Jonathan Stökl
Biographic Data
| ID | 1009690 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan Stökl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Stökl |
| SIGNATURE | STÖKL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Religious Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7892-4877 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Elephantine Judaism / Yahwism in the context of Elephantine during the Achaemenid Period
This paper explores the religious identity and practices of the Jewish community in Elephantine during the Achaemenid period, focusing on the archaeological and textual evidence from the site itself, rather than the Hebrew Bible. It critiques previous scholarship’s reliance on biblical texts to interpret Elephantine Judaism, which often viewed it as either a deviation or a purer form of biblical Judaism. The study emphasizes a need for a fresh ap…
Innovating Ordination
In this article I study the ordination rituals for Priests and Levites contained in the Hebrew Bible acknowledging the different purposes which the rituals themselves present (sanctification for priests, purification for Levites). Noting the absence of a priestly purification ritual where procedures at the temple suggest that they some such ritual must have existed, it is suggested here, that the Levitical ordination ritual has its origin as a pr…
Ritual and Innovation in Biblical and Ancient Jewish Discourse
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof!’ Reading Leviticus 25
This paper follows the text of Leviticus 25:10 in the Hebrew Bible and in selected works of the exegetical tradition of both Rabbinic Judaism and Western Christianity, in order to provide a lens through which to assess the use of a biblical text which was instrumental during the early modern period in formulating ideas about the Republic and its use in the modern liberal state. The main argument of the paper is that over time the meaning of the t…
Netting Marduk? The Concept of Hidden Transcripts and the Transfer of Cultural Knowledge from Mesopotamian to Judean Texts
Prophetic Hermeneutics in the Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia
This paper looks at how prophetic texts construct meaning, with a focus on the overlap between ancient Near Eastern hermeneutic traditions in general and the way divination was understood to function. After a discussion of the divinatory character of prophecy, the paper analyses assonance and word-play in combination with sign-acts and visions, and how each of them conveys a specific message. Other topics include the development of prophecy towar…
“A Youth Without Blemish, Handsome, Proficient in all Wisdom, Knowledgeable and Intelligent”
Exile and Return
This collection of essays explores new ways of understanding the Babylonian Exile and the return to Yehud – a formative period in ancient Judaism. Drawing among others on new materials from cuneiform texts, the contributions study how Judean and other exiles interacted with the host society and vice versa, the way in which various biblical books reflect Babylonian culture, and the return migration to Jerusalem
Schoolboy Ezekiel
This paper reviews parts of the evidence for Babylonian influence on the book of Ezekiel. Some of the evidence is likely to be explicable in terms of a shared ancient Near Eastern cultural background, while other aspects may have filtered into the author's literary consciousness through everyday contact. However, some of the evidence is more difficult to explain in that way. Instead, the author tentatively suggests another possible route by which…
Prophecy and the Royal Court in the Ancient Near East
Most ancient Near Eastern prophetic texts were found in royal archives, and therefore, they largely deal with the figure and person of the king in his interaction with the world around him. There is a great emphasis on war and succession, two key crisis moments for ancient Near Eastern monarchs. While the Neo-Assyrian oracles focus on these two areas using a lot of metaphors, the Old Babylonian texts from Mari also show an interest in the diploma…
Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires
This collection examines the ways that divinatory texts in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East undermined and upheld the empires in which the texts were composed, edited, and read. Nine essays and an introduction engage biblical scholarship on the Prophets, Assyriology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the critical study of Ancient Empires
Prophets Male and Female
Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
Since the 1990s there has been an emphasis on the study of ancient Israelite prophecy in its ancient Near East context. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares prophecy in the ancient Near East by focusing on texts from Mari, the Neo-Assyrian State Archives, and the Hebrew Bible. The author analyzes prophecy in each culture independently before comparisons are made. This method demonstrates how prophecy is a…
Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
Since the 1990s there has been an emphasis on the study of ancient Israelite prophecy in its ancient Near East context. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares prophecy in the ancient Near East by focusing on texts from Mari, the Neo-Assyrian State Archives, and the Hebrew Bible. The author analyzes prophecy in each culture independently before comparisons are made. This method demonstrates how prophecy is a…
Exile and Return, The Babylonian Context
This collection of essays explores new ways of understanding the Babylonian Exile and the return to Yehud – a formative period in ancient Judaism. Drawing among others on new materials from cuneiform texts, the contributions study how Judean and other exiles interacted with the host society and vice versa, the way in which various biblical books reflect Babylonian culture, and the return migration to Jerusalem
Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires
This collection examines the ways that divinatory texts in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East undermined and upheld the empires in which the texts were composed, edited, and read. Nine essays and an introduction engage biblical scholarship on the Prophets, Assyriology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the critical study of Ancient Empires
Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof!’ Reading Leviticus 25
This paper follows the text of Leviticus 25:10 in the Hebrew Bible and in selected works of the exegetical tradition of both Rabbinic Judaism and Western Christianity, in order to provide a lens through which to assess the use of a biblical text which was instrumental during the early modern period in formulating ideas about the Republic and its use in the modern liberal state. The main argument of the paper is that over time the meaning of the t…
Schoolboy Ezekiel
This paper reviews parts of the evidence for Babylonian influence on the book of Ezekiel. Some of the evidence is likely to be explicable in terms of a shared ancient Near Eastern cultural background, while other aspects may have filtered into the author's literary consciousness through everyday contact. However, some of the evidence is more difficult to explain in that way. Instead, the author tentatively suggests another possible route by which…
Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
Since the 1990s there has been an emphasis on the study of ancient Israelite prophecy in its ancient Near East context. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares prophecy in the ancient Near East by focusing on texts from Mari, the Neo-Assyrian State Archives, and the Hebrew Bible. The author analyzes prophecy in each culture independently before comparisons are made. This method demonstrates how prophecy is a…
Prophecy in the Ancient Near East
Since the 1990s there has been an emphasis on the study of ancient Israelite prophecy in its ancient Near East context. Prophecy in the Ancient Near East is the first book-length study that compares prophecy in the ancient Near East by focusing on texts from Mari, the Neo-Assyrian State Archives, and the Hebrew Bible. The author analyzes prophecy in each culture independently before comparisons are made. This method demonstrates how prophecy is a…
Prophets Male and Female
Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires
This collection examines the ways that divinatory texts in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East undermined and upheld the empires in which the texts were composed, edited, and read. Nine essays and an introduction engage biblical scholarship on the Prophets, Assyriology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the critical study of Ancient Empires
Prophetic Hermeneutics in the Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia
This paper looks at how prophetic texts construct meaning, with a focus on the overlap between ancient Near Eastern hermeneutic traditions in general and the way divination was understood to function. After a discussion of the divinatory character of prophecy, the paper analyses assonance and word-play in combination with sign-acts and visions, and how each of them conveys a specific message. Other topics include the development of prophecy towar…
“A Youth Without Blemish, Handsome, Proficient in all Wisdom, Knowledgeable and Intelligent”
Exile and Return
This collection of essays explores new ways of understanding the Babylonian Exile and the return to Yehud – a formative period in ancient Judaism. Drawing among others on new materials from cuneiform texts, the contributions study how Judean and other exiles interacted with the host society and vice versa, the way in which various biblical books reflect Babylonian culture, and the return migration to Jerusalem
Schoolboy Ezekiel
This paper reviews parts of the evidence for Babylonian influence on the book of Ezekiel. Some of the evidence is likely to be explicable in terms of a shared ancient Near Eastern cultural background, while other aspects may have filtered into the author's literary consciousness through everyday contact. However, some of the evidence is more difficult to explain in that way. Instead, the author tentatively suggests another possible route by which…
Prophecy and the Royal Court in the Ancient Near East
Most ancient Near Eastern prophetic texts were found in royal archives, and therefore, they largely deal with the figure and person of the king in his interaction with the world around him. There is a great emphasis on war and succession, two key crisis moments for ancient Near Eastern monarchs. While the Neo-Assyrian oracles focus on these two areas using a lot of metaphors, the Old Babylonian texts from Mari also show an interest in the diploma…
Netting Marduk? The Concept of Hidden Transcripts and the Transfer of Cultural Knowledge from Mesopotamian to Judean Texts
Innovating Ordination
In this article I study the ordination rituals for Priests and Levites contained in the Hebrew Bible acknowledging the different purposes which the rituals themselves present (sanctification for priests, purification for Levites). Noting the absence of a priestly purification ritual where procedures at the temple suggest that they some such ritual must have existed, it is suggested here, that the Levitical ordination ritual has its origin as a pr…
Ritual and Innovation in Biblical and Ancient Jewish Discourse
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof!’ Reading Leviticus 25
This paper follows the text of Leviticus 25:10 in the Hebrew Bible and in selected works of the exegetical tradition of both Rabbinic Judaism and Western Christianity, in order to provide a lens through which to assess the use of a biblical text which was instrumental during the early modern period in formulating ideas about the Republic and its use in the modern liberal state. The main argument of the paper is that over time the meaning of the t…
Exile and Return, The Babylonian Context
This collection of essays explores new ways of understanding the Babylonian Exile and the return to Yehud – a formative period in ancient Judaism. Drawing among others on new materials from cuneiform texts, the contributions study how Judean and other exiles interacted with the host society and vice versa, the way in which various biblical books reflect Babylonian culture, and the return migration to Jerusalem
Elephantine Judaism / Yahwism in the context of Elephantine during the Achaemenid Period
This paper explores the religious identity and practices of the Jewish community in Elephantine during the Achaemenid period, focusing on the archaeological and textual evidence from the site itself, rather than the Hebrew Bible. It critiques previous scholarship’s reliance on biblical texts to interpret Elephantine Judaism, which often viewed it as either a deviation or a purer form of biblical Judaism. The study emphasizes a need for a fresh ap…
History (12 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (11 works) · Art (10 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Ancient Near East History (8 works) · Literature (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (7 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Aesthetics (5 works)