VETUS TESTAMENTUM Aims & Scope Vetus Testamentum is a leading journal covering all aspects of Old Testament study. It includes articles on history, literature, religion <strong>and</strong> theology, text, versions, language, <strong>and</strong> the bearing on the Old Testament of archaeology <strong>and</strong> 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 <strong>and</strong> German. • Detailed book review section in every issue. Editor in Chief J. Joosten, Université Marc Bloch, Faculté de Théologie Protestante, 9 place de l’Université, 67084 Strasbourg, France. Email: joosten@unistra.fr Associate Editor S. McKenzie, Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112, USA. Email: McKenzie@ rhodes.edu Book Review Editor S. D. Weeks, Department of Theology <strong>and</strong> Religion, Durham University, Abbey House, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RS, UK. Email: s.d.weeks@durham.ac.uk Supplements Editor C. M. Maier, Phillips-Universität Marburg, Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie, Lahntor 3, 35032 Marburg, Germany. Email: christl.maier@staff.uni-marburg.de Editorial Board H. M. Barstad (Edinburgh), R. P. Gordon (Cambridge), G. N. Knoppers (University Park, PA), A. van der Kooij (Leiden), C. A. Newsom (Atlanta), H. Spieckermann (Göttingen), J. Trebolle Barrera (Madrid), N. Wazana ( Jerusalem), H. G. M. Williamson (Oxford) Advisory Committee P. A. Bird (Evanston), K. J. Cathcart (Dublin), J. A. Emerton (Cambridge), M. Haran ( Jerusalem), W. L. Holladay (Amherst, NY), A. Hurvitz (Jerusalem), E. Jenni (Basel), O. Kaiser (Marburg), J. Krašovec (Ljubljana), B. Lang (Paderborn), A. Lemaire (Paris), E. Lipiński (Leuven), E. Nielsen (Copenhagen), B. Otzen (Aarhus), M. Saebo (Oslo), R. Smend (Göttingen), J. C. V<strong>and</strong>erKam (Notre Dame, IN), I. Willi-Plein (Hamburg). Vetus Testamentum uses Editorial Manager, a web based submission <strong>and</strong> peer review tracking system. All manuscripts should therefore be submitted online at http://www. editorialmanager.com/vt. First time users need to register first via the ‘Register Now’ link. Once registered, you will receive an email containing your personal access codes. With these access codes you can log into the Editorial Manager website as an author <strong>and</strong> submit your manuscript for evaluation by the editors. Please make sure to consult the Instructions to Authors prior to submission to ensure your submission is formatted correctly. For any questions, please contact the Editor in Chief at joosten@umb.u-strasbg.fr. <strong>Books</strong> for review should be sent to Dr. S. D. Weeks, <strong>and</strong> manuscripts for the series Supplements to Vetus Testamentum to Professor C. M. Maier. Instructions for Authors & Open Access Instructions for Authors can be found on our web site at brill.com/vt. The Instructions for Authors include details on how to publish on an Open Access basis with Brill Open. This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, IPA, Greek, <strong>and</strong> Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see brill.com/brill-typeface. Vetus Testamentum (print ISSN 0042-4935, online ISSN 1568-5330) is published 4 times a year by Brill, Plantijnstraat 2, 2321 JC Leiden, The Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, tel +31 (0)71 5353500, fax +31 0(71) 5317532.
Vetus Testamentum A quarterly published by the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament <strong>IOSOT</strong> (<strong>2013</strong>) leiden • boston