The contributions of this volume present the latest results of world-wide academic research in the field of the Old Testament/The Hebrew Bible and in related areas. The articles cover a multitude of topics, including exegetical and literary problems, history, iconography, history of religion as well as lexicography and central theological questions concerning the Old Testament/the Hebrew Bible. Dieser Band bietet neueste Ergebnisse von Forscherinnen und Forschern aus Afrika, Asien, Amerika und Europa auf dem Gebiet des Alten Testaments/der Hebräischen Bibel in Verbindung mit angrenzenden Wissenschaftsgebieten. Die Artikel behandeln exegetisch-literarische, historische, religionsgeschichtliche, ikonographische, lexikographische sowie zentrale theologische Fragen in Bezug auf das Alte Testament/die hebräische Bibel.

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The Editors: Hermann Michael Niemann received his doctorate in theology in 1980 (Rostock University), Habilitation 1991; he taught at the University of Hamburg (1993) and in Jerusalem (2000, 2002); 1993 Full Professor for Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology at Rostock University; since 2000 member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Literature, Helsinki; main field of research: history of Ancient Israel; Biblical Archaeology (excavations and surveys in Israel and Turkey). Matthias Augustin received his doctorates in theology in 1980 (Heidelberg University) and philosophy in 1985 (Osnabrück University); 1989 Habilitation at Rostock University; since 1992 Privatdozent and since 1998 Associate Professor for Old Testament and Jewish Studies. Die Herausgeber: Hermann Michael Niemann wurde 1980 an der Universität Rostock zum Dr. theol. promoviert, Habilitation 1991; er lehrte an der Universität Hamburg (1993) und in Jerusalem (2000, 2002); seit 1993 Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Altes Testament an der Universität Rostock; seit 2000 Mitglied der Finnischen Akademie der Wissenschaft und Literatur; Forschungsgebiet: Geschichte des antiken Israel und Juda sowie Biblische Archäologie; seit 1995 archäologische Ausgrabungen und Surveys in Israel und in der Türkei. Matthias Augustin wurde 1980 in Heidelberg zum Dr. theol., 1985 in Osnabrück zum Dr. phil. promoviert; Habilitation 1989 in Rostock, dort als Privatdozent seit 1992; seit 1998 apl. Professor für Altes Testament und Jüdische Studien.

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Contents : Craig Y. S. Ho: The Supplementary Combination of the Two Creation Stories in Genesis 1-3 - S. Van Den Eynde: 'May You Become Thousands of Myriads! (Gen 24,60)'. A Gender Analysis of Blessing in Gen 11,24-25,7 - Jan-Wim Wesselius: Alternation of Divine Names as a Literary Device in Genesis and Exodus - Erik Eynikel: The Riddle of Samson: Judges 14 - Christa Schäfer-Lichtenberger: Die Aufstiegsgeschichte Davids - Daniel Bodi: Was Abigail a Scarlet Woman? A Point of Rabbinic Exegesis in Light of Comparative Material - Andrés Piquer Otero: Flies, Idols and Oracles. On a Collection of Variants to MT in 2Kgs 1 - Anthony Abela: When Tradition Prevails over Good Parsing. Reconsidering the Translation of Is 53,11b - Simone Paganini: Der Übergang von Deutero- zu Trito-Jesaja: zu Jes 56,9 - Karin Schöpflin: The Destructive and Creative Word of the Prophet in the Book of Ezekiel - Paul M. Joyce: Ezek. 20.32-38: A Problem Text for the Theology of Ezekiel - Carla Sulzbach: Nebuchadnezzar in Eden? Daniel 4 and Ezekiel 28 - SD (Fanie) Snyman: Eretz and Adama in Amos - Agustinus Setiawidi: Satirical Message of Jonah - Teresa Stanek: The Theological Message of the Book of Ruth in the Light of the Masoretic Text - Phil J. Botha: Psalm 67 in its Literary and Ideological Context - Alphonso Groenewald: 'Indeed - The Zeal for Your House has Consumed Me!': Possible Historical Background to Psalm 69:10 ab - Johann Cook: Exegesis in the Septuagint of Proverbs - HJM (Hans) van Deventer: Tampering with Texts and Translations: the Case of Daniel 1 and 7 - Marius Nel: View of Time in Ancient Cultures, and the Origin of Apocalypticism in Jewish Thought in the Centuries before Christ - André Lemaire : Hiwwites, Perizzites et Girgashites : Essai d'Identification Ethnique - Frances Klopper: Springs and Wells in the Religious Conceptual World of Israel Through Ancient Near Eastern Iconography - Martin Prudký: The Two Versions of the Sabbath-Commandment: Structural Similarities - Robin Gallaher Branch: Understudy to Star: The Courageous Audacity of an Israelite Slave Girl - Chaim Cohen: Modern Biblical Hebrew Lexicography. - Three Issues of Methodology: 1. Homonymy vs. Polysemy; 2. Poetic Semantically Equivalent B-Words; 3. Sumerian Determinatives on Akkadian Parallel Terms - Evangelia G. Dafni: im Altgriechischen Schrifttum und in der Septuaginta. - Zur Anthropologie der Septuaginta - Min Suc Kee: Semantic Development of mlk within the Council System of ancient Mesopotamia - Alexandra Grund: Der gebärende Gott. Zur Geburtsmetaphorik in Israels Gottesrede.