Sacred History, Sacred Literature: Essays on Ancient Israel, the Bible, and Religion in Honor of R. E. Friedman on His Sixtieth Birthday

Published by Penn State University Press 2008

Sacred History, Sacred Literature

Essays on Ancient Israel, the Bible, and Religion in Honor of R. E. Friedman on His Sixtieth Birthday

Edited by: Shawna Dolansky

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575065953

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Richard Friedman is well known in the field of biblical studies, not only because of his contributions to the study of the Hebrew Bible (which are many) but also because he has written cogently and clearly for a much wider audience, outside the academy, most notably in his Who Wrote the Bible? (1997). In addition, his influence has crossed the boundaries of a variety of disciplines such as source criticism, archaeology, the ancient Near East, as well as religious studies.

The essays in this volume reflect the breadth and depth of Richard Friedman’s life and work. Several contributors discuss topics related to the Hebrew Bible: for example, Jacob Milgrom examines the relationship between Ezekiel and the Levites and Carol Meyers discusses the Tabernacle texts in the context of Priestly influence on them; Ronald Hendel, Michael Homan, and Robert Wilson explore the history of source criticism, with detailed source-critical analysis of Genesis 1–11 and the book of Kings. Jeffrey Geoghegan discusses the origins of the Passover in one of several insightful essays under the topic “Israel and the Ancient Near East.” Among the contributions specific to archaeology, Baruch Halpern’s provides a provocative “Defense of Forgery.” Lastly, four contributors (e.g., Alan Cooper) discuss religion and religious studies, along with ramifications for contemporary application. A fine collection of contemporary topics discussed by leading scholars in the field.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Richard Elliott Friedman. An Appreciation William H. C. Propp Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Shawna Dolansky Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Part 1. The Hebrew Bible
Ezekiel and the Levites Jacob Milgrom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Framing Aaron: Incense Altar and Lamp Oil in the Tabernacle Texts Carol Meyers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Necromancy and 1 Samuel 19:22 W. Randall Garr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
A Tale of the Prophet and the Courtier: A Responsive Reading of the Nathan Texts Herbert Bardwell Huffmon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
A Forgotten Cultic Reform? 2 Kings 3:2b André Lemaire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Scribal Error and the Transmission of 2 Kings 18–20 and Isaiah 36–39 Bradley Root Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Empirical Taxonomy and the Hebrew Bible . Dean Forbes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Place-Names as Superlatives in Classical Hebrew H. G. M. Williamson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
The Real Formal Full Personal Name of the God of Israel David Noel Freedman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Part 2. Source Criticism
Leitwort Style and Literary Structure in the J Primeval Narrative Ronald Hendel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
How Moses Gained and Lost the Reputation of Being the Torah’s Author: Higher Criticism prior to Julius Wellhausen Michael M. Homan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
How Was the Bible Written? Reflections on Sources and Authors in the Book of Kings Robert R. Wilson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Part 3. Israel and the Ancient Near East
The “Biblical” Origins of Passover Jeffrey C. Geoghegan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
“Plowing with a Heifer” in Judges 14:18: Tracing a Sexual Euphemism Shalom M. Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Aramean Skin Care: A New Perspective on Naaman’s Leprosy Laura M. Zucconi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Abraham and Damascus in Some Greek and Latin Texts of the Hellenistic Period John A. Emerton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Rethinking Sectarian Judaism: The Centrality of the Priesthood in the Second Temple Period Risa Levitt and Rebecca Moore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Part 4. The Bible and Archaeology
In Defense of Forgery Baruch Halpern Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Can Archaeology Serve as a Tool in Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible? William G. Dever Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
“You Shall Make for Yourself No Molten Gods”: Some Thoughts on Archaeology and Edomite Ethnic Identity Thomas E. Levy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Female Infanticide in Iron II Israel and Judah Beth Alpert Nakhai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Part 5. Religion and Religious Studies
Elements of Popular Piety in Late Medieval and Early Modern Jewish Psalms Commentary Alan Cooper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
The Biblical Icon Stephen Cox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Walter Rauschenbusch, the Social Gospel Movement, and How Julius Wellhausen Unwittingly Helped Create American Progressivism in the Twentieth Century Steven Cassedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
“Starving” the Patient: A Jewish Perspective on Terry Schiavo and the Feeding Tube Controversy Randy Linda Sturman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Index of Scripture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 352

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Published: June 23, 2008
ISBN: 9781575065953