Birkat Shalom: Studies in the Bible, Ancient Near Eastern Literature, and Postbiblical Judaism

These magnificent volumes are a compilation of the writings of friends, colleagues, and former students in tribute to Shalom Paul, professor Emeritus and former chair at the Bible department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

More than 60 essayists contribute new ideas in the areas of research most loved by Prof. paul, such as biblical literature and criticism, prophecy, comparative exegesis and linguistics, and Ancient near Eastern historical and cultural milieus, and biblical and Mesopotamian law.