http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~~~HOMEPAGE Eisenbrauns ~ Specializing in the ancient Near East and biblical studies since 1975 http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~~~TWITTER This invaluable collection of Mesopotamian texts of the type labeled "chronicles" is divided into two sections: studies and texts. Each study elucidates essential chronicle historical and source material. Each text is presented with transliteration, translation, and commentary. Indexes, line drawings, and plates complete this volume. The book has long been considered a model of its type, and Eisenbrauns is happy to make it available again. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:00:12 TWITTER http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~~~TWITTER Tracing the development, current state, and future of Old Testament literary criticism, this volume gathers seminal articles that demonstrate the major methods and introduce the significant figures of this approach to biblical study. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:00:55 TWITTER http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~~~NEWNOTES What a week for those of you who are fans of the ANE! Eight of the ten titles are for you. And for the Hittitologists, it is a rare chance to be in the majority, with 3 of them for you. Whatever your specialty or favorite area, I hope you enjoy this week's New and Noteworthy.—James Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:00:55 New and Noteworthy http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~~~TWITTER This original commentary foregrounds at every turn the poetic genius of the Song of Songs, one of the most elusive texts of the Hebrew Bible. Exum locates that genius in the way the Song shows and not only tells its readers that love is strong as death, thereby immortalizing love, as well as in the way the poet explores the nature of love by a mature sensitivity to how being in love is different for the woman and the man. Many long-standing conundrums in the interpretation of the book are offered persuasive solutions in Exum's verse by verse exegesis. This, however, is not atomistic commentary. The focus throughout is on the poetry of the book-the illusion of immediacy it creates, the blurring of distinctions between anticipation, enjoyment, and satisfaction, and the resistance to closure. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:00:28 TWITTER http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~~~SPECIALP1 We've got a new book coming out in the Babel und Bibel series this month. We figured you might want to complete your collection—and who wouldn't at 68% off?
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