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Table of Contents 1. Introduction – Alice Hunt/Part I: History and Contexts/ 2. Another Look at the Tenth Commandment - Jack Sasson/3. The Origins of Judah - Philip Davies/4. Shechem Revisited: The Formation of Biblical Collective Memory - Neils P. Lemche/5. Persian Period Jerusalem and Yehud Rejoinders - Israel Finkelstein/6. Jackals and Ostriches Honoring God: The Zoological Gaze in the Isaiah Scroll - Ken Stone/Part II: Texts and History/7. Betraying the Text: Creation Narratives in Their and Our Context - Annalisa Azzoni/8. Judges as a Parody of Leadership in the Persian Period - Kristin Swanson/9. The Persian Period and the Shaping of the Prophetic Literature - Robert R. Wilson/10. 'Digging in the Claws.' Daniel 4 and the Predatory Nature of Empire - Deborah Appler/11. Ruth and Esther as Models for the Formation of God’s People: Engaging Liberationist Critiques - Cheryl B. Anderson/12. Reading Persian Dominion in Nehemiah:Multivalent Language, Co-option, Resistance, and Cultural Survival - Herbert R. Marbury/13. The Journey from Voluntary to Obligatory Silence (Reflections on Psalm 39 and Qoheleth) - James Crenshaw/14. How Do Extrabiblical Sociopolitical Data Illuminate Obscure Biblical Texts?: The Case of Ecclesiastes 5:8-9 [Heb. 5:7-8] - Norman Gottwald/15. The Chronicler Buries Saul - Jennifer L. Koosed/16. The Conservatism of Pseudo-Solomon - David Penchansky/17. Was the Judaism of the Dead Sea Scrolls a Mystery Religion? - Peter J. Haas/Conclusion : The Future Focus of Biblical Studies - Jon L. Berquist