Lisa J Cleath
Biographic Data
| ID | 5158845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa J Cleath |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa J |
| FAMILY NAME | Cleath |
| SIGNATURE | CLEATH L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Literary Monumentality and the Question of Ekphrasis in the Hebrew Bible
In many passages of the Hebrew Bible, one encounters vivid and carefully constructed descriptions of places, objects, cities, and bodies. These passages do more than decorate a narrative—they actively shape a reader’s sense of space, scale, and material presence. When read through the lens of monumentality, such descriptions can be understood as techniques for rendering texts themselves “monumental.” Their words bring to life inscriptions, narrat…
Rebuilding Jerusalem
This study analyzes the final form of Ezra-Nehemiah through the lens of historical trauma, which focuses on the cross-generational genetic, epigenetic and social effects of trauma. Sociologists suggest that narrative construction is essential for multigenerational resilience. Based on parallels of forced migration and colonized repatriation, I use findings about historical trauma in indigenous American communities to illuminate the experiences co…
Divine Enthronement in a Conquered Land
This study reads Joshua 8:30-35 in light of ancient Near Eastern landscape monuments of the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. Building upon a long scholarly tradition that compares the Hebrew Bible's sepher hatorah to âde texts, a comparison to landscape monuments and monumental art at Birkleyn, Carchemish, and Zincirli highlights the significance of the geographical location of the inscription, the ritual performance in the monumental setting, and the …
Inscribing Monumentality in the Ancient Levant and in the Hebrew Bible
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Divine Enthronement in a Conquered Land
This study reads Joshua 8:30-35 in light of ancient Near Eastern landscape monuments of the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. Building upon a long scholarly tradition that compares the Hebrew Bible's sepher hatorah to âde texts, a comparison to landscape monuments and monumental art at Birkleyn, Carchemish, and Zincirli highlights the significance of the geographical location of the inscription, the ritual performance in the monumental setting, and the …
Inscribing Monumentality in the Ancient Levant and in the Hebrew Bible
Rebuilding Jerusalem
This study analyzes the final form of Ezra-Nehemiah through the lens of historical trauma, which focuses on the cross-generational genetic, epigenetic and social effects of trauma. Sociologists suggest that narrative construction is essential for multigenerational resilience. Based on parallels of forced migration and colonized repatriation, I use findings about historical trauma in indigenous American communities to illuminate the experiences co…
Literary Monumentality and the Question of Ekphrasis in the Hebrew Bible
In many passages of the Hebrew Bible, one encounters vivid and carefully constructed descriptions of places, objects, cities, and bodies. These passages do more than decorate a narrative—they actively shape a reader’s sense of space, scale, and material presence. When read through the lens of monumentality, such descriptions can be understood as techniques for rendering texts themselves “monumental.” Their words bring to life inscriptions, narrat…
Biblical Studies and Interpretation (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Hebrew (2 works) · Hebrew Bible (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work)