Theology

Charlotte Obeid analyzes the use of metaphorical language for educational purposes in the Hebrew text of Ben Sira, providing interpretative tools that not only contribute to a better understanding of Ben Sira's message but can be applied to the interpretation of metaphors in other writings as well.

This monograph analyzes the literary functions of Psalms 1-3. Eric McDonnell argues that Ps 1 and 2 constitute a two-part preface, added later to an earlier collection beginning with Ps 3. By applying the concept of »iterative play,« he demonstrates how ancient scribes reused traditional texts to serve evolving royal and Torah-centric agendas.

With his in-depth examination of ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī's (d. 1143/1731) commentaries on Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf al-Sanūsī's (d. 895/1490) Creed, Hiroaki Kawanishi argues that the eleventh/seventeenth century Ottoman period was not a time of decline but of intellectual prosperity.

The studies collected in this volume examine the reception history of the Book of Isaiah within early Christianity, the important role the book played in emerging Christianity, and the strategies and intentions that shaped its reception in early Christian literature.