Marc Zvi Brettler
Biographic Data
| ID | 1439282 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc Zvi Brettler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc Zvi |
| FAMILY NAME | Brettler |
| SIGNATURE | BRETTLER M Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brandeis University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Antisemitism in Biblical Interpretation: Causes, Examples, Suggestions
Recent definitions of antisemitism and related terms abound, but few address contemporary Christian antisemitism found in New Testament interpretation. Such interpretations continue in commentaries, study Bibles, websites, and sermons. After examining the causes of ten general antisemitic tropes in Christian exegesis, illustrated with selected examples, we suggest some tentative solutions for addressing the proliferation of such harmful and histo…
The Progressive and Retrogressive Bible: Harnessing The Bible in Modern America
On the Term »Historical-Critical«
A Jewish Historical-Critical Commentary on Psalms: Psalm 114 as an Example
This article explores what a Jewish historical-critical psalms commentary might look like, using Psalm 114 as an example. After offering a brief survey of general issues that arise in writing any biblical commentary, and specific issues relating the Jewish Bible commentary, it offers a sample commentary, interspersed with reflections related to both general and specifically Jewish commentary writing. The proposed commentary imagines, in some ways…
Psalm 136 as an Interpretive Text
Psalm 136 interprets Deut 10:17-11:5. It is cognizant of other material now found in the Bible, but, contrary to common opinion, it is not heavily influenced by P and may not know the Torah in its complete form. A careful examination of the psalm in relation to its sources shows in detail the complex ways that late texts rework their base texts, offering one important model for inner-biblical interpretation. Such an examination also highlights th…
The Spirit and the Word: Prophecy and Tradition in Ancient Israel (review)
Reviewed by: The Spirit and the Word: Prophecy and Tradition in Ancient Israel Marc Zvi Brettler Sigmund Mowinckel . The Spirit and the Word: Prophecy and Tradition in Ancient Israel. Edited by K. C. Hanson. Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies. Minneapolis, Minn.: Fortress Press, 2002. Pp. xiv + 174. This volume is part of the series Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies, inaugurated in 2001; previous volumes include works by Gunkel and Jeremia…
In the Service of the King: Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah (review)
Reviewed by: In the Service of the King: Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah Marc Z. Brettler Nili Sacher Fox . In the Service of the King: Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah. Monographs of the Hebrew Union College 23. Cincinnati, Ohio: Hebrew Union College Press, 2000. Pp. xvi + 367. This work is more important than its title suggests. A large number of royal titles are used in the Bible, and if these were understood properly we would h…
Samuel
The Copenhagen School: The Historiographical Issues
A bit more than a quarter of a century has passed since the publication of Thomas Thompson's landmark The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives, inaugurating what has been called the Copenhagen School, typified by the works of Thompson and Niels Peter Lemche, who now both teach at the University of Copenhagen. Few works have changed the face of biblical scholarship so completely. In conjunction with John Van Seters' Abraham in History and Tra…
Persia and Torah: The Theory of Imperial Authorization of the Pentateuch . James W. Watts Roots of Rabbinic Judaism: An Intellectual History, from Ezekiel to Daniel . Gabriel Boccaccini
Biblical Hebrew for Students of Modern Israeli Hebrew
This is the first textbook written for the purpose of teaching biblical Hebrew to college-level students who already know some modern, Israeli Hebrew. Marc Brettler provides a clear, comprehensive book with numerous well-constructed exercises to help students either make the transition from modern Israeli Hebrew to biblical Hebrew or deepen their understanding of biblical Hebrew. The book is also ideal for individuals who might like to study inde…
Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult (review)
The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCII, Nos. 3-4 (January-April, 2002) 269-271 Saul M. Olyan. Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000. Pp. xii + 190. Even before beginning this book, I had three reasons to be suspicious of it: its alliterative title suggested to me that the author might be trying to be over-clever; most works that take an anthropological approach to biblical texts tend…
Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult
The Book of Judges
Preface 1. Judges and the Historian 2. Reading Judges as Literature? 3. The Short Story 4. The Samson Cycle 5. Poetry and Prose in Judges 4-5 6. Winding Down: The Concubine of Gibeah 7. A Conclusion that became an Introduction 8. Conclusion: The Center Does Cohere Bibliography
Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures
Philip R. Davies investigates the ways that the ancient world produced canons and textual collections, with special attention to the social practices embodied by scribes, schools, archives, and libraries. The result is a constructive proposal for how the Old Testament arose in its many parts and grew to status as an accepted document, even as a religious object. This book is a significant contribution to the understanding of scribal activity and …
The Original Torah: The Political Intent of the Bible's Writers
Is the Torah true? Do the five books of Moses provide an accurate historical account of the people of ancient Israel's origins? In The Original Torah, S. David Sperling argues that, while there is no archeological evidence to support much of the activity chronicled in the Torah, a historical reality exists there if we know how to seek it. By noting the use of foreign words or mentions of technological innovations scholars can often pinpoint the d…
Political Satire in the Bible
Biblical History and Jewish Biblical Theology
"Long, "The Reign and Rejection of King Saul
Eshek (Person)
[Heb ʿēšeq], A Benjaminite, a deseendant of King Saul according to the genealogy in 1 Chr 8:39. The name Eshek is unique to this person and its etymology is unclear. (Rudolph [Chronicles HAT, 80]; Noth [IPN, 254] find the translations “oppression,” “a forced groan” unacceptable.) This might explain
"Rofé, "The Prophetical Stories
God Is King: Understanding an Israelite Metaphor
Rabbi Simeon ben Lakish at the Gladiator's Banquet: Rabbinic Observations on the Roman Arena
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The Confessions of Jeremiah: Their Interpretation and Role in Chapters 1-25 . Kathleen M. O'Connor
The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History. Baruch Halpern
"Rendsburg's "The Redaction of Genesis
Rabbi Simeon ben Lakish at the Gladiator's Banquet: Rabbinic Observations on the Roman Arena
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The Confessions of Jeremiah: Their Interpretation and Role in Chapters 1-25 . Kathleen M. O'Connor
The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History. Baruch Halpern
Samuel and the Deuteronomist: A Literary Study of the Deuteronomic History: 1 Samuel. Robert Polzin
"Cogan and Tadmor's "II Kings
God Is King: Understanding an Israelite Metaphor
Eshek (Person)
[Heb ʿēšeq], A Benjaminite, a deseendant of King Saul according to the genealogy in 1 Chr 8:39. The name Eshek is unique to this person and its etymology is unclear. (Rudolph [Chronicles HAT, 80]; Noth [IPN, 254] find the translations “oppression,” “a forced groan” unacceptable.) This might explain
"Rofé, "The Prophetical Stories
"Long, "The Reign and Rejection of King Saul
Biblical History and Jewish Biblical Theology
Political Satire in the Bible
The Original Torah: The Political Intent of the Bible's Writers
Is the Torah true? Do the five books of Moses provide an accurate historical account of the people of ancient Israel's origins? In The Original Torah, S. David Sperling argues that, while there is no archeological evidence to support much of the activity chronicled in the Torah, a historical reality exists there if we know how to seek it. By noting the use of foreign words or mentions of technological innovations scholars can often pinpoint the d…
The Book of Judges
Preface 1. Judges and the Historian 2. Reading Judges as Literature? 3. The Short Story 4. The Samson Cycle 5. Poetry and Prose in Judges 4-5 6. Winding Down: The Concubine of Gibeah 7. A Conclusion that became an Introduction 8. Conclusion: The Center Does Cohere Bibliography
Scribes and Schools: The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures
Philip R. Davies investigates the ways that the ancient world produced canons and textual collections, with special attention to the social practices embodied by scribes, schools, archives, and libraries. The result is a constructive proposal for how the Old Testament arose in its many parts and grew to status as an accepted document, even as a religious object. This book is a significant contribution to the understanding of scribal activity and …
Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult (review)
The Jewish Quarterly Review, XCII, Nos. 3-4 (January-April, 2002) 269-271 Saul M. Olyan. Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000. Pp. xii + 190. Even before beginning this book, I had three reasons to be suspicious of it: its alliterative title suggested to me that the author might be trying to be over-clever; most works that take an anthropological approach to biblical texts tend…
Rites and Rank: Hierarchy in Biblical Representations of Cult
The Copenhagen School: The Historiographical Issues
A bit more than a quarter of a century has passed since the publication of Thomas Thompson's landmark The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives, inaugurating what has been called the Copenhagen School, typified by the works of Thompson and Niels Peter Lemche, who now both teach at the University of Copenhagen. Few works have changed the face of biblical scholarship so completely. In conjunction with John Van Seters' Abraham in History and Tra…
Persia and Torah: The Theory of Imperial Authorization of the Pentateuch . James W. Watts Roots of Rabbinic Judaism: An Intellectual History, from Ezekiel to Daniel . Gabriel Boccaccini
Biblical Hebrew for Students of Modern Israeli Hebrew
This is the first textbook written for the purpose of teaching biblical Hebrew to college-level students who already know some modern, Israeli Hebrew. Marc Brettler provides a clear, comprehensive book with numerous well-constructed exercises to help students either make the transition from modern Israeli Hebrew to biblical Hebrew or deepen their understanding of biblical Hebrew. The book is also ideal for individuals who might like to study inde…
Samuel
The Spirit and the Word: Prophecy and Tradition in Ancient Israel (review)
Reviewed by: The Spirit and the Word: Prophecy and Tradition in Ancient Israel Marc Zvi Brettler Sigmund Mowinckel . The Spirit and the Word: Prophecy and Tradition in Ancient Israel. Edited by K. C. Hanson. Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies. Minneapolis, Minn.: Fortress Press, 2002. Pp. xiv + 174. This volume is part of the series Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies, inaugurated in 2001; previous volumes include works by Gunkel and Jeremia…
In the Service of the King: Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah (review)
Reviewed by: In the Service of the King: Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah Marc Z. Brettler Nili Sacher Fox . In the Service of the King: Officialdom in Ancient Israel and Judah. Monographs of the Hebrew Union College 23. Cincinnati, Ohio: Hebrew Union College Press, 2000. Pp. xvi + 367. This work is more important than its title suggests. A large number of royal titles are used in the Bible, and if these were understood properly we would h…
Psalm 136 as an Interpretive Text
Psalm 136 interprets Deut 10:17-11:5. It is cognizant of other material now found in the Bible, but, contrary to common opinion, it is not heavily influenced by P and may not know the Torah in its complete form. A careful examination of the psalm in relation to its sources shows in detail the complex ways that late texts rework their base texts, offering one important model for inner-biblical interpretation. Such an examination also highlights th…
A Jewish Historical-Critical Commentary on Psalms: Psalm 114 as an Example
This article explores what a Jewish historical-critical psalms commentary might look like, using Psalm 114 as an example. After offering a brief survey of general issues that arise in writing any biblical commentary, and specific issues relating the Jewish Bible commentary, it offers a sample commentary, interspersed with reflections related to both general and specifically Jewish commentary writing. The proposed commentary imagines, in some ways…
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