Marjo Korpel

Open-Mindedness in the Bible and Beyond: A Volume of Studies in Honour of Bob Becking - The Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies Marjo Korpel

Marc Notes: Working with Professor Bob Becker's scholastic approach of open-mindedness as a thematic starting point, the contributions to this volume reflect upon changing paradigms within biblical scholarship, and in how biblical scholarship is taught. Taken together, they offer a multifaceted and informative indication of how open-mindedness in one's approach can yield fascinating results across the study of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. Table of Contents: CONTENTSI. INTRODUCTIONLESTER L. GRABBE AND MARJO C. A. KORPELII. ARTICLESOpen-mindedness for Understanding the Formation of the Pentateuch: The Challenge of Exod. 19-20"RAINER ALBERTZ, University of Munster, Germany"EMPIRE! and gave him a seat above the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon': Jeremiah 52:31-34: Fact or Fiction? "HANS M. BARSTAD, University of Edinburgh, Scotland"Ben Sira and Song of Songs: What about Parallels and Echoes?"PANCRATIUS C. BEENTJES, Faculty of Catholic Theology, Utrecht, the Netherlands"Open-mindedness and Planning for the Future of Academic Studies in Ancient Israel History"EHUD BEN ZVI, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada"Isaiah 24-27: Spacing a Prophetic Vision"WILLEM A. M. BEUKEN, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium"Einubung in den aufrechten Gang: Beispeile fur Zivilcourage in den Samuelbuchern"WALTER DIETRICH, University of Bern, Switzerland"Swords or Ploughshares? The Transition from the Late Bronze to the Early Iron Age in Northern Jordan"MEINDERT DIJKSTRA AND KAREL VRIEZEN, Utrecht University, the Netherlands"Penetrating the Legend: In Quest of the Historical Ezra"LESTER L. GRABBE, University of Hull, England"Joseph, the Pastor and the Conqueror of Evil by Using Good: Observations on Genesis 5015-21 in Dutch Children's and Family Bibles"CORNELIS HOUTMAN, Protestant Theological University at Amsterdam, the Netherlands"Leading Scholars and the Interpretation of Scripture: The Case of LXX Haggai 2:1-9"ARIE VAN DER KOOIJ, Leiden University, the Netherlands"Memories of Exile and Return in the Book of Ruth"MARJO C. A. KORPEL, Protestant Theological University at Groningen, the Netherlands"The Question of Job"PETER MACHINIST, Harvard University, USA"The Open Mind of the Man Born Blind (John 9)"MAARTEN J. J. MENKEN," " University of Tilburg, the Netherlands"Jerusalem: Nightmare and Daydream in Micah"JOHANNES DE MOOR, Protestant Theological University at Amsterdam and Groningen (formerly Kampen), the Netherlands."Four Notes on the Ancient Near Eastern Marzea?"NADAV NA'AMAN, Tel Aviv University, Israel"The Abolition of the Cult of the Dead Kings in Jerusalem (Ezek 43:6-9)"HERBERT NIEHR, University of Tubingen, Germany"A Human and a Deity with Conflicting Morals (Qohelet 2:26)"PAUL SANDERS, Protestant Theological University at Amsterdam, the Netherlands"A Prophet Contest: Jeremiah 28 Reconsidered"KLAAS A. D. SMELIK, University of Ghent, Belgium "Comparing the Book of Judges to Greek Literature"KLAAS SPRONK, Protestant Theological University at Amsterdam, the Netherlands"Speaking of Gods: Dimensions of the Divine in the Ancient Near East"KAREL VAN DER TOORN, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands"Is the Critical, Academic Study of the Bible Inextricably Bound to the Destinies of Theology?"CHRISTOPH UEHLINGER, University of Zurich, Switzerland"Biblical Studies and the Art of Civilization Maintenance"ANNE-MAREIKE WETTER, Leiden University, the Netherlands"A New Divine Title in Isaiah 10:17"HUGH M. G. WILLIAMSON, Oxford University, England""Biographical Note: Lester L. Grabbe is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK. He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology, and has edited numerous volumes on the Old Testament. He is editor of the T&T Clark Library of Second Temple Studies series. Marjo C. A. Korpel is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Utrecht University, the Netherlands."" Contributor Bio:  Korpel, Marjo Bob Becking is Professor for Old Testament Studies at Utrecht University, Netherlands.