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Articles Noted American Jewish Life Articles Noted 199 Brackman, N. "Who is a Jew? The American Jewish Community in Conflict with Israel."Journal ofChurch & State, Vol. 41, No.4 (Fall 1999), pp. 795-822. Ancient World and Archaeology Bloch-Smith, E. and B. A. Nakhai. "A Landscape Comes to Life: The Iron-I Period." [Review] Near Eastern Archaeology, Vol. 62, No.2 (June 1999), pp. 62ff. Conrad, D. "Hobby or Academics? Biblical Archaeology and its Position in the So-called Canon ofTheological Scholarship." Zeitschrift des Deutschen Paliistina-Vereins, Vol. 115, No. I (1999), pp. I-II. [German]. Freestone, I. C. and Y. Gorin-Rosen. "The Great Glass Slab at Bet-she'arim, Israel: An Early Islamic Glassmaking Experiment?" Journal ofGlass Studies, No. 41(1999), pp. 105-116. Frolov, S. '''King's Law' ofthe 'Temple Scroll': Mishnaic Aspects." Journal ofJewish Studies, Vol. 50, No.2 (Fall 1999), pp. 298-307. Gnuse, R. "The Emergence of Monotheism in Ancient Israel: a Survey ofRecent Scholarship." [Review] Religion, Vol. 29, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 315-336. Lapin, H. "Rabbis and Cities in Later Roman Palestine: The Literary Evidence." [Review] Journal ofJewish Studies, Vol. 50, No.2 (Fall 1999), pp. 187-207. Nadel, D. and E. Werker. "The Oldest Ever Brush Hut Plant Remains from Ohalo II, Jordan Valley, Israel (19,000 BP)." Antiquity, Vol. 73, No. 282 (December 1999), pp. 755-764. Runesson, A. "The Oldest Original Synagogue Building in the Diaspora: A Response to L. Michael White." Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 92, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 409-433. Van Oorschot, 1. "Power of the Image and Weakness of the Word? Icons and Aniconism in Ancient Israel." Zeitschriftfiir Theologie und Kirche, Vol. 96, No.3 (September 1999), pp. 299-319. [German] White, L. M. "Reading the Ostia Synagogue: A Reply to A. Runesson." Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 92, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 435-464. Art, Music, and Film Gilman, S. L. "Is Life Beautiful? Can the Shoah be Funny? Some Thoughts on Recent and Older Films." [Review] Critical Inquiry, Vol. 26, No.2 (Winter 2000), pp. 279-308. Biblical and Rabbinic Literature Brettler, M. Z. "Judaism in the Hebrew Bible? The Transition from Ancient Israelite Religion to Judaism." Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No.3 (July 1999), pp. 429-447. Collins, A. Y. "Mark and His Readers: The Son of God among Jews." Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 92, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 393-408. Drazin I. "Dating 'Targum Onkelos' by Means of the Tannaitic Midrashim." Journal ofJewish Studies, Vol. 50, No.2 (Fall 1999), pp. 246-258. 200 SHOFAR Summer 2000 Vol. 18, No.4 Fairchild, M. R. "Paul's Pre-Christian Zealot Associations: A Re-examination ofGalatians I: 14 and Acts 22:3." New Testament Studies, Vol. 45, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 514--532. Fischer, M. '''On Parian Pillars' (Esther I:6): Bible, Midrash and Real Marble in the Ancient Near East." Journal ofJewish Studies, Vol. 50, No.2 (Fall 1999), pp. 235-245. Giron Blanc, L. F. "The Parallel Manuscripts of the 'Mahberet nushaot sel ha-Tora': The 'Samaritan Pentateuch' Translated into Arabic." Sefarad, Vol. 59, No. I (1999), pp. 43-52. [Spanish] Gosling, F. A. "Were the Ephraimites to Blame?" Vetus Testamentum, Vol. 49, No.4 (October 1999),pp.505-513. Haines, D. "Unlocking 'Exodus' 2:516-532." Journal ofEnglish & Germanic Philology, Vol. 98, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 481-498. Ho, C. Y. S. "The Stories ofthe Family Troubles ofJudah and David: A Study ofTheir Literary Links." Vetus Testamentum, Vol. 49, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 514-531. Hutton, R. R. "The Case ofthe Blasphemer Revisited: Leviticus 24: 10-23." Vetus Testamentum, Vol. 49, No.4 (October 1999), pp. 532-541. Kraus, W. "The Meaning and Significance of Deuteronomy 18: 15-18 for an Understanding of Jesus of Nazareth as Prophet." ZeitschriftfUr die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Alteren Kirche, Vol. 90, No. 3-4 (1999), pp. 153-176. Liverani, M. "New Developments in the Study of the History of the Israel of the Bible: Examining the Redactional Post-canonical Stratum Through Near-Eastern Archaeological and Philological Parallels." Biblica, Vol. 80, No.4 (1999), pp. 488-505. [Italian] Reeves, J. C. "Manichaica Aramaica? Adam and...

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