Multi-Levelled Identity Negotiation in the Second Temple Period: Essays in Honor of Louis C. Jonker

The contributors to this volume respond in various ways to Louis C. Jonker's proposal of a comprehensive model of »multi-levelled identity negotiation« that describes the dynamic ability of Yehudian scribes to move within four different domains - within the Persian Empire; Yehud among its provincial neighbors; the tribal relationships within »All Israel«; and within the Jerusalem cult - and to emphasize (or de-emphasize) different aspects of identity, depending on the needs of the community. The essays in Part I focus on aspects of or passages from the book of Chronicles, building on and responding to Jonker's analysis. The essays in Part II respond to Jonker's call to analyze portions of the Hebrew canon other than Chronicles. Three essays pertain to the Pentateuch, three to the book of Kings, one addresses Isaiah's servant songs, and one Psalms 135-136. The essays in Part III pursue »multi-levelled identity negotiation« in a different direction: objects and material culture.

Geboren 1961; ist Professorin für "Geschichte und Religion Israels und seiner Umwelt" an der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig, außerordentliche Professorin für Altertumswissenschaften an der University of Stellenbosch/Südafrika, Gastprofessorin für Biblische Archäologie an der Bar-Ilan-Universität/Israel sowie ordentliches Mitglied der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Geboren 1984; 2009 MS in Biblischen Studien; 2012 MTh; 2014 Promotion, Altes Testament; wiss. Mitarbeiter an der Universiteit van Stellenbosch; Associate Professor für Biblische Studien an der LCC International University, Klaipeda, Litauen.