Joel S Burnett
Baylor University, Religion, Faculty Member
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Despite the prevalence of basalt as a raw material for sculpture, architecture, and artifacts in Iron Age Jordan, geochemical characterization and sourcing of these artifacts to their geologic point of origin is rarely performed, in part... more
Despite the prevalence of basalt as a raw material for sculpture, architecture, and artifacts in Iron Age Jordan, geochemical characterization and sourcing of these artifacts to their geologic point of origin is rarely performed, in part due to the lack of a database of geologic basalt sources. In order to address this problem, for this study, geologic basalt samples were collected from Al Hashemiya (A & B), the Wadi Mujib Rim, Baluʿ, Karak, Dana, and Umm Qays and analyzed using an Olympus Vanta portable x-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometer. Previously collected samples from Wadi Zarqa Maʿin that were analyzed by wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF) were also included but were not re-analyzed. Analyses were also conducted on the Amman Theater Statue and results were compared to our compiled data, which determined that the most likely geologic source for this basalt artifact is the source we identify as Al Hashemiya A. By publishing characterization data from these sources, we hope to provide a resource for archaeologists and archaeometrists throughout the region.
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Theodicy - defending God in the face of historical catastrophe and evil - is a central concern in the Hebrew Bible. Joel S. Burnett shows that the theme of divine absence was important in ancient near eastern reflection on the mystery of... more
Theodicy - defending God in the face of historical catastrophe and evil - is a central concern in the Hebrew Bible. Joel S. Burnett shows that the theme of divine absence was important in ancient near eastern reflection on the mystery of the divine and that it served both as a way of asking about the justice of God and of affirming God's justice in ancient Israel. Where is God? explores themes of divine presence and absence in creation and wisdom thought, in ritual, in prophetic threat, in narrative, and in apocalypse throughout the Hebrew Bible.
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Abbreviated Contents: Dialogical Readings of the Psalter: Walter Brueggemann. Professor Emeritus, Columbia Theological Seminary Psalms as Subversive Practice of Dialogue William P. Brown. Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological... more
Abbreviated Contents: Dialogical Readings of the Psalter: Walter Brueggemann. Professor Emeritus, Columbia Theological Seminary Psalms as Subversive Practice of Dialogue William P. Brown. Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary The Psalms and "I": The Dialogical Self and the Psalmist Carleen R. Mandolfo. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Colby College A Generic Renegade: A Dialogic Reading of Job and Lament Psalms Historical Critical and Sociological Readings of the Psalter: Adele Berlin. The Robert H. Smith Professor of Hebrew Bible, University of Maryland Myth and Meaning in Psalm 114 Erhard Gerstenberger. Emeritus Professor of Old Testament, Marburg University, Germany, The Psalms: Genres and Life Situations Response: David M. Howard, Jr. Professor of Old Testament, Bethel Seminary Canonical Readings of the Psalter: William H. Bellinger, Jr. Professor of Religion, Baylor University Reading from the Beginning (Again): The Shape of Book I of the ...
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The trajectory of the atef crown and lotus flower from their Egyptian origins through Levan-tine art clarifies their interrelated roles in Ammonite royal statuary, in which the atef crown is a divine emblem and the lotus indicates a... more
The trajectory of the atef crown and lotus flower from their Egyptian origins through Levan-tine art clarifies their interrelated roles in Ammonite royal statuary, in which the atef crown is a divine emblem and the lotus indicates a mortal of royal status. An extensive corpus of Ammonite stone sculpture has recently grown to include a larger than life basalt statue uncovered near the Amman Roman Theatre in 2010 (fig. 1; Burnett/ Ghareeb forthcoming). The Amman Theatre Statue joins a group of smaller Iron Age stone statues and statue heads discovered in Amman and its immediate surroundings (Abou-Assaf 1980; 'Amr 1990; Ornan 1986: 36–39). Predominant within the statuary corpus are male figures, including whole statues posed in the same standing body position, and with a consistent repertoire of features of dress and adornment characterizing both the statues and heads (figs. 1–3; Routledge 2004: 180–182). Two of those features derive from Egyptian iconography and thus form the focus of this presentation on «traveling images», namely, the atef crown and lotus flower. A comparative examination of these two leading motifs of Ammonite statuary reveals changes both of form and of meaningful information conveyed by these emblems as they moved across different geographic and cultural contexts. This examination will also show how the atef crown and lotus interrelate within the iconographic system of Ammonite stone statuary, providing insight into basic matters of function and representation, including the question of whether the statues depict human figures or deities.
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Leading Experts Introduce the People and Contexts of the Old Testament What people groups interacted with ancient Israel? Who were the Hurrians and why do they matter? What do we know about the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Amorites,... more
Leading Experts Introduce the People and Contexts of the Old Testament
What people groups interacted with ancient Israel? Who were the Hurrians and why do they matter? What do we know about the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and others?
In this up-to-date volume, leading experts introduce the peoples and places of the world around the Old Testament, providing students with a fresh exploration of the ancient Near East. The contributors offer comprehensive orientations to the main cultures and people groups that surrounded ancient Israel in the wider ancient Near East, including not only Mesopotamia and the northern Levant but also Egypt, Arabia, and Greece. They also explore the contributions of each people group or culture to our understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures.
This supplementary text is organized by geographic region, making it especially suitable for the classroom and useful in a variety of Old Testament courses. Approximately eighty-five illustrative items are included throughout the book.
Contents
Introduction
Bill T. Arnold and Brent A. Strawn
1. The Amorites
Daniel E. Fleming
2. Assyria and the Assyrians
Christopher B. Hays with Peter Machinist
3. Babylonia and the Babylonians
David S. Vanderhooft
4. Ugarit and the Ugaritians
Mark S. Smith
5. Egypt and the Egyptians
Joel M. LeMon
6. The Hittites and the Hurrians
Billie Jean Collins
7. Aram and the Arameans
K. Lawson Younger Jr.
8. Phoenicia and the Phoenicians
Christopher A. Rollston
9. Transjordan: The Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites
Joel S. Burnett
10. Philistia and the Philistines
Carl S. Ehrlich
11. Persia and the Persians
Pierre Briant
12. Arabia and the Arabians
David F. Graf
13. Greece and the Greeks
Walter Burkert†
Indexes
What people groups interacted with ancient Israel? Who were the Hurrians and why do they matter? What do we know about the Philistines, the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and others?
In this up-to-date volume, leading experts introduce the peoples and places of the world around the Old Testament, providing students with a fresh exploration of the ancient Near East. The contributors offer comprehensive orientations to the main cultures and people groups that surrounded ancient Israel in the wider ancient Near East, including not only Mesopotamia and the northern Levant but also Egypt, Arabia, and Greece. They also explore the contributions of each people group or culture to our understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures.
This supplementary text is organized by geographic region, making it especially suitable for the classroom and useful in a variety of Old Testament courses. Approximately eighty-five illustrative items are included throughout the book.
Contents
Introduction
Bill T. Arnold and Brent A. Strawn
1. The Amorites
Daniel E. Fleming
2. Assyria and the Assyrians
Christopher B. Hays with Peter Machinist
3. Babylonia and the Babylonians
David S. Vanderhooft
4. Ugarit and the Ugaritians
Mark S. Smith
5. Egypt and the Egyptians
Joel M. LeMon
6. The Hittites and the Hurrians
Billie Jean Collins
7. Aram and the Arameans
K. Lawson Younger Jr.
8. Phoenicia and the Phoenicians
Christopher A. Rollston
9. Transjordan: The Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites
Joel S. Burnett
10. Philistia and the Philistines
Carl S. Ehrlich
11. Persia and the Persians
Pierre Briant
12. Arabia and the Arabians
David F. Graf
13. Greece and the Greeks
Walter Burkert†
Indexes