Frontmatter Acknowledgements Abbreviations Table of Contents Introduction First Conversation. Habakkuk 3: Canaanite Chaos and Conflict? Part I: Engagement Introduction “Churning the Mighty Waters”: Opening a Dialogue on Habakkuk 3 “Was your Wrath Against the Rivers?” Focusing the Debate in Habakkuk 3 Part II: Continuing the Dialogue on Habakkuk 3 Response to Adrian Curtis Response to Rebecca Watson Part III: Final Reflections Some Observations on Rebecca Watson’s Response Some Observations on Adrian Curtis’s Response Some Joint Concluding Reflections on Habakkuk 3 Appendix. Occurrences of hă … ʾim in the Hebrew Bible Bibliography Second Conversation. Did Josiah Enact a Monotheistic Reform? Debating Belief in One God in Preexilic Judah Through 2 Kings 22–3 Part I: Engagement Introduction 2 Kings 22–3: Belief in One God in Preexilic Judah? Did Josiah Enact a Monotheistic Reform? Part II: Continuing the Dialogue on Monotheism Response to Richard S. Hess Response to Nathan MacDonald Part III: Final Reflections Some Observations on Nathan MacDonald’s Response Some Observations on Richard S. Hess’s Response Some Joint Concluding Reflections on Monotheism Bibliography Third Conversation. Creation and Chaos in Biblical Thought Part I: Engagement Introduction Distinguishing Wood and Trees in the Waters: Creation in Biblical Thought Chaos and Chaoskampf in the Bible: Is “Chaos” a Suitable Term to Describe Creation or Conflict in the Bible? Part II: Continuing the Dialogue on Creation and Chaos Response to Nicolas Wyatt Response to David Tsumura Part III: Final Reflections Some Observations on David Tsumura’s Response Some Observations on Nicolas Wyatt’s Response Bibliography Index of Hebrew words and phrases discussed in the text Biblical reference index Index of Ancient Near Eastern Texts and Inscriptions Index of authors |