Congress Volume Helsinki 2010

Congress Volume Helsinki 2010 Supplements to Vetus Testamentum Editor in Chief christl m. maier Editorial Board r.p. gordon – j. joosten – a. van der kooij – g.n. knoppers – a. lemaire – s.l. mCkenzie – c.a. newsom – h. spieckermann – j. trebolle barrera – n. wazana – s.d. weeks – h.g.m. williamson VOLUME 148 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.nl/vts Congress Volume Helsinki 2010 Edited by Martti Nissinen LEIDEN • BOSTON 2012 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament. Congress (20th : 2010 : Helsinki, Finland) Congress volume Helsinki 2010 / edited by Martti Nissinen. p. cm. — (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 148) Includes index. ISBN 978-90-04-20514-7 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T.—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—Congresses. 2. Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism)—Congresses. 3. Jews—History—586 B.C.–70 A.D.—Congresses. 4. Judaism—History—Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.–210 A.D.—Congresses. I. Nissinen, Martti II. Title. BS1171.3.I585 2010 221.6—dc23 2011042613 ISSN 0083-5889 ISBN 978 90 04 20514 7 (hardback) ISBN 978 90 04 22113 0 (e-book) Copyright 2012 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. CONTENTS Preface ................................................................................................. Abbreviations ..................................................................................... 1. Why Translation Technique and Literalness Again? The Renderings of the Infinitive Absolute in the Septuagint of Jeremiah .................................................................................... Raija Sollamo 2. The Assyrians in the West: Assyrianization, Colonialism, Indifference, or Development Policy? ...................................... Angelika Berlejung ix xi 1 21 3. Omri and Son, Incorporated: The Business of History ......... Lester L. Grabbe 61 4. Yavneh, Pierre Menard and the Bible ....................................... Raz Kletter 85 5. Archaeology and Texts in the Persian Period: Focus on Sanballat ................................................................................... Jan Dušek 6. Apples and Oranges: Textual and Archaeological Evidence for Reconstructing the History of Yehud in the Persian Period ............................................................................................. Diana Edelman 117 133 7. Between Archaeology and Text: A Reevaluation of the Development Process of Jerusalem in the Persian Period .... Oded Lipschits 145 8. Scribal Traditions in the Pentateuch and the History of the Early Second Temple Period ...................................................... Sidnie White Crawford 167 vi contents 9. How to Reach the Old Greek in 1 Samuel and What to Do with It ........................................................................................... Anneli Aejmelaeus 185 10. What about Apocalypti