Imagery and Imagination in Biblical Literature: Essays in Honor of Aloysius Fitzgerald (The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Monograph Series, 32)

Introduction / Joseph Jensen -- Vengeance And Forgiveness : The Two Faces Of Psalm 79 / Leslie J. Hoppe -- The Poetics Of Exodus 15 And Its Position In The Book / Mark S. Smith -- The Power To Endure And Be Transformed : Sun And Moon Imagery In Joel And Revelation / Susan F. Mathews -- Zion, The Glory Of The Holy One Of Israel : A Literary Analysis Of Isaiah 60 / Gregory J. Polan -- A Closer Look Isaiah 35:1-10 / Maribeth Howell -- Sense Relations In The Rain Domain Of The Old Testament / Mark D. Futato -- Singing In The Rain : A Meteorological Image In Isaiah 42:10-12 / John J. Ferrie, Jr. -- Psalm 88 : A Lesson In Lament / Irene Nowell -- Anti-monarchical Ideology In Israel In Light Of Mesopotamian Parallels / Dale Launderville -- Water In The First Creation Account Of Genesis 1 In The Commentary On Genesis Of Ephram The Syrian / Edward G. Mathews, Jr. -- The Verb Syntax Of The Idol Passage Of Isaiah 44:9-20 / Deirdre Dempsey -- The New Exodus In Jeremiah 50:33-38 / Alice Ogden Bellis -- Re-examining A Pre-exilic Redaction Of Isaiah 1-39 / Lawrence Boadt -- A List Of Writings Of Aloysius Fitzgerald, F.s.c. / Compiled By Monica J. Blanchard. Edited By Lawrence Boadt And Mark S. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Imagery and Imagination in Biblical Literature: Essays in Honor of Aloyisius Fitzgerald, F.S.C. / Lawrence Boadt & Mark S. Smith......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Introduction / Joseph Jensen, O.S.B.......Page 8 1. Vengeance and Forgiveness: The Two Faces of Psalm 79 / Leslie J. Hoppe, O.F.M.......Page 12 2. The Poetics of Exodus 15 and Its position in the Book / Mark S. Smith......Page 34 3. The Power to Endure and Be Transformed: Sun and Moon Imagery in Joel and Revelation 6 / Susan F. Mathews......Page 46 4. Zion, the Glory of the Holy One of Israel: A Literary Analysis of Isaiah 60 / Gregory J. Polan, O.S.B.......Page 61 5. A Closer Look: Isaiah 35:1-10 / Maribeth Howell......Page 83 6. Sense Relations in the "Rain" Domain of the Old Testament / Mark D. Futato......Page 92 7. Singing in the Rain: A Meteorological Image in Isaiah 42:10-12 / John J. Ferrie, Jr.......Page 106 8. Psalm 88: A Lesson in Lament / Irene Nowell......Page 116 9. Anti-monarchical Ideology in Israel in Light of Mesopotamian Parallels / Dale Launderville......Page 130 10. Water in the First Creation Account of Genesis 1 in the Commentary on Genesis of Ephrem the Syrian / Edward G. Mathews, Jr.......Page 140 11. The Verb Syntax of the Idol Passage of Isaiah 44:9-20 / Deidre Dempsey......Page 156 12. The New Exodus in Jeremiah 50:33-38 / Alice Ogden Bellis......Page 168 13. Re-Examining a Preexilic Redacton of Isaiah 1-39 / Lawrence Boadt......Page 180 A List of the Writings of Aloysius Fitzgerald, F.S.C.......Page 202 Contributors......Page 211 Index of Ancient Sources......Page 213 Index of Authors......Page 225 Index of Subjects......Page 229 This festschrift honors Aloysius Fitzgerald, F.S.C. The essays largely reflect the honoree's interests in the poetic and prophetic material of the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near Eastern context of that material.