Full Description
Moshe Weinfeld's contributions to the study of the Bible and its literature, as well as the social and political situation of the Bible in its ancient Near Eastern context, are well known. In this volume, 35 colleagues and students contribute essays organized according to four subjects: (1) Exegetical and Literary Studies on the Bible; (2) Studies on Biblical Hebrew, History, and Geography; (3) Ancient Near Eastern and Amarna Studies; and (4) Studies on Qumran, Post biblical Judaism, and the Jewish Medieval Commentaries. A bibliography and biography of the honoree round out the volume.
Contents
Contents
Prof. Moshe Weinfeld: A Professional Profile Chaim Cohen, Avi Hurvitz, and Shalom Paul
Prof. Moshe Weinfeld's Contribution to Biblical Scholarship: An Appreciation Zeev Weisman
Abbreviations
Bibliography of the Publications of Moshe Weinfeld (1961-2001) Noam Mizrahi and Udi Mizrachi
English Publications
Hebrew Publications
Part 1: Exegetical and Literary Studies on the Bible
A Slip of the Pen? On Josiah's Actions in Samaria (2 Kings 23:15-20) Mordechai Cogan
A Problem in Proverbs 3:35 J. A. Emerton
On the Common Literary Expressions of the Ancient Semites Israel Eph'al
Min hassamayim dibbartî: 'I Spoke from Heaven' (Exodus 20:22) Michael Fishbane
Who Redacted the Primary History? David Noel Freedman and Brian Kelly
Paradise Regained: Proverbs 3:13-20 Reconsidered Victor Avigdor Hurowitz
Cain: The Forefather of Humanity Israel Knohl
The Punishment of Succoth and Penuel by Gideon in the Light of Ancient Near Eastern Treaties A. Malamat
Myth, History, and Utopia in the Prophecy of the Shoot (Isaiah 10:33-11:9) Lea Mazor
Covenants: The Sinaitic and Patriarchal Covenants in the Holiness Code (Leviticus 17-27) Jacob Milgrom
"Yet I Have Been to Them lmqdsh m't in the Countries Where They Have Gone" (Ezekiel 11:16) B. Oded
Daniel 12:9: A Technical Mesopotamian Scribal Term Shalom M. Paul
The Covenant at Mount Sinai in the Light of Texts from Mari Frank H. Polak
'No Ephod or Teraphim'— oude hierateias oude delon: Hosea 3:4 in the LXX and in the Paraphrases of Chronicles and the Damascus Document Alexander Rofé
Reexamining the Fate of the "Canaanites" in the Torah Traditions Baruch J. Schwartz
The Law of the Sorceress (Exodus 22:17[18]) in the Light of Biblical and Mesopotamian Parallels Yitschak Sefati and Jacob Klein
"And You Will Be like God and Know What Is Good and What Is Bad": Genesis 2-3 J. A. Soggin
The Presence of God and the Coherence of Exodus 20:22-26 Jeffrey H. Tigay
Psalm 82 and Biblical Exegesis Yair Zakovitch
Part 2: Studies on Biblical Hebrew, History, and Geography
The Enclitic-mem in Biblical Hebrew: Its Existence and Initial Discovery Chaim Cohen
The Boundary of the Tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:41-46) Aaron Demsky
Again the Abecedaries William W. Hallo
'Maison de David', 'maison de Mopsos', et les Hivvites André Lemaire
Sources and Composition in the Biblical History of Edom Nadav Na'aman
On the Onomastics and Topography of the Fertile Crescent Ran Zadok
Part 3: Ancient Near Eastern and Amarna Studies
Rationality in Ancient Near Eastern International Relations in the "Extended Age of the Amarna Archive," ca-1200 b.c.e.: The Force of temu 'Mind' Pinhas Artzi
Another Case of Hiphil in Amarna Age Canaanite Edward L. Greenstein
Amarna Letter No: Damu, Adonis, and "The Living God" at Byblos Tryggve N. D. Mettinger
The Originality of the Teachings of Zarathustra in the Light of Yasna 44 Simo Parpola
Sennacherib, King of Justice Hayim Tadmor
Part 4: Studies on Qumran, Postbiblical Judaism, and the Jewish Medieval Commentaries
Some "Qumranic" Observations on the Aramaic Levi Document Joseph M. Baumgarten
The Tension between Rabbinic Legal Midrash and the 'Plain Meaning' (Peshat) of the Biblical Text—An Unresolved Problem?: In the Wake of Rashbam's Commentary on the Pentateuch Sara Japhet
La croyance à la résurrection des justes dans un texte qumranien de sagesse: 4Q418 69 ii Émile Puech
The Writing of Ancient Biblical Texts, with Special Attention to the Judean Desert Scrolls Emanuel Tov
The Deuteronomistic Roots of Judaism Timo Veijola
Indexes
Index of Authors
Index of Scripture
Hebrew Words and Phrases
Aramaic Words and Phrases (including all EA)
Ugaritic and Other West Semitic Words and Phrases
