Scribes and Scribalism (Paperback)

Series Editor Preface - Francesca Stavrakopoulou, University of Exeter, UK Preface Abbreviations 1. Introduction: The Scholarly Context for the Study of Scribes and Scribalism - Mark Leuchter, Temple University, USA Part I: Praxis and Materiality 2. Influential Inscriptions: Resituating Scribal Activity During the Iron I-IIA Transition -- Sarah Malena, St. Mary's College of Maryland, USA 3. The Media and Materiality of Southern Levantine Inscriptions: Production and Reception Contexts -- Madadh Richey, University of Chicago, USA 4. Scribes and Scribalism in Archaic Crete -- Anselm Hagedorn, University of Osnabruck, Germany Part II: Power and Status 5. Scribes, Schools, and Ideological Conflict in Ancient Israel and Judah -- Brian Rainey, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA 6. Ecclesiastes and the Problem of Transmission in Biblical Literature -- Jacqueline Vayntrub, Yale Divinity School, USA 7. Textualization and the Transformation of Biblical Prophecy -- Heath D. Dewrell, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA 8. Reorientation in Responsibility of Levites Taking care for the Ark: The Levites' Role in Samuel-Kings in Relation to Deuteronomistic Expressions Concerning Interpretation of the Law -- Antje Labahn, Wuppertal Hochschule, Germany Part III: Between Ideology and Authority 9. Writing in Three Dimensions: Scribal Activity and Spaces in Jewish Antiquity -- Laura Carlson Hasler, Indiana University, USA 10. Rejecting 'Patriarchy': Reflections on Feminism, Biblical Scholarship, and Social Perspective -- Shawna Dolansky, Carleton University, Canada Bibliography Indexes