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A tribute to the academic and professional career of William H. Shea, this "festchrift" incorporates articles from twenty-five former studnets, colleagues, and friends of Dr. Shea. Topical sections range from the Hebrew Schriptures and the book of Daniel to the Greek Scriptures, Archaeology, and Biblical-Theological Studies. General and Scriptural indices. - Table of Contents ; Introduction ; David Merling ; A Selected Bibliography of William H. Shea ; Edited by Paul J. Ray, Jr. ; Section 1: Hebrew Scriptures ; 1 Genesis 2- A Speciall"Creation".? An Introductory Study of an Old Problem ; Gudmundur Olafsson ; 2 The Book of Joshua: Its Structure and Meaning ; David Merling ; 3 Polysemy of Ruah in 1 Ings 22: 19-25 ; Larry G. Herr ; 4 "Sun" and "Moon" in Psalm 121:6 ; Gerald A Klingbeil ; 5 The Psalm of the "Blessed Hope": Comments of Psalm 126 ; Merling Alomia ; 6 Literary Architecture and Meaning in the Book of Jonah ; David A. Dorsey ; 7 The Chiastic Literary Structure of the Book of Ezekiel ; Richard M. Davidson ; 8 The Usage and Meaning of the Hebrew Word in the Old Testament ; Samuel Nunez ; 9 Jewlry in the Old Testament: A description of Its Functions ; Angel Manuel Rodriguez ; Section 2: The Book of Daniel ; 10 Greece and Babylon Revisited ; Edwin M. Yamauchi ; 11 Genre Awareness and Interpretation of the Book of Daniel ; Roy Gane ; 12 Apparent Indicators of Textual Discontinuity in the Book of Daniel ; Donn W. Leatherman ; 13 Free Will and conditionality in Daniel ; Dalton D. Baldwin ; 14 Why was Darius the Mede Expunged from History? ; S. Douglas Waterhouse ; 15 Why the Danielic Little Horn is not Antiochus IV Epiphanes ; Morman R. Gulley ; 16 The Presence of the Three and a Fraction: A Literary Figure in the Book of Daniel ; Zdravko Stefanovic ; 17 Teh Abomination of Desolation in Daniel 9:27 and Related Texts: ; Theology of Retributive Judgement ; Paul J, Ray, Jr. ; 18 Those Who are Wise: The Maskilim In Daniel and the New Testament ; Steven Thompson ; Section 3: Greek Scriptures ; 19 Jesus and Sepphoris: Missing Link or Negative Evidence? ; Robert K. McIver ; 20 Reconciliation in Philo, Josephus, and Paul ; Norman H. Young ; Section 4: Archaeology ; 21 The Role of Shechem in the Conquest of Canaan ; Bryant G. Wood ; 22 Some Notes on the Identity of Tell Jawa(South), Jordan: ; Mephaath or Able Keramim? ; Randall W. Younker ; Section 4: Biblical-Theological Studies ; 23 The Ten Commandments and Ethical Dilemmas ; Robert M. Johnston ; 24 Does Levirate Law Promote Polygamy? ; 25 The Biblical Meanings of Heaven ; Daegeuk Nam ; General Index ; Scripture Index.
