Vol. 35, Issue 1, 2021 | Published by Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society

JANES 35

JANES 35

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JANES 35 Frontmatter
JANES Editors
Frontmatter for JANES 35
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The Last Chapter in the Book of Chronicles (2 Chronicles 36): A Literary Analysis
Itzhak Amar
The present study deals with the final chapter in the book of Chronicles (2 Chronicles 36).
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Kidnapping the Gods: Assyrian Cultic Despoliation and Aniconism in Isaiah 10:5-11
Jessie DeGrado
In Isa 10:7–10, an unnamed Assyrian king stands poised to invade Judah.
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Reading Ugaritic Narrative-Poetry: The Epic Description of Kirta’s Expediation to Udum in KTU 1.14
Shirly Natan-Yulzary
The Epic of Kirta sets the stage for the epic with a detailed description of the loss of Kirta’s family
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Law and Order in Judges 19-21
Sarah Schwartz
A synchronic reading of Judges 19–20 shows that the narrative is placed in a structure of crime and punishment.
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In Search of Libnah
Matthew J. SurianoItzhaq ShaiJoe Uziel
Certainly, the landscape of the biblical narrative is filled with obscure and little known towns and farmsteads.
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The Biblical ’āṭād: A New Proposal for its Identification
Daniel Vainstub
The purpose of this article is to track the references to the _’āṭād_ in various sources from biblical times to the present.