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Marvin Sweeney
There is generally no common material that binds together the works of the individual prophets that comprise the Twelve, but through Sweeney’s commentary they stand together as a single, clearly…
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here is generally no common material that binds together the works of the individual prophets that comprise the Twelve, but through Sweeney’s commentary they stand together as a single, clearly…
This follow-up to Theology of the Hebrew Bible, Volume 1: Methodological Studies focuses on readers' engagement with the text and their communities. Part 1 offers fresh interpretations of divine images…
Marvin A. Sweeney
In der Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) erscheinen Arbeiten zu samtlichen Gebieten der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Im Zentrum steht die Hebraische Bibel, ihr Vor- und Nachleben im…
Volume 2: Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
* Theologically engaged biblical interpretation from a renowned Jewish scholar * A post-Shoah theology
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In this volume Marvin A. Sweeney builds upon his former work Form and Intertextuality in Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature (FAT 45, 2005). He introduces further studies that take up several…
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This collection of previously published and unpublished essays by Marvin A. Sweeney examines issues in biblical and postbiblical theology. Topics include the canonical understanding of the Tanak, the character of…
Biblical theology is no longer a strictly Christian enterprise. Sweeney structures his theology of Tanak around themes of Jewish life: the constitution of the nation Israel in relation to God…
Synopsis: This book contains a collection of nineteen essays by Marvin A. Sweeney, some previously unpublished, that focus on the role of literary form and intertextuality in the study of…
This volume presents a collection of studies on the methodology for conceiving the theological interpretation of the Hebrew Bible among Jews and Christians as well as the treatment of key…
This volume offers a close reading of the historical books of I and II Kings, concentrating on not only issues in the history of Israel but also the literary techniques…
This book contains a collection of nineteen essays by Marvin A. Sweeney, some previously unpublished, that focus on the role of literary form and intertextuality in the study of prophetic…
Part of the Old Testament Library series, this title offers a close reading of the historical books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings , concentrating on not only issues in…
Surveys Jewish visionary and mystical experience and texts from antiquity through modern times –
Isaiah 40-66, by Marvin A. Sweeney, is the nineteenth published volume in The Forms of the Old Testament Literature (FOTL), a series that provides a form-critical analysis of the books…
This commentary on Samuel focuses especially on the qualities of leadership displayed by the major characters of the book. In addition, it provides an analysis of the synchronic, literary structure…
How the Pentateuch employs narrative and law to provide the foundations for an ideal national and religious identity.
A guide to the biblical books of the prophets. This work provides the reader with an understanding of the prophets of Israel and Judah.
In this new volume in the Reading the Old Testament commentary series, biblical scholar Marvin A. Sweeney considers one of the most interesting and compelling books of the Hebrew Bible…
Said to have lived from 640-609 BC, King Josiah of Judah is a figure of importance for the history of Israel. Using synchronic and diachronic analyses of the Deuteronomistic History…
Shelley L Birdsong
This volume contains scholarly articles on the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible–the Law, Prophets and Writings–in honor of Marvin Sweeney.
This collection of essays arises from the lively discussions in the Formation of the Book of Isaiah Seminar of the Society of Biblical Literature. The essays exhibit the diversity that…
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The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world from the third millennium…
This volume features an impressive array of leading biblical scholars and presents an illuminating and lively cross-section of this traditional field of study. Treating core topics and changing methodologies within…
This volume includes nine essays that move Ezekiel’s creative reuse of older materials to the foreground of discussion. The essays highlight the transformation of earlier texts, traditions, and theology in…
Michael Floyd
This series aims to present, according to a standard outline and methodology, a form-critical analysis of every book and each unit in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). Fundamentally exegetical, the…
George Dibdin Pitt
Variations on this play have been filmed and put on Broadway as a musical. This version, carefully restored by author and scholar Marvin Kaye, returns to the original text. Footnotes…
Ehud Ben Zvi
The Forms of the Old Testament Literature Series has long been acknowledged as a unique and valuable commentary on the Old Testament. The volumes in the FOTL series are specifically…
Sweeney’s work on the first 39 chapters of the Book of Isaiah is part of The Forms of the Old Testament Literature series which aims to present, according to a…
Pays special attention to the literary forms and conceptual underpinnings of the biblical texts. Provides an interpretive method that combines a close reading of biblical texts with contextual criticism to…
Marvin A. Sweeney,David W. Cotter, OSB,Jerome T. Walsh,Chris Franke
Volume 1: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah
The contributors to this volume address three central approaches in biblical interpretation: historical settings, intertextuality, and biblical theology. The first section traces and reassesses the multifaceted aspects relevant to the…
