Congress Volume Munich 2013 (Vetus Testamentum, Supplements) (English, German and French Edition)

This volume presents the main lectures of the 21st Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT) held in Munich, Germany, in August 2013. Seventeen internationally distinguished scholars present their current research on the Hebrew Bible, including the literary history of the Hebrew text, its Greek translation and history of interpretation. Some focus on archeological sources and the reconstruction of ancient Israelite religion while others discuss the formation of the biblical text and its impact for cultural memory. The volume gives readers a representative view of the most recent developments in the study of the Old Testament.Contributors are: Olivier Artus, Ehud Ben Zvi, Beate Ego, Irmtraud Fischer, Christian Frevel, Shimon Gesundheit, Timothy P. Harrison, Louis C. Jonker, James L. Kugel, Christoph Levin, Amihai Mazar, Steven L. McKenzie, Konrad Schmid, Yvonne Sherwood, Zipora Talshir, Akio Tsukimoto, and Jacques Vermeylen. This Volume Presents The Main Lectures Of The 21st Congress Of The International Organization For The Study Of The Old Testament (iosot) Held In Munich, Germany, In August 2013. Seventeen Internationally Distinguished Scholars Present Their Current Research On The Hebrew Bible, Including The Literary History Of The Hebrew Text, Its Greek Translation And History Of Interpretation. Some Focus On Archaeological Sources And The Reconstruction Of Ancient Israelite Religion While Others Discuss The Formation Of The Biblical Text And Its Impact For Cultural Memory. The Volume Gives Readers A Representative View Of The Most Recent Developments In The Study Of The Old Testament. (publisher). Die Entstehung Des Judentums Als Gegenstand Der Alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft / Christoph Levin -- Alexander Der Grosse In Der Alttestamentlichen Überlieferung : Eine Spurensuche Und Ihre Theologischen Implikationen / Beate Ego -- Texts, Text-forms, Editions, New Compositions And The Final Products Of Biblical Literature / Zipora Talshir -- Is The Book Of Jubilees A Commentary On Genesis Or An Intended Replacement? / James Kugel -- My God Is Yhwh : The Composition Of The Elijah Stories In 1-2 Kings / Steven L. Mckenzie -- Die Midrasch-exegese Im Dienst Der Literarkritik : Zum Beispiel, Krieg Und Frieden In Dtn 2,24-32 / Shimon Gesundheit -- Les Enjeux Socio-historiques De La Composition D'ensemble Du Livre Des Nombres / Olivier Artus -- Les écrivains Déuteronomistes Travaillaient-ils En Babylonie Ou En Palestine? / Jacque Vermeylen -- Forschungsgeschichte Als Rezeptionsgeschichte In Nuce / Irmtraud Fischer -- From Paraleipomenon To Early Reader : The Implications Of Recent Chronicles Studies For Pentateuchal Criticism / Louis C. Jonker -- Alte Stücke, Späte Brücke? : Zur Rolle Des Buches Numeri In Der Jüngeren Pentateuchdiskussion / Christian Frevel -- Prophetic Postcolonialism : Performing The Disaster Of The Spanish Conquest On The Stage Of Jeremiah / Yvonne Sherwood -- Humor Und Ironie In Der Jahwistischen Urgeschichte / Akio Tsukimoto -- Archaeology And The Bible : Reflections On Historical Memory In The Deuteronomistic History / Amihai Mazar -- Reshaping The Memory Of Zedekiah And His Period In Chronicles / Ehud Ben Zvi -- Recent Discoveries At Tayinat (ancient Kunulua/calno) And Their Biblical Implications / Timothy P. Harrison -- Die Anfänge Des Jesajabuchs / Konrad Schmid. Edited By Christl M. Maier. Papers Presented At The 21st Congress Of The International Organization For The Study Of The Old Testament Held In Munich, Germany, August 4 To 9, 2013. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. In German, English, And French. Die Entstehung des Judentums als Gegenstand der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft -- Christoph Levin Alexander der Grosse in der alttestamentlichen Überlieferung : eine Spurensuche und ihre theologischen Implikationen -- Beate Ego Texts, text-forms, editions, new compositions and the final products of biblical literature -- Zipora Talshir Is the Book of Jubilees a commentary on Genesis or an intended replacement? -- James Kugel "My God is YHWH" : the composition of the Elijah stories in 1-2 Kings -- Steven L. McKenzie Die Midrasch-Exegese im Dienst der Literarkritik : zum Beispiel, Krieg und Frieden in Dtn 2,24-32 -- Shimon Gesundheit Les enjeux socio-historiques de la composition d'ensemble du livre des Nombres -- Olivier Artus Les écrivains déuteronomistes travaillaient-ils en Babylonie ou en Palestine? -- Jacques Vermeylen Forschungsgeschichte als Rezeptionsgeschichte in nuce -- Irmtraud Fischer From Paraleipomenon to early reader : the implications of recent Chronicles studies for Pentateuchal criticism -- Louis C. Jonker Alte Stücke, späte Brücke? : zur Rolle des Buches Numeri in der jüngeren Pentateuchdiskussion -- Christian Frevel Prophetic 'postcolonialism' : performing the disaster of the Spanish Conquest on the stage of Jeremiah -- Yvonne Sherwood Humor und Ironie in der jahwistischen Urgeschichte -- Akio Tsukimoto Archaeology and the Bible : reflections on historical memory in the Deuteronomistic history -- Amihai Mazar Reshaping the memory of Zedekiah and his period in Chronicles -- Ehud Ben Zvi Recent discoveries at Tayinat (ancient Kunulua/Calno) and their biblical implications -- Timothy P. Harrison Die Anfänge des Jesajabuchs -- Konrad Schmid. Christoph Levin: Die Entstehung des Judentums als Gegenstand der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft Beate Ego: Alexander der Große in der alttestamentlichen Überlieferung – eine Spurensuche und ihre theologischen Implikationen Zipora Talshir: Texts, Text-Forms, Editions, New Compositions and the Final Products of Biblical Literature James Kugel: Is the Book of Jubilees a Commentary on Genesis or an Intended Replacement? Steven L. McKenzie: “My God is Yhwh”: The Composition of the Elijah Stories in 1–2 Kings Shimon Gesundheit: Die Midrasch-Exegese im Dienst der Literarkritik. Zum Beispiel: Krieg und Frieden in Dtn 2,24–32 Olivier Artus: Les enjeux socio-historiques de la composition d’ensemble du livre des Nombres Jacques Vermeylen: Les écrivains déuteronomistes travaillaient-ils en Babylonie ou en Palestine? Irmtraud Fischer: Forschungsgeschichte als Rezeptionsgeschichte in nuce Louis C. Jonker: From Paraleipomenon to Early Reader: The Implications of Recent Chronicles Studies for Pentateuchal Criticism Christian Frevel: Alte Stücke – späte Brücke? Zur Rolle des Buches Numeri in der jüngeren Pentateuchdiskussion Yvonne Sherwood: Prophetic ‘Postcolonialism’: Performing the Disaster of the Spanish Conquest on the Stage of Jeremiah Akio Tsukimoto: Humor und Ironie in der jahwistischen Urgeschichte Amihai Mazar: Archaeology and the Bible: Reflections on Historical Memory in the Deuteronomistic History Ehud Ben Zvi: Reshaping the Memory of Zedekiah and His Period in Chronicles Timothy P. Harrison: Recent Discoveries at Tayinat (Ancient Kunulua/Calno) and Their Biblical Implications Konrad Schmid: Die Anfänge des Jesajabuchs This volume presents the main lectures of the 21st Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT) held in Munich, Germany, in August 2013. Seventeen essays of internationally distinguished scholars offer a representative view of recent developments in the study of the Hebrew Bible