The Shape of the Writings

Published by Penn State University Press 2015

The Shape of the Writings

Edited by: Julius Steinberg and Timothy J. Stone
In collaboration with: Rachel Marie Stone

Volume 16 in the series Siphrut: Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575063744

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Are the Writings a miscellaneous collection of books, as is so often asserted, or do they have a purposeful design or arrangement? Over the past 35 years, there has been a significant amount of scholarly interest in the shape of the Law, Former Prophets, Twelve Minor Prophets and the Psalms, while examinations of the shape of the Writings were almost nonexistent until very recently. The 11 essays in this volume explore this often-neglected issue from a variety of critical perspectives—reader-centered approaches, canonical, structural-canonical, and redactional—made more robust by the mix of German- and English-language scholarship on this question, including 4 articles translated from German into English. Essays range from the historical development of the collection, to analysis of the collection’s different arrangements, to the relationship of books and subcollections within the Writings, to the reception of the collection in Jewish and Christian sources. Every book in the Writings is discussed, with particular attention given to Job, Ruth, and 1 and 2 Chronicles. The volume closes with 3 critical responses from John Barton, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, and Christopher Seitz.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Siphrut. Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures Publicly Available Download PDF	ii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
The Historical Formation of the Writings in Antiquity Julius Steinberg and Timothy J. Stone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Final Forms of the Writings: The Jewish and Christian Traditions Peter Brandt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
A Wandering Moabite: Ruth—A Book in Search of a Canonical Home Stephen Dempster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Thoughts on the “Davidization” of the Psalter Frank-Lothar Hossfeld and Erich Zenger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Reading Job following the Psalms Will Kynes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
The Place of Wisdom Literature in an Old Testament Theology. A Thematic and Structural-Canonical Approach Julius Steinberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
The Search for Order: The Compilational History of Ruth Timothy J. Stone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
The Associative Effects of Daniel in the Writings Amber Warhurst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Chronicles as the Intended Conclusion to the Old Testament Canon Hendrik J. Koorevaar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Torah-Binding and Canon Closure. On the Origin and Canonical Function of the Book of Chronicles Georg Steins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
“A Threefold Cord Is Not Quickly Broken”. Interpretation by Canonical Division in Early Judaism and Christianity Stephen B. Chapman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Response John Barton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Response Tamara Cohn Eskenazi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Response Christopher R. Seitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
Index of Scripture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	360

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 384

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Published: September 2, 2015
ISBN: 9781575063744