Articles - Lamentations by Jill Middlemas
Expository Times, 2019
On the exploration of human suffering and the hope as well as necessity of human comfort and acti... more On the exploration of human suffering and the hope as well as necessity of human comfort and action in the book of Lamentations (esp chs. 1-2)
Rhetorical analysis of Lam. 1 & 2: how suffering breaks in and facilitates the inclusion of alter... more Rhetorical analysis of Lam. 1 & 2: how suffering breaks in and facilitates the inclusion of alternative perspectives worthy of consideration in the aftermath (and the rationalizations or explanations) of disaster.
The whirling, violent storm: the shape of Lamentations and theological meaning.
Vetus Testamentum, 2006
The composition and theology of Lam. 3: its odd fit in the collection and its commonality with th... more The composition and theology of Lam. 3: its odd fit in the collection and its commonality with the thought of the exiles/ Golah
Books by Jill Middlemas
Innovation in Persian Period Judah, 2023
Announcing an edited volume of a series of essays that stem from the SBL (Society of Biblical Lit... more Announcing an edited volume of a series of essays that stem from the SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) Persian Period Seminar that deal with the king and temple in comparative perspective in Achaemenid Yehud as explored through biblical and extra-biblical texts and inscriptions. ISBN 978-3-16-161236-7
See contributions by - J. Middlemas, Introduction
I. Conceptions of the King and Kingship
Louis Jonker: Is the book of Chronicles Yehud's equivalent of Bisitun? Or Is the book of Chronicles Yehud's equivalent of
Bisitun? Interaction between biblical writings and royal Persian inscriptions from the late Achaemenid period – Bernard
Gosse: David and Moses in Postexilic Times – W. Dennis Tucker: Creation, Kingship, and the Reframing of the Monarchy in the
Psalter: A Comparative Analysis – Deirdre N. Fulton: »Seeking the God of his Father«: Examining King Josiah's Early Reforms in
2 Chronicles 34 in Light of Persian Period Kingship
II. Conceptions of the Temple
Jason M. Silverman: Imperial Chapels or Oratories of Resistance? Di5erential Integration of Temples in the Persian Empire –
Daniel Bodi: The Temple in Persian Times as a Viable Economic Entity: A Comparison of Jerusalem's Temple and Uruk's Eanna
– Samasoni Moleli: Cultic worship with a נכרי according to 1 Kings 8:41–43 – Gard Granerød: What were the Elephantine
Judaeans' Conceptions of YHW? Aspects of Elephantine Judaean Temple Theology
The Templeless Age, 2007
Templeless embraces a more holistic perspective than that traditionally conceptualized as 'exile'... more Templeless embraces a more holistic perspective than that traditionally conceptualized as 'exile' in biblical Israel and further suggests the fruitfulness of attention to lines of commonality and diversity in thought in the period re-aligned on material and literary grounds to 587-515 BCE.
Oxford Theological Monographs, 2005
The remnant in the land of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem (587 BCE)--how do we know about them... more The remnant in the land of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem (587 BCE)--how do we know about them? What do others say and the ideology promoted about them? An investigation of the socio-historical-religious situation and cultic expression of the remnant in the Benjamin region in the sixth century BCE and an introduction to their distinctive thought and reflection.
Opening up a new debate on aniconism and the divine image: Book Introduction
Articles - Prophets by Jill Middlemas
A critical introduction to prophecy and exile/diaspora. From the abstract: A diaspora view of pro... more A critical introduction to prophecy and exile/diaspora. From the abstract: A diaspora view of prophecy uncovers an emerging authoritative tradition, equal to that of the Law, that presents a coherent message of divine purposes for humanity, revealed in historical events made possible by the refraction and redaction of oracular traditions and texts from the eighth century B.C.E. onward. Uploaded with permission and the expectation that it is for personal use.
Ethics of First Zechariah: the reformation of community life centered on the temple and social ju... more Ethics of First Zechariah: the reformation of community life centered on the temple and social justice/ ethical behavior
Community in the prophecies of Trito-Isaiah: the surprising openness of the prophecies to inclusi... more Community in the prophecies of Trito-Isaiah: the surprising openness of the prophecies to inclusion in the community in the new age to be inaugurated by the deity, with less emphasis on and specificity about "wrongful" behavior
Editorial techniques in Haggai and First Zechariah: Contrast and Commonality, with particular att... more Editorial techniques in Haggai and First Zechariah: Contrast and Commonality, with particular attention to the concentric shaping of material as an editorial technique (of Zech 1-8 and other texts e.g. Amos, Lam, Third Isa or chs. 56-66)
Examination of arguments for a communal "schism" founded on issues of access to the sanctuary: re... more Examination of arguments for a communal "schism" founded on issues of access to the sanctuary: revealing a community moving away from a national identity with a state sanctuary to a confessional identity, where the temple is the location for divine intervention .
Articles - Aniconism & the Divine Image by Jill Middlemas
The Bible Today 56/3 (2018): 151-156, 2018
The Deut 5 Commandment about the worship of Yahweh and divine images in light of the interpretati... more The Deut 5 Commandment about the worship of Yahweh and divine images in light of the interpretation in Deut 4, which reveals concerns about the stabilization of the image of God and its relation to idolatry.
Anti-iconic rhetoric in Hosea, Second Isaiah, and Ezekiel and conceptions of the divine
Figurative representation in Ezekiel: the rejection of images of deities other than Yahweh, of th... more Figurative representation in Ezekiel: the rejection of images of deities other than Yahweh, of the personified cities of Jerusalem and Samaria, and of the deity in a stabilized form. The elevation of the divine word in place of the divine image.
God alone: Ezekiel's resolutely anti-iconic and anti-anthropomorphic stance
Relation of divine presence & absence to iconism and aniconism of Yhwh and other deities - close ... more Relation of divine presence & absence to iconism and aniconism of Yhwh and other deities - close study of comparative metaphors used of God
Articles - Templeless & Exile by Jill Middlemas
Exile, migration and diaspora after the fall of Jerusalem in the sixth century BCE, 2021
Exile and Diaspora as events and themes in the Second Temple period literature and thought of the... more Exile and Diaspora as events and themes in the Second Temple period literature and thought of the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament. Book chapter in The Biblical World, new and second edition.
Exile and Restoration Revisted (eds. G. N. Knoppers, L. L. Grabbe, D. N. Fulton), 2009
Reassessing Judah in the early Persian period based on evidence of a remnant community in the Ben... more Reassessing Judah in the early Persian period based on evidence of a remnant community in the Benjamin region - terminology and chronology, continuity, evidence of attempts at fostering social integration, emphasis on a physical and ideological return to Jerusalem, and implications for future scholarship.
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Articles - Lamentations by Jill Middlemas
Books by Jill Middlemas
See contributions by - J. Middlemas, Introduction
I. Conceptions of the King and Kingship
Louis Jonker: Is the book of Chronicles Yehud's equivalent of Bisitun? Or Is the book of Chronicles Yehud's equivalent of
Bisitun? Interaction between biblical writings and royal Persian inscriptions from the late Achaemenid period – Bernard
Gosse: David and Moses in Postexilic Times – W. Dennis Tucker: Creation, Kingship, and the Reframing of the Monarchy in the
Psalter: A Comparative Analysis – Deirdre N. Fulton: »Seeking the God of his Father«: Examining King Josiah's Early Reforms in
2 Chronicles 34 in Light of Persian Period Kingship
II. Conceptions of the Temple
Jason M. Silverman: Imperial Chapels or Oratories of Resistance? Di5erential Integration of Temples in the Persian Empire –
Daniel Bodi: The Temple in Persian Times as a Viable Economic Entity: A Comparison of Jerusalem's Temple and Uruk's Eanna
– Samasoni Moleli: Cultic worship with a נכרי according to 1 Kings 8:41–43 – Gard Granerød: What were the Elephantine
Judaeans' Conceptions of YHW? Aspects of Elephantine Judaean Temple Theology
Articles - Prophets by Jill Middlemas
Articles - Aniconism & the Divine Image by Jill Middlemas
Articles - Templeless & Exile by Jill Middlemas
See contributions by - J. Middlemas, Introduction
I. Conceptions of the King and Kingship
Louis Jonker: Is the book of Chronicles Yehud's equivalent of Bisitun? Or Is the book of Chronicles Yehud's equivalent of
Bisitun? Interaction between biblical writings and royal Persian inscriptions from the late Achaemenid period – Bernard
Gosse: David and Moses in Postexilic Times – W. Dennis Tucker: Creation, Kingship, and the Reframing of the Monarchy in the
Psalter: A Comparative Analysis – Deirdre N. Fulton: »Seeking the God of his Father«: Examining King Josiah's Early Reforms in
2 Chronicles 34 in Light of Persian Period Kingship
II. Conceptions of the Temple
Jason M. Silverman: Imperial Chapels or Oratories of Resistance? Di5erential Integration of Temples in the Persian Empire –
Daniel Bodi: The Temple in Persian Times as a Viable Economic Entity: A Comparison of Jerusalem's Temple and Uruk's Eanna
– Samasoni Moleli: Cultic worship with a נכרי according to 1 Kings 8:41–43 – Gard Granerød: What were the Elephantine
Judaeans' Conceptions of YHW? Aspects of Elephantine Judaean Temple Theology