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The Review of Biblical Literature – nowości z 23.01.2015

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The following new reviews have been added to the Review of Biblical Literature and listed on the RBL blog (http://rblnewsletter.blogspot.com/):

Pauline Allen, John Chrysostom, Homilies on Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9386
Reviewed by Julien M. Ogereau

Richard S. Ascough, Philip A. Harland, and John S. Kloppenborg, Associations in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9049
Reviewed by Steve Walton

Robert L. Cavin, New Existence and Righteous Living: Colossians and 1 Peter in Conversation with 4QInstruction and the Hodayot
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9518
Reviewed by Roy R. Jeal

Musa W. Dube, Andrew M. Mbuvi, and Dora R. Mbuwayesango, eds., Postcolonial Perspectives in African Biblical Interpretations
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8848
Reviewed by Peter Claver Ajer

Anne Marie Kitz, Cursed Are You! The Phenomenology of Cursing in Cuneiform and Hebrew Texts
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9742
Reviewed by Stephen C. Russell

Antti Laato, Who Is the Servant of the Lord? Jewish and Christian Interpretations on Isaiah 53 from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9552
Reviewed by Alphonso Groenewald

Jack R. Lundbom, Biblical Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9326
Reviewed by Joel Barker

Graham Stanton; Markus Bockmuehl and David Lincicum, eds., Studies in Matthew and Early Christianity
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9348
Reviewed by Donald A. Hagner

Georg A. Walser, Old Testament Quotations in Hebrews: Studies in Their Textual and Contextual Background
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9541
Reviewed by Brian C. Small

Ziony Zevit, What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden?
http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9687
Reviewed by John Walton

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Post-doc i miejsca dla doktorantów w Utrechcie – Jewish Studies

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Specifications – (explanation)
Location Faculty of Humanities
Function types Research, Development, Innovation, Postdoc positions
Scientific fields Language and Culture
Hours 32.0 – 40.0 hours per week
Salary € 3037 – € 3831 (gross per month, see below)
Education Doctorate
Job number 709754
Translations en
About employer Utrecht University
Short link www.academictransfer.com/26155
Apply for this job within 26 days

Job description
You will work within the framework of a project entitled Reconfiguring Diaspora. The Transformation of the Jewish Diaspora in Late Antiquity. The project has been funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (N.W.O.). The project’s director is Prof. dr. Leonard V. Rutgers. You will be based at Utrecht University. There you will be part of the Department of History and Art History, Section Ancient History and Classical Civilization.

The prime objective of the research project is to reconfigure the classical notion of Diaspora by studying the massive social and cultural changes that affected Jewish communities throughout the Mediterranean during the transitional period that saw the demise of the classical world and the rise of medieval society. This project places special emphasis on the phenomenon of linguistic change as it seeks to come to a new understanding of the larger social and cultural patterns at play in named process. Questions to be addressed include: why and how were the Jewish communities of the Diaspora marginalized, how did this affect their Diasporic self-consciousness, and what factors explain why intragroup relations in Europe have developed along the lines laid down during precisely this period?
Within the project, two PhD positions and one Postdoc position are available for the following projects:

The Renaissance of Hebrew among the Jewish communities of the West (PhD)
The Renaissance of Hebrew and Aramaic among the Jewish communities of the East (Ph.D.)
The Construction of Eretz Israel in Rabbinic Literature (postdoc)

The project has been structured in such a way that PhD/postdoc candidates are expected to cooperate closely and intensively with one another and with the project leader. Candidates must be willing to do some research travel and are also expected to participate in the organization of several international conferences and in the writing of occasional blogs for the project’s website.

Requirements
A successful candidate should preferably have:
a PhD in Jewish studies or any related pertinent field (manuscript submitted to the dissertation committee), with an excellent working knowledge of rabbinic literature, in particular the ability to work independently on materials from the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds;
excellent knowledge of English, both verbally and in writing, as English will be the project’s primary language;
the capacity to work both as a creative and independent researcher and as part of a team.

Conditions of employment
We offer a postdoc-position for 0,8-1,0 fte beginning May 1st 2015. Initially, there is a one year contract. After a positive evaluation this contract can be extended with a maximum of three years in total. Salary ranges between € 3.037,- and € 3.831,- gross per month on a fulltime basis depending on experience and qualifications.

Utrecht University offers a pension scheme, a holiday allowance of 8% per year, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities.

Organisation
Utrecht University strives for excellence in teaching and study performance. This also holds for the clearly defined research profiles with respect to four core themes: Sustainability, Life Sciences, Dynamics of Youth, and Institutions. Utrecht University has a strong commitment to community outreach and contributes to answering the social questions of today and tomorrow.

The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 900 staff members. It comprises four knowledge domains:
Philosophy and Religious Studies
History and Art History
Media and Culture Studies and
Languages, Literature and Communication.
With its research and education in these fields, the Faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context.
The enthusiastic and motivated colleagues and the excellent facilities in the historic town centre of Utrecht, where the Faculty is located, provide a stimulating professional atmosphere.

Additional information
Are you interested? For more information please contact the project leader, Prof Dr L.V. Rutgers: l.v.rutgers@uu.nl

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Praca w grancie ERC

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The ERC project Re-thinking Judaism’s Encounter with the Roman Empire: Rome’s Political and Religious Challenge to Israel and its Impact on Judaism (2nd Century BCE – 7th Century CE) (acronym: “Judaism and Rome”) invites applications for 3 full-time positions as post-doc or research associate in the following fields:

a) Roman History (preferably someone with some experience in Roman legal sources)  (2 years position)

b) Rabbinic Judaism  (3 years position)

c) History of Ancient Christianity  (3 years position)

The research associates shall work with Dr. Katell Berthelot, Principal Investigator of the project, within the Centre Paul-Albert Février, a research unit of the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS, France) and the University of Aix-Marseille, based in Aix-en-Provence, at the Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme (see www.cpaf.cnrs.fr and www.mmsh.univ-aix.fr). Under certain conditions, residence in Aix-en-Provence may not be mandatory. The appointments shall commence on September 1st, 2015. Applications should be sent until the 15th of March 2015. Interviews (if appropriate) will take place via skype.

Applications should include a letter of application, a CV (including a list of publications), one or two published articles (or the PhD), a copy of the PhD diploma (or a certificate from the University, if the PhD was defended too recently) and the names and e-mail addresses of two referees from whom letters of recommendation may be solicited. All documents are to be sent via e-mail at katell.b@free.fr or berthelot@mmsh.univ-aix.fr Applicants should hold a PhD by the time of the application, and will be expected to have very good written and verbal communication skills in English. In particular, they should be able to translate ancient sources into English. A full job description can be obtained by writing to Katell Berthelot at katell.b@free.fr or berthelot@mmsh.univ-aix.fr

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The Review of Biblical Literature – nowości z 16.1.2015

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The Review of Biblical Literature is a publication of the Society of Biblical Literature (http://www.sbl-site.org).

The following new reviews have been added to the Review of Biblical Literature and listed on the RBL blog (http://rblnewsletter.blogspot.com/):

Gary A. Anderson, Charity: The Place of the Poor in the Biblical Tradition http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9293 Reviewed by Timothy Sandoval

Aaron Chalmers, Exploring the Religion of Ancient Israel: Prophet, Priest, Sage and Peoplehttp://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9122 Reviewed by Thomas Wagner

R.F. Collins, Second Corinthians http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9227 Reviewed by B. J. Oropeza

Philip R. Davies – Thomas Römer, eds., Writing the Bible: Scribes, Scribalism and Script http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9492 Reviewed by Stephen Reed

A.E. Harvey, Is Scripture Still Holy? Coming of Age with the New Testament http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8819 Reviewed by Christopher Holmes

Tawny L. Holm, Of Courtiers and Kings: The Biblical Daniel Narratives and Ancient Story-Collections http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9573 Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

Eugene E. Lemcio, Travels with St. Mark: GPS for the Journey. A Pedagogical Aid http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8825 Reviewed by Kenneth Litwak

Michael E. Stone, An Editio Minor of the Armenian Version of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8627 Reviewed by Adam Carter McCollum

Rannfrid I. Thelle, Approaches to the “Chosen Place”: Accessing a Biblical Concept http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9298 Reviewed by Eckart Otto

Heath A. Thomas, Poetry and Theology in the Book of Lamentations: The Aesthetics of an Open Text http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9321 Reviewed by Miriam Bier

Donald M. Walter – Gillian Greenberg, trans.; George A. Kiraz – Joseph Bali, eds., The Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets according to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation: The Twelve Prophets http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=9129

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Gdzie publikować po polsku i w Polsce? Biurokratyczne porady

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Aktywność naukowa – również w naukach humanistycznych – odbywa się poprzez referowanie wyników swojej pracy na konferencjach naukowych i specjalistycznych seminariach, poprzez publikacje monografii naukowych i rozdziałów w rozmaitych tomach oraz publikowanie artykułów w czasopismach naukowych. Powszechna w świecie tendencja do oceniania wartości dorobku naukowego dotarła również do Polski. W jej wyniku autorzy liczą się nie tylko z renomą i profilem naukowym czasopisma, ale również z punktami, jakie uzyskują autorzy za publikacje w danym piśmie. Punkty te ustala specjalny zespół powołany przez MNiSW. Nie miejsce tu na analizę zasadności tych punktacji, a tym bardziej na dyskusję ogólnej słuszności zasady, jakoby ocena jakości badań da się przeprowadzić poprzez zliczenie “zdobytych” punktów. Poniżej zestawiamy kilka polskich czasopism, w których znajdujemy artykuły z naszej dziedziny, wraz z przyznanymi im przez MNiSW punktami. (Obawiamy się, że dane te mogą mieć pewne zastosowanie).

Anabasis. Studia Classica et Orientalia – 6 pkt (przepraszamy Redakcję za błędne umieszczenie “Anabasis” wśród czasopism pozbawionych ministerialnej punktacji – LNS)

Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia – 6 pkt

Bielsko-Żywieckie Studia Teologiczne – 3 pkt

Christianitas Antiqua – 4 pkt

Collectanea Theologica – 10 pkt

Electrum – 10 pkt

Folia Orientalia – 5 pkt

Notae Numismaticae-Zapiski Numizmatyczne – 4 pkt

Palamedes. A Journal of Ancient History – 10 pkt

Periodyk Młodych Religioznawców Ex Nihilo – 5 pkt

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean – 7 pkt

Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne – 4 pkt

Przegląd Historyczny – 10 pkt

Przegląd Orientalistyczny – 10 pkt

Rocznik Orientalistyczny – 9 pkt

Rocznik Teologiczny ChAT – 4 pkt

Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej – 8 pkt

Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny – 6 pkt

Scripta Biblica et Orientalia – 4 pkt

Scripta Judaica Cracoviensia – 7 pkt

Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica – 5 pkt

Studia Bobolanum – 9 pkt

Studia Europaea Gnesnensia – 7 pkt

Studia Judaica – 10 pkt

Studia Religiologica – 8 pkt

Studia Teologiczne Białystok Drohiczyn Łomża – 4 pkt

Studia Teologiczno-Historyczne Śląska Opolskiego – 4 pkt

Studia Theologica Varsaviensia – 7 pkt

Tarnowskie Studia Teologiczne – 3 pkt

The Biblical Annals – 7 pkt

U schyłku starożytności. Studia źródłoznawcze – 5 pkt

Verbum Vitae – 5 pkt

Vox Patrum – 10 pkt

Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne – 5 pkt

(Na liście nie znaleźliśmy, a zatem publikacja tam przynosi 0 pkt, następujących tytułów: Nomos. Czasopismo Religioznawcze; Nowy Filomata; The Polish Journal of Biblical Research; The Qumran Chronicle; ).

I jeszcze dla porównania:

Biblica – 10 pkt

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (BASOR) – 10 pkt

Journal of Biblical Literature – 10 pkt

Revue Biblique – 10 pkt

Syria – 10 pkt

Vetus Testamentum – 10 pkt.

Linki do pełnej listy punktacji (część B oraz część C – czasopisma z listy ERIH).

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Tel Aviv – on-line (częściowo)

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Jedno z najważniejszych czasopism archeologicznych dotyczących starożytnej Palestyny – Tel Aviv, wydawane przez Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu w Tel Awiwie – pomimo komercyjnego charakteru – w dużej mierze dostępne jest on-line. Na stronie wydawcy dostępne są spisy treści dotychczasowych numerów. Niektóre artykuły – nawet bez karencji czasowej – dostępne są bezpłatnie on-line (wypatrujcie zielonego znaczka!).