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Conceptualizing Biblical Cities A Stylistic Study karolien vermeulen Conceptualizing Biblical Cities Karolien Vermeulen Conceptualizing Biblical Cities A Stylistic Study Karolien Vermeulen Institute of Jewish Studies University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium ISBN 978-3-030-45269-8 ISBN 978-3-030-45270-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45270-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Acknowledgments I grew up in a city. At least, I thought so up until I went to college and learned that you have cities and cities. They come in all forms and shapes. They change while you are away, as well as while you are living there. Cities are always in motion. While I was writing this book, this was no different. I lived and worked at various places, at both sides of the big pond. The places were all called cities. They looked different, talked dif- ferent and smelled different. Yet, at the same time, they all felt familiar, with people who made me feel at home. First and foremost, I wish to thank my supervisor Vivian Liska and my colleagues at the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp, in particular, Annelies Augustyns, Jan Morrens, Sebastian Müngersdorff and Jeremy Schreiber. I enjoyed our conversations, urban and otherwise. In addition, I am grateful for the support and insights of Peter Machinist, Maria Metzler, Gabriel Hornung and David Gurevich during my stay as visiting fellow at Harvard University. My research also greatly benefited from the many conversations I had with people at various conferences over the years, in particular at EABS, SBL and PALA meetings. Thank you, in particular, to the colleagues from the research groups ‘Stylistics and the Hebrew Bible’ and ‘Place, Space and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World’ (both SBL); ‘Literary Features: Fact or Fiction’ and ‘Deconstructive Poetics’ (both EABS) and the LAND-SIG (PALA). Special thanks go to my mentor Scott Noegel, who showed me the power v vi Acknowledgments of the language of ancient texts, and to my colleague and friend Elizabeth Hayes, who shares my stylistic interest in the Hebrew Bible. This research was made possible with a personal grant of the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO). The Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) supported my stay at Harvard University. Thanks to their support, I could focus on my research on the textual city rather than on how to survive in the extra-textual one. I am also grateful to the people at Palgrave Macmillan for their interest in my work and the support throughout, in particular to Cathy Scott and Alice Green, my editors, for their enthusiasm and practical help. Lastly, city life is not complete without friends and family. To each and every one of you, a wholehearted thank you! My final thanks go to my parents, for listening, for cheering and for taking care of the little citizen whenever this book needed attention beyond day-care hours and nap time. You mean the world to me (and now the city too). Contents 1 The City for Starters 1 2 S haping the City Textually 15 3 The Personified City 37 4 The Urban Animal 93 5 B odyscapes 121 6 C ity Building 143 7 C ontainer City 159 8 Th e Urban Object 183 9 Th e Vertical City 201 10 Th e City at Last 225 vii viii Contents B ibliography 237 Subject Index 261 Scripture Index 267 Abbreviations AB Anchor Bible ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by David Noel Freedman. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. AIL Ancient Israel and Its Literature BETL Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium Bib Biblica BibInt Biblical Interpretation BibInt Biblical Interpretation Series BibOr Biblica et Orientalia BibSem The Biblical Seminar BKAT Biblischer Kommentar, Altes Testament BLS Bible and Literature Series BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly FAT Forschungen zum Alten Testament Greg Gregorianum HBS Herders Biblische Studien HBT Horizons in Biblical Theology HCOT Historical Commentary on the Old Testament HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs HThKAT Herders Theologischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual ICC International Critical Commentary ix x Abbreviations Iraq Iraq ISBL Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature ITQ Irish Theological Quarterly JANESCU Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of Columbia University JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society JATS Journal of the Adventist Theological Society JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JHS Journal of Hebrew Scriptures JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series LHBOTS Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies NICOT New International Commentary on the Old Testament OBO Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis OBT Overtures to Biblical Theology OTE Old Testament Essays OTL Old Testament Library OTS Old Testament Studies SBLDS Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series Semeia Semeia SemeiaSt Semeia Studies SJOT Scandinavian Journal for the Study of the Old Testament SSN Studia Semitica Neerlandica StBibLit Studies in Biblical Literature (Lang) TynBul Tyndale Bulletin VT Vetus Testamentum VTSup Vetus Testamentum Supplement Series WBC World Biblical Commentary ZAW Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ZTK Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
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