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A collection of original essays by members of the Society of Old Testament Studies, marking the latest in the series of volumes by SOTS members published by the Press every quarter century. This volume surveys the development of scholarly study of the Hebrew Bible since the beginning of the millennium and examines possibilities for future research.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: Nathan MacDonald: The Pentateuch
- 2: Reinhard G. Kratz: The Narrative Books
- 3: Anja Klein: Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature
- 4: John Jarick: Wisdom Literature
- 5: Susan Gillingham: Psalms and Poems
- 6: Carol A. Newsom: The Bible and Early Jewish Literature
- 7: George J. Brooke: Biblical Canons
- 8: James K. Aitken: Textual Criticism
- 9: Kevin J. Cathcart: Philology and Linguistics
- 10: H. G. M. Williamson: Archaeology
- 11: Laura Quick: The Ancient Near Eastern Context
- 12: C. L. Crouch: The History of Israel and Judah
- 13: Mark Scarlata: Religious Practice in Ancient Israel and Judah
- 14: Francesca Stavrakopoulou: Visual Cultures of the Hebrew Bible
- 15: Richard S. Briggs: Theological Interpretation of Scripture
- 16: Caroline Blyth: Gender and the Hebrew Bible
- 17: Hugh S. Pyper: Postcolonialist Readings of the Hebrew Bible
- 18: Eryl W Davies: Ethics in the Hebrew Bible
- 19: Hilary Marlow: The Hebrew Bible and Ecology
- 20: Tsaurayi K. Mapfeka: The Hebrew Bible and Race
- 21: Katherine E. Southwood: The Hebrew Bible and the Social Sciences
- 22: Ekaterina E. Kozlova: The Hebrew Bible and Psychology
- 23: Joachim Schaper: Cognitive Science and the Hebrew Bible
- 24: Deborah Rooke, Holly Morse, and David J. Shepherd: Reception of the Hebrew Bible in Music, Visual Art, Literature, Theatre, and Film
- 25: Jim West: Translating the Hebrew Bible
- 26: Paul M. Joyce: Literary Approaches to the Hebrew Bible
About the author
John Barton is Emeritus Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at Campion Hall, Oxford. Previously, he was Junior Research Fellow at Merton College, University Lecturer in Theology (Old Testament), Reader in Biblical Studies, and Fellow and Vice-Master of St Cross College. He is Corresponding Fellow of the Norwegian Academy, Fellow of the European Academy, and Former President of the Society for Old Testament Study. Professor Barton was Delegate of the Oxford University Press from 2005 to 2015.
Summary
A collection of original essays by members of the Society of Old Testament Studies, marking the latest in the series of volumes by SOTS members published by the Press every quarter century. This volume surveys the development of scholarly study of the Hebrew Bible since the beginning of the millennium and examines possibilities for future research.
