Journal of Hebrew Scriptures  

Karolien Vermeulen

Research on cities in the Hebrew Bible shows that urban spaces are often personified. This article argues that in the case of Nahum's Nineveh this personification is part of a conceptual metaphor, in which the city is depicted as a body. The same metaphor... see more

Jeremy D. Smoak

Past studies emphasize the difficulties in understanding the logic behind the placement of the priestly blessing within the description of tabernacle rituals of Numbers 5:1–10:10. The present article sheds new light on this problem by comparing the blessi... see more

Neriah Klein

This article focuses on the numbers given in the book of Chronicles for the armies of the Judean kings, with an emphasis on the sequence of the first four kings of Judah. It argues that these numbers were inserted by the Chronicler according to a clear an... see more

Brendan G. Youngberg

Among the variants in Chronicles and Samuel-Kings is the inclusion of Samuel in Josiah's narrative (2 Chr 35:18) compared to “the judges who led Israel” (2 Kgs 23:22). Samuel's appearance occurs at a major transition in the Chronicler's narrative, which l... see more

Rachelle Gilmour

This article combines diachronic and synchronic methodologies to interpret the message of Jer 19:1–13. Bakhtin's concept of dialogic truth is used to propose that the meaning of each stage of development of the text is in conversation with its earlier ver... see more

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

Many scholars struggle to understand the reasons behind Jonah's reluctance to go to Nineveh. Using Abravanel's interpretation as its starting point, namely that Jonah sought to ensure Israel's survival by refusing to prophesy to Nineveh, this article expl... see more

Nadav Na'aman

The article critically examines the argument that Khirbet Qeiyafa was a Judahite stronghold established by king David. Detailed analysis of the published reports do not disclose any findings that connect it to either Jerusalem or the Judean and Benjaminit... see more

Ayelet Seidler

The book of Esther deals with issues of Jewish identity in exile. This article argues that early in the story (chapters 2 and 3) Mordecai is depicted as trying to assimilate into Persian culture before experiencing a reversal and returning to his Jewish i... see more

Itzhak Amar

The Chronicler's version of the schism (1 Chr 10:1–12:16) differs significantly from its parallel narrative in Kings. This article addresses the differences through literary analysis of the main characters represented in the narrative: Rehoboam and Jerobo... see more

W. Derek Suderman

In God in the Dock, Carleen Mandolfo argues that the move from second person speech to God to third person description of the divine within “dialogic psalms” reflects the “interjection” of a secondary voice. While her focus on speech to a human audie... see more

David M. Dalwood

Distinguishing terminologically and conceptually between polysemy, polyvalence, and double coding, this essay outlines a framework for treating instances of discursive polysemy in the Hebrew Bible. Particular attention is given to the Song of Songs, the p... see more

Liane Marquis Feldman

Lev 9:1–10:3 contains two of the most memorable events in the priestly narrative: a public theophany at the tabernacle, and the deaths of Nadav and Avihu. It also contains a long sequence of sacrifices, the importance of which has often been overlooked. T... see more

Laura K. Carlson

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Robert Marineau

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Alexander T. Kirk

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Anthony R. Pyles

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Andrew Tobolowsky

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Robert C. Kashow

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Robert C. Kashow

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Jennifer Brown Jones

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Martin G. Abegg, Ryan D. Schroeder

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David J. Fuller

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Mark Francis Mariani

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Hung-Chih Tsai

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Daniel I. Block

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Timothy R. Escott

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Chelsea Lamb

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Susan Gillingham

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Sherley Kuriyachan

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Shane M. Thompson

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Colin Toffelmire

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Joel Barker

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Sean E. Cook

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Francis Macatangay

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Rebecca G. S. Idestrom

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Francis Landy

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Michela Piccin

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Peter Altmann

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Justin J. White

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T. M. Lemos

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Alexander Coe Stewart

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John E. Anderson

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Alexander Breitkopf

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Ronald L. Troxel

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Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

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Leslie C. Allen

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Elizabeth R. Hayes

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Daniel O. McClellan

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Joel Barker

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Colby Townsend

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Reed Carlson

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Raleigh C. Heth

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Suk-il Ahn

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Joel Barker

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Michael R. Stead

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Michael H. Floyd

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Daniel O. McClellan

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Joshua Gardner

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Lissa M. Wray Beal

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Andrew Walton

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Mary L. Conway

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Brendan Youngberg

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David Shepherd

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Stephen D. Campbell

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