the Book of Samuel
Rachelle Gilmour
Eschewing both so-called minimalist and maximalist readings, this volume advocates an understanding of the book of Samuel as ancient narrative historiography that must be understood according to its own conception and ideology of history before being judged as a historical source. This study shows how narrative strategies and literary embellishment, unaccustomed in modern historiography, are used to express familiar historical concepts such as causation, meaning and evaluation of the past. The requirements for historical accuracy within the books cultural milieu are investigated through analysis of the differences tolerated between the LXX and MT versions. Fresh interpretive insights for specific passages emerge as the conventions of historiography in Samuel are compared and contrasted to the ideals of modern historical theory.
February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20340 2 Cloth with dustjacket (xii, 333 pp.) List price EUR 121.- / US$ 166. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 143
Identities in Transition
The Pursuit of Isa. 52:13-53:12
Kristin Joachimsen
Isa. 52:13-53:12 has occupied a special position within Jewish and Christian traditions, as well as within biblical scholarship. This book focuses particularly on different ways of reading this text. Historical-critical readings in the tradition after Bernhard Duhm are challenged. In Duhmian readings of Isa. 52:13-53:12, Gottesknecht has become a technical term, Ebed-Jahwe-Lied a genre, Stellvertretung an established theological concept and servant song research a separate discipline within biblical scholarship. After a critical presentation of the Duhmian readings, three other ways of reading Isa. 52:13-53:12 based on variations of linguistic theory are presented: one linguistic, one narratological and one intertextual. These show in different manners how the text is unstable, heterogeneous and composite. In these readings, the trope of personification is central.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20106 4 Cloth with dustjacket (xiv, 446 pp.) List price EUR 140.- / US$ 199. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 142
Enduring Exile
The Metaphorization of Exile in the Hebrew Bible
Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor
During the Second Temple period, the Babylonian exile came to signify not only the deportations and forced migrations of the sixth century B.C.E., but also a variety of other alienations. These alienations included political disenfranchisement, dissatisfaction with the status quo, and an existential alienation from God. Enduring Exile charts the transformation of exile from a historically bound and geographically constrained concept into a symbol for physical, mental, and spiritual distress. Beginning with preexilic materials, Halvorson-Taylor locates antecedents for the metaphorization of exile in the articulation of exile as treaty curse; continuing through the early postexilic period, she recovers an evolving concept of exile within the intricate redaction of Jeremiahs Book of Consolation (Jeremiah 3031), Second and Third Isaiah (Isaiah 4066), and First Zechariah (Zechariah 18). The formation of these works illustrates the thought, description, and exegesis that fostered the use of exile as a metaphor for problems that could not be resolved by a return to the land and gave rise to a powerful trope within Judaism and Christianity: the motif of the enduring exile.
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December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16097 2 Cloth with dustjacket (xiv, 230 pp.) List price EUR 97.- / US$ 137. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 141
The Dead Sea Scrolls In Context (2 vols Set)

Integrating the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Study of Ancient Texts, Languages, and Cultures
Edited by Armin Lange, Emmanuel Tov, Matthias Weigold and Bennie H. Reynolds III The Dead Sea Scrolls enrich many areas of biblical research, as well as the study of ancient and rabbinic Judasim, early Christian and other ancient literatures, languages, and cultures. With nearly all Dead Sea Scrolls published, it is now time to integrate the Dead Sea Scrolls fully into the various disciplines that benefit from them. This two-volume collection of essays answers this need. It represents the proceedings of a conference jointly organized by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Vienna in Vienna on February 1114, 2008.
Volume 1
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October 2011 978 90 04 18903 4 (2 vols.) Hardback with dustjacket (xvi, xx, 956 pp.) List price EUR 239.- / US$ 340. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 140
For the Comfort of Zion

The Geographical and Theological Location of Isaiah 40-55
Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18930 0 Hardback with dustjacket (xvi, 414 pp.) List price EUR 130.- / US$ 185. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 139
This monograph seeks to determine the geographical provenance of Isaiah 40-55. It reassesses past research pertaining to Babylonian influence and reexamines the claims that all or parts of Isaiah 40-55 reflect the concerns of the exilic community in Babylon. It further challenges the prevalent view that the return of the exiles is of central concern in Isaiah 40-55, and instead proposes that Jerusalem and her imminent restoration is its focal point. It interprets Isaiah 40-55 as a polyvalent text that allows multiple and often contradictory views regarding Jerusalems current suffering. The monograph investigates these views, understood to represent the opinons of different segments of the target audience of Isaiah 40-55, with the aim of determining their geographical and theological locations.
Isaiah in Context
Studies in Honour of Arie van der Kooij on the Occasion of his Sixty-Fifth Birthday
Edited by Michael van der Meer, Percy van Keulen, Willem Th. van Peursen and Bas ter Haar Romeny The present volume contains a collection of essays on the Book of Isaiah offered as a tribute to Arie van der Kooij on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday, which coincides with his retirement as Professor of Old Testament at Leiden University. The twenty-four contributions, written by leading scholars in the field of Old Testament studies, focus on the Book of Isaiah within the context of Hebrew and ancient near-eastern writings, particularly those from the Neo-Assyrian period, as well as on the books reception history, particularly in its Greek and Syriac translations. Together these studies offer a rich and original contribution to the study of the Book of Isaiah in its Hebrew, Aramaic, Assyrian, Greek, Syriac, and Dutch contexts.
May 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18657 6 Cloth with dustjacket (xx, 468 pp.) List price EUR 152.- / US$ 216. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 138
Torah as Teacher
The Exemplary Torah Student in Psalm 119
Kent Aaron Reynolds
Despite extensive study of the poetic features of Psalm 119, the conceptions it advocates and its contribution to developing Judaism have not been well understood; indeed some scholars have dismissed the psalm as containing little more than wearisome repetition. Reynolds distinguishes between the psalmist and the speaker within the psalm. The psalmist portrays the speaker as an exemplary Torah student and thereby promotes the contemplation of Torah as a facet of ethical instruction. Using this new perspective, Reynolds contributes a fresh and coherent understanding of the ideas in Psalm 119. He explains the function of its length and highlights its emphasis on Torah study that became axiomatic in Rabbinic Judaism.
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May 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18268 4 Hardback with dustjacket (xv, 249 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 137
The Books of Kings

Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception
Edited by Andre Lemaire, Baruch Halpern [and, Associate Editor, Matthew J. Adams This collaborative commentary on, or dictionary of, Kings, explores cross-cutting aspects of Kings ranging from the analysis of its composition, historically regarded, to its transmission and reception. Ample attention is accorded sources, figures and peoples who play a part in the book. The commentary deals with Kings treatment in translation and role in later ancient literature. While our comments do not proceed verse by verse, the volume furnishes guidance, from contributors highly qualified to advance contemporary discussion, on the books historical background, its literary intentions and characteristics, and on themes and motifs central to its understanding, both of itself and of the world from which it arose. This volume functions as a meta-commentary, offering windows into the secondary literature, but assembling data more fully than is the case in individual commentaries.
July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 17729 1 Hardback with dustjacket (xvi, 710 pp.) List price EUR 184.- / US$ 262. Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, 129
Oudtestamentische Studin, Old Testament Studies

Edited by B. Becking, Utrecht Editorial Board: H.G.M. Williamson, Oxford, H.F. Van Rooy, Potchefstroom, M. Vervenne, Leuven For more information please visit brill.nl/ots Scholarly studies on linguistic, textual, historical and theological topics pertaining to the Old Testament. ISSN 0169-7226
November 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20919 0 Hardback with dustjacket List price EUR 94.- / US$ 129. Oudtestamentische Studin, Old Testament Studies, 61
Mit Israel auf dem Weg durch die Wste

Eine leserorientierte Exegese der Rebellionstexte in Exodus 15:22-17:7 und Numeri 11:1-20:13
Christian Daniel Kupfer
This study takes a fresh look at the wilderness narratives Ex 15:22-17:7 and Num 11:1-20:13 from a reception theory perspective. A detailed description of the interaction between the text and a co-operative reader is followed by a systematic depiction of how the reader is guided. Die komplexen Wstenerzhlungen Ex. 15:22-17:7 und Num. 11:1-20:13 werden in einer rezeptionssthetisch geprgten Exegese neu untersucht. Nach einer ausfhrlichen Beschreibung der Interaktion der Texte mit einem `kooperierenden Leser wird die Lenkung des Lesers in einem weiteren Hauptteil systematisch beschrieben.
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October 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 21157 5 Hardback with dustjacket List price EUR 128.- / US$ 176. Oudtestamentische Studin, Old Testament Studies, 60
The Stele of YHWH in Egypt

The Prophecies of Isaiah 18-20 concerning Egypt and Kush
Csaba Balogh
Attempts to reconstruct the compositional history of the book of Isaiah confine themselves mainly to chapters 1-12 and 28-39, supposed to shroud the basic core of any early collection of Isaianic texts. Other investigations which verge on the group of prophecies concerning the nations in Isa 13-23 rarely delve into exegetical details to the extent that the reader of Isaiah would feel convinced to stand here on familiar grounds. Even others, overtly restricted to a small pericope inside Isa 13-23, often neglect the significance of this larger context. This book provides a thorough analysis of Isaiah 18-20, concerned with Egypt and Kush, from the earliest stages to their final contextualisation within the developing corpus of the Isaianic prophecies regarding the nations.
Between Evidence and Ideology

Essays on the History of Ancient Israel read at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and the Oud Testamentisch Werkgezelschap Lincoln, July 2009
Edited by Bob Becking and Lester Grabbe The historiography of Ancient Israel is much debated. The various approaches are never void of ideology and some reckon more with the available evidence than others. This volume consists of a set of case-studies that reveal the difficulties that arise when trying to write a history as honestly as possible. This implies that both the archaeology of Ancient Palestine - the finds and their interrogation - as well as the Philosophy of History - their models and their implications are discussed. The outcome is a variety of approaches that inform the reader of current views on the history of Ancient Israel.
November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18737 5 Hardback with dustjacket List price EUR 97.- / US$ 137. Oudtestamentische Studin, Old Testament Studies, 59
Enlarge the Site of Your Tent

The City as Unifying Theme in Isaiah
Edited by Archibald L.H.M. van Wieringen and Annemarieke van der Woude In the year 2000, the first OTS volume by the Jesaja Werkplaats was published, entitled: Studies in Isaiah 24-27 (OTS 43). In the present volume, the question as to the possible unity of the book Isaiah forms the centre of the Jesaja Werkplaats interest. In order to gain a better insight into this question, the Jesaja Werkplaats has decided on a fixed starting point: the concept of the city within the book Isaiah. This concept not only has a literary meaning, but also a historical one. Examining the city, therefore, demands various exegetical approaches, overcoming the classical dichotomy between diachrony and synchrony. This volume offers an intriguing variety of contributions on the city throughout the entire book Isaiah.
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October 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18729 0 Hardback with dustjacket (264 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Oudtestamentische Studin, Old Testament Studies, 58
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SBL - Septuagint and Cognate Studies

For more information please visit brill.nl/scs This series is devoted to the study of the LXX, textual criticism, manuscript witnesses and other versions, as well as its literature, historical milieu, and thought. Cognate studies refers mainly to the Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha of the Hellenistic ISSN 0145-2754 period, and the subsequent development of this literature in Judaism and early Christianity. The series is cosponsored by the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS).
Translation Is Required
the Septuagint in Retrospect and Prospect
Robert J. V. Hiebert
This volume, which includes papers delivered at an international conference sponsored by the Septuagint Institute of Trinity Western University, addresses topics such as the nature and function of the Septuagint, its reception history, and the issues involved in translating it into other languages. The collection highlights the distinction between the Septuagint as produced (i.e., the product of the earliest attempt to translate the Hebrew Bible) and the Septuagint as it subsequently came to be received (i.e., as an autonomous text independent of its Semitic parent). It also reflects the kind of discourse currently taking place in the field of Septuagint research, celebrates the appearance of three modern-language translations of the Septuagint, and sets the stage for the next level of investigation: the hermeneutical/interpretative task associated with the production of commentaries.
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March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18708 5 Hardback (xviii, 248 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. SBL - Septuagint and Cognate Studies, 56
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XIII Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Ljubljana, 2007
Edited by Melvin K.H. Peters This book represents the current state of Septuagint studies as reflected in papers presented at the triennial meeting of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS). In method, content, and approach, the proceedings published in this volume demonstrate the vitality of interest in Septuagint studies and the dedication of the authors established scholars and promising younger voicesto their diverse subjects. This edition of the proceedings continues an established tradition of publishing volumes of essays from the international conferences of the IOSCS.
August 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16917 3 Hardback (xi, 365 pp.) List price EUR 126.- / US$ 179. SBL - Septuagint and Cognate Studies, 55
Studies on the Children of Abraham

Editors: Antti Laato, Abo Akademi University, David Thomas, Birmingham University, Camilla Adang, Tel Aviv University, Israel For more information please visit brill.nl/stca The book series Studies on the Children of Abraham focuses on the three Abrahamic Religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Its aim is to publish academic works devoted to relations between these religions, both historical and theological, including confrontations and peaceful encounters. Monographs, textual studies and conference collections are welcome. The editors of the series are Antti Laato, Abo Akademi University, Finland, ISSN 2210-4720 David Thomas, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom and Camilla Adang, Tel Aviv University. They are assisted by an editorial board that includes leading experts in the field. All works submitted are given close consideration by the editors, and those accepted as within the scope of the series are then read by two expert referees who judge their academic merit.
Encounters of the Children of Abraham from Ancient to Modern Times

Edited by Antti Laato and Pekka Lindqvist
biblical studies
September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18728 3 Hardback (x, 330 pp.) List price EUR 108.- / US$ 154. Studies on the Children of Abraham, 1
Christianity, Judaism and Islam - the Children of Abraham - constitute the spiritual foundations of Western civilization. They affect the interactions of entire nations and individuals, though their history is often understood as one of conflict and controversy. The present volume documents past encounters and confrontations, though it also shows that the history of the three faiths is not merely one of conflict but also one of co-existence and dialogue. The rich shared theological traditions of the Abrahamic religions provide positive encouragement to present-day meetings between their followers. The book contains 16 contributions by scholars from various fields of religious studies. It should appeal to everyone interested in interreligious encounters.
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SBL - Writings from the Ancient World

For more information please visit brill.nl/waw This series presents readable translations of ancient Near Eastern texts that date from the beginning of Sumerian civilization to the age of Alexander. The series is designed to provide access to the important roots of western civilizations. ISSN 1570-7008 The translations meet the needs of teachers, historians, legal scholars, and literary critics, as well as general readers and students.
Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence

Maynard Paul Maidman
Ancient Nuzi, buried beneath modern Yorghan Tepe in northern Iraq, is a Late Bronze Age town belonging to the kingdom of Arrapa that has yielded between 6,500 and 7,000 legal, economic and administrative tablets, all belonging to a period of some five generations (ca. 14751350 B.C.E.) and almost all from known archaeological contexts. The tablets were excavated from the government administrative complexes, from houses in all the urban neighborhoods, from each of the suburban villas, and even a few dozen from the temple complex. These Akkadianlanguage documents include contracts for labor, deeds of sale, testamentary wills, slave sales, ration lists, inter-office memoranda, trial records, scholastic texts, and much more. The ninety-six texts presented here in transliteration and translation are divided into five groups dealing with topics of historical interest: Nuzi and the political force responsible for its demise; the crimes and trials of a mayor of Nuzi; a multigenerational legal struggle over title to a substantial amount of land; the progressive enrichment of one family at the expense of another through a series of real estate transactions; and the nature of the ilku, a real estate tax whose dynamic is crucial in defining the economic and social structure of Nuzi as a whole.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 15111 6 Hardback (xxvi, 296 pp.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 168. SBL - Writings from the Ancient World, 18
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dead sea scrolls
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah

Edited by Florentino Garca Martnez Associate Editors Peter W. Flint and Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar For more information please visit brill.nl/stdj Scholarly translation and evaluation of Biblical texts from the papyrii and manuscripts of Wadi Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and related bibliographic, linguistic, cultural and historical aspects of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. ISSN 0169-9962
October 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 21450 7 Cloth with dustjacket List price EUR 143.- / US$ 196. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 98
Prayer and Poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature
Essays in Honor of Eileen Schuller on the Occasion of Her 65th Birthday
Edited by Jeremy Penner, Ken M. Penner and Cecilia Wassen
biblical studies
The last major volume of articles devoted to the topic of prayer and poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls comprised a collection of articles presented at a conference in the year 2000 (Liturgical Perspectives: Prayer and Poetry in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls). This collection reflects the state of research in the field broadly and on specific prayers and poetic texts found among the Dead Sea Scrolls; it also offers new insights into topics on which Eileen Schuller has written extensively.
October 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 16812 1 Cloth with dustjacket (approx. 576 pp.) List price EUR 177.- / US$ 242. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 97
Civic Ideology, Organization, and Law in the Rule Scrolls

A Comparative Study of the Covenanters Sect and Contemporary Voluntary Associations in Political Context
Yonder Moynihan Gillihan
Over the past sixty years, several studies have demonstrated that the Dead Sea Scrolls sect was one of numerous voluntary associations that flourished in the Hellenistic-Roman age. Yet the origins of organizational and regulatory patterns that the sect shared with other associations have not been adequately explained. Drawing upon sociological studies of modern associations, this book argues that most ancient groups appropriated patterns from the state. Comparison of the Rule Scrolls with Greco-Roman constitutional literature, as well as philosophical, rabbinic, and early Chrisitian texts, shows that the sects appropriation helped articulate an alternative civic ideology by which members identified themselves as subjects of a commonwealth alternative and superior to that of the status quo. Like other associations with alternative civic ideology, the Covenanters studied constitution and law with the intention of reform, anticipating governance of restored Israel at the End of Days.
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The Mermaid and the Partridge

Essays from the Copenhagen Conference on Revising Texts from Cave Four
Edited by George J. Brooke and Jesper Hgenhaven For some years a project has been under way to carry out a thoroughgoing revision of volume V in the series Discoveries in the Judaean Desert (of Jordan). The team of scholars responsible for the new edition - including many who have written monographs or extensive studies on the respective manuscripts for which they have now assumed responsibility - was invited by the Department of Biblical Exegesis of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen to meet in Copenhagen in June 2009. The conference offered the opportunity for the presentation of some working papers on topics that were of particular concern to the individual contributors to the revision. The present volume represents the ongoing work on the edition, and reflects the development in approaches and viewpoints since the texts were first published (1968) as well as important aspects of the present Qumran scholarship.
April 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19430 4 Cloth with dustjacket (x, 310 pp.) List price EUR 110.- / US$ 151. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 96
Rethinking Rewritten Scripture

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Composition and Exegesis in the 4QReworked Pentateuch Manuscripts

Molly M. Zahn
The Qumran discoveries have demonstrated that much of the earliest interpretation of Hebrew Scripture was accomplished through rewriting: production of revised editions of biblical books, or composition of new works drawing heavily upon Scripture for their organization and content. This study advances our understanding of the nature and purpose of such rewriting of Scripture by examining the compositional methods and interpretive goals of the five Reworked Pentateuch manuscripts from Qumran Cave 4 (4Q158, 364367). This analysis, along with a comparison of the 4QReworked Pentateuch manuscripts to the Samaritan Pentateuch and the Temple Scroll, provides a clearer picture of how early Jewish communities read, transmitted, and transformed their sacred textual traditions.
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February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19390 1 Cloth with dustjacket (xiv, 280 pp.) List price EUR 108.- / US$ 153. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 95
Aramaica Qumranica
Proceedings of the Conference on the Aramaic Texts from Qumran in Aix-en-Provence 30 June - 2July 2008
Edited by Katell Berthelot and Daniel Stkl Ben Ezra The Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls represent roughly 13% of the Qumran library and correspond to a wide range of genres and topics. This book consists of the proceedings of a conference on the Aramaic scrolls from Qumran which took place in Aix-en-Provence in 2008. It includes both the papers themselves and a transcription of the discussions. The 22 papers tackle linguistic, exegetical and historical questions, focusing in particular on: the relation of the Aramaic texts to what we know as the Hebrew Bible; their literary genres; the question of their sectarian or non-sectarian provenance; the character of the corpus, and specifically its relevance to the development of apocalypticism and messianism in the Jewish tradition.
November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18786 3 Cloth with dustjacket (xii, 624 pp., illus.) List price EUR 180.- / US$ 255. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 94
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The Dead Sea Scrolls and Contemporary Culture

Proceedings of the International Conference held at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (July 6-8, 2008)
Edited by Adolfo D. Roitman, Lawrence H. Schiffman and Shani Tzoref This volume contains the proceedings of the international conference held at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in July 2008 in honor of the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. As indicated by its title The Dead Sea Scrolls and Contemporary Culture, the aim of the conference was to move beyond the strict confines of conventional scholarship and to explore new avenues of research, including the examination of the place of the findings from the Judean Desert in contemporary culture. The book is divided into five main sections: (1) the Identity and History of the Community; (2) the Qumran Library: Origins, Use, and Nature (2a. Biblical Texts; 2b. Biblical Interpretation; 2c. Sectarian and Non-Sectarian Literature; 2d. Sectarian vis--vis Rabbinic Halakha); (3) Christianity in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls; (4) Gender at Qumran; and (5) New Perspectives (5a. Methodological Approaches; 5b. Educational Approaches).
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18593 7 Cloth with dustjacket (xx, 770 pp., 36 illus.) List price EUR 202.- / US$ 287. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 93
The Dead Sea Scrolls

Transmission of Traditions and Production of Texts
Edited by Sarianna Metso, Hindy Najman and Eileen Schuller How were Jewish texts produced and transmitted in late antiquity? What role did scribal practices play in the shaping of both scriptural and interpretive traditions, which areas the Scrolls show so decisivelyintimately intertwined? How were texts assembled from a variety of earlier sources, both oral and written? Why were they often attributed to pseudonymous authors from the remote past such as Moses and David? How did the composers of these texts understand the enterprise in which they were engaged? This volume furthers current debates about Qumran Scribal Practice and the transmission of traditions in Jewish Antiquity. It is published with the conviction that the transmission of traditions and the details of scribal practicesso often treated separatelyshould be considered in conversation with each other.
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July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18584 5 Cloth with dustjacket (xiv, 274 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 92
Qumran Cave 1 Revisited

Texts from Cave 1 Sixty Years after Their Discovery: Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the IOQS in Ljubljana
Edited by Daniel K. Falk, Sarianna Metso, Donald W. Parry and Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar This volume contains a selection of the papers presented at the sixth meeting of the International Organization for Qumran Studies, held in 2007 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the topic Qumran Cave 1 Revisited: Reconsidering the Cave 1 Texts Sixty Years after Their Discovery. While the opening paper assesses theories about the character of Qumran Cave 1 in relation to the other Qumran caves, all other papers discuss texts from Cave 1, in particular six of the seven large scrolls found there in 1947: the two Isaiah scrolls, the Rule of the Community, the War Scroll, the Thanksgivings Scroll, and the Genesis Apocryphon. Many papers revisit those texts in light of the corresponding versions found in Cave 4.
July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18580 7 Cloth with dustjacket (xii, 292 pp.) List price EUR 108.- / US$ 153. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 91
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The Dead Sea Scrolls

Texts and Context
Edited by Charlotte Hempel This volume presents the proceedings of an international conference of the same title held at the University of Birmingham in 2007. The contributors are drawn from the ranks of leading international specialists in the field writing alongside promising younger scholars. The volume includes studies on the contribution of the Scrolls to Second Temple Jewish history, the archaeological context, the role of the temple and its priesthood, as well as treatments on selected texts and issues. These proceedings offer a timely and up to date assessment of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the material remains unearthed at Qumran in their wider context and not infrequently challenge prevailing lines of interpretation.
July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16784 1 Cloth with dustjacket (xvi, 552 pp., illus.) List price EUR 162.- / US$ 230. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 90
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The Dead Sea Scrolls at 60

Scholarly Contributions of New York University Faculty and Alumni
Edited by Lawrence H. Schiffman and Shani Tzoref This volume constitutes the proceedings of the March 7, 2008 Ranieri Colloquium on Ancient Studies at New York University, dedicated to The Dead Sea Scrolls at 60: The Scholarly Contributions of NYU Faculty and Alumni. These studies offer a sampling of the extensive research conducted by three generations of NYU faculty, students, and alumni, in a range of domains pertaining to the scrolls and documents discovered in the Judean Desert since 1947, including Hebrew language, religious thought, and law.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18505 0 Cloth with dustjacket (xiv, 324pp. illus.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 169. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, 89
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gnosticism and Manichaeism
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies

Editors: Johannes van Oort and Einar Thomassen For more information please visit brill.nl/nhms Formerly the Nag Hammadi Studies Series, which included the now complete Coptic Gnostic Library, this series - a world leader in its field - now includes study tools and monographs on a broad range of topics in the fields of Gnostic and Manichaean studies. ISSN 0929-2470 Titles include The Spiritual Seed (Einar Thomassen), The Gospel of Judas in Context (M. Scopello), Nag Hammadi Bibliography 1995-2006 (D.M. Scholer), and New Light on Manichaeism (J. D. BeDuhn).
November 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 21207 7 Hardback List price EUR 173.- / US$ 237. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies, 76
Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices
Edited by Christian H. Bull, Liv Ingeborg Lied and John D. Turner Mystery and secrecy were central concepts in the ritual, rhetoric, and sociological stratification of antique Mediterranean religions. That the ultimate nature and workings of the divine were secret, and either could not or should not be revealed except as a mystery for the initiated, was widely accepted among Pagans, Jews, and then Christians, both Gnostic and otherwise. The similarities and differences in the language of mystery and secrecy across religious and cultural borders are thus crucial for understanding this important period of the history of religions. The present anthology aims to present and analyze a wide selection of sources elucidating this theme, reflecting the correspondingly wide scholarly interests of Professor Einar Thomassen in honor of his 60th birthday.
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November 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20618 2 Hardback List price EUR 143.- / US$ 196. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies, 75
Gnosis und Judentum

Alttestamentliche und jdische Motive in der gnostischen Literatur und das Ursprungsproblem der Gnosis
Jaan Lahe
This book addresses different theories related to the origin of Gnosticism. The author comes to the conclusion that, if we set aside the Christian substance, in Gnostic literature besides Platonist philosophy the most numerous influences come from Judaism. As they have, partially, reached Gnostic literature independent from Christianity, it could validate the theory according to which we should be searching for the origin of Gnosticism in certain Judaist circles. The author analyses the use of lore from the Old Testament and Judaism in Gnostic literature. Even though this does not prove that Gnosticism has evolved from Judaism, it still shows how extensively the Judaist world of thought influenced Gnosticism and how it gives us a reason to ask whether we should consider more thoroughly the theory according to which we should be searching for the founders of Gnostic lore within certain Judaist circles of antiquity.
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In Search of Truth. Augustine, Manichaeism and other Gnosticism

Studies for Johannes van Oort at Sixty
Edited by Jacob van den Berg, Annemar Kotz, Tobias Nicklas and Madeleine Scopello This volume in honour of Johannes van Oort, formerly University of Utrecht, presently Professor of Patristics and Gnosticism at the Universities of Nijmegen and Pretoria, and past-President of the International Association of Manichaean Studies (IAMS), brings together a rich variety of studies on Augustine, Manichaeism, and other Gnostic currents, thus reflecting the honorands research interests. The unique collection is divided into four sections: I. Studies in Augustine: Confessions, Sermons, Letters & De Haeresibus; Augustine on Grace & Pluralism; Augustinian Gnosis; II. Studies in Manichaeism: Origins & Myth; Doctrines & Cult; Diffusion & Art; III. Studies in Manichaeism and Augustine: Doctrines; Polemics & Debates with Manichaean Contemporaries; IV. Studies in Other Gnosticism: Gnosticism and Apocryphal Texts; Sources of (Ps.) Hippolytus Refutatio; the Gospel of Judas; Modern Yesidi Gnosticism. The 35 studies are preceded by an overview of Prof. van Oorts scholarly activities and publications
December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18997 3 Hardback (xxxvi, 732 pp., 28 illus.) List price EUR 196.- / US$ 278. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies, 74
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Images of Rebirth
Cognitive Poetics and Transformational Soteriology in the Gospel of Philip and the Exegesis on the Soul
Hugo Lundhaug
This book offers fresh readings of the Gospel of Philip (NHC II.3) and the Exegesis on the Soul (NHC II.6) from new theoretical and historical perspectives. Eschewing the category of Gnosticism and challenging common categorisations, the book analyses the preserved Coptic texts as coherent Christian compositions contemporary with the production and use of the Nag Hammadi Codices. A methodological framework based on Cognitive Poetics is outlined and applied to illuminate how the texts present a soteriology of transformation through religious rituals and practices using complex conceptual and intertextual blends with important polemical and paraenetic functions. The analysis highlights the use of metaphors and allusions in (re-)interpretations of authoritative Scripture, ritual and dogma. Complete Coptic texts and translations are included.
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August 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18026 0 Hardback (xviii, 594 pp.) List price EUR 174.- / US$ 247. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies, 73
The Paraphrase of Shem (NH VII,1)

Introduction, Translation and Commentary
Michel Roberge
This book presents the first comprehensive interpretation of the Paraphrase of Shem, Codex VII,1 in the Coptic Nag Hammadi Library. The lenghty introduction discusses the literary genre of the treatise, its plan and system, its situation among the Gnostic systems, its provenance and date. The translation sets out the text in paragraphs, with headings and subheadings. A short commentary follows the translation. The analysis of the system shows that the author is working from a model of the universe, whose principles have been drawn from Stoicism and Middle Platonism. While dipping into the springs of the major Sethian and Valentinian systems, the author follows his own way and offers an original system, anticipating in many respects Manichaeism.
June 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18202 8 Hardback (xii, 192 pp.) List price EUR 86.- / US$ 122. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies, 72
Judaism
SBL - Ancient Israel and Its Literature

For more information please visit brill.nl/ail ISSN 1878-4895
The Deuteronomic History and the Book of Chronicles

Scribal Works in an Oral World
Raymond F. Person Jr.

This volume reexamines and reconstructs the relationship between the Deuteronomic History and the book of Chronicles, building on recent developments such as the Persian-period dating of the Deuteronomic History, the contribution of oral traditional studies to understanding the production of biblical texts, and the reassessment of the relationship of Standard Biblical Hebrew and Late Biblical Hebrew. These new perspectives challenge widely held understandings of the relationship between the two scribal works and strongly suggest that they were competing historiographies during the Persian period that nevertheless descended from a common source. This new reconstruction leads to new readings of the literature.
December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18706 1 Hardback (xii, 205 pp.) List price EUR 93.- / US$ 131. SBL - Ancient Israel and Its Literature, 6
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Reading Law as Narrative

a study in the casuistic laws of the Pentateuch
Assnat Bartor
Casuistic or case law in the Pentateuch deals with real human affairs; each case law entails a compressed story that can encourage reader engagement with seemingly dry legal text. This book is the first to present an interpretive method integrating biblical law, jurisprudence, and literary theory, reflecting the current law and literature school within legal studies. It identifies the narrative elements that exist in the laws of the Pentateuch, exposes the narrative techniques employed by the authors, and discovers the poetics of biblical law, thus revealing new or previously unconsidered aspects of the relationship between law and narrative in the Bible.
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July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 17800 7 Hardback (ix, 219 pp.) List price EUR 97.- / US$ 137. SBL - Ancient Israel and Its Literature, 5
Judaism
SBL - Early Judaism and Its Literature

For more information please visit brill.nl/ejl This series publishes works on the history, culture, and literature of early Judaism. The chronological scope of the series roughly encompasses Judaism of the Second Temple (post-exilic Judaism from the Persian period up to the decline of the Jewish state in the late first and early second centuries CE). ISSN 1569-3597 The literary corpus comprehended by the series includes, but is not limited to, Hellenistic Jewish authors, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha. Work on rabbinic literature that deals with Second Temple Judaism will also be considered.
Noah and His Book(s)

Edited by Michael E. Stone, Aryeh Amihay and Vered Hillel In a collection of original essays, this book offers new insights on the question of the lost book of Noah, as well as studies of Noahs figure in postbiblical literature. It focuses on ancient Jewish literature, including the Septuagint, the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Josephus, and rabbinic literature, but Christian sources, especially Christian iconography, Gnostic literature, and Syriac material, as well as later sources such as the Quran and Jewish medieval traditions, are also consulted. The contributors are Michael E. Stone, Vered Hillel, Aryeh Amihay, Michael Tuval, Daniel Machiela, Claire Pfann, Esther Eshel, Jeremy Penner, Rebecca Scharbach, Benjamin G. Wright III, Nadav Sharon and Moshe Tishel, Albert Geljon, Sergey Minov, Erica Martin, and Ruth Clements.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18698 9 Hardback (xiii, 380 pp.) List price EUR 130.- / US$ 185. SBL - Early Judaism and Its Literature, 28
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Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

(Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums)
For more information please visit brill.nl/ajec Ancient Judaism & Early Christianity began in 1976, as Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums with the publication of M. Hengels Die Zeloten. The series, which includes monographs and collections of essays, covers a range of topics, typically focusing on areas of mutual influence or points ISSN 1871-6636 of controversy between Judaism and Christianity in the first centuries CE. Recent titles published in the series have included important studies of Josephus, of the Jewish background of Pauls writings, and of the historical Jesus within his Jewish context.
July 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 17511 2 Hardback (approx. 330 pp., 172 illus.) List price EUR 161.- / US$ 221. Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, 77
Studies in the Archaeology and History of Caesarea Maritima

Caput Judaeae, Metropolis Palaestinae
Joseph Patrich
Caesarea Maritima, the capital of the Roman province of Judaea / Palaestina, was founded in 10/9 BCE by Herod the Great to serve as an administrative and economic center. It was named after his Roman patron Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor. The book, well illustrated, presents the results of the large scale excavations at the site during the 1990s and early 2000s in their wider historical and cultural context: the architectural evolution and transformation of the thriving city from its foundation to its decline caused by the Arab conquest (640/41 CE), its conversion to a Roman colony in 71 CE, aspects of provincial administration, commerce and economy, entertainment and religious life of its communities Jews, Pagans, Christians and Samaritans.
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Sibyllinische Orakel 1-2: Studien und Kommentar

Olaf Wamuth
Within the disparate collection of ancient Sibylline Oracles book 1 and 2 form a historical apocalypse reaching from the creation to the eschatological Golden Age. It is unique in integrating biblical and classical mythology. Although Christian in its present form, its origins have been debated for a long time. This study examines its different parts and tries to reconstruct a pre-Christian document. It interprets the original work as a literary evidence of the Jewish-pagan symbiosis in Asia Minor in the imperial period. Its adaption is probably the earliest Sibylline writing produced by Christians. The study provides a line-by-line commentary. It contains a close examination of the tradition of Pseudo-Phocylides included in the Christian document as well as a comparison with the Apocalypse of Peter.
December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 17593 8 Hardback (xvi, 592 pp.) List price EUR 174.- / US$ 247. Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, 76
Kaiphas. Der Hohepriester jenes Jahres

Geschichte und Deutung
Rainer Metzner
The high priest Caiaphas is one of the important figures in biblical history who received little attention or sympathy in the judgement of posterity. Since the time of the old church the highest representative of the Jewish society in the time of Jesus was assessed as a wicked enemy of Jesus and the leading apostles in Jerusalem. This image obscures the religious and political efficiency of a man, who worked with great success in his office for a long period of eighteen years. What do we know about the historical Caiaphas? And what is the image of this man in the New Testament and afterwards? The present study tries to answer these questions in view of the history, the exegesis and the reception history.
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June 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18524 1 Hardback (xviii, 482 pp., 22 illus.) List price EUR 162.- / US$ 230. Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, 75
Studies in Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity

Text and Context
Edited by Dan Jaff The question of the origins of Christianity is a theme still discussed in historical research. This book investigates the relations between the Rabbinic Judaism and the Primitive Christianity. It studies the factors of influences, the polemics in the texts and factors of mutual conceptions between two new movements: Rabbinical Judaism and Primitive Christianity. Finally it offers an analysis of the perception of Christianity in the corpus of talmudic literature.
June 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18410 7 Hardback (xvi, 248 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, 74
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Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism

Edited by Benjamin G. Wright, III Associate Editors: Florentino Garca Martnez and Hindy Najman For more information please visit brill.nl/jsjs The Journal for the Study of Judaism Supplement Series provides a forum for the publication of scholarly works on all aspects of Judaism from the Persian period through Late Antiquity. The scope of the Supplement Series corresponds to the scope of the journal. Volumes may be devoted to literary, socio-historical, ISSN 1384-2161 religio-historical or theological themes, and may be written from any methodological perspective. Volumes of essays are welcome, provided that they have a coherent theme. Volumes dealing with the influence of Judaism on early Christianity also fall within the scope of the series.
December 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 21668 6 Hardback with dustjacket List price EUR 143.- / US$ 196. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 154
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The Jewish Revolt against Rome

Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Edited by Mladen Popovi The Jewish revolt against Rome in the first century C.E. provides ancient historians the opportunity to study one of the best-documented provincial revolts in the early Roman Empire. This volume brings together different disciplines, some for the first time. The contributors draw from a wide range of literary, archaeological, documentary, epigraphic and numismatic sources. The focus is on historiographical and methodological reflections on our sources, their nature and the sort of historical questions they allow us to answer. This volume combines fields of research that should not be pursued in isolation from each other should we wish to further our understanding of the Jewish revolts historical context.
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November 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 21520 7 Cloth with dustjacket List price EUR 244.- / US$ 334. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 153
A Teacher for All Generations (2 vol. set)

Essays in Honor of James C. VanderKam
Edited by Eric F. Mason (general editor); Editors volume 1: Samuel I. Thomas, Alison Schofield, Eugene Ulrich; Editors volume 2: Kelley Coblentz Bautch, Angela Kim Harkins, Daniel A. Machiela This collection of essays honors James C. VanderKam on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday and twentieth year on the faculty of the University of Notre Dame. An international group of scholarsincluding peers specializing in Second Temple Judaism and Biblical Studies, colleagues past and present, and former studentsoffers essays that interact in various ways with ideas and themes important in VanderKams own work. The collection is divided into five sections spanning two volumes. The first volume includes essays on the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East along with studies on Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Essays in the second volume address topics in early Judaism, Enoch traditions and Jubilees, and the New Testament and early Christianity.
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September 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20726 4 Cloth with dustjacket List price EUR 99.- / US$ 136. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 152
The Heavenly Book Motif in Judeo-Christian Apocalypses 200 BCE-200 CE

Leslie Baynes
Books and writing, according to Jacques Derrida, are always concerned with questions of life and death. Nowhere is this more true than regarding the heavenly book motif, which plays an important role in early Judeo-Christian literature, and particularly in apocalypses. This book identifies four sub-types of the motifthe books of life, deeds, fate, and actionand examines their development and function primarily in Jewish and Christian apocalypses. It argues that the overarching function of the motif is to signify life and death for those inscribed: earthly life and death in its early appearances and eternal destiny in later texts. The first full-length analysis of the heavenly book motif in English, this study highlights a vital element of the genre apocalypse.
Jewish Reactions to the Destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70

Apocalypses and Related Pseudepigrapha
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Kenneth R. Jones
The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was a watershed event in the religious, political, and social life of first-century Jews. This book explores the reaction to this event found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch, 4 Baruch, Sibylline Oracles 4 and 5, and the Apocalypse of Abraham). While keeping the historical context of their composition in mind, the author analyzes the texts with a view to answering the following questions: What do these texts tell us about Jewish attitudes toward the Roman Empire? How did Jews understand the situation in post-70 Judea through the lens of Israels past, especially the Babylonian sack of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.?
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The Texts and Versions of the Book of Ben Sira

Transmission and Interpretation
Edited by Jean- Sbastien Rey and Jan Joosten The Book of Ben Sira comes to us in a bewildering variety of ancient textual forms. Each version shows how the book was received and interpreted in a new situation and by another community of readers. The present volume contains studies by some of the best specialists in this field of research. Each of the ancient text forms of Ben SiraHebrew, Greek, Syriac, and Latinis studied in its proper context and analysed in regard to what explains the typical changes it contains.
June 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20692 2 Cloth with dustjacket (x, 354 pp.) List price EUR 128.- / US$ 175. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 150
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Primeval History: Babylonian, Biblical, and Enochic

An Intertextual Reading
Helge S. Kvanvig
Most cultures have myths of origin. The Babylonians were the first to combine blocks of traditions about primeval time into primeval histories where humans had a central role. In the first millennium there were different versions that influenced the concepts of primeval history within Jewish religion, both in the Bible and in the parallel Enochic tradition. Atrahasis and the traditions of primeval dynasties had crucial impact on Genesis; the traditions of the primeval apkallus as cosmic guardians were lying behind the Enochic Watcher Story. The book offers a comprehensive analytic comparison between the images of primeval time in these three traditions. It presents new interpretations of each of these traditions and how they relate to each other.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 16380 5 Cloth with dustjacket (xvi, 612 pp.) List price EUR 184.- / US$ 251. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 149
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Go Out and Study the Land (Judges 18:2)

Archaeological, Historical and Textual Studies in Honor of Hanan Eshel
Edited by Aren M. Maeir, Jodi Magness and Lawrence H. Schiffman Hanan Eshel (zl) was a prolific scholar in the field of Dead Sea Scrolls, Classical Archaeology of the Near East and many other topics. During his terminal illness, friends and colleagues got together to present him with a collection of studies on topics that were close to his fields of interest, as an expression of deep friendship and admiration. The volume contains the 22 papers presented to Hanan before his death, covering topics in archaeology, history, and textual studies, with a particular emphasis on aspects relating to the Dead Sea Scrolls, spanning the late Iron Age through late Antiquity.
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Legal Fictions
Studies of Law and Narrative in the Discursive Worlds of Ancient Jewish Sectarians and Sages
Steven D. Fraade
Ancient Jewish writings combine interpretive narratives of Israels sacred history with legal prescriptions for a divinely ordered way of life. Two ancient Jewish societies have left us extensive textual corpora preserving interpenetrating legal and narrative interpretive teachings: the sectarian community of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the sage-disciple circles of the early Rabbis. This book comprises studies that explore specific aspects of the interplay of interpretative, narrative, and legal rhetoric with an eye to pedagogic function and social formation for each of these communities and for both of them in comparison. It addresses questions of how best to approach these writings for purposes of historical retrieval and reconstruction by recognizing the inseparability of literary-rhetorical textual analysis and a non-reductive historiography.
May 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20109 5 Cloth with dustjacket (xx, 628 pp.) List price EUR 184.- / US$ 251. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 147
Judaism
Flavius Josephus
Interpretation and History
Edited by Jack Pastor, Pnina Stern and Menahem Mor An International Josephus Colloquium met in Haifa on 2 - 6 July, 2006. It gathered scholars from Japan, Germany, France, Norway, Italy, Britain, Israel, and the USA who represented different disciplines: bible, history, Judaism, and archaeology. The connecting structure of all the participants was the ancient Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. The fruit of this meeting is presented in twenty four articles and an introduction. Flavius Josephus: Interpretation and History is a multi-disciplinary collection of research on Josephus, the man, the historian, his era, and his writings. It will be of great use to scholars as well as the general public, who take an interest in the literary work of one of the most controversial figures of his era.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19126 6 Cloth with dustjacket (xiv, 438 pp., 19 illus.) List price EUR 140.- / US$ 199. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 146
Moses und der Mythos

Die Auseinandersetzung mit der griechischen Mythologie bei jdisch-hellenistischen Autoren
Ren Bloch
In the Hellenistic period Jews regularly encountered Greek mythology in one form or another: in literature, in art, or through language. This book is the first comprehensive study of the different strategies pursued by Jewish-Hellenistic authors as they engaged with Greek myth. The principal focus of this study is on the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, but a large range of other authors from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE are also discussed. Far from limiting themselves to outright rejection, these authors often show a striking familiarity with Greek myth, which they sometimes even incorporated into Jewish myth. Ancient Jewish discourse on Greek myth was not primarily driven by apologetics, but constituted an important aspect of Jewish Hellenism.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16501 4 Cloth with dustjacket (x, 298 pp.) List price EUR 108.- / US$ 153. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 145
What is Good, and What God Demands

Normative Structures in Tannaitic Literature
Tzvi Novick
The normative rhetoric of tannaitic literature (the earliest extant corpus of rabbinic Judaism) is predominantly deontological. Prior scholarship on rabbinic supererogation, and on points of contact with Greco-Roman virtue discourse, has identified non-deontological aspects of tannaitic normativity. However, these two frameworks overlook precisely the productive intersection of deontological with non-deontological, the first because supererogation defines itself against obligation, and the second because the Greco-Roman comparate discourages serious treatment of law-like elements. This book addresses ways in which alternative normative forms entwine with the core deontological rhetoric of tannaitic literature. This perspective exposes, inter alia, echoes of the post-biblical wisdom tradition in tannaitic law, the rich polyvalence of the category mitzvah, and telling differences between the schools of Akiva and Ishmael.
September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18758 0 Cloth with dustjacket (xii, 248 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 144
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Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World

Early Jewish and Ancient Christian Traditions
Edited by Tobias Nicklas, Joseph Verheyden, Erik M.M. Eynikel and Florentino Garca Martnez Is there a future after death and what does this future look like? What kind of life can we expect, and in what kind of world? Is there another, hopefully better world than the one we live in? The articles collected in this volume, all written by leading experts in the field, deal with the question how ancient Jewish and Christian authors describe otherworldly places and situations. They investigate why various forms of texts were created to address the questions above, how these texts functioned, and how they have to be understood. It is shown how ancient descriptions of the otherworld are taking over and reworking existing motifs, forms and genres, but also that they mirror concrete problems, ideas, experiences, and questions of their authors and the first readers.
September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18626 2 Cloth with dustjacket (xii, 402 pp., illus.) List price EUR 130.- / US$ 185. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 143
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Studies in the Book of Wisdom

Edited by Gza G. Xeravits and Jzsef Zsengellr The volume publishes papers delivered at the International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books (Ppa, Hungary). This conference dealt with the Book of Wisdom. As such, this was one of the most extended discussions of the Book of Wisdom that has ever taken place at a scholarly meeting. The volume contains articles on the traditions and theology of the Book of Wisdom, and demonstrates its relationship with the contemporary literature of early Judaism and Middle Platonic thought. July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18612 5 Cloth with dustjacket (x, 234 pp.) List price EUR 97.- / US$ 138. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 142
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Authoritative Scriptures in Ancient Judaism

Edited by Mladen Popovi Many scholars of the Second Temple period have replaced the concept of canonization by that of canonical process. Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been crucial for this new direction. Based on this new evidence taxonomic terms like biblical, nonbiblical or parabiblical seem anachronistic for the period before 70 C.E. The notion of authoritative Scriptures plays an important part in the new paradigm of canonical process, but it has not yet been sufficiently reflected upon and is in need of clarification. Why were some texts more authoritative than others? For whom and in what contexts were texts authoritative? And what are our criteria to determine to what extent a text was authoritative? In short, what do we mean by authoritative? This volume focuses on specific texts or corpora of texts, and approaches the notion of authoritative Scriptures from sociological, cultural and literary perspectives.
June 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18530 2 Cloth with dustjacket (x, 400 pp.) List price EUR 130.- / US$ 185. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 141
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Torah Centers and Rabbinic Activity in Palestine 70 - 400 C.E.

History and Geographic Distribution
Ben Zion Rosenfeld
This book analyses the data about Torah centers and rabbinic activity in Palestine during Mishnaic and Talmudic times, 70400 CEthe Roman and early Byzantine periods. The research is an interdisciplinary inquiry. It encompasses rabbinic literature as well as archeology, geography, and sociology, thus enriching the discussion of the history and scope of rabbinic activity in the different regions of Palestine. Arranged in chronological order, the book highlights the changes generated by historical events, in particular the relocation of rabbinic centers following the upheaval of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. In spite of this upheaval, Torah centers continued to develop in Palestine for several hundred years, until the end of the period under discussion.
May 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 17838 0 Cloth with dustjacket (x, 322 pp.) List price EUR 104.- / US$ 154. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 138
Studies in the Aramaic Interpretation of Scripture

General Editor: Paul V.M. Flesher For more information please visit brill.nl/sais This series aims to publish quality, scholarly monographs on interpretations of the Hebrew Bible done in the Aramaic language, primarily within Judaism. The main focus will be on the translations of Scripture in Aramaic called Targums, texts ISSN 1570-1336 classified as Rewritten Bible such as those found at Qumran, and Aramaic midrashic interpretations of Scripture. Christian works written in Palestinian Aramaic will also be included.
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Michael Klein on the Targums

Collected Essays 1972-2002
Edited by Avigdor Shinan and Rimon Kasher with Michael Marmur and Paul V.M. Flesher During his life, Michael Klein played a key role in helping establish the foundation for the modern study of the Targums. He was known for his thorough studies of targumic translation techniques and for his editions of the Fragment Targums and the Cairo Geniza fragments of Palestinian Targums. This collection of his essays brings together some of his writings on translation technique and studies on the Cairo Geniza material on Targums Onqelos and Jonathan, as well as the Writings. Essays on the Palestinian Targums feature as well, with studies of Targum Neofiti and Geniza discoveries that occurred after his edition. It begins with a Foreward by Avigdor Shinan and Rimon Kasher and ends with a personal tribute by Stefan Reif.
June 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20295 5 Hardback (xvi, 296 pp, 19 illus.) List price EUR 105.- / US$ 144. Studies in the Aramaic Interpretation of Scripture, 11
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Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series

General Editor: Gregory E. Sterling Associate Editor: David T. Runia Editorial Board: Harold W. Attridge, Ellen Birnbaum, John Dillon, David Hay, Annewies van den Hoek, Alan Mendelson, Thomas Tobin and S.J., David Winston For more information please visit brill.nl/pacs This commentary series aims to make Philos thought accessible to readers such as graduate students who are just beginning to read him, but also contains much material that will be of interest ISSN 1570-095X to specialists in Hellenistic Judaism, ancient philosophy and patristic literature.
Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues

Introduction, Translation, and Commentary
Walter T. Wilson
In the treatise On Virtues (part of his so-called Exposition of the Law), Philo of Alexandria demonstrates how Moses, his laws, and the nation constituted by these laws each embody certain widely-discussed moral values, specifically, courage (andreia), humanity (philanthropia), repentance (metanoia), and nobility (eugeneia). Although it makes extensive use of material drawn from the Pentateuch, what the treatise provides is far more than a commentary on scripture. Rather, it contributes to a sophisticated apologetic reconstruction of Jewish origins, idealized according to the principles of both Greek philosophy and Roman political culture. Guided by such principles, Philo endeavors to establish the moral, legal, and social status of Judaism within the Greco-Roman world.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18907 2 Hardback (xx, 479 pp.) List price EUR 152.- / US$ 216. Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series, 3
Studies in Philo of Alexandria

Edited by Francesca Calabi and Robert Berchman For more information please visit brill.nl/philo ISSN 1543-995X
Studies on the Ancient Armenian Version of Philos Works

Edited by Sara Mancini Lombardi and Paola Pontani The volume aims to introduce the studies on the Armenian version of Philos writings, as well as being valuable for scholars who are not Armenologists. This corpus of ancient translations is of great importance to us not only because it has preserved works whose Greek originals have been lost, but it will also be of use for improving our knowledge regarding the reception of Philos thought. The essays approach the subject from different perspectives - historical, hermeneutical, philological and linguistic - in order to provide an overview on current research issues, giving special attention to the fortune of Philos works in Armenian Christianity.
December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18466 4 Hardback (VIII, 222 PP.) List price EUR 86.- / US$ 123. Studies in Philo of Alexandria, 6
SBL - Writings from the Greco-Roman World

For more information please visit brill.nl/wgw This series, which is the successor to the former SBL Texts and Translations series, publishes translations of ancient texts that are important for scholars and students of religion and not otherwise readily accessible. Texts may be in any ancient language, with priority given to those that date from the period between Alexander and Justinian. Volumes normally include ISSN 1569-3600 the original text and English translation on facing pages, an introduction with bibliography, short explanatory notes that are not as extensive as those in a full commentary, and appropriate indices. The series also publishes selected texts, translations, and studies of ancient texts.
Philodemus, On Death
Translated with an Introduction and notes by W. Benjamin Henry
W. Benjamin Henry
On Death, by the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus of Gadara, is among the most significant philosophical treatments of the theme surviving from the Greco-Roman world. The author was an influential figure in first-century B.C.E. Roman society, associated with poets such as Virgil and politicians such as the father-in-law of Julius Caesar. The surviving copies of his treatises were carbonized following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 C.E. This edition contains the Greek text, newly reconstituted with the help of the infrared imaging technology that has revolutionized the study of Philodemuss works in the twenty-first century, and completely translated into English for the first time. An extensive introduction provides background on Philodemus and his writings, accompanying notes enrich the text, and forty-four pages of photographs illustrate the papyrus manuscript from which the translation is drawn.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16929 6 Hardback (xxxiv, 160 pp., 40 illus.) List price EUR 93.- / US$ 131. SBL - Writings from the GrecoRoman World, 29
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Libaniuss Progymnasmata
Model Exercises in Greek Prose Composition and Rhetoric
Craig A. Gibson
This volume presents the original text and the first English translation of the largest surviving ancient collection of preliminary exercises used to teach young men how to compose their own prose, a crucial step toward public speaking and a career worthy of the educated elite. Graded in difficulty, the exercises range from simple fables and narratives to discussions of wise sayings, speeches of praise and blame, impersonations of figures from myth, descriptions of statues and paintings, and essays on general propositions (e.g., should one marry?). It provides a unique glimpse into the schoolrooms of the ancient Mediterranean from the Hellenistic period to the Byzantine Empire, vividly illustrating how ancient educators used myth, history, and popular ethics to shape their students characters as they sharpened their ability to think, write, and speak.
September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 15750 7 Hardback (xxix, 572 pp.) List price EUR 174.- / US$ 247. SBL - Writings from the GrecoRoman World, 27
Theodore of Mopsuestia
The Commentaries on the Minor Epistles of Paul
Translated with an Introduction by Rowan A. Greer The most famous representative of the school of Antioch, Theodore of Mopsuestia penned a number of commentaries on biblical books in both Testaments. This volume offers not only an introduction to Theodores life and work but also the first modern-language translation of his commentaries on Pauls minor epistles (GalatiansPhilemon). The English translation is accompanied by a facing Latin/Greek text based on H. B. Swetes 18801882 critical edition of these early fifth-century commentaries. As a prime example of Antiochene exegesis and theology, they are of considerable interest, providing valuable evidence for Theodores exegetical principles and practice, his Christology and doctrines of grace and free will, and his understanding of crucial developments in Christian ministry and church polity from the time of Paul to his own day.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 15740 8 Hardback (xliv, 839 pp.) List price EUR 217.- / US$ 309. SBL - Writings from the GrecoRoman World, 26
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Platos Parmenides and Its Heritage

Volume 2: Reception in Patristic, Gnostic, and Christian Neoplatonic Texts
Edited by John D. Turner and Kevin Corrigan Platos Parmenides and Its Heritage presents in two volumes ground-breaking results in the history of interpretation of Platos Parmenides, the culmination of six years of international collaboration by the SBL Annual Meeting seminar, Rethinking Platos Parmenides and Its Platonic, Gnostic and Patristic Reception (20012007). Volume 2 examines and establishes for the first time evidence for a significant knowledge of the Parmenides in Philo, Clement, and patristic sources. It offers an extensive and balanced analysis of the case for and against the various possible attributions of date and authorship of the Anonymous Commentary in relation to Gnosticism, Middle Platonism, and Neoplatonism and argues that on balance the case for a pre-Plotinian authorship is warranted. It also undertakes for the first time in this form an examination of the Parmenides in relation to Jewish and Christian thought, moving from Philo and Clement through Origen and the Cappadocians to Pseudo-Dionysius. The contributors to Volume 2 are Matthias Vorwerk, Kevin Corrigan, Luc Brisson, Volker Henning Drecoll, Tuomas Rasimus, John F. Finamore, John M. Dillon, Sara Ahbel-Rappe, Gerald Bechtle, David T. Runia, Mark Edwards, Jean Reynard, and Andrew Radde-Gallwitz.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 17794 9 Hardback (xiv, 310 pp.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 168. SBL - Writings from the GrecoRoman World Supplements, 3
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Platos Parmenides and Its Heritage

Volume 1: History and Interpretation from the Old Academy to Later Platonism and Gnosticism
Edited by John D. Turner and Kevin Corrigan Platos Parmenides and Its Heritage presents in two volumes ground-breaking results in the history of interpretation of Platos Parmenides, the culmination of six years of international collaboration by the SBL Annual Meeting seminar, Rethinking Platos Parmenides and Its Platonic, Gnostic and Patristic Reception (20012007). The theme of Volume 1 is the dissolution of firm boundaries for thinking about the tradition of Parmenides interpretation from the Old Academy through Middle Platonism and Gnosticism. The volume suggests a radically different interpretation of the history of thought from Plato to Proclus than is customary by arguing against Procluss generally accepted view that there was no metaphysical interpretation of the Parmenides before Plotinus in the third century C.E. Instead, this volume traces such metaphysical interpretations, first, to Speusippus and the early Platonic Academy; second, to the Platonism of the first and second centuries C.E. in figures like Moderatus and Numenius; third, to the emergence of an exegetical tradition that read Aristotles categories in relation to the Parmenides; and, fourth, to important Middle Platonic figures and texts. The contributors to Volume 1 are Kevin Corrigan, Gerald Bechtle, Luc Brisson, John Dillon, Thomas Szlezk, Zlatko Plee, Noel Hubler, John D. Turner, Johanna Brankaer, Volker Henning Drecoll, and Alain Lernould.
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March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 16930 2 Hardback (xvi, 333 pp.) List price EUR 126.- / US$ 179. SBL - Writings from the GrecoRoman World Supplements, 2
Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series

Edited by Joshua J. Schwartz, Marcel Poorthuis and Freek Steen For more information please visit brill.nl/jcp Judaism and Christianity share much of a heritage. There has been a good deal of interest of late in this phenomenon, examining both this common heritage, as well as the elements unique to each religion. There has, however, been no systematic attempt to present findings relative to both Jewish and Christian tradition to a broad audience of scholars. It is the aim of this series to do just that. Jewish and Christian Perspectives publishes studies that are relevant to both Christianity and Judaism. The series includes works relating to the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, the Second Temple period, the JudaeoChristian polemic (from ancient to modern times), Rabbinical literature relevant to Christianity, Patristics, Medieval Studies and the modern period. Special interest is paid to the interaction
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ISSN 1388-2074 between the religions throughout the ages. Historical, exegetical, philosophical and theological studies are welcomed as well as studies focusing on sociological and anthropological issues common to both religions including archaeology. The series is published in co-operation with the Bar-Ilan University and the Schechter Institute in Israel, and the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the Tilburg University in the Netherlands. It includes monographs and congress volumes in the English language, and is intended for international distribution on a scholarly level. Detailed information on forthcoming congresses, calls for papers, and the possibility of organizing a JCP conference at your own institution, can be obtained at www.jcperspectives.com
Salvation through Spinoza

A Study of Jewish Culture in Weimar Germany
David J. Wertheim
Despite his reputation as a heretic, Baruch Spinoza was one of the major heroes of the Jewish cultural Renaissance in Weimar Germany. This study traces Weimar Jewrys infatuation with Spinoza as it was manifested in scholarship, the popular press, and novels. It tells of how Jews, who found themselves oscillating between the social pressures to both assimilate and remain authentic, sought refuge in a thinker who epitomized both the rationality and liberalism of the Weimar Republics enlightened defenders as well as the mysticism of its neo-romanticist challengers. In recapturing this forgotten chapter in the history of Spinozism this book sheds an original light on Weimar Germanys reknown Jewish culture.
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September 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20721 9 Hardback (viii, 240 pp.) List price EUR 99.- / US$ 136. Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series, 21
Adam, Satan, and the King of Tyre

The Interpretation of Ezekiel 28:11-19 in Late Antiquity
Hector M. Patmore
The oracle against the King of Tyre, found in Ezekiel 28.12-19, is a difficult text that inspired diverse interpretations in Late Antiquity. For example, according to one rabbinic tradition the text spoke of the first man, Adam, while the Church Fathers found in the same text a description of the fall of Satan. This book studies the rabbinic sources, patristic literature, the Targum, and the ancient translations, and seeks to understand the reasons for the diverse interpretation, the interaction between the exegetical traditions and the communities of interpreters, in particular between Jews and Christians, and the effect the specific form and wording of the text had on the formation and development of each interpretation.
September 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20722 6 Hardback List price EUR 99.- / US$ 136. Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series, 20
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Biblical Interpretation Series

Editors: Paul Anderson and Yvonne Sherwood For more information please visit brill.nl/bins The Biblical Interpretation Series accommodates monographs, collections of essays and works of reference that are concerned with the discussion or application of new methods of interpreting the Bible. Works published in the series ordinarily either give a practical demonstration of how a particular approach may be instructively applied to a Biblical text or texts, or make a productive contribution to the discussion of ISSN 0928-0731 method. The series thus provides a vehicle for the exercise and development of a whole range of newer techniques of interpretation, including feminist readings, semiotic, poststructuralist, reader-oriented, materialist, deconstructionist and other types of literary readings, ideological, ecological and psychological readings, among many others.
Dining with John

Communal Meals and Identity Formation in the Fourth Gospel and its Historical and Cultural Context
Esther Kobel
This book explores the accounts of communal meals and the metaphorical use of food and drink language in the narrative world of the Gospel of John. It argues that the Johannine community regularly gathered for communal meals in which the food and drink on the menu would have taken on a spiritual significance far exceeding the physical sustenance. The study employs a socio-rhetorical methodology and consequently moves from text to context. It tentatively describes the texts influence on the formation of early Christian identity and suggests that the Johannine meal accounts provide a way to imagine the demographic composition of the community and its historical context.
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November 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 21778 2 Hardback (approx. 375 pp.) List price EUR 128.- / US$ 176. Biblical Interpretation Series, 109
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Radical Frame Semantics and Biblical Hebrew

Exploring Lexical Semantics
Stephen Shead
Since James Barrs work in the 1960s, the challenge for Hebrew scholars has been to continue to apply the insights of linguistic semantics to the study of biblical Hebrew. This book begins by describing a range of approaches to semantic and grammatical analysis, including structural semantics, cognitive linguistics and cognitive metaphors, frame semantics, and William Crofts Radical Construction Grammar. It then seeks to integrate these, formulating a dynamic approach to lexical semantic analysis based on conceptual frames, using corpus annotation. The model is applied to biblical Hebrew in a detailed study of a family of words related to exploring, searching, and seeking. The results demonstrate the value and potential of cognitive, frame-based approaches to biblical Hebrew lexicology.
August 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18839 6 Hardback (xxvii, 378 pp.) List price EUR 133.- / US$ 182. Biblical Interpretation Series, 108
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Figuring Jesus
The Power of Rhetorical Figures of Speech in the Gospel of Luke
Keith A. Reich
This book examines the Lukan Jesus speech, specifically his use of rhetorical figures of speech, as a means of determining Lukes message and rhetorical strategy of persuasion. Classical rhetoric dominated both Greco-Roman higher education and public discourse in the firstcentury Mediterranean world. Thus, both authors and audiences in this era were familiar with the rudiments of rhetoric whether or not they had formal rhetorical training. Rhetorical figures of speech would have been easily recognized by an ancient audience, arresting their attention. Luke used figures of speech on the lips of Jesus as a means of persuading his audience of his rolereversing message that threatened to turn the religious, political, social, and economic systems of the Roman Empire upside-down.
June 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20185 9 Hardback (x, 176 pp.) List price EUR 88.- / US$ 121. Biblical Interpretation Series, 107
Seeking a Homeland
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Sojourn and Ethnic Identity in the Ancestral Narratives of Genesis

Elisabeth Robertson Kennedy
Sojourn is a Leitwort in the ancestral narratives of Genesis, repeatedly accentuated as an important descriptor of the patriarchs identity and experience. This study shows that despite its connotations of alienation, sojourn language in Genesis contributes to a strong communal identity for biblical Israel. An innovative application of Anthony D. Smiths theory of ethnic myth utilizes the categories of ethnoscape, election, and communal ethics as analytical tools in the investigation of the Genesis sojourn texts. Close exegetical treatment reveals sojourn to strengthen Israels ethnic identity in ways that are varied and at times paradoxical. Its very complexity, however, makes it particularly useful as a resource for group identity at times when straightforward categories of territorial and social affiliation may fail.
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February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19169 3 Hardback (xiii, 266 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Biblical Interpretation Series, 106
I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes

Lyric Cohesion and Conflict in Second Isaiah
Katie M. Heffelfinger
This book joins the notion that Second Isaiah is a poetic text with the task of interpreting it as a unified whole. In so doing, it makes methodological suggestions for applying a lyric poetic approach to biblical texts. The practical application of this approach shows Second Isaiah to be characterized by tension, conflict, and juxtaposition. The lyric model shows these conflicts, such as the presence of searing indictments in the book of comfort, to be integral elements of the mode by which Second Isaiah addresses its audience. This book highlights the tonalities of the divine voice as central to Second Isaiahs particularly poetic mode of cohesion and essential to the conflicted comfort Second Isaiah offers its reader.
February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19383 3 Hardback (xvi, 328 pp.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 168. Biblical Interpretation Series, 105
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The Reshaped Mind

Searle, the Biblical Writers, and Christs Blood
Lace Marie Williams-Tinajero
A number of biblical scholars and theologians have had interest in speech act theory ever since J.L. Austin (19111960) outlined how a speaker can perform actions with words. John R. Searle has made a significant contribution to speech act theory after Austin by rooting his philosophy of language in the philosophy of mind; however, Searles categories remain largely under or misrepresented in theological circles. In this book, the author works exclusively with Searles categories to examine five NT texts on the blood-of-Christ motif (Rom 3:25; Heb 9:12; John 6:5259; Rev 1:5b6; Rev 7:1314). The main result is a broader understanding of Christs blood in a literal sense rather than simply as a metaphor for his death.
November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18840 2 Hardback (xxv, 234 pp.) List price EUR 93.- / US$ 131. Biblical Interpretation Series, 104
Exegesis in the Making

Postcolonialism and New Testament Studies
Anna Runesson
The last thirty years have witnessed increasing diversity in methodology and perspectives within biblical studies. One of the most dynamic and continually expanding contributions to this development is that of postcolonial studies, known for its fresh approaches as well as for its complex theoretical foundations. The present book aims at introducing both student and scholar to this emerging field. Part One discusses in a structured and pedagogical way the theoretical location of postcolonial biblical studies as well as its critique of and contributions to New Testament exegesis more specifically. Part Two presents five articles by scholars from Africa, Asia, and North America, illustrating the diversity of current postcolonial studies as applied to individual New Testament texts.
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December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18836 5 Hardback (xx, 254 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Biblical Interpretation Series, 103
Experiencing the Apocalypse at the Limits of Alterity

Leif Hongisto
Applying current narrative criticism to the study of the Apocalypse, Hongisto underscores the oral nature of the narrative vis--vis the roles of the readers/listeners. Experiencing the Apocalypse at the Limits of Alterity probes the interplay of meaning creation as readers/listeners encounter the narrative. The author shows how readers/listeners alike partake in the narrative design and become constructors of the narrative, given their own life experiences. Thus, the overarching reading context assists in the creation of a narrativity for the text. The form of the Apocalypse along with its imagistic quality convey a message that is not primarily cognitive, but is delivered and grasped by a sense of alterity encompassing the imaginary world of the text and the real world of the readers/listeners.
August 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18563 0 Hardback (vii, 292 pp.) List price EUR 108.- / US$ 154. Biblical Interpretation Series, 102
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SBL - Archaeology and Biblical Studies

For more information please visit brill.nl/abs This series is intended to promote the illumination of the Bible through archaeological, sociological, and historical studies. While preference is given to monographs or focused collections of essays that explicitly make a connection with the Bible, ISSN 1570-5986 volumes that use archaeological and historical data to illuminate Israelite religion or the culture of biblical peoples are also encouraged.
Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel

Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age
Christopher A. Rollston
Ancient Northwest Semitic inscriptions from Israel, Phoenicia, Syria, Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Philistia enlighten and sharpen our vision of the Old Testament world in various ways. Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel focuses on this epigraphic evidence in order to broaden our understanding of the techniques and roles of writing, education, and literacy during this biblical period. To that end, the volume systematically covers scribal education; scribal implements; writing media such as stones, potsherds, and plaster; and the religious, administrative, and personal uses of writing. Its handbook format makes it easily accessible, including for use as a textbook in courses addressing the cultural context of ancient Israel.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 13081 4 Hardback (xix, 171 pp.) List price EUR 86.- / US$ 123. SBL - Archaeology and Biblical Studies, 11
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SBL - Biblical Scholarship in North America

For more information please visit brill.nl/bsna Including monographs that explore the scholars, movements, and organizations that shaped North American biblical scholarship, this series was published in celebration of the centennial of the founding of the Society. ISSN 0277-0474
Foster Biblical Scholarship

Essays in Honor of Kent Harold Richards
Edited by Frank Ritchel Ames and Charles William Miller This collection of essays describes the pursuit of biblical scholarship in the twenty-first century and explores the implications of modern and postmodern approaches, collaborative and emancipative models of graduate and undergraduate education, and public and political uses of the Bible. Special attention is given to the role of the Society of Biblical Literature. Essays by nine SBL presidents appear in the collection, which honors SBL Executive Director Emeritus Kent Harold Richards. The contributors are Paul J. Achtemeier, Frank Ritchel Ames, Pablo R. Andiach, Harold W. Attridge, Athalya Brenner, David J. A. Clines, John J. Collins, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, J. Cheryl Exum, Erhard S. Gerstenberger, Norman C. Habel, Douglas A. Knight, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, James Luther Mays, Charles William Miller, Gail R. ODay, David L. Petersen, Elisabeth Schssler Fiorenza, Gene M. Tucker, and Vincent L. Wimbush.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18711 5 Hardback (xx, 358 pp.) List price EUR 126.- / US$ 179. SBL - Biblical Scholarship in North America, 24
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SBL - Resources for Biblical Study

For more information please visit brill.nl/rbs series makes available a variety of tools for teaching and research appropriate to the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament as well as to cognate fields. The series includes collections of key articles in the history of research, collections of ancient documents in translation, collections of essays illustrating ISSN 0145-2762 This methodological issues, philological tools, and reference works. Proposed volumes are assessed according to the criteria of academic excellence and utility for research and teaching at various levels.
Shadow on the Steps

Time Measurement in Ancient Israel
David Miano
How did the ancient Israelites view and measure time? The Hebrew Bible, the chief source of information for Israelite time-reckoning during the monarchic period (ca. 1000586 B.C.E.), contains chronological data from many different sources. This material has previously been treated as if it were derived from a single source and reflected but one system of time measurement. Shadow on the Steps considers the various sources and assesses each on its own terms. The path-breaking approach in this volume brings together material on biblical calendars and on the chronology of the kings and systematically uses one (calendars) to inform the other (chronology), laying the foundation both for a closer inspection of biblical approaches to history and for a foray into ancient chronography in general.
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March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 17799 4 Hardback (xx, 267 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. SBL - Resources for Biblical Study, 64
History of Biblical Interpretation

Volume 2: From Late Antiquity to the End of the Middle Ages
Henning Graf Reventlow Translated by James O. Duke
Volume 2 of History of Biblical Interpretation deals with the most extensive period under examination in this four-volume set. It begins in Asia Minor in the late fourth century with Bishop Theodore of Mopsuestia, the founder of a school of interpretation that sought to accentuate the literal meaning of the Bible and thereby stood out from the tradition of antiquity. It ends with another outsider, a thousand years later in England, who by the presuppositions of his thought stood at the end of an era: John Wyclif. In between these two interpreters, this volume presents the history of biblical interpretation from late antiquity until the end of the Middle Ages by examining the lives, works, and interpretive practices of Didymus the Blind, Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, Isidore of Seville, the Venerable Bede, Alcuin, John Scotus Eriugena, Abelard, Rupert of Deutz, Hugo of St. Victor, Joachim of Fiore, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, Rashi, Abraham ibn Ezra, and Nicolas of Lyra. Translation of: Reventlow, Henning Graf. Epochen der Bibelauslegung. Munchen, C. H. Beck.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 17795 6 Hardback (x, 313 pp.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 168. SBL - Resources for Biblical Study, 61
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The Story of the New Testament Text

Movers, Materials, Motives, Methods, and Models
Robert F. Hull Jr.
This volume tells the story of the New Testament text from the earliest copies to the latest scholarly editions in Greek. Using a cross-sectional approach, the author introduces those who have developed the discipline of New Testament textual criticism (the movers); the ancient sources for recovering the text (the materials); the aims that drove them (the motives); the criteria and techniques (methods); and the books and other examples of best practices (the models) of New Testament textual criticism. Written primarily for seminary students, the book will also interest clergy and graduate students in biblical studies, theology, church history, and religion.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18707 8 Hardback (xiv, 229 pp.) List price EUR 97.- / US$ 137. SBL - Resources for Biblical Study, 58
The Bible in Theory

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Critical and Postcritical Essays

Stephen D. Moore
The sixteen essays assembled in this volume, four of them co-authored, chart the successive phases of a professional life lived in the interstices of Bible and theory. Engaging such texts as the Song of Songs, 4 Maccabees, Mark, Luke-Acts, John, and Romans, and such themes as the quest for the historical Jesus, the essays simultaneously traverse postmodernism, deconstruction, New Historicism, autobiographical criticism, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, masculinity studies, queer theory, and posttheory. Individual essay introductions and periodic annotated bibliographies make the volume an advanced introduction to biblical literary criticism.
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March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18701 6 Hardback (xiv, 465 pp.) List price EUR 152.- / US$ 216. SBL - Resources for Biblical Study, 57
Method Matters
Essays on the Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Honor of David L. Petersen
Edited by Joel M. LeMon and Kent Harold Richards As the field of biblical studies expands to accommodate new modes of inquiry, scholars are increasingly aware of the need for methodological clarity. David L. Petersens teaching, research, and service to the guild are marked by a commitment to such clarity. Thus, in honor of Petersens work, a cohort of distinguished colleagues presents this volume as an authoritative and up-to-date handbook of methods in Hebrew Bible scholarship. Readers will find focused discussions of traditional and newly emerging methods, including historical criticism, ideological criticism, and literary criticism, as well as numerous case studies that indicate how these approaches work and what insights they yield. Additionally, several essays provide a broad overview of the field by reflecting on the larger intellectual currents that have generated and guided contemporary biblical scholarship.
November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 16928 9 Hardback (xix, 624 pp.) List price EUR 180.- / US$ 255. SBL - Resources for Biblical Study, 56
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History of Biblical Interpretation

Volume 1: From the Old Testament to Origen
Henning Graf Reventlow Translated by Leo Perdue
From the very beginning, Holy Scripture has always been interpreted Scripture, and its interpretation determined the development and the history of both early Judaism and the first centuries of the Christian church. In this volume, the first of four on the History of Biblical Interpretation, readers will discover how the earliest interpreters of the Bible made the Scriptures come alive for their timeswithin the contexts and under the influences of Hellenism, Stoicism, and Platonism, as well as the interpretive methods developed in Alexandria. Particular attention is paid to innerbiblical interpretation (within the Hebrew Bible itself and in the New Testaments reading of the Hebrew Bible), as well as to the interpretive practices reflected in the translation of the Septuagint and the writings of Qumran, Philo, the early rabbis, the apostolic fathers Barnabas and Clement, and early Christian leaders such as Justin Martyr, Marcion, Irenaeus, and Origen. Translation of: Reventlow, Henning Graf. Epochen der Bibelauslegung. Munchen, C. H. Beck.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 14673 0 Hardback (x, 243 pp.) List price EUR 97.- / US$ 137. SBL - Resources for Biblical Study, 50
SBL - Text-Critical Studies

For more information please visit brill.nl/tcs This series is devoted to the study of biblical textual criticism and is designed to complement other SBL series, including The New Testament and the Greek Fathers, Septuagint and Cognate Studies, and Masoretic Studies. Monographs dealing with any aspect of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament or New Testament are welcome, including investigations of methodology, studies of individual manuscripts, critical texts ISSN 1569-3619 of a selected book or passage, or examination of more general textual themes (text-critical studies of works closely related to the canonical books may also be considered). Studies that cross the traditional canonical boundaries are especially encouraged. The series may include article collections devoted to a particular topic, reference works, and books suitable for classroom use.
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Multiple Originals
New Approaches to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism
Gary D. Martin
Textual criticism is in a period of change, as it seeks to account for an ever-growing body of textual data as well as the development of new methodologies. Since the older methodologies cannot simply be modified to meet our present needs, Multiple Originals seeks to build bridges between methods of traditional textual criticism and those of orality and formulaic analysis. Examining practices of textual criticism across a wide range of texts and disciplines, this book challenges the assumption that there can be only one correct reading and argues for the presence of multivalences of both meaning and text. It demonstrates that in some cases multivalences were intended by the composer, while in other cases, during the periods from which our earliest extant manuscripts derive, they fell within the limits of variability acceptable to those who valued and transmitted those texts.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18704 7 Hardback (xiv, 341 pp.) List price EUR 126.- / US$ 179. SBL - Text-Critical Studies, 7
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Themes in Biblical Narrative

Jewish and Christian Traditions
For more information please visit brill.nl/tbn Themes in Biblical Narrative publishes studies dealing with early interpretations of Biblical narrative materials. The contributions to the series are written by specialists in the relevant literary ISSN 1388-3909 corpora. The series is intended for scholars and advanced students of theology, linguistics and literature.
Cain and Abel in Text and Tradition

Jewish and Christian Interpretations of the First Sibling Rivalry
John Byron
The story of Cain and Abel narrates the primeval events associated with the beginnings of the world and humanity. But the presence of linguistic and grammatical ambiguities coupled with narrative gaps provided translators and interpreters with a number of points of departure for expanding the story. The result is a number of well established and interpretive traditions shared between Jewish and Christian literature. This book focuses on how the interpretive traditions derived from Genesis 4 exerted significant influence on Jewish and Christian authors who knew rewritten versions of the story. The goal is to help readers appreciate these traditions within the broader interpretive context rather than within the narrow confines of the canon.
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February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19252 2 Hardback (vi, 266 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Themes in Biblical Narrative, 14
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Abraham, the Nations, and the Hagarites

Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Perspectives on Kinship with Abraham
Edited by Martin Goodman, George van Kooten and Jacques van Ruiten Jews, Christians and Muslims describe their origins with close reference to the narrative of Abraham, including the complex story of Abrahams relation to Hagar. This volume sketches the history of interpretation of some of the key passages in this narrative, not least the verses which state that in Abraham all the nations of the earth will be blessed. This passage, which features prominently in Christian historiography, is largely disregarded in ancient Judaism, prompting the question how the relation between Abraham and the nations was perceived in Jewish sources. This focus is supplemented with the question how Islamic historiography relates to the Abraham narrative, and in particular to the descent of the Arabs from Abraham through Ishmael and Hagar. In studying the traditional readings of these narratives, the volume offers a detailed yet wide-ranging analysis of important aspects of the accounts of their origins which emerged within the three Abrahamic religions.
November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18843 3 Hardback (xxxvi, 578 pp.) List price EUR 170.- / US$ 241. Themes in Biblical Narrative, 13
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Novum Testamentum, Supplements

Edited by David P. Moessner and Margaret M. Mitchell For more information please visit brill.nl/nts Supplements to Novum Testamentum publishes monographs and collections of essays that make original contributions to the field of New Testament studies. This includes text-critical, philological and exegetical studies, and investigations which ISSN 0167-9732 seek to situate early Christian texts (both canonical and noncanonical) and theology in the broader context of Jewish and Graeco-Roman history, culture, religion and literature.
Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews

David M. Moffitt
Scholars often explain Hebrews relative silence regarding Jesus resurrection by emphasizing the authors appeal to Yom Kippurs two key momentsthe sacrificial slaughter and the high priests presentation of blood in the holy of holiesin his distinctive portrayal of Jesus death and heavenly exaltation. The writers depiction of Jesus as the high priest whose blood effected ultimate atonement appears to be modeled upon these two moments. Such a typology discourages discrete reflection on Jesus resurrection. Drawing on contemporary studies of Jewish sacrifice (which note that blood represents life, not death), parallels in Jewish apocalyptic literature, and fresh exegetical insights, this volume demonstrates that Jesus embodied, resurrected life is crucial for the high-priestly Christology and sacrificial soteriology developed in Hebrews.
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July 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20651 9 Hardback (approx. 334 pp.) List price EUR 121.- / US$ 166. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 141
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The Development of Christology during the First Hundred Years

and other essays on early Christian Christology
Charles H. Talbert
Entering the debate about the development of Christology among Jesus earliest followers, this volume critiques both the traditional evolutionary view that posited an elementary early Jewish Christology that developed in complexity as it was increasingly Hellenized and the more recent attempt to see a full-orbed Christology both as early and as Jewish, not Hellenistic, in its categories. It contends that during the first 100 years Jesus followers employed four models from their milieu, Jewish and Greco-Roman, both to understand and to communicate their Christologies. These models were appropriated because they were appropriate vehicles for expressing the impact of Jesus on them, past, present, and future.
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June 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20171 2 Hardback (xii, 200 pp.) List price EUR 94.- / US$ 129. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 140
Scriptural Interpretation and Community Self-Definition in Luke-Acts and the Writings of Justin Martyr
Susan J. Wendel
Scholars of Christian origins often regard Luke-Acts and the writings of Justin Martyr as similar accounts of the replacement of Israel by the non-Jewish church. According to this view, both authors commandeer the Jewish scriptures as the sole possession of non-Jewish Christ-believers, rather than of Jews. Offering a fresh analysis of the exegesis of Luke and Justin, this book uncovers significant differences between their respective depictions of the privileged status that Christ-believers hold in relation to the Jewish scriptures. Although both authors argue that Christ-believers alone possess an inspired capacity to interpret the Jewish scriptures, unlike Justin, Luke envisages an ongoing role for the Jewish people as recipients of the promises that God pledged to Israel.
February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18920 1 Hardback (x, 338 pp.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 169. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 139
The Gospel According to Homer and Virgil

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Cento and Canon

Karl Olav Sandnes
In the fourth century C.E. some Christians paraphrased the stories about Jesus life in the style of classical epics. Imitating the genre of centos, they stitched together lines taken either from Homer (Greek) or Virgil (Latin). They thus created new texts out of the classical epics, while they still remained fully within the confines of their style and vocabulary. It is the aim of this study to put these attempts into a historical and rhetorical context. Why did some Christians rewrite the Gospel stories in this way, and what came out of this? On the basis of these Christian centos, it is natural to address the view held by some scholars, namely that New Testaments narratives are imitations of the epics.
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February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18718 4 Hardback (xii, 280 pp.) List price EUR 103.- / US$ 146. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 138
New Testament Textual Criticism: The Application of Thoroughgoing Principles

Essays on Manuscripts and Textual Variation
J.K. Elliott
J.K. Elliott has been identified as one of the Main exponents of so-called thoroughgoing textual criticism. In this collection of fifty seven of his essays from the past forty years are articles on methodology as well as on praxis (with a selection of important textual variants, including some of especial interest for exegesis). Also included are several essays on textual criticism which emphasise its relevance for the discussion of the synoptic problem and there are also a number of assessments of printed editions of the Greek New Testament. A bibliography of Elliotts writings is appended. Those interested in the New Testament text and in Greek manuscripts as well as scholars working on the history of exegesis or the Greek language which thoroughgoing criticism encourages will find this collection of value. The selection will enable readers to have an overview of Elliotts contribution to the discipline.
December 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18952 2 Hardback (xvi, 662 pp.) List price EUR 184.- / US$ 259. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 137
From Judaism to Christianity: Tradition and Transition

A Festschrift for Thomas H. Tobin, S.J., on the Occasion of His Sixty-fifth Birthday
Edited by Patricia Walters As a far reaching tribute to the distinguished career of Thomas H. Tobin, S.J., a team of outstanding biblical scholars has joined to offer essays on the religious milieu of the ancient Mediterranean region. Challenged by Hellenistic and Greco-Roman cultural and political domination, the religious struggles of Jewish and, later, Christian communities sought to maintain tradition as well as mitigate transition. Jewish responses to a Hellenistic world are revealed anew in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the works of Artapanus and Philo. Also, Christian views on the transitory world of the early centuries of the Common Era are brought to light in the New Testament literature, apocryphal texts, and Patristic writings. Professors and students alike will benefit from the depth and breadth of this fresh scholarship.
September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18769 6 Hardback (xxxii, 340 pp.) List price EUR 126.- / US$ 179. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 136
Grace, Reconciliation, Concord

The Death of Christ in Graeco-Roman Metaphors
Cilliers Breytenbach
How did the first Christians interpret the death of Christ? The answer lies within the earliest Christian documents, primarily within the Pauline letters. Before the users of a modern language could hope to come near an adequate description of what was expressed in these Greek texts of the first Christians, they have to deconstruct layers of later dogmatic interpretation. They need to keep to descriptive terminology reflecting the Greek of the sources and to trace the origin of the metaphoric language early Christians like Paul used. This volume sets out to construct some of the Jewish and Greco-Roman patterns of thought which were initially utilised to express the meaning of the death of Christ.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18608 8 Hardback (xiv, 370 pp.) List price EUR 126.- / US$ 179. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 135
Corinth in Context
Comparative Studies on Religion and Society
Edited by Steven Friesen, Dan Schowalter and James Walters This volume is the product of an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Texas at Austin. Specialists in the study of inscriptions, architecture, sculpture, coins, tombs, pottery, and texts collaborate to produce new portraits of religion and society in the ancient city of Corinth. The studies focus on groups like the early Roman colonists, the Augustales (priests of Augustus), or the Pauline house churches; on specific cults such as those of Asklepios, Demeter, or the Sacred Spring; on media (e.g., coins, or burial inscriptions); or on the monuments and populations of nearby Kenchreai or Isthmia. The result is a deeper understanding of the religious life of Corinth, contextualized within the socially stratified cultures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Also available in Paperback, see page 60.
June 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18197 7 Hardback (xxvi, 518 pp., 102 illus., 3 maps.) List price EUR 162.- / US$ 230. Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 134
Linguistic Biblical Studies

Edited by Stanley E. Porter For more information please visit brill.nl/lbs This series, Linguistic Biblical Studies, is dedicated to the development and promotion of linguistically informed study of the Bible in its original languages. Biblical studies has greatly benefited from modern theoretical and applied linguistics, but stands poised to benefit from further integration of the two fields of study. Most linguistics has studied contemporary languages, and attempts to apply linguistic methods to study of ancient languages requires systematic re-assessment of their approaches. This series is designed to address such challenges, by providing a venue for linguistically based analysis of the ISSN 1877-7554 languages of the Bible. As a result, monograph-length studies and collections of essays in the major areas of linguistics, such as syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis and text linguistics, corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, comparative linguistics, and the like, will be encouraged, and any theoretical linguistic approach will be considered, both formal and functional. Primary consideration is given to the Greek of the New and Old Testaments and of other relevant ancient authors, but studies in Hebrew, Coptic, and other related languages will be entertained as appropriate.
Verbal Aspect in the Book of Revelation

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The Function of Greek Verb Tenses in Johns Apocalypse

David L. Mathewson
The book of Revelation is well-known for its grammatical infelicities. More specifically, Revelation exhibits apparently odd use of Greek verb tenses. Most attemtps to describe this odd use of verb tenses start with the assumption that Greek verb tenses are primarily temporal in meaning. In order to explain Revelations apparent violation of these temporal values, scholars have proposed some level of semitic influence from the Hebrew tense system as making sense of this odd use of tenses. However, recent research into verbal aspect, which calls into question this temporal orientation, and suggests that Greek verb tenses grammaticalize aspect and not time, has opened up new avenues for explaining the Greek verb tense usage in Revelation. This book applies verbal aspect theory to tense usage in Revelation and focuses on how the tenses, as communicating verbal aspect, function within sections of Revelation.
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July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18668 2 Hardback (vi, 206 pp.) List price EUR 93.- / US$ 131. Linguistic Biblical Studies, 4
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Texts and Editions for New Testament Study

Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Wendy J. Porter For more information please visit brill.nl/tent Texts and Editions for New Testament Study is designed to offer texts and editions, with commentary and comment, of important sources for the study of the New Testament and its world. Primary sources are envisioned as a mainstay of the series, in which documents that enlighten and support New Testament ISSN 1574-7085 study are published in definitive, accessible and informative editions, often with supporting commentary. Collections of essays and monographs that focus upon these types of important sources are also welcome, as they advance the scholarly discussion.
Early Christian Manuscripts

Examples of Applied Method and Approach
Edited by Thomas J. Kraus and Tobias Nicklas For the reconstruction of early Christianity, the lives of early Christians, their world of ideas, their ways of living, and their literature. Early Christian manuscripts - documents and literary texts - are pivotal archaeological artefacts. However, the manuscripts often came to us in fragmentary conditions, incomplete or with gaps and missing lines. Others appear to form a corpus, belong to an archive, or are connected with each other as far as theme or purpose are concerned. The present collection comprises of nine essays about individual or a set of certain manuscripts. With their essays the authors aim to present special approaches to early Christian manuscripts and, consequently, demonstrate methodically how to deal with them. The scope of topics ranges from the reconstruction of fragmentary manuscripts to the significance of amulets and from the discussion of individual fragments to the handling of the known manuscripts of a specific Christian text or a whole archive of papyri.
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September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18265 3 Hardback (xx, 243 pp.) List price EUR 99.- / US$ 141. Texts and Editions for New Testament Study, 5
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The Gospel of Peter

Introduction, Critical Edition and Commentary
Paul Foster
Since its discovery in 1886/87 there has been no full-scale English-language treatment of the Gospel of Peter. This book rectifies that gap in scholarship by discussing a range of introductory issues and debates in contemporary scholarship, providing a new critical edition of the text and a comprehensive commentary. New arguments are brought forward for the dependence of the Gospel of Peter upon the synoptic gospels. The theological perspectives of the text are seen as reflecting second-century popular Christian thought. This passion account is viewed as a highly significant window into the way later generations of Christians received and rewrote traditions concerning Jesus.
September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18094 9 Hardback (xvi, 556 pp.) List price EUR 170.- / US$ 241. Texts and Editions for New Testament Study, 4
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The Bible in Ancient Christianity

Edited by D. Jeffrey Bingham For more information please visit brill.nl/bac The Bible in Ancient Christianity series examines how the Scriptures were interpreted in ancient Christianity, particularly as Scripture functioned in liturgy, in exposition, homilies, in art, in spirituality, and in social issues. The chronological parameters for the study are the first through the fifth centuries. Questions of how Scripture functions will include both, for example, how Augustine interpreted Romans, as well as how Romans was interpreted among various writers. The geographic and chronological breadth of the study means ISSN 1542-1295 that Eastern as well as Western Christian authorities will be examined. Although the focus will be on widely accepted canonical texts (within these two traditions), the series will not restrict itself to only orthodox readings of the texts. Thus, the series might include manuscripts concerning the Gospel of Thomas; and the series might examine how so-called heterodox personalities (e.g., Montanists) used the Bible. Nonetheless the principle aim will be to look at how canonical texts functioned in ancient Christianity.
Christ, Creation, and the Vision of God

Augustines Transformation of Early Christian Theophany Interpretation
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Kari Kloos
Why did early Christian authors interpret the biblical theophany narratives as manifestations of Christ? And how was this interpretation challenged by Augustine? This book explores the theological underpinnings of ancient Christian theophany interpretation, tracing its development into two major exegetical strands. Patristic exegesis of the theophanies involved polemic and the formation of Christian identity, the relationship between vision and spiritual transformation, and theological claims about knowing God through creation. While the christological interpretation developed within particular early Christian beliefs and logic, Augustine challenged it using similar logic and foundational beliefs. Through Augustines reconfigured reading, one may see the critical and creative capacity of patristic authors to adapt, challenge, and transform exegetical traditions.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 19129 7 Hardback (xiv, 218 pp.) List price EUR 97.- / US$ 138. The Bible in Ancient Christianity, 7
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Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements

Texts and Studies of Early Christian Life and Language
Editorial Board: J. den Boeft, B.D. Ehrman, J. van Oort, D.T. Runia, C. Scholten and J.C.M. van Winden For more information please visit brill.nl/vcs Scholarly translations, commentary and critical studies of texts and issues relating to early Christianity. ISSN 0920-623x
Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity

Edited by Nienke Vos and Willemien Otten This collection of essays approaches the role of demons and the devil in ancient and medieval Christianity from a variety of scholarly perspectives: historical, philosophical, and theological as well as philological, liturgical, and theoretical. In the opening article Gerd Theissen presents a wide-ranging overview of the role of the devil, spanning the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and patristic literature. The contributions that follow address texts on the devil, demons, and evil, and are drawn from ancient philosophy, the New Testament, early Christian apologetics, hagiography, and history. Covering primarily the patristic period, the volume also contains articles on medieval sources. The introduction discusses the different angles of approach found in the articles in an effort to shed fresh light on this familiar but also uniquely troubling theme.
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July 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19617 9 Hardback (xii, 260 pp.) List price EUR 105.- / US$ 144. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 108
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Reconsidering Eusebius
Collected papers on literary, historical, and theological issues
Edited by Sabrina Inowlocki and Claudio Zamagni Over the last decades, Eusebius has been the focus of a great deal of attention. New light has been shed both on his writings and on his personality, which has led to a welcome re-assessment of his significance. As a result, he is no longer perceived as a mere compiler but as a powerful author who largely contributed to the construction of the orthodox Churchs triumphalism. This volume seeks to contribute to the ongoing re-evaluation of Eusebius as an active participant to the construction of late antique history, theology, and literature. The result is an interdisciplinary collection of articles by an international team of scholars who offer innovative papers on one of the most important late antique author.
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June 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20385 3 Hardback (xii, 254 pp., 14 illus.) List price EUR 105.- / US$ 144. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 107
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Gregory of Nyssa: The Minor Treatises on Trinitarian Theology and Apollinarism

Proceedings of the 11th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa (Tbingen, 17-20 September 2008)
Edited by Volker Henning Drecoll and Margitta Berghaus These proceedings present the results of the 11th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa held in Tbingen in 2008. The Trinitarian thought of Gregory deserves special attention because of its importance for the ending of the Trinitarian controversy in the late fourth century, paving the way for the widely accepted Trinitarian theology in the fifth century. This volume (which does not include Contra Eunomium) offers a contribution to the research on Gregorys Trinitarian theology as it is present notably in his so-called minor treatises. It provides a German translation of Ad Eustathium, Ad Graecos, Ad Ablabium, Ad Simplicium, Adversus Macedonianos, and De deitate filii. Detailed analysis of each treatise is accompanied by supporting studies on related theological and philosophical themes, followed by contributions which take into consideration the link between Gregorys Trinitarian thought and the christological question (In illud tunc et ipse filius, the anti-Apollinarist works).
July 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 19393 2 Hardback (approx. 700 pp.) List price EUR 191.- / US$ 271. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 106
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Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism

Robin M. Jensen
This general survey of early Christian baptismal iconography and architecture integrates visual depictions and physical settings of baptism with textual evidence for its practice and purpose. An opening overview of pictorial art (paintings, relief sculpture, mosaics, and ivories) prompts questions about components of the actual ritual which are treated in the literary sources. The studys second half considers selected baptismal structures, examining the symbolism, purpose, and possible meaning of their spatial design and decorative programs. In most instances the synthesis of documentary and material evidence is enriching and complementary. However, even when physical and textual data diverge, their discontinuity demonstrates the variability of ritual performance and the perennial distinction between ideal and actual practice.
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November 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18898 3 Hardback (xxvi, 312 pp.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 169. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 105
Les traditions anciennes sur la Dormition et lAssomption de Marie

tudes littraires, historiques et doctrinales
Simon Claude Mimouni
The ancient traditions on the dormition and the assumption of Mary were transmitted at one and the same time through the texts and on the local places. We take into consideration the two approaches. The texts are numerous and abundant. They help us to know how the cult of Mary spread out in Antiquity.
January 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 18746 7 Hardback (xviii, 382 pp.) List price EUR 140.- / US$ 198. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 104
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Basil of Caesareas Anti-Eunomian Theory of Names

Christian Theology and Late-Antique Philosophy in the Fourth Century Trinitarian Controversy
Mark DelCogliano
Basil of Caesareas debate with Eunomius of Cyzicus in the early 360s marks a turning point in the fourth-century Trinitarian controversies. It shifted focus to methodological and epistemological disputes underlying theological differences. This monograph explores one of these fundamental points of contention: the proper theory of names. It offers a revisionist interpretation of Eunomiuss theory as a corrective to previous approaches, contesting the widespread assumption that it is indebted to Platonist sources and showing that it was developed by drawing upon proximate Christian sources. While Eunomius held that names uniquely predicated of God communicated the divine essence, in response Basil developed a notionalist theory wherein all names signify primarily notions and secondarily properties, not essence.
July 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18332 2 Hardback (xiv, 302 pp.) List price EUR 108.- / US$ 153. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 103
The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering

Origin, Development and Content of the Christian Gathering in the First to Third Centuries
Valeriy A. Alikin
Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new approach, along with a critical interpretation of all available sources, this book discusses the social and religio-historical background of the weekly gatherings of Christians and presents a fresh reconstruction of how the weekly gathering originated and developed in both form and content. The topics studied here include the origins of the observance of Sunday as the weekly Christian feast-day, the shape and meaning of the weekly gatherings of the Christian communities, and the rise of customs such as preaching, praying, singing, and the reading of texts in these meetings.
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March 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18309 4 Hardback (xviii, 342 pp.) List price EUR 119.- / US$ 169. Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, 102
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SBL - Early Christianity and Its Literature

For more information please visit brill.nl/ecil ISSN 1878-4887
Colossians Encouragement to Walk in All Wisdom as Holy Ones in Christ

John Paul Heil
This book investigates Colossians as a captivity letter from the primary implied author, the imprisoned Paul, to an implied audience of mainly Gentile converts currently in danger of influence by local Jews or Jewish Christians. Utilizing a text-centered, literary-rhetorical, and audience-oriented method, it demonstrates new chiastic structures for the entire letter that progressively encourage the audience to resist deceit and conduct themselves according to all the wisdom at their disposal as holy ones in Christ.
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October 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 17802 1 Hardback (xi, 227 pp.) List price EUR 97.- / US$ 137. SBL - Early Christianity and Its Literature, 4
Philippians
Let Us Rejoice in Being Conformed to Christ
John Paul Heil
This volume employs a text-centered, literary-rhetorical, and audience-oriented method to demonstrate how the implied audience of Philippians are persuaded and exhorted by the dynamic progression of the letters chiastic structures to rejoice along with Paul and other believers in being conformed, with all of the broad implications of such conformity, to Christ. This reading assumes that Philippians is a single, unified letter written to be read and heard in a public setting as an oral performance substituting for the personal presence of the imprisoned Paul, and it proposes new chiastic structures for the entire letter as a key to understanding it.
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October 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 17801 4 Hardback (xi, 205 pp.) List price EUR 93.- / US$ 131. SBL - Early Christianity and Its Literature, 3
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Studies in Reformed Theology

Edited by Eddy van der Borght For more information please visit brill.nl/srt Studies in Reformed Theology is an international triennial series that offers thematic volumes with articles on current issues and in-depth monographs in the field of Systematic, Historical and Biblical theology. Studies in Reformed Theology is edited by the International Reformed Theological Institute (IRTI). Established in 1995, IRTI comprises a world-wide network of ISSN 1571-4799 scholars involved in Reformed theology. Reformed refers to a theology in the tradition of the sixteenth-century reformation in Strasbourg, Zurich and Geneva, as an expression of Christian faith of all times and in all places. IRTI is linked to the Faculty of Theology of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. IRTIs current director is Martien E. Brinkman.
Restored to Our Destiny

Eschatology & the Image of God in Herman Bavincks Reformed Dogmatics
Brian G. Mattson
A close conceptual analysis of Herman Bavincks (1854-1921) four-volume Reformed Dogmatics, this book explores what is broadly understood as the central motif of his work, the organic relationship between nature and grace, and highlights an overlooked aspect to this motif. Bavincks view of nature and grace is not only rooted in his Trinitarian theology, but, more importantly, in his covenant theology. Exploring Bavincks link between the doctrine of the imago Dei to an eschatology uniquely provided by Reformed covenant theology, this book serves to illumine the rationale behind his signature dogma that grace restores and perfects nature. Given the link between the nature/grace motif and covenant theology, this book raises the question whether the one can stand without the other.
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October 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20719 6 Hardback (286 pp.) List price EUR 105.- / US$ 144. Studies in Reformed Theology, 21
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The Silent God

Marjo C.A. Korpel and Johannes C. de Moor
The silence of God is a recurring theme in modern reflection. It is not only addressed in theology, religious studies and philosophy, but also in literary fiction, film and theatre. The authors show that the concept of a silent deity emerged in the ancient Near East (including Greece). What did the Ancients mean when they assumed that under circumstances their deities remained silent? What reasons are discernable for silence between human beings and their gods? For the first time the close interrelation between the divine and the human in the revelatory process is demonstrated here on the basis of a wealth of translated ancient texts. In an intriguing epilogue, the authors explore the theological consequences of what they have found.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20390 7 Hardback (xii, 378 pp.) List price EUR 133.- / US$ 182.-
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Corinth in Context
Comparative Studies on Religion and Society
Edited by Steven Friesen, Dan Schowalter and James Walters This volume is the product of an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Texas at Austin. Specialists in the study of inscriptions, architecture, sculpture, coins, tombs, pottery, and texts collaborate to produce new portraits of religion and society in the ancient city of Corinth. The studies focus on groups like the early Roman colonists, the Augustales (priests of Augustus), or the Pauline house churches; on specific cults such as those of Asklepios, Demeter, or the Sacred Spring; on media (e.g., coins, or burial inscriptions); or on the monuments and populations of nearby Kenchreai or Isthmia. The result is a deeper understanding of the religious life of Corinth, contextualized within the socially stratified cultures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Also available in Hardback, see page 51.
June 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18211 0 Paperback (xxvi, 518 pp., 102 illus., 3 maps.) List price EUR 49.- / US$ 73.-
In the Second Degree

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Paratextual Literature in Ancient Near Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Culture and Its Reflections in Medieval Literature
Edited by Philip Alexander, Armin Lange and Renate Pillinger To better understand the phenomenon of Literature in the Second Degree in Jewish and Biblical studies often characterized as parabiblical or Rewritten Bible the current volume applies the theories of Gerard Genette to ancient and medieval literature from various cultures. Literature in the Second Degree realigns earlier (authoritative) texts to the dynamics of developing cultures and their changing cultural memories. In the case of authoritative base texts, Literature in the Second Degree reaffirms their authority by way of interpretative actualization. In the case of non-authoritative base texts it replaces them to effect cultural forgetting. Far from being just literary forgery (pseudepigraphy), Literature in the Second Degree has an important function in the development of the ancient and medieval cultures.
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October 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18773 3 Hardback (xiv, 284 pp.) List price EUR 108.- / US$ 154.-
The Ancient Synagogue from its Origins to 200 C.E.

A Source Book
Anders Runesson, Donald D. Binder and Birger Olsson
Despite the recent explosion of research on ancient synagogues, investigators in the field have hitherto been forced to cull relevant evidence from a vast assortment of scholarly publications. This volume gathers for the first time all of the primary source material on the early synagogues up through the Second Century C. E. In the case of literary, epigraphic and papyrological evidence, catalog entries contain the texts in their original language and in English translation. For archaeological remains, entries provide technical descriptions along with plans and photographs. All listings are accompanied by bibliographic citations and interpretative comments. An Introduction frames the current state of synagogue research, while extensive indices and cross-references allow for easy location of specific allusions. An appendix to the catalog contains source materials on Jewish temples outside of Jerusalem. This volume gathers for the first time all of the primary source material on the early synagogues up through the Second Century C. E. Each entry contains bibliographic citations and interpretative comments. An Introduction frames the current state of synagogue research, while extensive indices allow for easy location of specific allusions.
September 2010 ISBN 978 90 04 18890 7 Paperback (xii, 332 pp.) List price EUR 49.- / US$ 69.-
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Studies in Theology and Religion

Editor: Jan Willem van Henten For more information please visit brill.nl/star The STAR-series is an initiative of the NOSTER Board (Netherlands School for Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion). It aims at making proceedings of conferences better available to scholars, at publishing quality monographs, including outstanding dissertations. STAR will give high priority ISSN 1566-208X to the publication of the results of interdisciplinary research in an ecumenical, interreligious and intercultural context. The series will also incorporate introductions to specific fields of theological and religious study, serving both the senior and junior researcher.
Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Adaptation

Essays on Ways of Worldmaking in Times of Change from Biblical, Historical and Systematic Perspectives
Edited by Bob Becking
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August 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20869 8 Hardback (viii, 304 pp.) List price EUR 99.- / US$ 135. Studies in Theology and Religion, 15
How does religion cope with changing situations? Are orthodoxy and liberalism really competing strategies? The essays in this volume argue three views. (1)Orthodoxy is not to be seen as the real and original form of a given religion, but as an idealized original form that should be construed as a construction in reaction to changes in time. (2) Over the ages, liberalism despite its laudable strive for adaptation has been less successful than generally assumed. This lesson from history can be quite important in view of the adaptation processes for Muslims in Western Europe. (3) Of great importance for the survival of religion seems to be a clear definition of the boundaries of religiously informed practices and ethics. Their recognisability and authenticity shall when combined with a due lack of obtrusion be of great influence for the ongoing acceptance of religion(s) in the public domain.
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For more information please visit brill.nl/brpc Brills Paperback Collection offers a selection of the best recent Brill standard editions at a price that the individual scholar can afford. The collection of 29 titles covers all the areas of the humanities in Brills list: History, Classical and Jewish Studies, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Law, and Religion. Brills publications have always been well received by scholars in the past and it is at their suggestion that some of the more interesting titles of recent year be made available in a cheaper form. Our authors have been asked to select a first list of such titles that would be of direct use to their colleagues and students. The books are produced on demand but with the fine quality of production associated with Brill: they are ready for dispatch within a few days of ordering and will be available for as long as there is a single customer for them. We are sure that established scholars will be interested: why not try them out yourself. If you think that they would be of use for your students in your teaching, please contact Brill for www.brill.nl/rightspermissions/course-adoption The volumes in Brills Paperback Collection will all be shortly available at same low prices in e-book form.
Die Namen des Vaters

Studien zu ausgewhlten neutestamentlichen Gottesbezeichnungen
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Christiane Zimmermann
Die Namen des Vaters geben einen berblick ber die hufigsten neutestamentlichen Gottesbezeichnungen unter Bercksichtigung ihrer frhjdischen Tradition, aber auch der zeitgenssischen paganen Sprachkonvention in der griechischen Religion und im rmischen Herrscherkult. Nach der Behandlung der Vater-Bezeichnung folgen die Analyse der Bezeichnungen Gottes als Herr und Herrscher (Allherrscher, Knig, Despotes, Dynastes etc.), als Schpfer, als lebendiger und lebendigmachender sowie Gott als dem, der Jesus von den Toten auferweckt hat als genuin christlicher Redeweise. Den Abschluss bilden Studien zu Der einzige Gott und Der hchste Gott. Dieser grundlegende berblick eignet sich nicht nur als materialreiches Nachschlagewerk, sondern bildet zugleich einen hilfreichen Ausgangspunkt fr alle weiteren Untersuchungen zu den Gottes-Vorstellungen einzelner Autoren der neutestamentlichen und weiterer frhchristlicher Schriften. Zahlreiche Zusammenfassungen erleichtern die Lektre dieses Werks, das den Blick fr die lange vernachlssigte Bedeutung Gottes in den neutestamentlichen Texten schrfen mchte. Studies on the most common names of God in the New Testament, including their Jewish and pagan traditions: The Father; the Lord; the Creator; the living God; God, who has risen Jesus from the dead; the one God; the highest God. Originally published in hardcover.
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February 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20595 6 Paperback (xx, 692 pp.) List price EUR 37.- / US$ 49.50 Brills Paperback Collection / Biblical Studies & Religious Studies
Studies in Jewish and Christian History

A New Edition in English including The God of the Maccabees, introduced by Martin Hengel, edited by Amram Tropper
E.J. Bickerman
Elias J. Bickerman, who passed away a quarter of a century ago, was one of the twentieth centurys great historians of the ancient world. His innovative genius and breathtaking erudition are evident in his writings, many of which are now considered classics. Bickermans contributions to the history of ancient Judaism and early Christianity remain particularly significant but his three volume collection, Studies in Jewish and Christian History, has been out of print for some time. Thus, the publication of this new edition of Studies, now entirely in English, along with Bickermans most famous book, The God of the Maccabees, is designed to bring Bickermans central studies on ancient Judaism and early Christianity to a new generation of students and scholars. Originally published in hardcover.
March 2011 ISBN 978 90 04 20606 9 Paperback (1300 pp.) List price EUR 49.- / US$ 65. Brills Paperback Collection / Biblical Studies & Religious Studies
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Aramaic Studies
Edited by Willem F. Smelik and Bas ter Haar Romeny 2011: Volume 9 (in 2 issues) ISSN 1477-8351 / E-ISSN 1745-5227 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 129.- / US$ 176.Print only: EUR 142.- / US$ 194.Electronic + Print: EUR 155.- / US$ 211. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 63.- / US$ 86.Aramaic Studies: the leading journal for Aramaic language and literature. The journal brings all aspects of the various forms of Aramaic and their literatures together to help shape the field of Aramaic Studies. The journal, which has been the main platform for Targum and Peshitta Studies for some time, is now also the main outlet for the study of all Aramaic dialects, including the language and literatures of Old Aramaic, Achaemenid Aramaic, Palmyrene, Nabataean, Qumran Aramaic, Mandaic, Syriac, Rabbinic Aramaic, and Neo-Aramaic. Aramaic Studies seeks contributions of a linguistic, literary, exegetical or theological nature for any of the dialects and periods involved, from detailed grammatical work to narrative analysis, from short notes to fundamental research. Reviews, seminars, conference proceedings, and bibliographical surveys are also featured. All contributions submitted to Aramaic Studies are subjected to peer review. While almost every script of the relevant languages can be printed, Aramaic Studies encourages its authors to provide modern translations of quotations in any of these languages for the benefit of a wide readership, including biblical exegetes and historians whose field of expertise is not Aramaic. The bibliographic section is sustained by the Semitic Institute at Kampen and the Peshitta Institute at Leiden. For more information see brill.nl/arst
Biblical Interpretation
A Journal of Contemporary Approaches
Edited by Hugh Pyper, University of Sheffield Book Review Editor: Tat-Siong Benny Liew 2011: Volume 19 (in 5 issues) ISSN 0927-2569 / E-ISSN 1568-5152 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 288.- / US$ 391.Print only: EUR 317.- / US$ 430.Electronic + Print: EUR 345.- / US$ 469. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 101.- / US$ 137.This innovative and highly acclaimed journal accommodates articles on various aspects of current biblical criticism. Articles published either give a practical demonstration of how a particular approach may be instructively applied to a biblical text or texts, or make a productive contribution to the discussion of method. The journal provides a vehicle for the exercise and development of a whole range of newer techniques of interpretation, including feminist readings, semiotic, poststructuralist, reader-response and other types of literary readings, liberation-theological readings, ecological readings, psychological readings, and post-colonial interpretation, among many others. Alongside eclectic issues on various subjects, the journal publishes collections of articles on particular thematic issues such as: Reading Gender and Gender Reading, The New Historicism, Negotiating Theology, Beyond the Biblical Horizon The Bible and the Arts, Virtual History and the Bible, The Bible in Film The Bible and Film, Retellings The Bible in Literature, Music, Art and Film For more information see brill.nl/bi
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Brills Annual of Afroasiatic Languages and Linguistics

Edited by Sabrina Bendjaballah, Jean Lowenstamm and Chris Reintges 2011: Volume 3 (in 1 issue) ISSN 1876-6633 / E-ISSN 1877-6930 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 118.- / US$ 160.Print only: EUR 130.- / US$ 176.Electronic + Print: EUR 141.- / US$ 192. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 43.- / US$ 58.Brills Annual of Afroasiatic Languages and Linguistics is a peerreviewed international forum devoted to the descriptive and theoretical study of Afroasiatic languages. The territory of the Afroasiatic family spans a vast area to the South of the Mediterranean, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Middle East and reaching deep into the heart of Africa. Some of the Afroasiatic languages have been studied for centuries, while others still remain partially or entirely undocumented. In the course of the second half of the 20th century, the constantly increasing qualitative and quantitative contribution of Afroasiatic languages to the elaboration of linguistic theory has met with considerable attention from the linguistic community. The Annual seeks top-level contributions in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, comparative and historical linguistics. Its target audience comprises specialists in Afroasiatic languages and general linguists For more information see brill.nl/baall
Dead Sea Discoveries

A Journal of Current Research on the Scrolls and Related Literature
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Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Sarianna Metso, University of Toronto, Mladen Popovi, University of Groningen
2011: Volume 18 (in 3 issues) ISSN 0929-0761 / E-ISSN 1568-5179 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 215.- / US$ 293.Print only: EUR 237.- / US$ 322.Electronic + Print: EUR 258.- / US$ 351. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 100.- / US$ 136.Dead Sea Discoveries is an international journal dedicated to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and associated literature. The journal is primarily devoted to the discussion of the significance of the finds in the Judean Desert for Biblical Studies, and the study of early Jewish and Christian history. Dead Sea Discoveries has established itself as an invaluable resource for the subject both in the private collections of professors and scholars as well as in the major research libraries of the world. - Discussions on new discoveries from a wide variety of perspectives. - Exchange of read moreideas among scholars from various disciplines. - Thematic issues dedicated to particular texts or topics. For more information see brill.nl/dsd
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Journal for the Study of Judaism

In the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Period
Executive Editors: F. Garca Martnez, University of Groningen and E.J.C. Tigchelaar, K.U. Leuven 2011: Volume 42 (in 5 issues) ISSN 0047-2212 / E-ISSN 1570-0631 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 329.- / US$ 448.Print only: EUR 362.- / US$ 493.Electronic + Print: EUR 395.- / US$ 537. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 124.- / US$ 169.The Journal for the Study of Judaism is a leading international forum for scholarly discussions on the history, literature and religious ideas on Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period. It provides biblical scholars, students of rabbinic literature, classicists and historians with essential information. Since 1970 the Journal for Study of Judaism has been securing its position as one of the worlds leading journals. The Journal for the Study of Judaism features an extensive book review section as well as a separate section reviewing articles. For more information see brill.nl/jsj
Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus

Executive Editor: Robert L. Webb Book Review Editor: Michael Daise 2011: Volume 9 (in 3 issues) ISSN 1476-8690 / E-ISSN 1745-5197 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 204.- / US$ 278.Print only: EUR 224.- / US$ 306.Electronic + Print: EUR 245.- / US$ 333. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 75.- / US$ 102.The Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus provides an international forum for the academic discussion of Jesus within the context of first-century Palestine. The journal is accessible to all who are interested in how this complex topic has been addressed in the past and how it is approached today. The journal investigates the social, cultural and historical context in which Jesus lived, discusses methodological issues surrounding the reconstruction of the historical Jesus, examines the history of research on Jesus and explores how the life of Jesus has been portrayed in the arts and other media. The Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus presents articles and book reviews discussing the latest developments in academic research in order to shed new light on Jesus and his world. For more information see brill.nl/jshj
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Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions

Editor: Seth Sanders Editorial Board: John Baines, David Frankfurter, Stefan Maul, Geraldine Pinch, Brian Schmidt, Theo van den Hout and Christopher Woods
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Journal of Greek Linguistics

Edited by: Gaberell Drachman, University of Salzburg, Austria Brian D. Joseph, The Ohio State University, USA, Anna Roussou, University of Patras, Greece Editorial Assistant: Bridget J. Smith 2011: Volume 11 (in 2 issues) ISSN 1566-5844 / E-ISSN 1569-9846 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 160.- / US$ 218.Print only: EUR 176.- / US$ 240.Electronic + Print: EUR 192.- / US$ 261. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 59.- / US$ 80.The Journal of Greek Linguistics (JGL) is an established peerreviewed international journal dedicated to the descriptive and theoretical study of the Greek language from its roots in Ancient Greek down to present-day dialects and varieties, including those spoken in Asia Minor, Cyprus, Tsakonia, and the Greek diaspora. It aims to offer a focused outlet for publication of firstclass research in Greek Linguistics, broadly construed. JGLs goal is not only to reach linguists interested in the Greek language but also to engage the linguistics community and Hellenists more generally. The input to JGL will thus comprise any topic relevant to Greek linguistics, in the broadest sense, but with some preference given to material with wider relevance to specific subfields within linguistics proper. The intention is therefore on the one hand to encourage discussions and research that illuminate different aspects - theoretical, historical, and descriptive - of general linguistics using Greek data, and on the other hand to offer innovative solutions to problems and issues specific to the description and analysis of the Greek language. Greek has played a central role in linguistics and the study of language for centuries. JGL will bring the language into a key position in current debate within Linguistics and related fields For more information see brill.nl/jgl
2011: Volume 11 (in 2 issues) ISSN 1569-2116 / E-ISSN 1569-2124 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 133.- / US$ 182.Print only: EUR 146.- / US$ 200.Electronic + Print: EUR 160.- / US$ 218. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 49.- / US$ 67.The Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions focuses on the religions of the Ancient Near East: Egypt, Mesopotamia, SyriaPalestine, and Anatolia, as well as adjacent areas under their cultural influence, from prehistory through the beginning of the Common Era. JANER defines Ancient Near Eastern civilization broadly as including not only the Biblical, Hellenistic and Roman world but also the impact of Near Eastern religions on the western Mediterranean. JANER is the only peer-refereed journal specifically and exclusively addressing this range of topics, and is intended to provide an international scholarly forum for studies on all aspects of ancient religions. JANER welcomes submissions that introduce new evidence, revise old understandings, and advance debates on ancient Near Eastern ideas and practices of the otherworldly For more information see brill.nl/jane
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Novum Testamentum
An International Quarterly for New Testament and Related Studies
Executive Editors: C. Breytenbach, Humboldt-University Berlin, and J. Thom, University of Stellenbosch 2011: Volume 53 (in 4 issues) ISSN 0048-1009 / E-ISSN 1568-5365 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 248.- / US$ 337.Print only: EUR 273.- / US$ 371.Electronic + Print: EUR 297.- / US$ 404. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 91.- / US$ 124.Novum Testamentum is a leading international journal devoted to the study of the New Testament and related subjects. This includes text-critical, philological, and exegetical studies, and investigations which seek to situate early Christian texts (both canonical and non-canonical) and theology in the broader context of Jewish and Graeco-Roman history, culture, religion, and literature. - For more than 50 years an unrivalled resource for the subject. - Articles in English, French and German. - Extensive Book Review section in each volume, introducing the reader to a large section of related titles. European Science Foundation Ranking A For more information see brill.nl/nt
Review of Rabbinic Judaism

Ancient, Medieval, and Modern (Formerly The Annual of Rabbinic Judaism)
Edited by Alan J. Avery-Peck 2011: Volume 14 (in 2 issues) ISSN 1568-4857 / E-ISSN 1570-0704 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 139.- / US$ 189.Print only: EUR 153.- / US$ 208.Electronic + Print: EUR 167.- / US$ 227. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 51.- / US$ 69.The Review of Rabbinic Judaism, the first and only journal to focus upon Rabbinic Judaism in particular, will publish principal articles, essays on method and criticism, systematic debates (Auseindersetzungen), occasional notes, long book reviews, reviews of issues of scholarly journals, assessments of textbooks and instructional materials, and other media of academic discourse, scholarly and educational alike. The Review fills the gap in the study of Judaism, which is left by the prevailing division of Rabbinic Judaism among the standard historical periods (ancient, medieval, modern) that in fact do not apply; and by the common treatment of the Judaism in bits and pieces (philosophy, mysticism, law homiletics, institutional history, for example). No journal in Jewish studies focuses upon the study of religion, let alone upon the single most important Judaism of all time For more information see brill.nl/rrj
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Vetus Testamentum
A Quarterly Published by the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament
Editor in Chief: J. Joosten, University of Strasbourg Book Review Editor: S. Weeks, Durham, UK 2011: Volume 61 (in 4 issues) ISSN 0042-4935 / E-ISSN 1568-5330 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 342.- / US$ 465.Print only: EUR 376.- / US$ 512.Electronic + Print: EUR 410.- / US$ 558. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 115.- / US$ 156.Vetus Testamentum is a leading journal covering all aspects of Old Testament study. It includes articles on history, literature, religion and theology, text, versions, language, and the bearing on the Old Testament of archaeology and the study of the Ancient Near East. - Since 1951 generally recognized to be indispensable for scholarly work on the Old Testament. - Articles of interest in English, French and German. - Detailed book review section in every issue. European Science Foundation Ranking A For more information see brill.nl/vt
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Vigiliae Christianae
A Review of Early Christian Life and Language
Executive Editors: J.C.M. van Winden, Leiden, J. den Boeft, Free University of Amsterdam, J. van Oort, Utrecht/Nijmegen 2011: Volume 65 (in 5 issues) ISSN 0042-6032 / E-ISSN 1570-0720 Institutional subscription rates Electronic only: EUR 308.- / US$ 419.Print only: EUR 339.- / US$ 461.Electronic + Print: EUR 370.- / US$ 503. Individual subscription rates Print only: EUR 108.- / US$ 147.Vigiliae Christianae contains articles and short notes of an historical, cultural, linguistic or philological nature on early Christian literature written after the New Testament, as well as on Christian epigraphy and archaeology. Church and dogmatic history are dealt with as they relate to social history; Byzantine and medieval literature are treated as far as they exhibit continuity with the early Christian period. - Leading journal in its field. - Extensive book review section giving a critical analysis of other titles related to the field. For more information see brill.nl/vc
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Second Degree, Paratextual Literature in Ancient Near Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Culture and Its Reflections in Medieval Literature Alikin, V.A., The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering, Origin, Development and Content of the Christian Gathering in the First to Third Centuries Ames, F.R., Miller, C.W. (eds), Foster Biblical Scholarship, Essays in Honor of Kent Harold Richards Balogh, C., The Stele of YHWH in Egypt, The Prophecies of Isaiah 18-20 concerning Egypt and Kush Barbiero, G., Song of Songs, A Close Reading Bartor, A., Reading Law as Narrative, a study in the casuistic laws of the Pentateuch Baynes, L., The Heavenly Book Motif in Judeo-Christian Apocalypses 200 BCE-200 CE Becking, B.E. (ed.), Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Adaptation, Essays on Ways of Worldmaking in Times of Change from Biblical, Historical and Systematic Perspectives Becking, B.E., Grabbe, L. (eds), Between Evidence and Ideology, Essays on the History of Ancient Israel read at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Old Testament Study and the Oud Testamentisch Werkgezelschap Lincoln, July 2009 Berg, J.A., Kotz, A., Nicklas, T., Scopello, M. (eds), In Search of Truth. Augustine, Manichaeism and other Gnosticism, Studies for Johannes van Oort at Sixty Berthelot, K., Stkl Ben Ezra, D. (eds), Aramaica Qumranica, Proceedings of the Conference on the Aramaic Texts from Qumran in Aix-en-Provence 30 June - 2July 2008 Betz, H.D., Browning, D., Janowski, B., Jngel, E., Religion Past and Present, Volume 9 (Nat-Pes) Betz, H.D., Browning, D., Janowski, B., Jngel, E., Religion Past and Present, Volume 10 (Pet-Ref) Bickerman, E.J., Studies in Jewish and Christian History, A New Edition in English including The God of the Maccabees, introduced by Martin Hengel, edited by Amram Tropper Bloch, R., Moses und der Mythos, Die Auseinandersetzung mit der griechischen Mythologie bei jdisch-hellenistischen Autoren Breytenbach, C., Grace, Reconciliation, Concord, The Death of Christ in Graeco-Roman Metaphors Brooke, G., Hgenhaven, J. (eds), The Mermaid and the Partridge, Essays from the Copenhagen Conference on Revising Texts from Cave Four Bull, C.H., Lied, L., Turner, J.D. (eds), Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices, Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty Byron, J., Cain and Abel in Text and Tradition, Jewish and Christian Interpretations of the First Sibling Rivalry Cook, P.M., A Sign and a Wonder, The Redactional Formation of Isaiah 18-20 DelCogliano, M., Basil of Caesareas Anti-Eunomian Theory of Names, Christian Theology and Late-Antique Philosophy in the Fourth Century Trinitarian Controversy Drecoll, V.H., Berghaus, M. (eds), Gregory of Nyssa: The Minor Treatises on Trinitarian Theology and Apollinarism, Proceedings of the 11th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa (Tbingen, 17-20 September 2008)
Alexander, P. Lange, A., Pillinger, R. (eds), In the
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Elliott, J.K., New Testament Textual Criticism: The Falk, D.K., Metso, S., Parry, D.W., Tigchelaar, E. (eds), Qumran Cave 1 Revisited, Texts from Cave 1 Sixty Years after Their Discovery: Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the IOQS in Ljubljana Foster, P., The Gospel of Peter, Introduction, Critical Edition and Commentary Fraade, S., Legal Fictions, Studies of Law and Narrative in the Discursive Worlds of Ancient Jewish Sectarians and Sages Friesen, S., Schowalter, D., Walters, J. (eds), Corinth in Context, Comparative Studies on Religion and Society (hardback) Friesen, S., Schowalter, D., Walters, J. (eds), Corinth in Context, Comparative Studies on Religion and Society (paperback) Gibson, C.A., Libaniuss Progymnasmata, Model Exercises in Greek Prose Composition and Rhetoric Gillihan, Y.M., Civic Ideology, Organization, and Law in the Rule Scrolls, A Comparative Study of the Covenanters Sect and Contemporary Voluntary Associations in Political Context Gilmour, R.L., Representing the Past, A Literary Analysis of Narrative Historiography in the Book of Samuel Goodman, M., Kooten, G.H., Ruiten, J. (eds), Abraham, the Nations, and the Hagarites, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Perspectives on Kinship with Abraham Greer, R.A., Theodore of Mopsuestia, The Commentaries on the Minor Epistles of Paul Halpern, B., Lemaire, A. (eds), The Books of Kings, Sources, Composition, Historiography and Reception Halvorson-Taylor, M., Enduring Exile, The Metaphorization of Exile in the Hebrew Bible Heffelfinger, K., I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes, Lyric Cohesion and Conflict in Second Isaiah Heil, J.P., Colossians, Encouragement to Walk in All Wisdom as Holy Ones in Christ Heil, J.P., Philippians, Let Us Rejoice in Being Conformed to Christ Hempel, C. (ed.), The Dead Sea Scrolls, Texts and Context Henry W.B., Philodemus, On Death Hiebert, P.J. (ed.), Translation Is Required, the Septuagint in Retrospect and Prospect Holmn, T., Porter, S.E. (eds), Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus (4 vols) Hongisto, L., Experiencing the Apocalypse at the Limits of Alterity Hull Jr., R.F., The Story of the New Testament Text, Movers, Materials, Motives, Methods, and Models Inowlocki, S., Zamagni, C. (eds), Reconsidering Eusebius, Collected papers on literary, historical, and theological issues Jaff, D., Studies in Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity, Text and Context Jensen, R., Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism Joachimsen, K., Identities in Transition, The Pursuit of Isa. 52:13-53:12 Jones, K., Jewish Reactions to the Destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, Apocalypses and Related Pseudepigrapha Kennedy, E.R., Seeking a Homeland, Sojourn and Ethnic Identity in the Ancestral Narratives of Genesis
Application of Thoroughgoing Principles, Essays on Manuscripts and Textual Variation
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and Hannah Stories, A Form-Critical and Narratological Study of KTU 1.14 I-1.15 III, 1.17 I-II, and 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 Kloos, K., Christ, Creation, and the Vision of God, Augustines Transformation of Early Christian Theophany Interpretation Kobel, E., Dining with John, Communal Meals and Identity Formation in the Fourth Gospel and its Historical and Cultural Context Korpel, M., Moor, J.C., The Silent God Kraus, T.J., Nicklas, T. (eds), Early Christian Manuscripts, Examples of Applied Method and Approach Kupfer, C.D., Mit Israel auf dem Weg durch die Wste, Eine leserorientierte Exegese der Rebellionstexte in Exodus 15:22-17:7 und Numeri 11:1-20:13 Kvanvig, H., Primeval History: Babylonian, Biblical, and Enochic, An Intertextual Reading Laato, A., Lindqvist, P. (eds), Encounters of the Children of Abraham from Ancient to Modern Times Lahe, J., Gnosis und Judentum, Alttestamentliche und jdische Motive in der gnostischen Literatur und das Ursprungsproblem der Gnosis Lang, B. (ed.), International Review of Biblical Studies, Volume 55 (2008-2009) Lang, B. (ed.), International Review of Biblical Studies, Volume 56 (2009-2010) Lange, A., Tov, E., Weigold, M. (eds), The Dead Sea Scrolls In Context (2 vols), Integrating the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Study of Ancient Texts, Languages, and Cultures LeMon, J.M., Richards, K.H. (eds), Method Matters, Essays on the Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Honor of David L. Petersen Lundhaug, H., Images of Rebirth, Cognitive Poetics and Transformational Soteriology in the Gospel of Philip and the Exegesis on the Soul Maeir, A.M., Magness, J., Schiffman, L. (eds), Go Out and Study the Land (Judges 18:2), Archaeological, Historical and Textual Studies in Honor of Hanan Eshel Maidman, M.P., Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence Mancini Lombardi, S., Pontani, P. (eds), Studies on the Ancient Armenian Version of Philos Works Mann, F., Lexicon Gregorianum, Volume 8 Band VIII () Martin, G.D., Multiple Originals, New Approaches to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism Mason, E.F. (ed.), A Teacher for All Generations (2 vol. set), Essays in Honor of James C. VanderKam Mathewson, D., Verbal Aspect in the Book of Revelation, The Function of Greek Verb Tenses in Johns Apocalypse Mattson, B.G., Restored to Our Destiny, Eschatology & the Image of God in Herman Bavincks Reformed Dogmatics
Kim, K., Incubation as a Type-Scene in the Aqhatu, Kirta,
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Miano, D., Shadow on the Steps, Time Measurement in Ancient Mimouni, S., Les traditions anciennes sur la Dormition
Meer, M., Keulen, P., Peursen, W.T., Ter Haar Romeny, B., Isaiah in Context, Studies in Honour of Arie van
der Kooij on the Occasion of his Sixty-Fifth Birthday Scrolls, Transmission of Traditions and Production of Texts Geschichte und Deutung
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Metso, S., Najman, H., Schuller, E. (eds), The Dead Sea Metzner, R., Kaiphas. Der Hohepriester jenes Jahres,
et lAssomption de Marie, tudes littraires, historiques et doctrinales 49 Moffitt, D.M., Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews 46 Moore, S.D., The Bible in Theory, Critical and Postcritical Essays 33 Mor, M., Stern, P., Pastor, J. (eds), Flavius Josephus, Interpretation and History 34 Nicklas, T., Verheyden, J., Eynikel, E., Garcia Martinez, F. (eds), Other Worlds and Their Relation to This World, Early Jewish and Ancient Christian Traditions 33 Novick, T., What is Good, and What God Demands, Normative Structures in Tannaitic Literature 40 Patmore, H.M., Adam, Satan, and the King of Tyre, The Interpretation of Ezekiel 28:11-19 in Late Antiquity 28 Patrich, J., Studies in the Archaeology and History of Caesarea Maritima, Caput Judaeae, Metropolis Palaestinae 21 Penner, J., Penner, K., Wassen, C. (eds), Prayer and Poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature, Essays in Honor of Eileen Schuller on the Occasion of Her 65th Birthday 27 Person Jr., R.F., The Deuteronomic History and the Book of Chronicles, Scribal Works in an Oral World 18 Peters, M. (ed.), XIII Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Ljubljana, 2007 34 Popovi, M. (ed.), Authoritative Scriptures in Ancient Judaism 30 Popovi, M. (ed.), The Jewish Revolt against Rome, Interdisciplinary Perspectives 42 Reich, K.A., Figuring Jesus, The Power of Rhetorical Figures of Speech in the Gospel of Luke 47 Reventlow, H.G., History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 1: From the Old Testament to Origen 45 Reventlow, H.G., History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 2: From Late Antiquity to the End of the Middle Ages 31 Rey, J.-S., Joosten, J. (eds), The Texts and Versions of the Book of Ben Sira, Transmission and Interpretation 15 Reynolds, K., Torah as Teacher, The Exemplary Torah Student in Psalm 119 26 Roberge, M., The Paraphrase of Shem (NH VII,1), Introduction, Translation and Commentary 23 Roitman, A.D., Schiffman, L.H., Tzoref, S. (eds), The Dead Sea Scrolls and Contemporary Culture, Proceedings of the International Conference held at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (July 6-8, 2008) 44 Rollston, C.A., Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel, Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age 35 Rosenfeld, B.-Z., Torah Centers and Rabbinic Activity in Palestine 70 - 400 C.E., History and Geographic Distribution 43 Runesson, A., Exegesis in the Making, Postcolonialism and New Testament Studies 60 Runesson, A., Binder, D.D., Olsson, B., The Ancient Synagogue from its Origins to 200 C.E., A Source Book 50 Sandnes, K.O., The Gospel According to Homer and Virgil, Cento and Canon
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Scholarly Contributions of New York University Faculty and Alumni Shead, S., Radical Frame Semantics and Biblical Hebrew, Exploring Lexical Semantics Shinan, A., Kasher, R., Klein, M.L., Michael Klein on the Targums, Collected Essays 1972-2002 Stone, M.E., Amihay, A., Hillel, V. (eds), Noah and His Book(s) Talbert, C.H., The Development of Christology during the First Hundred Years, and other essays on early Christian Christology Tiemeyer, L., For the Comfort of Zion, The Geographical and Theological Location of Isaiah 40-55 Tol, S., Olbertz, H. (eds), Linguistic Bibliography for the Year 2010 / Bibliographie Linguistique de lanne 2010, and Supplement for Previous Years / et complement des annes prcdentes Turner, J.D., Corrigan, K. (eds), Platos Parmenides and Its Heritage, Volume 2: Reception in Patristic, Gnostic, and Christian Neoplatonic Texts Turner, J.D., Corrigan, K. (eds), Platos Parmenides and Its Heritage, Volume 1: History and Interpretation from the Old Academy to Later Platonism and Gnosticism Vos, N., Otten, W. (eds), Demons and the Devil in Ancient and Medieval Christianity
Schiffman, L., Tzoref, S. (eds), The Dead Sea Scrolls at 60,
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Vrolijk, P., Jacobs Wealth, An Examination into the Nature and

and Transition, A Festschrift for Thomas H. Tobin, S.J., on the Occasion of His Sixty-fifth Birthday Wamuth, O., Sibyllinische Orakel 1-2: Studien und Kommentar Wendel, S., Scriptural Interpretation and Community SelfDefinition in Luke-Acts and the Writings of Justin Martyr Wertheim, D., Salvation through Spinoza, A Study of Jewish Culture in Weimar Germany Wieringen, A.L., Woude, A. (eds), Enlarge the Site of Your Tent, The City as Unifying Theme in Isaiah Williams-Tinajero, L.M., The Reshaped Mind, Searle, the Biblical Writers, and Christs Blood Wilson, W., Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues, Introduction, Translation, and Commentary Xeravits, G.G., Zsengeller, J. (eds), Studies in the Book of Wisdom Zahn, M.M., Rethinking Rewritten Scripture, Composition and Exegesis in the 4QReworked Pentateuch Manuscripts Zimmermann, C., Die Namen des Vaters, Studien zu ausgewhlten neutestamentlichen Gottesbezeichnungen
Walters, P. (ed.), From Judaism to Christianity: Tradition
Role of Material Possessions in the Jacob-Cycle (Gen 25:19-35:29)
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The Context of Scripture Online

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Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum Online

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Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online

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Linguistic Bibliography Online

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Print version: Linguistic Bibliography Bibliographie Linguistique

Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus (4 vols)

Lexicon Gregorianum, Volume 8 Band VIII ()

International Review of Biblical Studies

International Review of Biblical Studies

International Review of Biblical Studies

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Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

A Sign and a Wonder

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Incubation as a Type-Scene in the Aqhatu, Kirta, and Hannah Stories

Representing the Past

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The Dead Sea Scrolls In Context (2 vols Set)

For the Comfort of Zion

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The Books of Kings

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Oudtestamentische Studin, Old Testament Studies

Mit Israel auf dem Weg durch die Wste

The Stele of YHWH in Egypt

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Between Evidence and Ideology

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SBL - Septuagint and Cognate Studies

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Studies on the Children of Abraham

Encounters of the Children of Abraham from Ancient to Modern Times

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SBL - Writings from the Ancient World

Nuzi Texts and Their Uses as Historical Evidence