Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Volume 34/1-34.5, September 2009-June 2010.

Octavo, green library cloth, original paper covers bound in, 112, 113-240, 241-376, 377-505, 248 pp., indexes Articles in issue 34.1 are "Why the Verb Bara Does Not Mean 'to Create' in Genesis 1.1-2.4a," Ellen van Wolde, "Abraham and David," Bernard Gosse, "Genesis 14: A Diaspora Novella?" Volker Glissman, "Animals in the Prophetic World: Literary Reflections on Numbers 22 and 1 Kingss 13," Kenneth C. Way, "The Function of a Conjunction: Inclusivist or Exclusivist Startegies in Ezra 6.19-21 and Nehemiah 10,29-30?" Matthew Thiessen, "The Variations of Nature in Ecclesiastes 11," Christopher Whitwell, "The Limmudim in the Book of Isaiah," Chlares David Isbell.Articles in 34.2 are "They Save Themsleves Alone: Faith and Loss in the Stories of Abraham and Job," Henriette L. Wiley, "The Divine Plural: A Literary-Contextual Argument for Plurality in the Godhead," Thomas A. Keiser, "The Paradise Story: A Constitutional Economic Reconstruction," Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto, "What's Wrong with this Picture?: Stylistic Variation as a Rhetorical Technique in Judges," Robert B. Chisholm, "Is Jonathan Really David's 'Wife'?" A Response to Yaron Peleg, "The Silence of Jonah: A Rhetorical Reading of Jonah 4.1-11," Chesung Justin Ryu, "Habakkuk 2.4b in its Context: How Far Off Was Paul?" Debbie Hunn.Articles in 34.3 are "Exodus and Asylum: Uncovering the Relationship between Biblical Law and Narrative," Jonatthan P. Burnside, "Departure of Ships? An Investigation of Tsi in Numbers 24.24 and Isaiah 33.23," JoAnn Scurlock, "The Themes of Land and Fertility in the Book of Ruth," Talia Sutskover, "Bosh in the Pslams - Shame and Disappointment? Yael Avrahami, "Proverbs 28.1-11: A Small Poem?" Daniel P. Bricker, "Bakhtin Reads the Song of Songs," Jennifer Pfenniger, "Jeremiah 1.4-10: 'Lost and Found' in Translation and a New Interpretation," Eshter H. Roshwalb.Articles in 34.4 are "Interpreting 'ed; in Genesis 2.5-6: Neglected Rabbinic and Intertextual Evidence," Max Rogland, "Inside Out: Jethro, the Midianites and a Biblical Construction of the Outsider," Adriane Leveen, "Three-Way Intertextuality: Some Reflections of Abimelech's Death at Thebez in Biblical Narrative," Hava Shalom-Guy, "Poetic Closure in Job: The First Cycle," C.L. Seow, "The Metonic Cycle, Number Symbolism, and the Placement of Pslams 19 and 119 in the MT Psalter," Alan Lenzi, "Egypt's Shameful Death and the House of Israel's Exodus from Sheol (Ezekiel 32,17-32 and 37.1.14)," John T. Strong.Volume 34.5 is the booklist.…