Deuteronomy: A Commentary (The Old Testament Library) by Gerhard von Rad

From Feasting To Fasting: The Evolution of a Sin

During this hugely unique examine, Veronika Grimm discusses early Christian texts facing nutrition, consuming and fasting. modern-day consuming problems frequently equate nutrients with sin and notice fasting as an try and regain purity, an perspective which could even be saw in early Christian ideals within the mortification of the flesh.

Procrustes Problems (Oxford Statistical Science Series)

Procrustean tools are used to remodel one set of information to symbolize one other set of knowledge as heavily as attainable. The identify derives from the Greek fantasy the place Procrustes invited passers-by in for a delightful meal and a night's relaxation on a mystical mattress that will precisely healthy any visitor. He then both stretched the visitor at the rack or bring to an end their legs to cause them to healthy completely into the mattress.

Character Complexity in the Book of Ruth (Forschungen zum Alten Testament. 2. Reihe)

Kristin Moen Saxegaard demonstrates how personality complexity is portrayed within the outdated testomony, exemplified by means of the publication of Ruth. each one personality within the tale has its particular voice which increases a selected subject; Naomi announces her bitterness, Boaz is the merry personality, Ruth stresses that she is a foreigner, and Yahweh is silent.

For Wisdom's Sake: Collected Essays on the Book of Ben Sira (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft)

This selection of 24 essays displays broader traits of analysis on Ben Sira long ago 20 years. the writer is not just eager about the complicated textual difficulties of the publication, but additionally with what gentle might be shed on it through the appliance of techniques from cultural and feminist reports. She examines, for instance, the gender theamtic, using metaphorical language, and the problem of odor and body spray within the textual content of Ben Sira.