A PEOPLE TRANSFORMED: PALESTINE IN THE PERSIAN PERIOD

Near Eastern Archaeology;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......provided an accurate portrait of the Persian period in Palestine. As W. F. Albright noted...period of Old Testament history, it (the Persian period) is in some respects almost as obscure...of the culture of Palestine (in the Persian period) come largely from unimportant sites...

Judah and the Judeans in the Persian Period

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......eds.), Judah and the Judeans in the Persian Period (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2006...and other Jewish locales during the Persian period (mid-sixth through late fourth centuries...and De Facto Size of Jerusalem in the Persian Period" (pp. 147-66); Alexander Fantalkin...

Genesis as Dialogue: A Literary, Historical, and Theological Commentary

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...THOMAS L. BRODIE, Genesis as Dialogue: A Literary, Historical...into the ungainly field of the study of Genesis, the Pentateuch, and even the primary...literary and theological structure of Genesis, for which he discerns twenty-six diptychs...

The Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period: A Social and Demographic...

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......CARTER, The Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period: A Social and Demographic Study (JSOTSup...estimate of Judah's population during the Persian period. Then he analyzes the economic and...helpful way to understand Yehud in the Persian period, but it remains highly theoretical...

Genesis

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Genesis. By David Cotter. Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative...Contemporary Literary Theory (1992). In his recent work on Genesis, Cotter expands his expertise to include narrative as well...commentary is to focus on the literary art of the book of Genesis. Cotter begins with a 26-page introduction in ...

Genesis: Beginning & Blessing

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Genesis: Beginning & Blessing. By R. Kent Hughes. Wheaton...century have witnessed a renewed interest in the book of Genesis. Bookstores are filled with commentaries and texts covering...difference between Hughes's work and other commentaries on Genesis is one of focus. The intent of this book is ...

Centrality Practiced: Jerusalem in the Religious Practice of Yehud and the...

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Practice of Yehud and the Diaspora in the Persian Period (SBLABS 16; Atlanta: Society of Biblical...Paper $24.95. Often scholars perceive Persian-period Yehud as a black hole for historical...expressions of the Yahwists of the Persian period to see how the centrality of Jerusalem...

Nahum-Habakkuk-Zephaniah: Reading the "Former Prophets" in the Persian...

Interpretation;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......would support his own message in the Persian period invites modern readers to reflect on...of the Twelve have "worked" within a Persian-period setting? and 2) what significance might...contemporary readers of the Twelve? PERSIAN PERIOD UNDERSTANDINGS OF PROPHECY 1. Zechariah...

Linerboard shines with UV coating: Genesis Packaging's new...

Packaging Digest;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Genesis Packaging & Design (www.genesispkg.com), a corrugated and preprinted-linerboard converter in Lemont...computer systems to help us do a better job for our clients, Genesis president Vince Baratta says. It's important for us to stay...

Genesis as Dialogue: a Literary, Historical, and Theological...

Theological Studies;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......xxxii + 579. $65. Thomas Brodie's commentary on Genesis offers a new theological exposition of the book...synthesis of recent trends in the literary analysis of Genesis. B. argues that Genesis is a literary unity composed from a wide range...traditional scholarly understanding of the composition of ...

Mortuary practices in the Persian period of the Levant

Near Eastern Archaeology;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......coexisted in the Levant during the Persian period (539-333 BCE; Laperrousaz and Lemaire...subject of mortuary practices in the Persian period of the Levant has not received much...study of mortuary practices in the Persian period, the evidence for mortuary practices...

`The More Commentary The Better': `Genesis' series spawns wealth of new...

The New York Jewish Week;  October 11, 1996 ;     700+ words ...`The More Commentary The Better': `Genesis' series spawns wealth of new. books, interpretations...translations of biblical book. This is Genesis season not only is synagogues, where the...sections devoted to the many new books on Genesis. Two are connected directly with the upcoming...

Genesis To Acquire Multicare; Firm Joins 2 Funds In $1.4 Billion Deal

The Washington Post;  June 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Genesis Health Ventures Inc., one of the nation's largest providers...Hackensack, N.J.-based operator of nursing homes, will make Genesis, which already controls 20 percent of the nursing home...in the country. It markets its services under the name Genesis ElderCare. While Genesis has no facilities ...

Md. Nursing Home Operator Genesis to Revamp Finances

The Washington Post;  March 24, 2000 ;     539 words ...Genesis Health Ventures Inc., the largest nursing home operator...to develop a strategy to revise its financial structure. Genesis has not ruled out any course of action, including filing...disruptions--or virtually any disruptions--to our service." Genesis is the latest nursing home company to have ...

The Text of Genesis 1-11: Textual Studies and Critical Edition

The Catholic Biblical Quarterly;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...RONALD S. HENDEL, The Text of Genesis 1-11: Textual Studies and Critical...Theologians and scholars have studied Genesis 1 -11 ad infinitum. They have struggled...definitive text-critical analysis of Genesis 1-11 and has given us a critical...text for study and reform in the Persian period, we ...