CONTENTSPART 1: THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT ISRAELEarly Israel as an Anti-Imperial CommunityThe Origins of Israel as a TextualModels for Envisioning Early IsraelTriumphalist versus Anti-Triumphalist Versions of Early Israel: A Response to Articles by Lemche and DeverHistorical Description versus Historical Representation and SymbolThe Interplay of Religion and Ethnicity in Ancient IsraelProto-Globalization and Proto-Secularization in Ancient IsraelRevisiting the Tribes of Yahweh after Twenty-five YearsPART 2: THE POLITICS OF ANCIENT ISRAELReligion and Politics: Early Israel and JudaismThe Puzzling Politics of Ancient IsraelThe Role of Biblical Politics in Contextual TheologiesPART 3: REVIEW AND REFLECTIONSForward to Jeremy Young, The Violence of God and the War on TerrorReflections on R. S. Sugirtharajah's Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism. Contesting the Interpretations and The Bible and the Third Way: Precolonial, Colonial and Postcolonial EncountersReview of Stephen L. Cook, The Social Roots of Biblical YahwismReview of Marty E. Stevens, Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient IsraelReview of Philip R. Davies, The Origins of Biblical IsraelPanel Presentation on Joshua A. Berman, Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought""A forerunner of the social scientific study of the Hebrew Bible, this second volume of Norman Gottwald's collected works represents his ongoing commitment in bringing together his formidable scholarly insights into the biblical text and its ancient Israelite context with his deeply passionate concerns about the alarming social, political, economic, and religious issues that we continue to face in today's polarized global world.""-Gale A. Yee, Nancy W. King Professor of Biblical Studies, Episcopal Divinity School ""It is impossible to overstate the importance of Norman Gottwald for Old Testament study and for theological reflection more generally. By insisting on social scientific perspectives, Gottwald has decisively altered the contours of study in our discipline. In this volume, Gottwald's singular scholarship is given a valuable summation, plus the tracing of contemporary implications of his work. A bonus is his masterful review of other significant volumes in the field. This summation of Gottwald's contribution will serve as a reminder of his important work, and a generative opening for continuing work, both historical and contemporary.""-Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary ""Norman Gottwald is justly famous for his 'big books,' for they have literally rewritten the agenda of his chosen field. Readers who know him only through these larger works, however, have a treat in store in this volume and its two companions. Only in this collection of his many shorter essays-some previously published, some published here for the first time-can one glimpse the true catholicity and depth of Gottwald's learning, interests, and commitments."" -Marvin L. Chaney, Nathaniel Gray Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Exegesis and Old Testament, San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological UnionNorman K. Gottwald, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at New York Theological Seminary, is the author of numerous groundbreaking works, including The Tribes of Yahweh, The Hebrew Bible-A Socio-literary Introduction, and Politics in Ancient Israel. | Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible Volume Two by Norman K Gottwald, Paperback | Indigo Chapters