Writings

Writings
Last updated, July 2, 2008

Writings

Psalms Job Proverbs Ruth Song of Songs Ecclesiastes Lamentations
Esther Daniel Ezra Nehemiah Chronicles

Psalms

Last updated: July 2, 2008

The Book of Psalms: An Overview by Genre. By Felix Just, S. J.
The Book of Psalms: Composition and Reception. Edited by Peter W. Flint and Patrick D. Miller. Review by Thomas J. Kraus in Review of Biblical Literature.
Burnet Psalter from the University of Aberdeen. Burnet was bishop of Salisbury from 1643-1715 and donated this 15c illuminated manuscript to the university.
Classical Hebrew Poetry: A Guide to its Techniques. By Wilfred G. E. Watson. Reviewed by Carol Dempsey in Review of Biblical Literature
Evil and the Disruption of Order: A Structural Analysis of the Acrostics in the First Book of Psalms. By Ronald Benun in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
"The Evidence for a Logical Arrangement of the Psalter." By Leslie McFall. Westminster Theological Journal 62 (2000) 223-256.
Genres of the Psalms. By Dennis Bratcher. Gives lists of laments, thanksgivings, etc.
Interpreting the Psalms: An Exegetical Handbook. By Mark D. Furtato. Reviewed by Howard N. Wallace in Review of Biblical Literature.
Let me not sing the story of your love--off key. An address by Ralph W. Klein, discussing Canticle 16 in the Lutheran Book of Worship, Psalms 89 and 100, and Jeremiah 33.
Melchizedek and the Hasmonaeans. Ian Hutcheson's study of Gen 14:17-20 and Psalm 110.
Post-critical Interpretation of the Psalms Review of: Harry P. Nasuti, Defining the Sacred Songs: Genre, Tradition and the Post-Critical Interpretation of the Psalms, (JSOT Supplement Series 218; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999).
Preaching and Teaching the Psalms. By James L. Mayes. Review by Robin Gallaher Branch in Review of Biblical Literature.
Psalm 1--Power Point Presentation. By Ralph W. Klein
Psalms From Reading the Old Testament by Barry L. Bandstra.
Psalms and the King. An essay by David J. A. Clines.
Psalms: A Course By David J. A. Clines (Pss 2, 19, 22, 23, 24, 42-43)
The Psalms in Israel's Worship. By Sigmund Mowinckel. Reviews by Erhard Gerstenberger and William Brown in Review of Biblical Literature
Psalm Research since 1955: I. The Psalms and the Cult By David J. A. Clines
Psalm Research since 1955: II. The Literary Genres By David J. A. Clines
Psalms resources From "The Text this Week"
The Psalms Targum: An English Translation by Edward M. Cook
Psalms 1-75 From "The Text this Week". Commentaries, homiletical reflections, keyed to 3 yr lectionary.
Psalms 76-150 From "The Text this Week". Commentaries, homiletical reflections, keyed to 3 yr lectionary.
The Danger of De-Fanging God. By Kari Jo Verhultst in Sojourners.
The Psalms: An Overview by Genre. By Felix Just.
The Psalms and the King. David J. A. Clines.
The Shape of the Book of Psalms. Gerald H. Wilson. Gives an explanation for the current order of the Psalter.
Targum of the Psalms: An English Translation by Edward M. Cook.

Job

Last updated: November 24, 2007

Arguments of Job's Friends   By David J. A. Clines. On the Way to the Postmodern. Volume 2, 770-791.
The Book of Job: A Contest of Moral Imaginations. By Carol A. Newsom. Reviews by Carolyn J. Sharp and Michael S. Moore
False Naivety in the Prologue to Job. By David J. A. Clines. On the Way to the Postmodern, Volume 2, 735-44.
Job General Resources From "The Text this Week". Dozens of articles and reviews.
Job Specific Texts From "The Text this Week". Helps on specific texts from 3 yr lectionary.
Belief, Desire and Wish in Job 19:23-27: Clues for the Identity of Job's Redeemer. An interpretation by David J. A. Clines
The Divine Speeches in Job   Discussion by Ralph W. Klein
Introduction to the Book of Job. By Wayne Nary, Arkansas State University (Bible as Literature)|
Introduction to Wisdom Literature in the OT and the ANE. A PowerPoint presentation by Ralph W. Klein
Job, Volume 2 in Word Biblical Commentary. By David J. A. Clines.
Job's Fifth Friend   By David J. A. Clines
The Literary and Theological Function of Job's Wife in the Book of Job By Victor Sasson. Biblica 79 (1998):86-90.
The Problem of Suffering: Some Reflections from Job. Discussion by Ralph W. Klein (Adobe Acrobat Reader Needed)
Putting God on Trial: The Biblical Book of Job. Very rich resources assembled by Robert Sutherland. "Putting God on Trial: The Biblical Book of Job” is the story of the most righteous man on earth putting God on trial for crimes against humanity and refusing to acquit him. Yet its startling resolution preserves the moral integrity of God and humanity and suggests an even fuller resolution beyond its pages.
Qoheleth and Job: Diverse Response to the Enigma of Evil. By Rosemary Dewey. Spirituality Today 37 (1985):314-32
Those Golden Days: Job and the Perils of Nostalgia. By David J. A. Clines. On the Way to the Postmodern, Volume 2, 792-800.
The Trial of Job Translated and annotated by Roger Eaton
Why, God? A Tale of Two Sufferers. By Burton Z. Cooper. Theology Today 42.4 (1986).
William Blake's Job Illustrations. Digital versions of Blake's illustrations.

Proverbs

Last updated June 13, 2007

The Acquisition of Knowledge in Biblical Wisdom Literature. By James Crenshaw. Word and World 7 (1987).
The Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context. By Katharine Dell. Review by Magne Saebo in Review of Biblical Literature
Creation, History and the Ethics of the Book of Proverbs. By Ronald W. Duty. Word and World 7 (1987).
The Discourse of Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs. By Timothy Sandoval. Review by James Alfred Loader in Review of Biblical Literature
Nursling, Advisor, Architect. A Study of Prov 8:22-31 by V. A. Hurowitz. Biblica 80 (1999).
Proverbs 1-9 Michael Fox explains his approach to Proverbs--introduction to his commentary in the Anchor Bible Series. From Bible and Interpretation web site.
Proverbs and Job From Reading the Old Testament by Barry L. Bandstra
Proverbs General Resources From "The Text this Week". References to articles and reviews of books.
Proverbs Specific Texts From "The Text this Week". Helps on texts included in three year lectionary, including 8:1-31 and 31:10-31.
"The Woman of Substance: A Socioeconomic Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31." By Christine Roy Yoder.

The Five Scrolls

The Five Scrolls From Reading the Old Testament by Barry L. Bandstra

Ruth

Ruth at t his Feet until Morning From "And Adam Knew Eve".
Bible Study on Ruth from Zion Friedheim.

Song of Songs or Song of Solomon

The End of Desire: Theologies of Eros in the Song of Songs and Breaking the Waves. By Kyle Keefer and Tod Linafelt. Journal of Religion and Film 2 (1998).
The Greatest Songs. By Peter Paulsen. A pastor got bad feedback for using the Song in a wedding service; reflections on the possible meanings of the Song of Songs.
Ratner Museum Virtual Tour of the Song of Songs. 14 illustrations.
Reading the Song of Songs as a Classic By David J. A. Clines
Resources for Song of Solomon. From The Text this Week. Articles, book reviews, etc.
Sights and Sounds of the Song of Songs. Illustrations, hints on chanting in various Hebrew traditions, translation of Targum, etc.
Song of Solomon. From "And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible."
Song of Songs Interpretations. Midrash Rabbah, Zohar, Gregory of Nyssa, Bernard of Clairvaux, S. John of the Cross, Phyllis Trible.
Song of Songs Study Guide.

Ecclesiastes or Qoheleth

Last updated: May 30, 2008

Ambiguity in Ecclesiastes. By Doug Ingram. Review in German by Bernd Willmes and in English by Martin A. Shields in Review of Biblical Literature
"The Doctrine of the Golden Mean in Qoh 7,15-18: A Universal Human Pursuit." By John H. Choi. Biblica 83 (2002):358-374.
Ecclesiastes General Resources From the Text this Week
Encountering Ecclesiastes: A Book for our Time. By James Limburg. Review by David Brian Warner in Review of Biblical Literature.
The Faith of Qoheleth. By Roland E. Murphy. Word and World 7 (1987).
Kohelet (Prediger). By Thomas Krüger. Review by James L. Crenshaw in RBL 6 (2003).
Qoheleth and Job: Diverse Responses to the Enigma of Evil. By Rosemary Dewey.
Quotations from Ecclesiastes in the Public Square
Royal Autobiography in the Book of Qoheleth. By Y. V. Koh. Review by Christian G. Rata in Review of Biblical Literature.
Useless Beauty: Ecclesiastes through the Lens of Contemporary Film. By Robert K. Johnston. Review by David Shepherd in Review of Biblical Literature

Lamentations

Last updated: June 8, 2008

Daughter Zion Talks Back to the Prophets: A Dialogic Theology of the Book of Lamentations. By Carleen R. Mandolfo. Review by Elizabeth Boase in Review of Biblical Literature.
Lamentations Introduction and Commentary by David J. A. Clines
The Lament for Ur. Jacobsen translation
The Message of Lamentations. By Alan Cooper. JANES 2001.
Resources for Lamentations from the Text this Week

Esther

Last updated: April 23, 2006

Esther. Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries. By Linda M. Day. Reviews by Andre Lacocque and Harald Wahl (in German) in Review of Biblical Literature.
Esther and the Future of the Commentary. By David J. A. Clines
Esther not Judith: Why One Made it and the Other Didn't. By Sidnie White Crawford. Bible Review, 2002. Offers a hypothesis why Esther made it into the canon and Judith did not.
Esther: The Maiden who Pleases the King From Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible
"From Jezebel to Esther: Fashioning Images of Queenship in the Bible." By Helena Zlotnick. Biblica 82 (2001):477-495.
"Holy Disobedience in Esther." By Karol Jackowski. Theology Today, 1989.
"In Quest of the Historical Mordecai." By David J. A. Clines.
Reading Esther from Left to Right: Contemporary Strategies for Reading a Biblical Text. By David J. A. Clines
Resources for Esther from The Text this Week
Where God is Not: The Book of Esther and the Song of Songs. By David R. Blumenthal

Daniel

Last updated: February 28, 2008

Powerpoint presentation notes on the Book of Daniel. By Ralph W. Klein 2005

Antiochus IV in the Visions of Daniel. By Ian Hutcheson (When asked if you want to debug, click no.)
"Between Large Forces: Palestine in the Hellenistic Period." By Andrea M. Berlin. Biblical Archaeologist 60 (1997): 2-51.
Bible Tutor.
Book of Daniel Materials for study by Professor Felix Just, S.J.
The Book of Daniel: Composition and Reception. John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint, eds. Vol. I reviewed by David Winston Suter; Vol. 2 reviewed by Martin Pröbstle in Review of Biblical Literature
Book of Daniel from Wikipedia
Chronicle of Nabonidus. This document tells us that Nabonidus was gone from Babylon for ten years. This may have added to the rumor that he was mentally ill. Cf. Daniel 4.
Competing for Honor: A Social-Scientific Reading of Daniel 1-6. By Shane Kirkpatrick. Review by John J. Collins in Review of Biblical Literature.
Daniel. Westminster Bible Companion. By C. L. Seow. Reviews by Stephen L. Cook and Carla Sulzbach in Review of Biblical Literature.
"Daniel 7, 2-14: Another Look at its Mythic Pattern." By Anne E. Gardner. Biblica 82 (2001): 244-252.
Daniel Introduction by Barry Bandstra from Hope College
Daniel: Kapitel 1,1-4,34. A commentary by Klaus Koch. Review by John J. Collins in Review of Biblical Literature.
Daniel 11 and History. By Ian Hutcheson. (When asked if you want to debug, click no).
Daniel Manuscripts at Qumran.
The Human and the Divine in History: Herodotus and the Book of Daniel. By Paul Niskanen. Review by Pieter Venter in Review of Biblical Literature.
Introduction, Outline and Bibliography By David Mallick
Polyglottensynopse zum Buch Daniel. Klaus Koch and Martin Rosel, eds. Reviewed by Matthias Henze in Review of Biblical Literature.
Prayer of Nabonidus. From the Dead Sea Scrolls. Cf. Daniel 4.
Resources for Daniel. From the Text this Week
Translation (annotated) of Daniel 2. By Ralph W. Klein
Translation (annotated) of Daniel 4. By Ralph W. Klein
Translation (annotated) of Daniel 5. By Ralph W. Klein
Translation (annotated) of Daniel 7. By Ralph W. Klein
Translation (annotated) of Daniel 11-12. By Ralph W. Klein

Ezra and Nehemiah

Book of Ezra, The. By Greg Harrick
Das Edikt des Artaxerxes: Eine Untersuchung zum relgionspolitischen und historischen Umfeld von Esra 7,12-26. By Sebastian Grätz. Reviews by Armin Siedlecki in Review of Biblical Literature and by Ralph W. Klein in Biblica.
Ezra and Nehemiah Notes for the Harper Collins Study Bible by David Clines
Ezra and Nehemiah "Basic" and "Advanced" Information
Ezra and Nehemiah, Books of. NIDB. By Ralph W. Klein
Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. New International Bible Commentary. By L. Allen and T. Laniak. Review by Charles D. Harvey. Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004/2005).
The Levitical Authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah. By Kyung-jin Min. Reviews by Bob Becking and Lester L. Grabbe in Review of Biblical Literature.
Nehemiah 9-10: Structure and Significance By Tamara Cohn Eskenazi.
On Second Thought: The Divorce of Foreign Women in Ezra 9-10. By Ralph W. Klein
Rebuilding Identity: The Nehemiah Memoir and its Earliest Readers. By Jacob L. Wright. Review by Tamara Eskenazi in Review of Biblical Literature and by Ralph W. Klein and Others.

1 and 2 Chronicles

Last updated: July 19, 2008

1 Chronicles. Hermeneia Commentary Series. By Ralph W. Klein. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2006. Review by Steven L. McKenzie in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.

Go to this Fortress Press website Fortress Press 1 Chronicles and then click on Genealogies to see or download genealogies I have prepared to go along with my commentary in the Hermeneia series.

Introduction to Chronicles by Ralph W. Klein

Additional Resources on Chronicles

	Chapter and Verse equivalents between Chronicles and Samuel Kings
	Detailed Comparison of the accounts of all the kings of Israel and Judah as their stories are told in Chronicles and in the corresponding parts of Samuel Kings
	19th Century Genealogical Charts

General Resources on Chronicles

1 Chr 9:26-33: Its Position in Chapter 9. By P. Dirksen. Biblica, 1998.
1 Chronicles. By John Jarick. Review by Steven L. McKenzie in Review of Biblical Literature.
"Africa and Africans in the Books of Chronicles." By Ralph W. Klein. CurTM 31 (2004):274-281.
An Ancient Israelite Historian: Reassessing Methodologies and Assumptions. By Isaac Kalimi. Review by Ken Ristau in Review of Biblical Literature and by Paul Evans in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures. Response to Isaac Kalimi , An Ancient Israelite Historian. Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 2004, by Ralph W. Klein.
The Book of Chronicles. Historical Writing and Literary Devices. By Isaac Kalimi (in Hebrew). Review by Ehud ben Zvi in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
The Chronicler as Interpreter of Scripture. By William M. Schniedewind.
The Chronicler as Theologian: Essays in Honour of Ralph W. Klein. Edited by M. Patrick Graham, Steven L. McKenzie, and Gary N. Knoppers. Review by Mark J. Boda in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Chronicler's History Introduction by Barry Bandstra A Professor at Hope College.
"Chronicles and the Chronicler: A Response to I. Kalimi, An Ancient Israelite Historian: Studies in the Chronicler, His Time, Place, and Writing. Contributions by Ehud Ben Zvi, Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., Ralph W. Klein, Gary N. Knoppers, and Mark A. Throntveit, with a response by I. Kalimi.
Chronicles, Books of. By Ralph W. Klein in the Anchor Bible Dictionary
Chronistic Tendency in 1 Chr 18:10-11. By P. Dirksen. Biblica, 1999.
Dating Chronicles by Archaeological Anomalies and Anachronisms. Walter Mattfeld
David: Sinner and Saint in Samuel and Chronicles. An article by Ralph W. Klein. CurTM 26 (1999):104-116.
Divine Intermediaries in 1 Chronicles 21. An Overlooked Aspect of the Chronicler's Theology. By Paul Evans. Biblica 84/4 (2004).
Early Jewish Writings. Comprehensive listing of resources for every book in the Old Testament.
Echoes of Genesis in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10: An Intertextual and Contextual Reading of Jabez's Prayer. By Christopher Heard in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
The Evolution of Name Theology. By William M. Schniedewind.
"The Faith and the World." By Ralph W. Klein. A discussion of mosaics in Palestinian synagogues and their relationship to the first nine chapters of Chronicles.
"The God of the Chronicler." By Ralph W. Klein. An essay in honor of Terence E. Fretheim
"Great among his Brothers," but Who is He? Heterogeneity in the Composition of Judah. By Gary N. Knoppers.
The High Priest in Chronicles: An Anomaly in a Detailed Description of the Temple Cult. by Steven James Schweitzer. Biblica 84 (2003): 388-402.
The High Priestly Genealogies: A New Reconstruction. By Ralph W. Klein (An address at the Society of Biblical Literature in 1999 and at Cambridge University in 2000.
How Many in a Thousand? An essay on the word "eleph" by Ralph W. Klein
"The Ironic End of Joash in Chronicles," pp. 116-127 in For a Later Generation (Nickelsburg Volume). Philadelphia: Trinity Press International.
King and Priest in the Book of Chronicles and the Duality of Qumran Messianism. By William M. Schniedewind.
"The Last Words of David." By Ralph W. Klein. CurTM 31 (2004):15-23.
Narrative Texts: Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. An essay in The Blackwell Companion to the Old Testament by Ralph W. Klein
Nathan's Prophecy in II Sam 7 and I Chr 17: Text, Context, and Meaning. By Michael Avioz. Published in ZAW.
"New Studies in Chronicles: A Discussion of Two Recently-Published Commentaries." Edited by Melody D. Knowles. Reviews commentaries by Gary N. Knoppers and Steven L. McKenzie.
A Note on the Personal Name Amon (2 Kings 21, 19-26//2 Chr 33,21-25). By Dominic Rudman. Biblica 81 (2000):403-405.
Notes on 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles for the new edition of the HarperCollins Study Bible by Ralph W. Klein
Observations on Women in the Genealogies of 1 Chronicles 1-9. By Antje Labahn and Ehud Ben Zvi. Bib 84 (2003):457-478.
"Psalms in Chronicles." An address given by Ralph W. Klein at the University of Zuerich in 2004 and published in revised form in Currents in Theology and Mission 32 (2005):264-275.
"Reflections on Historiography in the Account of Jehoshaphat." By Ralph W. Klein. (Jacob Milgrom Festschrift)
The Reshaping of Ancient Israelite History in Chronicles. By Isaac Kalimi. Reviews by Lester L. Grabbe and Mark Boda in Review of Biblical Literature and by Ken Ristau in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
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. Review by Keith Bodner in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
Synoptic Comparison of Chronicles with its Sources in Samuel and Kings Prepared by Ralph W. Klein
"This Song": Conspicuous Poetry in Hebrew Prose. James W. Watts. Deals with 1 Chronicles 16 (and other texts)
Transformations in Meaning: The Accession of Solomon in Chronicles. By Christine Mitchell in Journal of Hebrew Studies
Under Yhwh's Veto: David as Shedder of Blood in Chronicles. By Donald F. Murray. Bib 82 (2001):457-476.
The View of Jerusalem in the Ethnographical Introduction of Chronicles. By Isaac Kalimi. Bib 83 (2002):556-562.