Books Received—1992

BOOKS RECEIVED-1992* Bach, Alice, cd. The Pleasure ofHer Text: Feminist Readings ofBiblical and Historical Texts. pp. xii + 148. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1990. Paper. Balaban, Avraham. llm\" ~.lt MIl '070, 'JMQ "'VJ C'~ro 1"» :',m r"~' :'070 -..0 pp. 135. Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad, n.d. Paper. Bar·Asher, Moshe. La Composante Hebraique Du Judeo-Arabe Algerien: COl1ll1Um.Qutes De Tlemcen Et Afn·Temouchent. pp. 184. Jerusalem: Magnes, 1992. Cloth, SI3.oo. Barker, Margaret. The Great Angel: A Study of Israel's Second God. pp. xvi + 253. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1992. Paper, $21.99. Beinan, Haim. Atlas of Medieval Jewish History. pp. 144. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Cloth, 555.00. Berlin, Adele. Biblical Poetry Through Medieval Jewish Eyes. Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature. pp. 206. Indianapolis: Indiana University, 1991. Clotb. Brenner, Joseph Chaim. Out ofthe Depths. David Patterson, trans. Modern Hebrew Classics. pp. x + 101. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1992. Paper, SI2.95. Breslauer, S. Daniel. The Hebrew Poetry ofHayyim Nahl1liJn Bialilc (1873·1934) and a Modern Jewish Theology. Jewish Studies 10. pp. iii + 186. LewislOn, NY: Edwin Mellen, 1991. Clotb. Breu, Mark G. Biblical Criticism in Crisis? The Impact of the Canonical Approach on Old Testament Studies. pp. xiii + 237. New York: Cambridge University, 1991. Clotb. Brewer, David Instone. Techniques and Assumptions in Jewish Exegesis before 70 CEo Tcxte und Studien zum Antiken Judentum 30. pp. xiii + 299. TUbingen: Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1992. Cloth, DM 198.00. BrichlO, Herben Chanan. Toward a Graml1liJr ofBiblical Poetics: Tales ofthe Prophets. pp. xv + 298. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Clotb, 535.00. Brueggemann, Walter. Jeremiah 26·52: To Build, To Plant. International Theological Commentary Series. pp. xi + 298. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991. Paper, 515.95. Cairns, Ian. Deuteronomy: Word and Presence. International Theological Commentary. pp. x + 309. Grand Rapids: Eerdrnans, 1992. Paper, SI8.95. Caspi, Mishael Maswari, and Ruth Markevich.1D'rO ~ mom {The Hebrew Poetry in YemenI. pp. or + 372 + xx. Tel Aviv: Reshafim, 1991. Cloth. Charlesworth, James H., with R. E. Whitaker et aI. Graphic Concordance to the Dead Sea Scrolls. pp. XVIII + 529. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1991. Cloth, 5150.00. Coote, Roben B. In Defence of Revolution: The Elohistllistory. pp. x + 150. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fonrcss, 1991. Paper. Davies, G. I. Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions. Corpus and Concordance. Assisted by M. N. A. Bockmuehl, D. R. de Lacey, and A. J. Poulter. pp. xxxiv + 597. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1991. Cloth. * Books received in 1992and reviewed in this issue arc not listed here. Hebrew Studies 33 (1992) 187 Books Received Eliade. Mircca. Essential Sacred Writings From Around the World. pp. xxv + 645. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco (originally: From Primitives to un. New York: Harper & Row. 1967). Paper. $23.00. Eliade. Mircca. loan P. Couliano. and Hillary S. Wiesner. The Eliade Guide to World Religions: The Authoritative Compendium of the 33 Major Religious 1·raditions. pp. xii + 301. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. 1991. Cloth. $29.95. Emenon. J. A. Studies in the Pentateuch. VTSup 41. pp. 253. New York: E. J. Brill. 1991. Cloth. S61.11. Exum. J. Cheryl. Tragedy and Biblical Narrative: Arrows of the Almighty. pp. xiv + 206. New York: Cambridge University. 1992. Cloth. 549.95. Faur. Jos~. In the Shadow of llistory: Jews and Conversos at the Dawn of Modernity. pp. x + 311. Albany: State University of New York. 1992. Paper. Fishbane. Michael. Emanuel Tov. and Weston W. Fields. cds. "Shacarei Talmon": Studies in the Bible. Qumran. and the Ancient Near East Presented to Shemaryahu Talmon. pp. xlix + 431 (English) + ix" + 165" (Hebrew). Winona Lake. IN: Eiscnbrauns. 1992. Cloth. 547.50. Freedman. David Noel. The Unity of the Hebrew Bible. pp. viii + 125. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan. 1991. Cloth. S22.95. Gelander. Shamai. """1p~' ,U):l, iI'!l",.,'OO'il:l nurn ~ M1!lpl1Z1il :,.~, ", {David and his God: Religious Ideas as Reflected in Biblical Historiography andUteraturej. Jerusalem Biblical Studies 5. pp. 206. Tel Aviv: Simor. 1991. Paper. S24.00. Gila!. Yitzhak D. il'c,;,;, m~"",,il:l C'P"1!l {Studies in the Development of the HalaJchaj. pp. 417. Ramat Gan: Bar lIan University. 1992. Cloth. Gross. Walter. Huben Irsigler. and Thcodor Seidl. cds. TeJCJ. Methode. und Grammatik: Wolfgang Richter zum 65. Geburtstag. pp. 606. St...