This volume incorporates all the articles and reviews published in Volume 8 (2008) of the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.

Table of Contents:

• Table of Contents (page 5)
• Preface (page 13)
• Abbreviations (page 15)
• The Noun ????? (’Ί) In Biblical Hebrew:a Term of Affiliation. By Rabbi David E. S. Stein (page 21)
• The Friends of Antiquities (in Heb. ????? ?????? ): The Story of an Israeli Volunteer Group and Comparative Remarks. By Raz Kletter (page 49)
• The Vav-prefixed Verb Forms in Elementary Hebrew Grammar. By John A. Cook (page 77)
• Elisha and The Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1-7) By Yael Shemesh (page 95)
• The Elisha Stories as Saints' Legends. By Yael Shemesh (page 117)
• The Doings of the Wicked in Qohelet 8:10. By Aron Pinker (page 165)
• Beyond Purity and Danger: Mary Douglas and The Hebrew Bible. By Ronald Hendel and Saul M. Olyan (page 191)
• Mary Douglas and Anthropological Modernism. By Ronald Hendel (page 195)
• The Relationship between the Sacrificial Laws and the Other Laws in Leviticus 19. By Alfred Marx (page 207)
• Mary Douglas's Holiness/Wholeness Paradigm: Its Potential for Insight and its Limitations. By Saul M. Olyan (page 221)
• The Problem of Magic and Monotheism in the Book of Leviticus. By Rüdiger Schmitt (page 231)
• Deciphering a Definition: The Syntagmatic Structural Analysis of Ritual in the Hebrew Bible. By David P. Wright (page 245)
• Imagining Ezekiel. By Silvio Sergio Scatolini Apóstolo (page 255)
• Did Rashi Notice a Janus Parallelism in Ezek 20:37? By Herb Basser (page 289)
• Moses Outside the Torah and the Construction of a Diaspora Identity. By Thomas Römer (page 293)
• Characterizing Esther from the Outset: The Contribution of the Story in Esther 2:1…20. By Jonathan Jacobs (page 307)
• The Editor Was NoddingŽ A Reading of Leviticus 19 in Memory of Mary Douglas. By Moshe Kline (page 321)
• Saul as a Just Judge in Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews. By Michael Avioz (page 391)
• The Temple in the Book of Haggai. By Elie Assis (page 401)
• Psalm 133: A (Close) Reading. By F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp (page 413)
• In Search of The Ancient Name of Khirbet Qeiyafa. By Nadav Na'aman (page 445)
• Khirbet Qeiyafa: Sha'arayim. By Yosef Garfinkel (page 453)
• Letters of Kings about Votive Offerings, The God of Israel and the Aramaic Document in Ezra 4:8…6:18. By Andrew E. Steinmann (page 463)
• Shaaraim … The Gateway to the Kingdom of Judah. By Nadav Na'aman (page 479)
• Late Biblical Hebrew and The Qumran Pesher Habakkuk. By Ian Young (page 485)
• Reviews (page 7)
• • KUSATU (Kleine Untersuchungen zur Sprache des Alten Testaments und seiner Umwelt; ed. Reinhard Lehmann) 6 (2006). Reviewed by Gary Martin (page 531)
  • Nava Bergman, The Cambridge Biblical Hebrew Workbook: Introductory Level. Reviewed by Robert D. Holmstedt (page 535)
  • Steve A. Wiggins, A Reassessment of Asherah, With Further Considerations of the Goddess. Reviewed by Joseph Azize (page 539)
  • Steven L. Mckenzie, How to Read the Bible: History, Prophecy, Literature„Why Modern Readers Need to Know the Difference and What It Means for Faith Today. Reviewed by Brian P. Irwin (page 544)
  • William M. Schniedewind and Joel H. Hunt, A Primer on Ugaritic: Language, Culture, and Literature. Reviewed by Charles Halton (page 546)
  • Mark S. Smith, The Rituals and Myths of the Feast of the Goodly Gods of KTU/CAT 1.23: Royal Constructions of Opposition, Intersection, Integration, and Domination. Reviewed by Steve A. Wiggins (page 549)
  • Thomas Römer, The So-called Deuteronomistic History: A Sociological, Historical and Literary Introduction. Reviewed by Barbara Green (page 551)
  • Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Priestly Rites and Prophetic Rage: Post-Exilic Prophetic Critique of the Priesthood. Reviewed by T. M. Lemos (page 554)
  • Tallay Ornan, The Triumph of the Symbol: Pictorial Representation of Deities in Mesopotamia and the Biblical Image Ban. Reviewed by Bernard F. Batto (page 557)
  • James Robson, Word and Spirit in Ezekiel. Reviewed by D. Nathan Phinney (page 560)
  • Jill Middlemas, The Troubles of Templeless Judah. Reviewed by Ken Ristau (page 563)
  • John Jarick, Ed., Sacred Conjectures: The Context and Legacy of Robert Lowth and Jean Atruc. Reviewed by David A. Bosworth (page 565)
  • Robert Rezetko, Source and Revision in the Narratives of David's Transfer of the Ark: Text, Language, and Story in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13, 15-16. Reviewed by Keith Bodner (page 569)
  • Jon D. Levenson, Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life. Reviewed by Alan Lenzi (page 572)
  • Linda Day, Carolyn Pressler, Eds., Engaging the Bible in a Gendered World: An Introduction to Feminist Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Katharine Doob Sakenfeld. Reviewed by Irene Nowell (page 575)
  • Randall Heskett, Messianism Within the Scriptural Scroll of Isaiah. Reviewed by Phillip J. Long (page 577)
  • Robert Wright, The Psalms of Solomon: a Critical Edition of the Greek Text. Reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson (page 581)
  • James L. Kugel, The Ladder of Jacob: Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and his Children. Reviewed by Dan Clanton (page 584)
  • George W. E. Nickelsburg, Resurrection, Immortality, and Eternal Life in Intertestamental Judaism and Early Christianity. Reviewed by Dan Clanton (page 588)
  • Keith Bodner, David Observed: A King in the Eyes of his Court. Reviewed by Ellen White (page 593)
  • Luke Emehiele Ijezie, The Interpretation of the Hebrew Word ?? (People) in Samuel-Kings. Reviewed by Garrett Galvin (page 595)
  • Melody D. Knowles, Centrality Practiced: Jerusalem in the Religious Practice of Yehud and the Diaspora in the Persian Period. Reviewed by Jeremiah Cataldo (page 598)
  • Giovanni Garbini, Myth and History in the Bible. Reviewed by David Bergen (page 601)
  • James W. Watts, Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus: from Sacrifice to Scripture. Reviewed by Bernon P. Lee (page 604)
  • Calum Carmichael, Illuminating Leviticus: A Study of Its Laws and Institutions in the Light of Biblical Narratives. Reviewed by William Gilders (page 606)
  • Michael Malessa, Untersuchungen Zur Verbalen Valenz Im Biblischen Hebräisch. Reviewed by Richard Benton (page 610)
  • Mark Gray, Rhetoric and Social Justice in Isaiah. Reviewed by Michael Duggan (page 612)
  • Russell E. Gmirkin, Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus: Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch. Reviewed by Joyce Rilett Wood (page 615)
  • Stefanie U. Gulde, Der Tod Als Herrscher in Ugarit Und Israel. Reviewed by Mark W. Hamilton (page 618)
  • Gerald A. Klingbeil, Bridging the Gap: Ritual and Ritual Texts in the Bible. Reviewed by Michael Allen Daise (page 621)
  • Brian D. Russell, The Song of the Sea: The Date of Composition and Influence of Exodus 15:1-21. Reviewed by Shawn W. Flynn (page 625)
  • Oren Tal, The Archaeology of Hellenistic Palestine: Between Tradition and Renewal. Reviewed by Gunnar Lehmann (page 628)
  • John L. Thompson, Reading the Bible With the Dead: What You Can Learn from the History of Exegesis That You Can't Learn from Exegesis Alone. Reviewed by Amanda W. Benckhuysen (page 630)
  • Bruce K. Waltke, a Commentary on Micah. Reviewed by Carolyn J. Sharp (page 633)
  • N. Wyatt, Word of Tree and Whisper of Stone, and Other Papers on Ugaritian Thought. Reviewed by Mark S. Smith (page 635)
  • Elizabeth Boase, the Fulfilment of Doom? The Dialogic Interaction Between the Book of Lamentations and the Preexilic/early Prophetic Literature. Reviewed by Dianne Bergant (page 639)
  • Lee Martin Mcdonald, The Biblical Canon: Its Origins, Transmission, and Authority. Reviewed by Alex Jassen (page 641)
  • William Foxwell Albright, Archaeology and the Religion of Israel. Reviewed by Carl S. Ehrlich (page 644)
  • Dianne Bergant, Israel's Story: Part One. Reviewed by John Kaltner (page 648)
  • David M. Carr, Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature. Reviewed by Wesley Hu (page 651)
  • Tiberius Rata, the Covenant Motif in Jeremiah's Book of Comfort: Textual and Intertextual Studies of Jeremiah 30-33. Reviewed by Bob Becking (page 653)
  • John Van Seters, The Edited Bible: The Curious History of The EditorŽ in Biblical Criticism. Reviewed by Yehoshua Gitay (page 656)
  • William S. Morrow, Protest Against God: The Eclipse of a Biblical Tradition. Reviewed by William Irwin (page 658)
  • Victor H. Matthews, Studying the Ancient Israelites: A Guide to Sources and Methods. Reviewed by Bruce Power (page 661)
  • Victor H. Matthews, 101 Questions & Answers on the Prophets of Israel. Reviewed by Todd Hibbard (page 664)
  • Walter Brueggemann, Like Fire in the Bones: Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah. Reviewed by Briana Lee (page 666)
  • Joseph Blenkinsopp, Opening the Sealed Book: Interpretations of the Book of Isaiah in Late Antiquity. Reviewed by Judith H. Newman (page 668)
  • Francisco Javier Del Barco Del Barco, Catálogo De Manuscritos Hebreos De La Comunidad De Madrid. Reviewed by Colette Sirat (page 670)
  • Paul M. Joyce, Ezekiel: A Commentary. Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney (page 674)
  • Benno Jacob, The First Book of the Bible: Genesis, Augmented Edition. Reviewed by John Van Seters (page 677)
  • Ehud Ben Zvi, History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles. Reviewed by Steven L. Mckenzie (page 680)
  • James L. Kugel, Prayers That Cite Scripture. Reviewed by Andrea K. Di Giovanni (page 683)
  • Mark J. Boda, Daniel K. Falk, and Rodney A. Werline, Eds. Seeking the Favor of God. Volume 1: The Origins of Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism. Reviewed by Andrea K. Di Giovanni (page 685)
  • Sariana Metso, The Serek Texts. Reviewed by Jean Duhaime (page 688)
  • Theodore A. Perry, God's Twilight Zone: Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible. Reviewed by Timothy Senapatiratne (page 691)
  • Korpel, Marjo C. A.; Oesch, Josef M. (Eds.), Unit Delimitation in Biblical Hebrew and Northwest Semitic Literature. Reviewed by Matthias Hopf (page 693)
  • Thomas Krüger, Manfred Oeming, Konrad Schmid, and ChristophUehlinger (eds), DAS BUCH HIOB UND SEINE INTERPRETATIONEN.BEITRÄGE ZUM HIOB-SYMPOSIUM AUF DEM MONTE VERITÀ VOM 14.-19-AUGUST 2005Reviewed by Philippe Guillaume (page 699)
• Index (page 705)