Bob Becking

Eric Peels

Psalms are to be seen as prayers, it is as testimonies of faith and despair. By applying a multi-dimensional matrix of methods the authors of these essays open perspectives on new insights in these ancient hymns.

Papers Read at the Joint Meeting of the Society of Old Testament Study and Het Oudtestamentische Werkgezelschap in Nederland en België, Apeldoorn August 2006

Psalms and Prayers

This study deals with the semantics of the Semitic root NQM (vengeance, revenge, avenge) and sketches an outline of the place and function of the disputed theme of vengeance in the Old Testament preaching with regard to God.

The Meaning of the Root NQM and the Function of the NQM-Texts in the Context of Divine Revelation in the Old Testament

The Vengeance of God

Koert van Bekkum

Jaap Dekker

Henk R. van den Kamp

Playing with Leviathan explores the theological meaning of Leviathan and other monsters from the biblical world by studying their ancient Near Eastern background and their attestation in biblical texts, early and rabbinic Judaism, Christian theology, Early Modern art and film.

Eric Peels

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