100 articles in this issue
Zohar Amar, Ram Bouchnick, Guy Bar-Oz
This article shows the contribution that archaeozoological studies may bring to the identification of animals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, by focusing on the ten clean ungulate species whose flesh is permitted to be eaten according to Deut 14:4–5.
Marian Broida
In recent decades several scholars have argued for the coherence of Judges 13–16 based on its multiple internal thematic and structural parallels. Yet previous generations of scholars considered Judges 13–16 to be a loose cycle of stories. Exploration of ... see more
Bob Becking, Marjo C.A. Korpel
Recently, Ellen van Wolde has proposed that the Hebrew verb ??? in Genesis 1 should be understood as ‘(to) separate.’ She also suggests that this is a new proposal. In this article, we maintain: (1) The idea has roots in nineteenth century scholarship; (2... see more
Raz Kletter, Gideon Solimani
This article deals with the (relatively) short-lived Association of Archaeologists in Israel and its Code of Ethics. By doing so, it sheds light on an episode in the history of Israeli archaeology that has not received much attention in research.
Moshe Garsiel
The book of Samuel contains ancient and original materials and both main versions were composed as early as the tenth century BCE. But the earlier of the two versions was edited and integrated within the latter enlarged one, and eventually lost its s... see more
Yael Shemesh
This article examines the special role and function of animals in the book of Jonah. Throughout the book, all elements of creation (natural forces, flora and fauna) serve as emissaries of the Lord. Among animals, this applies specifically to the “great fi... see more
Russell Hobson
This article explores the possibility that a polemic between disempowered Davidic and emerging Saulide groups motivated the murder of Gedaliah and the 70 pilgrims in Jeremiah 41. The discussion is informed by evidence from the Judean/Aramean settlements a... see more
Philippe Guillaume
The crisis described in Nehemiah 5 serves as the literary backdrop for the presentation of Nehemiah as the paradigmatic generous patron. Current social-scientific exegesis of the HB tends to use Nehemiah 5 to support the notion of a structural economic cr... see more
Saul M. Olyan, Joshua A. Berman, Susan Ackerman, Norman Gottwald
This contribution emerges out of a session devoted to a critical assessment of the book that took place at the 2009 SBL Annual Meeting. It includes Joshua Berman, “Created Equal: Main Claims and Methodological Assumptions,” Susan Ackerman, “Only Men are C... see more
Alexander Andrason
This article demonstrates that applying the panchronic methodology (based on the grammaticalization and path theories as well as on principles of cognitive linguistics) all apparently heterogeneous meanings provided by the BH yiqtol can be explained as ma... see more
Francis Landy
This is a response to E. Ben Zvi and J. D. Nogalski, Two Sides of a Coin: Juxtaposing Views on Interpreting the Book of the Twelve/The Twelve Prophetic Books (Gorgias Press, 2009). Nogalski is a major proponent of the thesis that the Twelve Minor Prophets... see more
Jürg Hutzli
In the beginning of the 20th century several scholars (B. Stade, F. Schwally, J. Morgenstern) argued that Gen 1:1–2:4a consists of two different layers: one containing a “Tatbericht” (account of the divine act) and the other consisting of a “Wortbericht” ... see more
Marvin Lloyd Miller
This a response to Philippe Guillaume’s recent article (“Nehemiah 5: No Economic Crisis,” Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 10 [2010], article 8). With Guillaume, I hold the position that the crisis was episodic rather than structural, temporary rather than sy... see more
Karolien Vermeulen
Previous research on Gen 3:15b, known as part of God’s curse to the snake, has highlighted the interpretation difficulties with regard to the verb ???. However, the ambiguity involves more words as well as the grammar of the verse. This article revisits t... see more
Elie Assis
It is generally accepted that Zech 1–8 consists of two distinct sections: Zech 1–6 and Zech 7–8. This article argues that the main divide is between chapters 1–7 and ch. 8. Zech 8 is a collection of oracles that offers a revision and digest of sections of... see more
David Frankel
YHWH is usually understood to play two roles in Psalm 82: that of prosecutor of the gods (vv 2–5) and that of high judge who convicts the gods to death (vv 6–7). This article suggests that the role of the high judge is played not by YHWH but by El. YHWH s... see more
David P. Melvin
An analysis of the portrayal of the origins of human civilization in Mesopotamian literature, in comparison with that of Genesis 1–11, reveals discontinuity with regard to the divine mediation of civilization. In Mesopotamian texts, civilization is of div... see more
Nili Samet
An ancient Mesopotamian proverb states: "even the tallest man cannot reach heaven; even the broadest man cannot cover earth". This proverb, occurring in different contexts, periods and versions, expresses the limitedness of the human ability, physically a... see more
Israel Finkelstein
This is a rejoinder to N. Na'aman, "Does Archaeology Really Deserve the Status of A ‘High Court’ in Biblical and Historical Research?," B. Becking and L.L. Grabbe (eds.) Between Evidence and Ideology (OtSt, 59; Leiden: Brill, 165–183) that claims that alt... see more
Glen A. Taylor
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Tim Stone
Yvonne Szedlàk-Michel
Matthieu Richelle
Karl Möller
Stephen Dempster
Stephen Lee
Lissa M. Wray Beal
Sara Kipfer
Christine Mitchell
Nathan MacDonald
Edgar Kellenberger
Bernard S. Jackson
Scott N. Callaham
Theodore Hiebert
Christian A. Eberhart
Richard J. Bautch
William M. Schniedewind
Phillippe Guillaume
Paul L. Redditt
Lee Beach
Mark W. Hamilton
Matthew Forrest Lowe
Janice P. De-Whyte
Paul S. Evans
Shawn W. Flynn
Brian Peterson
Heather Macumber
Micah D. Kiel
Dale Patrick
Lisbeth S. Fried
Benjamin J.M. Johnson
Molly Zahn
Oded Lipschits
Anke Dorman
Timothy J. Sandoval
Steve Dempster
Konrad Schmid
Aaron D. Rubin
Bruce Wells
Netanel Y. Barak
Richard Hess
Mark A. Christian
Anthony R. Pyles
Gary D. Martin
David M. Carr
J. Blake Couey
Philippe Hugo
William Morrow
Martin Leuenberger
Michael Allen Daise
Daniel Machiela
Claudia V. Camp
Jakob Wöhrle
Beth Stovell
J. Todd Hibbard
Dale Launderville
P.G. Kirkpatrick
Ken M. Penner
Trent C. Butler
Steven J. Schweitzer
Nathan Patrick Love
Gerbern S. Oegema
Andrew B. Perrin
Scott C. Jones
Lowell K. Handy
Christopher Seitz
Jonathan Y. Rowe
Craig G. Bartholomew
Enrique Sanz Giménez-Rico
René Schurte
Shannon Baines
Bruce A. Power
Mabiala Justin-Robert Kenzo