Method Matters: Essays on the Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Honor of David L. Petersen (Society of Biblical Literature Resources for Biblical Study)

Method Matters: Essays on the Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Honor of David L. Petersen......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 12
Preface......Page 18
S. Dean McBride Jr. and James Luther Mays: David L. Petersen: A Tribute......Page 22
A. Books......Page 32
B. Articles, Chapters in Books, and Major Dictionary Entries......Page 33
Marvin A. Sweeney: Form Criticism: The Question of the Endangered Matriarchs in Genesis......Page 38
Introduction to Form-Critical Theory......Page 39
Endangered Matriarchs in Genesis......Page 42
Synchronic Literary Structure of the Pentateuch: Saga/History of Creation: Formation of People Israel......Page 46
Conclusion......Page 56
Notes......Page 57
Definition of the Method......Page 60
The Miracle at the Sea......Page 63
The Supplementary Hypothesis (1): Late Revisions and Expansions......Page 64
The Documentary Hypothesis: The Separation of the Yahwist’s History and the Priestly Code......Page 68
The Supplementary Hypothesis (2): Supplements within the Priestly Code......Page 72
The Redaction Hypothesis: The Narrative within the Yahwist’s History......Page 75
The Fragmentary Hypothesis: The Transmitted Sources......Page 78
Notes......Page 79
What Does “Redaction Criticism” Mean? A Short History of the Method......Page 84
How Does One Do Redaction Criticism?......Page 87
1 Kings 8 and the Three Deuteronomistic Editions of the Story of Solomon......Page 90
1 Kings 8:14–21: Solomon, Worthy Successor of David and Forerunner of Josiah......Page 91
1 Kings 8:22–40*, 46–56*: From the Temple Builder to the Foreseer of Exile......Page 92
Conclusion......Page 93
For Further Reading......Page 94
Notes......Page 95
Introduction......Page 98
Evidence for Variant Readings......Page 99
Origen’s Hexapla......Page 100
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia......Page 102
Representative Types of Textual Variants......Page 103
Deciding Between Alternative Readings......Page 106
The Goal of Textual Criticism......Page 108
Case Study: The Chronicler’s Vorlage......Page 111
Examples of Non-mt Readings of Samuel That Were Known by the Chronicler......Page 112
Conclusion......Page 113
Notes......Page 114
Douglas A. Knight: Traditio-Historical Criticism: The Development of the Covenant Code......Page 118
History of the Method......Page 119
Methodological Assumptions......Page 125
The Covenant Code......Page 127
Notes......Page 135
1. Introduction......Page 138
Friedrich Max Müller and Following......Page 139
William W. Hallo and the “Contextual Approach”......Page 142
The Politics of Comparison......Page 143
Two Conclusions to This Point......Page 144
Jonathan Z. Smith on Method in Comparative Religion......Page 145
Earl Miner on Comparative Poetics......Page 148
4. The Image of God in Comparative Perspective, Once Again......Page 150
5. More Conclusions, Environmental and Methodological......Page 156
Notes......Page 159
Exploring the Relationship between Art and Text......Page 164
The Iconographic-Artistic Approach......Page 167
The Iconographic-Historical Approach......Page 168
The Iconographic-Biblical Approach......Page 171
Evaluation......Page 172
Case Study: YHWH’s Winged Form in Psalm 17......Page 173
YHWH as Winged Lion-Slayer......Page 176
YHWH as a Falcon......Page 178
YHWH as a Winged Sun Disk......Page 180
The Multistability of YHWH’s Wings in Psalm 17......Page 183
For Further Reading......Page 185
Notes......Page 186
Terminology......Page 190
Religio-historical Approaches, History, and Society......Page 191
Religio-historical Approaches and Theories of Composition......Page 193
Religio-historical Approaches and Archaeology......Page 196
Religio-historical Approaches and the Comparative Method......Page 199
Summary: Monotheism and Method......Page 201
Case Study: YHWH and the Dead......Page 202
For Further Reading......Page 209
Notes......Page 210
A Survey of Approaches......Page 216
Some Guiding Principles......Page 223
For Further Reading......Page 224
Notes......Page 225
Introduction......Page 234
Models of Psychological Criticism......Page 235
A New Era of Psychological Theory: Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung......Page 237
D. W. Winnicott and Object Relations Theory......Page 242
A Test-Case: Psychological Criticism and Psalm 35......Page 244
The Self, Faith, and Dialogic Exchange......Page 248
Recovering the Complex, Dialogic Self......Page 249
For Further Reading......Page 250
Notes......Page 251
Anthropology and the Hebrew Bible: Methodological Potential and Challenges......Page 254
A Rite of Passage: Anthropology and Leviticus 8......Page 260
Notes......Page 268
Introduction......Page 272
Israel’s Origins......Page 273
Israel’s Institutions......Page 276
Critique......Page 278
Application: The Sociology of Children in the Hebrew Bible......Page 279
Conclusion......Page 287
For Further Reading......Page 288
Notes......Page 289
Presenting the Approach......Page 292
The First Reflective Reading......Page 294
Reading the Narrative Units......Page 295
The Proximate Context......Page 300
The Wider Context......Page 303
The Author of the Judah and Tamar Story: A Proposal......Page 304
For Further Reading......Page 306
Notes......Page 307
Kirsten Nielsen: Poetic Analysis: Psalm 121......Page 314
Features Associated with Rhythm and Phonology......Page 315
Structural Elements......Page 316
Imagery and Intertextuality......Page 319
Analysis of the Poetry of Psalm 121......Page 320
Interpretation of Psalm 121......Page 323
Psalm 121 as Part of the Fifth Book......Page 326
Notes......Page 328
Forms of Feminist Biblical Criticism......Page 332
Case Study: Sarah’s Laughter in Genesis 18......Page 338
For Further Reading......Page 349
Notes......Page 350
Beatrice Lawrence: Gender Analysis: Gender and Method in Biblical Studies......Page 354
Proverbs 31:10–31: The Woman of Valor......Page 358
For Further Reading......Page 365
Notes......Page 366
Gene M. Tucker: Ecological Approaches: The Bible and the Land......Page 370
1.1. Context......Page 371
1.2. Twentieth-Century Biblical Scholarship......Page 372
1.3. The Earth Bible Project and Ecological Hermeneutics......Page 377
2. Ecological Reflections on the Land in the Old Testament......Page 382
For Further Reading......Page 384
Notes......Page 385
Bruce C. Birch: Ethical Approaches: The Story of David as Moral Tale......Page 390
Frameworks for Relating Ethics and Hebrew Bible......Page 391
Foundations for Ethics in Community Witness......Page 393
Foundations for Ethics in Divine Reality......Page 394
Character and Conduct in Moral Discourse......Page 398
The Moral Significance of Biblical Narrative......Page 400
The Story of David as a Moral Tale......Page 402
Notes......Page 405
William P. Brown: Theological Interpretation: A Proposal......Page 408
A Proposal......Page 410
Orienting Questions......Page 411
Constructive Engagement......Page 412
A Theological Interpretation of Psalm 95......Page 413
Design......Page 414
Manner of Discourse......Page 415
The Content of the Parts......Page 416
Constructing Coherence......Page 419
Literary Context......Page 420
Canonical Context......Page 422
Gleaning Relevance......Page 423
For Further Reading......Page 424
Notes......Page 425
Gail R. O’Day: Homiletical Appropriation of the Hebrew Bible......Page 428
Framing the Question......Page 429
The Gospel Beforehand......Page 430
The God Who Gives Life to the Dead......Page 432
Part 2: An Example......Page 435
The Sermon......Page 436
Notes......Page 442
Pablo R. Andiñach: Latin American Approaches: A Liberationist Reading of the “Day of the Lord” Tradition in Joel......Page 444
Preliminary Observations......Page 445
The Day of YHWH in Joel: The Language of Resistance Confronting Imperial Power......Page 446
Notes......Page 459
Alan J. Avery-Peck: Midrash and Exegesis: Insights from Genesis Rabbah on the Binding of Isaac......Page 462
The Focus and Goal of the Midrashic Literature......Page 464
Genesis Rabbah......Page 465
Conclusion......Page 475
Notes......Page 477
Challenges......Page 480
Four Postmodern Criticisms......Page 485
Josiah, the Deuteronomic Code, and the Disciplinary State......Page 491
For Further Reading......Page 496
Notes......Page 497
Lamenting Historical Criticism?......Page 500
Why Historical? The Necessity of Historical Criticism......Page 503
History Is Relatedness......Page 507
History Is a Construction......Page 508
History Is Interpretation......Page 510
Historical Factuality Exists......Page 512
Case Study: Prophecy......Page 514
For Further Reading......Page 517
Notes......Page 518
Robert R. Wilson: Reflections on Social-Scientific Criticism......Page 526
The “Second Wave” of Social-Scientific Approaches......Page 529
The Swelling of the Wave......Page 535
The Critics of Social-Scientific Criticism......Page 536
The Future of Social-Scientific Criticism......Page 538
For Further Reading......Page 539
Notes......Page 540
John Barton: Reflections on Literary Criticism......Page 544
For Further Reading......Page 559
Notes......Page 560
Carol A. Newsom: Reflections on Ideological Criticism and Postcritical Perspectives......Page 562
Ideological Criticism: What Is It?......Page 563
Ideological Criticism and Biblical Studies......Page 566
Postcritical Biblical Studies......Page 568
“Plywood”: Or, the Conversation between Ideological Criticism and Postcritical Perspectives......Page 574
For Further Reading......Page 578
Notes......Page 579
C. L. Seow: Reflections on the History of Consequences: The Case of Job......Page 582
Jewish Consequences......Page 584
Christian Consequences......Page 586
Muslim Consequences......Page 590
Job 3:3–5......Page 592
Job 6:6–7......Page 593
Job 2:9–10......Page 594
Cross-Cultural Consequences......Page 595
Conclusion......Page 599
Notes......Page 600
Contributors......Page 608
Scripture Index......Page 614
Name Index......Page 630