From Babel to Babylon: Essays on Biblical History and Literature in Honor of Brian Peckham

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From Babel to Babylon explores the literary and historical character of biblical texts in the Torah, Prophecy, and Writings. It considers questions of composition and the writing of history. The book situates biblical texts in their immediate and distant context. It reflects upon their intertextuality and identifies their literary sources. Key events and figures are discussed in light of the politics of the age. Gender issues are explored, with attention to the different social roles of men and women and the character of the interaction. Theology is another important topic, and the character of God keeps changing to reflect the development of historical and prophetic traditions. The books ends with biblical wisdom, with the specific instruction to rely on the experience of the sage, whose superior understanding is greater than our own. This exhortation to listen to the text directs us back to the introduction, where readers are asked to pay attention to the principles the text sets up for its own interpretation.

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"This Festschrift is wide-ranging in all senses. Many different methods of study are represented, and most books of the HB receive some attention." -- H.G.M. Williamson * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *
"This Festschrift is wide-ranging in all senses. Many different methods of study are represented, and most books of the HB receive some attention." -- H.G.M. Williamson * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *

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Joyce Rilett Wood has taught at various universities, most recently at the Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, Nova Scotia and currently works in Toronto. John E. Harvey has a Ph.D in Old Testament from St. Michael's University College in Toronto, Ontario. He is the registrar of the Thorneloe University School of Theology, and is a deacon in the Anglican Church of Canada. Mark Leuchter is Director of Jewish Studies, Assistant Professor of Religion, Temple University, USA.