Bob Becking
Biographic Data
| ID | 508368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bob Becking |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bob |
| FAMILY NAME | Becking |
| SIGNATURE | BECKING B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University Utrecht The Netherlands |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6011-7241 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Amos’ topographische Heimat: Bemerkungen zur Lage von t e qô ‛ a
A Note on the Translation of Ezra 4: 12
This article provides a philological assessment of the statement in Ezra 4:12b and offers a new translation. We focus on the word יַחִיטוּ . We propose to construe the form as originally * יְחִיטוּ , G-stem prefixing conjugation of חיט , »to inspect«. In order to substantiate our proposal we refer to a series of cognates in Aramaic and other Semitic languages. Two newly edited Aramaic documents from Elephantine are mentioned, as well as texts fro…
On the origin of the deity Uzza
Early Islamic sources present the degrading of the goddess Uzza to a mere idol: al-Uzzah. A recently found Late Bronze Age inscription from Timna in the Wadi Arabah, written in the Proto-Sinaitic script, revealed a small piece of evidence for the prehistory of the deity Uzza. The inscription was written in two ovals and reads: R. ‘ZRMM; L. ŠKLḪ. I interpret this as ‘z-rmm škl(l)ḫ, “Az-Ramam, the scribe.” The theophoric element ‘z indicates that t…
The Wisdom of the Aramaic Book of Ahiqar: Unravelling a Discourse of Uncertainty and Distress, by Seth A. Bledsoe
New Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine in Berlin, written by James D. Moore
Nicholas R. Werse, Reconsidering the Book of the Four The Shaping of Hosea, Amos, Micah, and Zephaniah as an Early Prophetic Collection
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Andrew M. Gilhooley, The Edict of Cyrus and Notions of Restoration in Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Jason M. Silverman, Persian Royal-Judaean Elite Engagements in the Early Teispid and Achaemenid Empire: The King's Acolytes
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
An Elegy for a Conquered City: Or: Does Papyrus Amherst 63 xii 1–11 Reflect the Fall of Samaria
The recent editions of the Aramaic text in Demotic script known as Papyrus Amherst 63 have opened a new arena for scholarly discussions. Karel van der Toorn suggested that in col. xii:1–11 of this text an elegy on the Siege of Samaria from the point of view of the conquerors can be found. I will argue that his proposal is based on too many suppositions and hence should be construed as too speculative to be convincing. I would prefer a more Northe…
Elephantine: Over Judeeërs in zuidelijk Egypte in de vijfde eeuw
Elephantine. On Judeans in fifth century bce Southern Egypt In the fifth century bce a group of Judaeans lived as mercenaries in the Persian army on and around the island of Elephantine, as guardians of the southern border of the Persian empire and to shield the Persian trade interests. Documents show that these Judaeans had their own form of Yahwism. For almost 100 years they lived in peaceful coexistence with the Persian administration, the loc…
Hector Avalos, The Reality of Religious Violence: From Biblical to Modern Times
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Sabbath in the Making: A Study of the Inner-biblical Interpretation of the Sabbath Commandment, written by Ottilia Lukács
How to Encounter an Historical Problem? “722–720 BCE” as a Case Study
Prophecy and prophets in stories: Papers read at the Fifth Meeting of the Edinburgh Prophecy Network, Utrecht, October 2013
Contributors to this volume: Graeme Auld, Bob Becking, Panc Beentjes, Hannes Bezzel, Meindert Dijkstra, Willem Frijhoff, Beth Hayes, Matthijs de Jong, William L. Kelly, Reinoud Oosting, Eric Ottenheijm, Marcel Poorthuis, Blazenka Scheuer, Thomas Wagner, Anne-Mareike Wetter
Paleoclimatology and Ancient Israel Two Examples: David and the Exile
History is (wo)man-made. There are, however, some constraints to human actions. Climate, for instance, constitutes a clear boundary of what can be done. In my presentation, I have discussed the interaction between topics like demography, technology, landscape, politics and climate in Iron Age Israel/Palestine (± 1200 – 331 BCE). Climate in the Holocene – from the last ice age until the present – has not been constant but subject to change, after …
Paléoclimatologie et Israël ancien à travers deux exemples: David et l’exil
L’histoire est fabriquée par l’homme. Il existe néanmoins des limites à l’action humaine. Le climat, par exemple, en est une. Lors de ma présentation, j’ai voulu traiter de l’interaction entre des domaines comme la démographie, la technologie, l’étude du paysage, la politique et le climat à l’âge du fer en Israël et en Palestine (± 1200 – 331 av J.-C.). Le climat durant l’Holocène – époque qui s’étend de la dernière période glaciaire jusqu’à aujo…
Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Construction of Early Jewish Identity: Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Construction of Early Jewish Identity
The post-exilic of Persian period showed a transition in the religion in ancient Israel from Yahwism(s) to Judaism(s). The events of exile and return made it impossible to completely fall back on the traditional religious identity. The essays in this volume try to reconstruct the path taken in that transition. The characters of Ezra and Nehemiah are generally seen as playing a formative role in this process. By reading texts from the biblical boo…
Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Adaptation: Essays on Ways of Worldmaking in Times of Change from Biblical, Historical and Systematic Perspectives
How does religion cope with changing situations? Are orthodoxy and liberalism really competing strategies? The essays in this volume argue three views. (1)Orthodoxy is not to be seen as the real and original form of a given religion, but as an idealized original form that should be construed as a construction in reaction to changes in time. (2) Over the ages, liberalism – despite its laudable strive for adaptation – has been less successful than …
Judah and the Judeans In the Achaemenid Period: Negotiating Identity In an International Context
Orthodoxy, liberalism, and adaptation: Essays on Ways of Worldmaking in Times of Change From Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Perspectives
Judaism: The First Phase. The Place of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Origins of Judaism
Judah and the Judeans: In the Persian Period
“We All Returned as One!”: Critical Notes on the Myth of the Mass Return
“We All Returned as One!”: Critical Notes on the Myth of the Mass Return
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible
Judah and the Judeans: In the Persian Period
“We All Returned as One!”: Critical Notes on the Myth of the Mass Return
“We All Returned as One!”: Critical Notes on the Myth of the Mass Return
Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Construction of Early Jewish Identity: Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Construction of Early Jewish Identity
The post-exilic of Persian period showed a transition in the religion in ancient Israel from Yahwism(s) to Judaism(s). The events of exile and return made it impossible to completely fall back on the traditional religious identity. The essays in this volume try to reconstruct the path taken in that transition. The characters of Ezra and Nehemiah are generally seen as playing a formative role in this process. By reading texts from the biblical boo…
Orthodoxy, Liberalism, and Adaptation: Essays on Ways of Worldmaking in Times of Change from Biblical, Historical and Systematic Perspectives
How does religion cope with changing situations? Are orthodoxy and liberalism really competing strategies? The essays in this volume argue three views. (1)Orthodoxy is not to be seen as the real and original form of a given religion, but as an idealized original form that should be construed as a construction in reaction to changes in time. (2) Over the ages, liberalism – despite its laudable strive for adaptation – has been less successful than …
Judah and the Judeans In the Achaemenid Period: Negotiating Identity In an International Context
Orthodoxy, liberalism, and adaptation: Essays on Ways of Worldmaking in Times of Change From Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Perspectives
Judaism: The First Phase. The Place of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Origins of Judaism
Paleoclimatology and Ancient Israel Two Examples: David and the Exile
History is (wo)man-made. There are, however, some constraints to human actions. Climate, for instance, constitutes a clear boundary of what can be done. In my presentation, I have discussed the interaction between topics like demography, technology, landscape, politics and climate in Iron Age Israel/Palestine (± 1200 – 331 BCE). Climate in the Holocene – from the last ice age until the present – has not been constant but subject to change, after …
Paléoclimatologie et Israël ancien à travers deux exemples: David et l’exil
L’histoire est fabriquée par l’homme. Il existe néanmoins des limites à l’action humaine. Le climat, par exemple, en est une. Lors de ma présentation, j’ai voulu traiter de l’interaction entre des domaines comme la démographie, la technologie, l’étude du paysage, la politique et le climat à l’âge du fer en Israël et en Palestine (± 1200 – 331 av J.-C.). Le climat durant l’Holocène – époque qui s’étend de la dernière période glaciaire jusqu’à aujo…
Prophecy and prophets in stories: Papers read at the Fifth Meeting of the Edinburgh Prophecy Network, Utrecht, October 2013
Contributors to this volume: Graeme Auld, Bob Becking, Panc Beentjes, Hannes Bezzel, Meindert Dijkstra, Willem Frijhoff, Beth Hayes, Matthijs de Jong, William L. Kelly, Reinoud Oosting, Eric Ottenheijm, Marcel Poorthuis, Blazenka Scheuer, Thomas Wagner, Anne-Mareike Wetter
How to Encounter an Historical Problem? “722–720 BCE” as a Case Study
Hector Avalos, The Reality of Religious Violence: From Biblical to Modern Times
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Sabbath in the Making: A Study of the Inner-biblical Interpretation of the Sabbath Commandment, written by Ottilia Lukács
Nicholas R. Werse, Reconsidering the Book of the Four The Shaping of Hosea, Amos, Micah, and Zephaniah as an Early Prophetic Collection
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Andrew M. Gilhooley, The Edict of Cyrus and Notions of Restoration in Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
Jason M. Silverman, Persian Royal-Judaean Elite Engagements in the Early Teispid and Achaemenid Empire: The King's Acolytes
Amsterdam University Press is a leading publisher of academic books, journals and textbooks in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Our aim is to make current research available to scholars, students, innovators, and the general public. AUP stands for scholarly excellence, global presence, and engagement with the international academic community
An Elegy for a Conquered City: Or: Does Papyrus Amherst 63 xii 1–11 Reflect the Fall of Samaria
The recent editions of the Aramaic text in Demotic script known as Papyrus Amherst 63 have opened a new arena for scholarly discussions. Karel van der Toorn suggested that in col. xii:1–11 of this text an elegy on the Siege of Samaria from the point of view of the conquerors can be found. I will argue that his proposal is based on too many suppositions and hence should be construed as too speculative to be convincing. I would prefer a more Northe…
Elephantine: Over Judeeërs in zuidelijk Egypte in de vijfde eeuw
Elephantine. On Judeans in fifth century bce Southern Egypt In the fifth century bce a group of Judaeans lived as mercenaries in the Persian army on and around the island of Elephantine, as guardians of the southern border of the Persian empire and to shield the Persian trade interests. Documents show that these Judaeans had their own form of Yahwism. For almost 100 years they lived in peaceful coexistence with the Persian administration, the loc…
New Aramaic Papyri from Elephantine in Berlin, written by James D. Moore
A Note on the Translation of Ezra 4: 12
This article provides a philological assessment of the statement in Ezra 4:12b and offers a new translation. We focus on the word יַחִיטוּ . We propose to construe the form as originally * יְחִיטוּ , G-stem prefixing conjugation of חיט , »to inspect«. In order to substantiate our proposal we refer to a series of cognates in Aramaic and other Semitic languages. Two newly edited Aramaic documents from Elephantine are mentioned, as well as texts fro…
On the origin of the deity Uzza
Early Islamic sources present the degrading of the goddess Uzza to a mere idol: al-Uzzah. A recently found Late Bronze Age inscription from Timna in the Wadi Arabah, written in the Proto-Sinaitic script, revealed a small piece of evidence for the prehistory of the deity Uzza. The inscription was written in two ovals and reads: R. ‘ZRMM; L. ŠKLḪ. I interpret this as ‘z-rmm škl(l)ḫ, “Az-Ramam, the scribe.” The theophoric element ‘z indicates that t…
The Wisdom of the Aramaic Book of Ahiqar: Unravelling a Discourse of Uncertainty and Distress, by Seth A. Bledsoe
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