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Articles Noted Articles Noted 191 Author's address appears in brackets. A notation of "N/A" means the address is not available. American Jewish Life Cohen, Y. and Y. Haberfeld. "The Number oflsraeli Immigrants in the United States in 1990." Demography, Vol. 34, No.2 (May 1997), pp. 199-212. [Tel Aviv Univ., Dept. of Sociology, Tel Aviv, Israel] Ancient World and Archaeology Azaryahu, M. "The Spontaneous Formation of Memorial Space: The Case of Kikar Robin, Tel Aviv." Area, Vol. 28, No.4 (December 1996), pp. 501-513. [Univ. of Haifa, Dept. of Geography, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel] Begg, C. "Samuel's Anointing of David in Josephus and Pseudo-Philo (1 Samuel 16:1-13)." Rivista di Storia e Letteratura Religiosa, Vol. 32, No.3 (1996), pp. 491-529. [N/A] Himmelfarb, M. "A Kingdom ofPriests: The Democratization of the Priesthood in the Literature ofSecond Temple Judaism." Journal ofJewish Thought & Philosophy, Vol. 6, No.1 (1997), pp. 89-104. [Princeton Univ., Dept. of Religion, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA] Huntsman, E. D. "And They Cast Lots: Divination, Democracy, and Josephus." Brigham Young University Studies, Vol. 36, No.3 (1997), pp. 365-377. [Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT 84602, USA] Huntsman, E. D. "The Reliability of Josephus: Can He Be Trusted?" Brigham Young University Studies, Vol. 36, No.3 (1997), pp. 392-402. [Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT 84602, USA] Knoppers, G. N. "The Vanishing Solomon: The Disappearance ofthe United Monarchy from Recent Histories ofAncient Israel." [Review] Journal ofBiblical Literature, Vol. 116, No.1 (Spring 1997), pp. 19-44. [Penn State Univ., University Park, PA 16802, USA] Peek, C. M. "Alexander the Great Comes to Jerusalem: The Jewish Response to Hellenism." Brigham Young University Studies, Vol. 36, No.3 (1997), pp. 99-112. [Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT 84602, USA] White, L. M. "Synagogue and Society in Imperial Ostia: Archaeological and Epigraphic Evidence." Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 90, No.1 (January 1997), pp. 23-58. 192 SHOFAR Fa111997 Vol. 16, No.1 [Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA] Wilson, E. 1. "The Masada Synagogue and its Relationship to Jewish Worship During the Second Temple Period." Brigham Young University Studies, Vol. 36, No.3 (1997), pp. 269-276. [N/A] Art, Music, and Film Altounian, 1. "Antisemitic Hatred and Epic Sublimation in the Language of Wagner: Traces of the Same Semantics in an Antisemitic Pamphlet and Operatic Drama." Temps Modernes, Vol. 52, No. 591 (December-January 1997), pp. 92-113. (French) [N/A] Milhaud, D. "The Problem of Jewish Music." Revue des Etudes Juives, Vol. 155, No. 1-2 (January-June 1996), pp. 233-244. [N/A] Webb, M. "Moshe Jerusalem Safdie: A Contemporary Talent at Home with Antiquity." Architectural Digest, Vol. 54, No.5 (May 1997), pp. 66ff. [N/A] Zirlin, Y. "Those That Hide Behind the Image: The Colophon (Scribal Signature) as a Component in Medieval Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts." Revue des Etudes Juives, Vol. 155, No. 1-2 (January-June 1996), pp. 33-53. (French) [N/A] Biblical and Rabbinic Literature Bozak, B. A. "Heeding the Received Text: Jeremiah 2:20a, a Case in Point." Biblica, Vol. 77, No.4 (1996), pp. 524-537. [St. Paul Univ., Fac. of Theology, 223 Main St., Ottawa ON KIS, lC4, Canada] Esolen, A. M. "The Isles Shall Wait for His Law: Isaiah and the 'Tempest'." Studies in Philology, Vol. 94, No.2 (Spring 1997), pp. 221-247. [Providence College, Providence, RI 02918, USA] Fenton, T. L. "Deuteronomistic Advocacy of the Nabi: 1 Samuel 9:9 and Questions of Israelite Prophecy." Vetus Testamentum, Vol. 47, No.1 (January 1997), pp. 23-42. [Univ. of Haifa, Dept. of Biblical Studies, IL-31999 Haifa, Israel] Fernandezmontes, M. "Jewelry and Goldsmithing in the Old Testament." Revista de Dialectologia y Tradiciones Populares, Vol. 51, No.2 (1996), pp. 5-62. (Spanish) [CSIC, Inst. Filologia, Depto Antropologia, Madrid, Spain] Fretheim, T. E. "The God Who Acts: An Old Testament Perspective." Theology Today, Vol. 54, No.1 (April 1997), pp. 6-18. [Luther Northwestern Theol. Seminary, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA] Haacker, K. "The Theology of History in Romans 9-11 as Reflected in Philo of Alexandria's Biblical Interpretation." New Testament Studies, Vol. 43, No.2 (April 1997), pp...

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