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Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts
One of the leading scholars of ancient West Semitic religion discusses polytheism vs. monotheism by covering the fluidity of those categories in the a...
Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World
God in Translation offers a substantial, extraordinarily broad survey of ancient attitudes toward deities, from the Late Bronze Age through ancient Is...
The Fall(out) and Original Sin in the Bible
For centuries, the Garden of Eden story has been a cornerstone for the Christian doctrine of the Fall and original sin. In recent years, many scholars...
So resounding is its message that echoes of the Exodus are heard throughout the Old and New Testaments and the present. Exodus names and terms permeat...
Spatial Dimensions of Anthropomorphism in the Biblical World
The issue of how to represent God is a concern both ancient and contemporary. In this wide-ranging and authoritative study, renowned biblical scholar ...
Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel
Foreword by Patrick D. Miller In this remarkable, acclaimed history of the development of monotheism, Mark S. Smith explains how Israel's religion evo...
History, Memory, and the Experience of the Divine in Ancient Israel
This insightful work examines the variety of ways that collective memory, oral tradition, history, and history writing intersect. Integral to all this...
Underlying Exodus in its priestly redaction is a pilgrimage. Smith's new book starts by reviewing pilgrimage shrines, feasts and practices in ancient ...
This groundbreaking volume presents a new translation of the text and detailed interpretation of almost every word or phrase in the book of Judges, dr...
A Commentary on Judges 1:1 Ð 10:5
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Mark S. Smith explores the nuances of what would become the premiere creation account in the Hebrew Bible and the serene priestly theology that inform...
Essays in Honor of Aloysius Fitzgerald, F.S.C.
This festschrift honors Aloysius Fitzgerald, F.S.C. The essays largely reflect the honoree's interests in the poetic and prophetic material of the Heb...
The Literary Commemorations of Warriors and Warrior Culture in the Early Biblical World
Warfare exerts a magnetic power, even a terrible attraction, in its emphasis on glory, honor, and duty. In order to face the terror of war, it is nece...
Royal Constructions of Opposition, Intersection, Integration, and Domination
Text of the work known as The birth of the beautiful gods, in parallel columns: Ugaritic (romanized) and English (p. 18-25), with commentary and discu...
This work examines the role of the reception of the Council of Nicaea (325) in the major councils of the mid-fifth century....
For many readers, Genesis 1-2 is simply the biblical account of creation. But ancient Israel could speak of creation in different ways, and the cultur...
The Life and Death of Hershl Sperling
More than 800,000 people entered Treblinka, and fewer than seventy came out. Hershl Sperling was one of them. He escaped. Why then, fifty years later,...
Preliminary Material -- Early Extra-biblical Evidence -- The Waw-Consecutive in Hebrew Prose -- The Waw-Consecutive in Qumran Literature -- Notes -- B...
A Literary and Redactional Study of Jeremiah 11-20
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52 Lessons in Leadership
"Distinctions" is like having an executive coach in your pocket. Whether embarking on a journey to improve your leadership, or facing a particularly d...
Installing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting Token-Ring Networks
A comprehensive reference for network architects, administrators, and technicians. Contains practical information on the tools available for managing ...