This is a collection of essays by members of the Society for Old Testament Study. It reviews new approaches and major developments in established approaches to Old Testament study over a wide range of topics. It reflects clearly the lively diversity which characterizes this area of scholarly study.
The Reader and the Text,R. P. Carroll The Bible in Qumran and Early Judaism,P. S. Alexander Canonical Criticism and Old Testament Theology,M. G. Brett Feminist Study of the Old Testament,J. Cheryl Exum Old Testament Ethics,J. W. Rogerson Textual Criticism: The Ancient Versions,S. Talmon The Hebrew Language,J. A. Emerton Canons of the Old Testament,J. Barton Hebrew Narrative,D. M. Gunn Hebrew Poetry,W. G. E. Watson The Pentateuch and the Deuteronomistic History,O. Kaiser Prophecy and the Prophetic Books,J. Blenkinsopp Wisdom in Israel,K. Dell The History of Israel: foundations of Israel,K. W. Whitelam The History of Israel: The Persian and Hellenistic Periods,L. L. Grabbe The Religion of Israel,J. Day