English Publications (1961

English Publications (1961–2005)

I. Booklets and Books

1. Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic School, Oxford: Clarendon (1972), xvii+467 pp.

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2. ‘Justice and Righteousness’ in Ancient Israel and the Background of Social Reforms in the Ancient Near East (Report No. 4/79), Jerusalem: Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University (1979) 25+12 pp.

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3. Getting at the Roots of Wellhausen’s Understanding of the Law of Israel: On the 100th Anniversary of the ‘Prolegomena’ (Report No. 14/79), Jerusalem: Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University (1980), 47 pp.

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4. The Organizational Pattern and the Penal Code of the Qumran Sect: A Comparison with Guilds and Religious Associations of the Hellenistic-Roman Period (NTOA, 2), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (1986), 100 pp.

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5. Deuteronomy 1-11 (AB, 5), Garden City NY: Doubleday (1991), xiv+458 pp.

6. The Promise of the Land: The Inheritance of the Land of Canaan by the Israelites, Berkeley: California University Press (1993), xxi+327 pp.

7. Social Justice in Ancient Israel and in the Ancient Near East, Minneapolis: Fortress, Jerusalem: Magnes (1995), 300 pp.

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8. Normative and Sectarian Judaism in the Second Temple Period, New York: T & T Clark (2005), xxi+329 pp.

9. The Place of the Law in the Religion of Ancient Israel (VT Sup.), Leiden: E.J. Brill (2004)

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II. Edited Books

10. [with Haim Tadmor (eds.)]
History, Historiography and Interpretation: Studies in Biblical and Cuneiform Literatures, Jerusalem: Magnes (1983)

11. [with Gershon Gallil (eds.)]
Studies in Historical Geography and Biblical Historiography: Presented to Zecharia Kallai (VT Sup., 81), Leiden: E.J. Brill (2000)

III. Articles

12. The Origin of the Humanism in Deuteronomy
JBL 80/3 (1961) 241–247

13. Cult Centralization in Israel in the Light of a Neo-Babylonian Analogy
JNES 23/3 (1964) 202–212

14. Traces of Assyrian Treaty Formulae in Deuteronomy
Biblica 46/4 (1965) 417–427

15. Deuteronomy — The Present State of Inquiry
JBL 86/3 (1967) 249–262

16. The Period of the Conquest and of the Judges as Seen by the Earlier and Later Sources
VT 17/1 (1967) 93–113

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17. Theological Currents in Pentateuchal Literature
PAAJR 37 (1969) 117–139

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18. The Covenant of Grant in the Old Testament and in the Ancient Near East
JAOS 90/2 (1970) 184–203; ‘Addenda’, JAOS 92 (1972) 468–469

19. The Worship of Molech and of the Queen of the Heaven and Its Background
UF 4 (1972) 133–154

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20. Covenant Terminology in the Ancient Near East and Its Influence on the West
JAOS 93/2 (1973) 190–199

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21. The Origin of the Apodictic Law: An Overlooked Source
VT 23/4 (1973) 63–75

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22. ‘Rider of the Clouds’ and ‘Gatherer of the Clouds’
JANES 5 (1973) 421–426

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23. La literatura bíblica y el antiguo oriente
in: F. Cantera Burgos and N. Iglesias Gonzalez (eds.), Sagrada Biblia: Versión crítica sobre los textos Hebreo, Arameo y Griego, Madrid: Autores Cristianos (1975) liii–lxx

24. Jeremiah and the Spiritual Metamorphosis of Israel
ZAW 88/1 (1976) 17–56

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25. The Loyalty Oath in the Ancient Near East
UF 8 (1976) 379–414
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26. Ancient Near Eastern Patterns in Prophetic Literature
VT 27/2 (1977) 178–195

27. Judge and Officer in Ancient Israel and in the Ancient Near East
IOS 7 (1977) 65–88

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28. Gen. 7:11, 8:1–2 Against the Background of Ancient Near Eastern Tradition
WO 9/2 (1978) 242–248

29. Pentecost as Festival of the Giving of the Law
Immanuel 8 (1978) 7–18

30. Literary Creativity
in: A. Malamat (ed.), The Age of the Monarchies: Culture and Society (The World History of the Jewish People, V), Jerusalem: Massada (1979) 27–70, 286–292

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31. The Royal Guard According to the Temple Scroll
RB 87/3 (1980) 394–396

32. Old Testament: The Discipline and Its Goals
in: J.A. Emerton, Congress Volume: Vienna 1980 (VT Sup., 32), Leiden: E.J. Brill (1981) 423–434

33. Sabbath, Temple and the Enthronement of the Lord
in: M. Delcor et A. Caquot, Mélanges bibliques et orientaux en l’honeur de M. Henri Cazelles (AOAT, 212)
Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchner Verlag (1981) 501–512

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34. The Transition from Tribal Rule to Monarchy and Its Impact on the History of Israel
in: D.J. Elazer (ed.), Kingship and Consent: The Jewish Political Tradition and Its Contemporary Uses, Ramat Gan: Turtledove (1981) 151–166

35. A Comparison of a Passage from the Šamaš Hymn (lines 65–78) with Psalm 107
in: E. Weidner, H. Hunger und H. Hirsch (eds.), 28 Recontre Assyriologique Internationale in Wien: 6–10 Juli 1981 (AfO, Beiheft 19), Horn: Ferdinand Berger & Söhne (1982), 275–279

36. The Counsel of the “Elders” to Rehoboam and Its Implications
Maarav 3/1 (1982) 27–53

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37. Instructions for Temple Visitors in the Bible and in Ancient Egypt
in: S. Israelit-Groll (ed.), Egyptological Studies (Scripta Hierosolymitana, 28), Jerusalem: Magnes (1982) 224–250

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38. ‘Justice and Righteousness’ in Ancient Israel Against the Background of ‘Social Reforms’ in the Ancient Near East
in: H.J. Nissen und J. Renger (eds.), Mesopotamien und Seine Nachbarn: Politische und kulturelle Wechselbeziehungen im alten Vorderasien vom 4. bis 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr., II, Berlin: Dietrich Reimer (1982) 491–519

39. The King as the Servant of the People: The Source of the Idea
JJS 33/1–2 (1982) 189–194

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40. Divine Intervention in War in Ancient Israel and in the Ancient Near East
in: H. Tadmor and M. Weinfeld (eds.), History, Historiography and Interpretation: Studies in Biblical and Cuneiform Literatures, Jerusalem: Magnes (1983) 121–147

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41. The Extent of the Promised Land: The Status of Transjordan
in: G. Strecker (ed.), Das Land Israel in Biblischer Zeit: Jerusalem Symposium 1981 der Hebräischen Universität und der Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen: Vanderhoeck & Ruprecht (1983) 59–75

42. The Heavenly Praise in Unison
in: I. Seybold (ed.), Meqor Hajjim: Festschrift für Georg Mollin zu seinem 75. Geburtstag, Graz: Akademische druck-u. Verlagsanstalt (1983) 427–437

43. Social and Cultic Institutions in the Priestly Source Against Their Ancient Near Eastern Background
in: Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress of Jewish Studies – Panel Sessions: Bible Studies and Hebrew Language, Jerusalem: World Union of Jewish Studies (1983) 95–129

44. Zion and Jerusalem as Religious and Political Capital: Ideology and Utopia
in: R.E. Friedman (ed.), The Poet and the Historian: Essays in Literary and Historical Biblical Criticism (HSS, 26), California: Scholar’s Press (1983) 75–115

45. Kuntillet ‘Ajrud Inscriptions and Their Significance
Studi Epigrafici e Linguitici sul Vicino Oriente antico 1 (1984) 121–130

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46. The Emergence of the Deuteronomic Movement: The Historical Antecedents
in: N. Lohfink (ed.), Das Deuteronomium: Entstehung, Gestalt und Botschaft, Leuven: Leuven University Press (1985) 76–98

47. Freedom Proclamations in Egypt and in the Ancient Near East
in: S. Israelit-Groll (ed.), Pharaonic Egypt: The Bible and Christianity, Jerusalem: Magnes (1985) 317–327

48. Sarah and Abimelech (Genesis 20) Against the Background of an Assyrian Law and the Genesis Apocryphon
in: A. Caquot et al. (eds.), Mélanges bibliques et orientaux en l'honneur de M. Mathias Delcor (AOAT, 215), Kevelaer: Vluyn (1985) 431–436

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49. ‘The Day of the Lord’: Aspirations for the Kingdom of God in the Bible and Jewish Liturgy
in: S. Japhet (ed.), Studies in Bible (Scripta Hierosolymitana, 31), Jerusalem: Magnes (1986) 341–372

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50. The Protest Against Imperialism in Ancient Israelite Prophecy
in: S.N. Eisenstadt (ed.), The Origins and Diversity of Axial Age Civilizations, Albany: State University of New York Press (1986) 169–182, 510–511

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51. Bible Criticism
in: A.A. Cohen and P. Mendes-Flohr (eds.), Contemporary Jewish Religious Thought, New York: Scribners (1987) 35–40

52. Der Protest gegen den Imperialismus in der altisraelitischen Prophetie
in: S.N. Eisenstadt (ed.), Kulturen der Aschenzeit, I, Frankfurt: Surkamp (1987) 240–257

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53. The Tribal League at Sinai
in: P.D. Miller Jr., P.D. Hanson and S.D. McBride (eds.), Ancient Israelite Religion: Essays in Honour of F.M. Cross, Philadelphia: Fortress Press (1987) 303–314

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54. Historical Facts Behind the Israelite Settlement Pattern
VT 38/3 (1988) 324–332

55. Initiation of Political Friendship in Ebla and Its Later Developments
in: H. Hauptmann und H. Waetzoldt (eds.), Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft von Ebla (HSAO, 2), Heidelberg: Orientverlag (1988) 345–348

56. Job and Its Mesopotamian Parallels: A Typological Analysis
in: W. Classen (ed.), Text and Context: Old Testament and Semitic Studies for F.C. Fensham (JSOT Sup., 48), Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1988) 217–226

57. The Morning Prayers (Birkhoth Hashachar) in Qumran and in the Conventional Jewish Liturgy
RQ 13/1–4 (1988) 481–494

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58. The Pattern of the Israelite Settlement in Canaan
in: J.A. Emerton (ed.), Congress Volume: Jerusalem 1986 (VT Sup., 40), Leiden: E.J. Brill (1988) 270–283

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59. The Promise to the Patriarchs and Its Realization: An Analysis of Foundation Stories
in: M. Heltzer and E. Lipinski (eds.), Society and Economy in the Eastern Mediterranaean c. 1500–1000 B.C. (OLA, 23), Leuven: Uitgeverij Peeters (1988) 353–369

60. The Common Heritage of Covenantal Traditions in the Ancient World
in: L. Canfora et al. (eds.), I Trattati nel Mondo Antico Forma Ideologia Funzione, Roma: “L’erma” di Bretschneider (1989) 175–191

61. The Charge of Hypocrisy in Matthew 23 and in Jewish Sources
Immanuel 24–25 (1990) 52–58

62. The Decalogue: Its Significance, Uniqueness, and Place in Israel’s Tradition
in: E.B. Firmage et al. (eds.), Religion and Law: Biblical-Judaic and Islamic Perspectives, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns (1990) 3–47

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63. Sabbatical Year and Jubilee in the Pentateuchal Laws and Their Ancient Near Eastern Background
in: T. Veijola (ed.) The Law in the Bible and Its Environment, Helsinki: Finnish Exegetical Society, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (1990) 39–62

64. The Uniqueness of the Decalogue and Its Place in Jewish Tradition
in: B.Z. Segal and G. Levi (eds.), The Ten Commandments in History and Tradition, Jerusalem: Magnes (1990) 1–44

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65. The Census in Mari, in Ancient Israel and in Ancient Rome
in: D. Garrone e F. Israel (eds.), Storia e Tradizioni di Israele: Scritti in Onore di J. Alberto Soggin, Brescia: Paideia Editrice Brescia (1991) 293–298

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66. God versus Moses in the Temple Scroll: ‘I Do Not Speak on My Own But on God’s Authority’ (Sifrei Deut. Sec. 5; John 12,48f.)
RQ 15/1 (1991) 175–180

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67. Semiramis: Her Name and Her Origin
in: M. Cogan and I. Ephcal (eds.), Ah Assyria... Studies in Assyrian History and Ancient Near Eastern Historiography Presented to Hayim Tadmor (Scripta Hierosolymitana, 33), Jerusalem: Magnes (1991) 99–103

68. What Makes the Ten Commandments Different?
BR 7/2 (1991) 35–41

69. Grace After Meals in Qumran
JBL 111/3 (1992) 427–440

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70. ‘Justice and Righteousness’ – משפט וצדקה: The Expression and Its Meaning

in: H.G. Reventlow and Y. Hoffman (eds.), Justice and Righteousness: Biblical Themes and Their Influence (JSOT Sup., 137), Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1992) 228–246

71. The Phases of Human Life in Mesopotamian and Jewish Sources
in: E. Ulrich et al. (eds.), Priests, Prophets and Scribes: Essays on the Formation and Heritage of Second Temple Judaism in Honour of Joseph Blenkinsopp (JSOT Sup., 149) Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1992) 182–189

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72. Prayer and Liturgical Practice in the Qumran Sect
in: D. Dimant and U. Rappaport (eds.), The Dead Sea Scrolls: Forty Years of Research, Leiden: E.J. Brill, Jerusaelm: Magnes and Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi (1992) 241–258

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73. The Ban on the Canaanites in the Biblical Codes and Its Historical Development
in: A. Lemaire and B. Otzen (eds.), History and Traditions of Early Israel: Studies Presented to Eduard Nielsen (VT Sup., 50), Leiden: E.J. Brill (1993) 142–160

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74. Covenant Making in Anatolia and Mesopotamia
JANES 22 (1993) 135–139

75. Judges 1.1–2.5: The Conquest Under the Leadership of the House of Judah
in: A.G. Auld (ed.), Understanding Poets and Prophets: Essays in Honour of George Wishart Anderson (JSOT Sup., 152), Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1993) 388–400

76. Traces of Hittite Cult in Shiloh, Bethel and in Jerusalem
in: B. Janowski et al. (eds.), Religionsgeschichtliche Beziehungen Zwischen Kleinasien, Nordsyrien und dem Alten Testament: Internationales Symposion, Hamburg, 17–21 Marz 1990 (OBO, 129), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (1993) 455–472

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77. The Angelic Song over the Luminaries in the Qumran Texts
in: D. Dimant and L.H. Schiffman (eds.), Time to Prepare the Way in the Wilderness: Papers on the Qumran Scrolls by Fellows of the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1989–1990 (STDJ, 16), Leiden: E.J. Brill (1995) 131–157

78. Deuteronomy’s Theological Revolution
BR 12/1 (1996) 38–41, 44–45

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79. Feminine Features in the Imagery of God in Israel: The Sacred Marriage and the Sacred Tree
VT 46/4 (1996) 515–529

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80. Introduction
in: J. Goodnick-Westenholz, Royal Cities of the Biblical World, Jerusalem: Bible Lands Museum (1996), xvii–xxii

81. The Use of Oil in the Cult of Ancient Israel
in: D. Eitan and M. Heltzer (eds.), Olive Oil in Antiquity: Israel and Neighbouring Countries from the Neolithic to the Early Arab Period, Padova: Sargon (1996) 125–128

82. Hillel and the Misunderstanding of Judaism in Modern Scholarship
in: J.H. Charlesworth and L.L. Johns (eds.), Hillel and Jesus: Comparative Studies of Two Major Religious Leaders, Minneapolis: Fortress (1997) 56–70

83. Expectations of the Divine Kingdom in Biblical and Postbiblical Literature
in: H.G. Reventlow (ed.), Eschatology in the Bible and in Jewish and Christian Tradition (JSOT Sup., 243), Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press (1997) 218–232

84. The Jewish Roots of Matthew’s Vitriol
BR 13/5 (October 1997) 31

85. ‘Partition, Partition; Wall, Wall, Listen’: ‘Leaking’ the Divine Secret to Someone Behind the Curtain
AfO 44–45 (1997–1998) 222–225

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86. Jerusalem: A Political and Spiritual Capital
in: J. Goodnick-Westenholz (ed.), Capital Cities: Urban Planning and Spiritual Diemensions, Jerusalem: Bible Lands Museum (1998) 15–40

87. [with D. Seely]
434–438. 4QBarkhi Nafshia–e
in: E. Chazon et al., Qumran Cave 4, XX: Poetical and Liturgical Texts, Part 2 (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert, XXIX), Oxford: Clarendon (1999) 255–334

88. Pelekh in Nehemiah 3
in: G. Gallil and M. Weinfeld (eds.), Studies in Historical Geography and Biblical Historiography: Presented to Zecharia Kallai (VT Sup., 81), Leiden: E.J. Brill (2000) 249–250

89. The Roots of the Messianic Idea
in: R. M. Whiting (ed.), Mythology and Mythologies: Methodological Approaches to Intercultural Influences (Melammu, 2), Helsinki: The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project (2001) 279–287

90. The Litany “Our God in Heaven” and Its Precedents in the Dead Sea Scrolls
in E. G. Chazon (ed.), Liturgical Perspectives: Prayer and Poetry in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls (STDJ 48), Leiden: E.J. Brill (2003) 263–69

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91. Feticide: The Position of the Jewish Tradition Compared with the Positions of Other Cultures
in D. B. Sinclair (ed.), Jewish Law Association Studies, XV (Jewish Biomedical Law), Binghamton: Global Academic Publishing (2005) 19–35

IV. Reviews

92. [Review of ז' קלאי, נחלות שבטי ישראל: מחקר בגיאוגרפיה ההיסטורית של ארץ ישראל, ירושלים: מוסד ביאליק (תשכ'ז)]
JBL 89/3 (1970) 350–351

93. [Review of F. Langlamet, Gilgal et les récits de la traversée du Jourdain, Jos III–IV (Cahiers de la RB, 11), Paris: Gabalda (1969)]
IEJ 20/1–2 (1970) 127–128

94. [Review of J. Milgrom, Studies in Levitical Terminology, I, Berkeley: University of California Press (1970)]
IEJ 23/1 (1973) 60–62

95. On ‘Demythologization and Secularization’ in Deuteronomy
[Reply to J. Milgrom, ‘The Alleged “Demythologization and Secularization in Deuteronomy”, IEJ 23/3 (1973) 156–161]
IEJ 23/4 (1973) 230–233

96. Berît: Covenant vs. Obligation
[Review of E. Kutsch, Verheissung und Gesetz: Untersuchungen zum sogenannten ‘Bund’ im Alten Testament (BZAW, 131), Berlin–New York: Walter de Gruyter (1973)]
Biblica 56/1 (1975) 120–128

97. [Review of J. Blenkinsopp, Gibeon and Israel: The Role of Gibeon and the Gibeonites in the Political and Religious History of Early Israel, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1972)]
IEJ 26/1 (1976) 60–64

98. Burning Babies in Ancient Israel: A Rejoinder to Morton Smith’s Article [Reply to M. Smith, ‘A Note on Burning Babies’, JAOS 95/3 (1975) 477–497]
UF 10 (1978) 411–413

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99. [Review of F. Crüsemann, Der Widerstand gegen das Königtum: Die anti Königlichen Texte des Alten Testaments und der Kampf am den frühen israelitischen Staat (WMANT, 49), Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchner Verlag (1978)]
VT 31/1 (1981) 99–108

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100. [Review of B.P. Kittel, The Hymns of Qumran, Chico: Scholars (1981)]
BO 41 (1984) 712–713

101. [Review of O. Kaiser (ed.), Rechts- und Wirtschaftsurkunden: Historisch-Chronologische Texte (TUAT, I/2), Gütersloh: Gerd Mohn (1983)]
JAOS 107/2 (1987) 335–336

102. [Review of G. Langer, Von Gott erwählt: Jerusalem, Die Rezeption von Dtn 12 im frühen Judentum (OBS, 8), Klosterneuburg: Österreichische Katholisches Bibelwerk (1989)]
Biblica 72/1 (1991) 111–112

103. [Review of E.W. Nicholson, God and His People: Covenant and Theology in the Old Testament, Oxford: Clarendon Press (1986)]
RB 98/3 (1991) 431–436

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