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BIBLIcAL STuDIES
Mediating Between Heaven
and Earth
communication with the Divine in the Ancient
Near East
Edited by Jonathan Stokl, Anna Elise Zernecke
and C.L. Crouch
• Examines ancient Near Eastern and biblical forms of
communication
• Encourages the study of prayers, technical divination and
prophetic communication
• New perspective on the study of divine-human-divine
communication
This volume brings together the study of prophecy, as an
intuitive form of divination, with the study of technical
methods of communication and other forms of institutionalized
communication.
JONATHAN STOKL is based at university college London, uK.
ANNA ELISE ZErNEcKE is based at Johannes gutenberg-universität, Mainz.
c.L. crOucH is based at the university of cambridge, uK.
uK July 2012 uS May 2012
176 Pages 155 x 235 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9780567461629 - £65.00 / $120.00
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Breaking Monotheism
Political Formation of Monotheistic Identity
Jeremiah W. Cataldo
• Offers clear understanding of
monotheistic religion and the socialpolitical
body in yehud
• Analyses the structural development of
monotheistic religion
• Helps readers understand how
distributions of power affect the
formation of social institutions
cataldo uses the Persian province yehud as a case study, to
make the case that the failed vision of a theocratic utopia in
the biblical texts has contributed (in a structural sense) to the
exclusionary focus of monotheistic religion.
JErEMIAH w. cATALDO is based at grand valley State university, uSA.
uK September 2012 uS July 2012
208 Pages 155 x 235 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9780567110930 - £60.00 / $110.00
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 565
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By the Irrigation Canals of Babylon
Approaches to the Study of the Exile
Edited by John J. Ahn and Jill
Middlemas
• The newest consultation on: Exile
(Forced Migrations) in Biblical Literature
• Leading North
American and European scholars
• A compendium of the most recent
thoughts on exilic scholarship
An examination of the 6th century
B.c.E. through historical and archaeological (including
paleoclimatology), literary, and social scientific approaches.
within each subcategory, there is a progressive movement from
traditional to more cutting edge approaches.
JOHN J. AHN is based at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, uSA.
JILL MIDDLEMAS is based at the university of Zurich, Switzerland.
uK July 2012 uS May 2012
256 Pages 155 x 235 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9780567528940 - £65.00 / $120.00
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The Characterization of the
Assyrians in Isaiah
Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives
Mary Katherine Y.H. Hom
• considers the theme of the Assyrians in
Isaiah
• Appreciates the literary-ideological
aspect of Isaiah
• considers frequently debated
interpretations of select texts
A literary analysis of every text in Isaiah in
which the Assyrians explicitly or implicitly
feature. Hom assumes a literary synchronic reading in order to
appreciate the narrative artistry and meaning conveyed by the
final form of the text.
MAry KATHErINE y. H. HOM was formerly an Assistant Professor of Biblical
Studies at Ambrose university college, uSA.
uK June 2012 uS April 2012
240 Pages 155 x 235 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9780567631718 - £70.00 / $130.00
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 559
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