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Articles Noted American Jewish Life Articles Noted 199 Eisenberg, E. "Beyond San Francisco: The Failure of Anti-Zionism in Portland, Oregon." American Jewish History, Vol. 86, No.3 (September 1998), pp. 309-321. Goodwin, G. M. "Frank Lloyd Wright's Beth Sholom Synagogue." American Jewish History, Vol. 86, NO.3 (September 1998), pp. 325-348. Ancient World and Archaeology Eph'al, I. "The Bukan Aramaic Inscription: Historical Considerations." Israel Exploration Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1-2 (1999), pp. 116--121. Hirschfeld, Y. "Imperial Building Activity During the Reign of Justinian and Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Light ofthe Excavations on Mount Berenice, Tiberias." Revue Biblique, Vol. 106, No.2 (April 1999), pp. 236--249. Mazar, A. "The 1997-1998 Excavations at Tel-Rehov: Preliminary Report." Israel Exploration Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1-2 (1999), pp. 1-42. Sokoloff, M. "The Old Aramaic Inscription from Bukan: A Revised Interpretation." Israel Exploration Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1-2 (1999), pp. 105-115. Yaari, N. "Theatrical Spaces in Search of Spectators: Ancient Theatres in Israel." Journal of Mediterranean Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1(1998), pp. 73-83. Art and Music Forester, J. "Challenges of Mediation and Deliberation in the Design Professions: Practice Stories from Israel and Norway." Journal ofArchitectural & Planning Research, Vol. 16, No.2 (Summer 1999), pp. 116--132. Horowitz, A. "Israeli Mediterranean Music: Straddling Disputed Territories." Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 112, No. 445 (Summer 1999), pp. 450-463. Scully, S. "Bodies of Light: from Hebrew Mysticism to the Grandeur of the American Landscape-A Meditation on the Career of Mark Rothko, an American Master." Art in America, Vol. 87, No.7 (July 1999), pp. 66ff. Biblical and Rabbinic Literature Avemarie, F. "Election and Retaliation: On the Optional Structuring ofRabbinical Soteriology." New Testament Studies, Vol. 45, No.1 (January 1999), pp. 108-126 (German). Collins, A. Y. "Apocalyptic Themes in Biblical Literature." Interpretation-A Journal ofBible & Theology, Vol. 53, No.2 (April 1999), pp. 117-130. Creach, J. F. D. "Like a Tree Planted by the Temple Stream: The Portrait of the Righteous in Psalm 1:3." Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. I (January 1999), pp. 34-46. 200 SHOFAR Winter 2000 Vol. 18, No.2 Ego, B. "'The Lord Looked Down from the Heights ofHis Holy Dwelling Place': On the Idea of a Divine Heavenly Throne in the Exilic and Post-exilic Period in Israelite History." Zeitschrift fUr die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, Vol. 110, No. 4 (1998), pp. 556---569 (German) Fleming, D. E. "A Break in the Line: Reconsidering the Bible's Diverse Festival Calendars." Revue Biblique, Vol. 106, No.2 (April 1999), pp. 161-174. Friedman, H. H. and S. Lipman. "Satan the Accuser: Trickster in Talmudic and Midrashic Literature." Thalia-Studies in Literary Humor, Vol. 18, No. 1-2 (1998), pp. 31-41. Gnuse, R. "The Temple Theophanies ofJaddus, Hyrcanus, and Zechariah." Biblica, Vol. 79, No. 4 (1998), pp. 457-472. Haar, M. J. '"Job' after Auschwitz." lnterpretation-A Journal ofBible & Theology, Vol. 53, No. 3 (July 1999), pp. 265-275. Hoffman, Y. "The Deuteronomistic Concept ofthe Herem." Zeitschriftfur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, Vol. Ill, No.2 (1999), pp. 196---210. Larsson, G. "More Quantitative Old-Testament Research?" Zeitschriftfur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft,Vol. 110, No.4 (1998), pp. 570-580. Levy, S. '''I ShalI Go to Him': On Space and Other Biblical Theatricalities in 2 Samuel 11:12." Journal ofMediterranean Studies, Vol. 8, No.1 (1998), pp. 84-107. Lieu, J. "Temple and Synagogue in 'John'." New Testament Studies, Vol. 45, No.1 (January 1999), pp. 51-69. Loda, R. "The 'Mondo Creato,' a Paraphrase ofthe First Two Chapters ofGenesis, by Torquato Tasso and the Bible with Glosses." Aevum-Rassegna di Scienze Storiche Linguistiche e Fi/ologiche, Vol. 72, No.3 (September-December 1998), pp. 733-757 (Italian). Newman, H. 1. "The Death of Jesus in the 'Toledot Yeshu' Literature."Journal ofTheological Studies, Vol. 50, Part 1 (April 1999), pp. 59-79. Olyan, S. M. "Anyone Blind or Lame ShalI Not Enter the House: On the Interpretation of 2 Samuel 5:8b." Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Vol. 60, No.2 (April 1998), pp. 218-227. Sayers, W. "The Old Judeo-French Word Etupe "Having a Foreskin, Uncircumcised": A...

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