文档介绍：JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
SUPPLEMENT SERIES
42
Editors
David J A Clines
Philip R Davies
Department of Biblical Studies
The University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN
England
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Professor William McKane
in the quadrangle of St. Mary's College, St. Andrews
a
WORD
IN
SEASON
Essays in Honour
of
William McKane
Edited by
James D. Martin
and
Philip R. Davies
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Supplement Series 42
Copyright © 1986 JSOT Press
Published by
JSOT Press
Department of Biblical Studies
The University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN
England
Printed in Great Britain
by Redwood Burn Ltd.,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A word in season : essays in honour of William
McKane.—(Journal for the study of the Old
Testament. Supplement series, ISSN 0309-0787; 42)
1. Bible. .—Criticism, interpretation, etc.
I. Martin, James D. II. Davies, Philip R.
III. McKane, William IV. Series
ISBN 1-85075-016-5
ISBN 1-85075-047-5 Pbk
CONTENTS
Preface vii
Abbreviations ix
List of Contributors xi
PART A Biblical Studies
. NICHOLSON
Israelite Religion in the Pre-Exilic Period
A Debate Renewed 3
. DAVIES
Sons of Cain 35
. SAWYER
'Blessed be My People Egypt' (Isaiah )
The Context and Meaning of a Remarkable Passage 57
. SALTERS
Lamentations :
Light from the History of Exegesis 73
. COXON
The Great Tree of Daniel 4 91
W. JOHNSTONE
Guilt and Atonement:
The Theme of 1 and 2 Chronicles 113
PART B Post-Biblical Studies
. MARTIN
Ben Sira-A Child of his Time 141
. VANDERKAM
The Prophetic-Sapiental Origins of
Apocalyptic Thought 163
B. PARADISE
Food for Thought
The Septuagint Translation of Genesis -12 177
. BEATTIE
Towards Dating the Targum of Ruth 205
. ERASER
A Prelude to the Samaritan Pentateuch Texts