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Literary Criticism and the Composition of the Hebrew Bible – By Juha Pakkala

February 10, 2014May 22, 2014

Juha Pakkala on David M. Carr’s The Formation of the Hebrew Bible: A New Reconstruction One cannot understand the history and religion of ancient Israel ... [Read More]

Marginalia Turns One

January 29, 2014

A note of gratitude Dear reader, One year ago today we launched this publication with an ambitious vision. But in the summer of ... [Read More]

The Book of Job’s Past, Present, and Future Consequences – By Davis Hankins

January 27, 2014May 22, 2014

Davis Hankins on C.L. Seow’s Job 1-21: Interpretation and Commentary. An irony pervades the practice of writing the critical biblical commentary: quite often, the biblical ... [Read More]

Trajectory and Change in Islamic Law – By Ahmed El Shamsy

January 27, 2014May 22, 2014

Ahmed El Shamsy on Behnam Sadeghi’s The Logic of Law Making in Islam: Women and Prayer in the Legal Tradition The origins of the ... [Read More]

Prayers amidst Parodies and Empty Praisesongs – By Luke Johnson

January 27, 2014May 22, 2014

Luke Johnson on Jay Hopler and Kimberly Johnson, Before the Door of God: An Anthology of Devotional Poetry I never lost as much but twice, ... [Read More]

An Interview with Walter Brueggemann

January 13, 2014

Walter Brueggemann discusses prophetic imagination and the future of Old Testament theology with Charles Halton Walter Brueggemann is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament ... [Read More]

Mary Flannery, Green and Golden – By Bryan Giemza

January 13, 2014May 22, 2014

Bryan Giemza on Flannery O’Connor’s A Prayer Journal If A Prayer Journal were our only window into Flannery O’Connor’s thoughts in her early twenties, what ... [Read More]

Praying Ants and Prostrating Beasts – By George Archer

January 13, 2014May 22, 2014

George Archer on Sarra Tlili’s Animals in the Qur’an The classical period of Islamic scholarship produced a fruitful and developed body of commentary on the ... [Read More]

Move Over, Mendelssohn – By Daniel B. Schwartz

January 13, 2014May 22, 2014

Daniel B. Schwartz on Eliyahu Stern’s The Genius: Elijah of Vilna and the Making of Modern Judaism Biography has long figured prominently in scholarly and ... [Read More]

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Literary Criticism and the Composition of the Hebrew Bible – By Juha Pakkala

Marginalia Turns One

The Book of Job’s Past, Present, and Future Consequences – By Davis Hankins

Trajectory and Change in Islamic Law – By Ahmed El Shamsy

Prayers amidst Parodies and Empty Praisesongs – By Luke Johnson

An Interview with Walter Brueggemann

Mary Flannery, Green and Golden – By Bryan Giemza

Praying Ants and Prostrating Beasts – By George Archer

Move Over, Mendelssohn – By Daniel B. Schwartz

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