Ancient Israel and Its Literature
The AIL series publishes monographs, revised dissertations, and collections of essays on the history, culture, and literature of ancient Israel and Judah, particularly as these are reflected in or inform our reading of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Works on the social world of the biblical writings, the ancient Near Eastern context in which ancient Israel and Judah originated and lived, biblical or theological themes, or other comparable areas of study will also be considered.
Noegel, Scott B., and Gary A. Rendsburg. Solomon’s Vineyard: Literary and Linguistic Studies in the Song of Songs. AIL 1. Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
Bernat, David A. Sign of the Covenant: Circumcision in the Priestly Tradition. AIL 3. Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
Everson, A. Joseph, and Hyun Chul Paul Kim, eds. The Desert will Bloom: Poetic Visions in Isaiah. AIL 4. Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
Bartor, Assnat. Reading Law as Narrative: A Study in the Casuistic Laws of the Pentateuch. AIL 5. Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.
Person, Raymond F., Jr. The Deuteronomic History and the Book of Chronicles: Scribal Works in an Oral World. AIL 6. Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.
Fried, Lisbeth S., ed. Was 1 Esdras First? An Investigation into the Priority and Nature of 1 Esdras. AIL 7. Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
Dozeman, Thomas B., Thomas Romer, and Konrad Schmid, eds. Pentateuch, Hexateuch, or Enneateuch: Identifying Literary Works in Genesis through Kings. AIL 8. Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
Leuchter, Mark A., and Jeremy M. Hutton, eds. Levites and Priests in History and Tradition. AIL 9. Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
Kelle, Brad E., Frank Ritchel Ames, and Jacob Wright, eds. Interpreting Exile: Displacement and Deportation in Biblical and Modern Contexts. AIL 10. Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
Lipton, Diana. Universalism and Particularism at Sodom and Gomorrah: Essays in Memory of Ron Pirson. AIL 11. Society of Biblical Literature, 2012.
Sneed, Mark R. The Politics of Pessimism in Ecclesiastes: A Social-Science Perspective. AIL 12. Society of Biblical Literature, 2012.
Boda, Mark, Carol J. Dempsey, and Leann Snow Flesher, eds. Daughter Zion: Her Portrait, Her Response. AIL 13. Society of Biblical Literature, 2012.
Jacobs, Mignon R., and Raymond F. Person, Jr. Israelite Prophecy and the Deuteronomistic History: Portrait, Reality, and the Formation of a History. AIL 14. Society of Biblical Literature, 2013.
Stökl, Jonathan, and Corrine L. Carvalho. Prophets Male and Female: Gender and Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Ancient Near East. AIL 15. Society of Biblical Literature, 2013.
Edenburg, Cynthia, and Juha Pakkala, eds. Is Samuel among the Deuteronomists? Current Views on the Place of Samuel in a Deuteronomistic History. AIL 16. Society of Biblical Literature, 2013.
Hibbard, J. Todd, and Paul Kim, eds. Formation and Intertextuality in Isaiah 24–27. AIL 17. Society of Biblical Literature, 2013.
Kelle, Brad E., Frank Ritchel Ames, and Jacob L. Wright. Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts. AIL 18. Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.
Tucker, W. Dennis, Jr. Constructing and Deconstructing Power in Psalms 107–150. AIL 19. Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.
deClaissé-Walford, Nancy L. The Shape and Shaping of the Book of Psalms: The Current State of Scholarship. AIL 20. SBL Press, 2014.
Boda, Mark J., Frank Ritchel Ames, John Ahn, and Mark Leuchter, eds. The Prophets Speak on Forced Migration. AIL 21. SBL Press, 2015.
Schmidt, Brian B. Contextualizing Israel’s Sacred Writings: Ancient Literacy, Orality, and Literary Production. AIL 22. SBL Press, 2015.
Sneed, Mark R. Was There a Wisdom Tradition? New Prospects in Israelite Wisdom Studies. AIL 23. SBL Press, 2015.
Edenburg, Cynthia. Dismembering the Whole: Composition and Purpose of Judges 19–21. AIL 24. SBL Press, 2016.
Person, Raymond F., Jr., and Robert Rezetko, eds. Empirical Models Challenging Biblical Criticism. AIL 25. SBL Press, 2016.
Laird, Donna. Negotiating Power in Ezra-Nehemiah. AIL 26. SBL Press, 2016.
Boorer, Suzanne. The Vision of the Priestly Narrative: Its Genre and Hermeneutics of Time. AIL 27. SBL Press, 2016.
Kline, Jonathan G. Allusive Soundplay in the Hebrew Bible. AIL 28. SBL Press, 2016.
Nogalski, James D. The Book of the Twelve and Beyond: Collected Essays of James D. Nogalski. AIL 29. SBL Press, 2017.
Auld, A. Graeme. Life in Kings: Reshaping the Royal Story in the Hebrew Bible. AIL 30. SBL Press, 2017.
Tilford, Nicole L. Sensing World, Sensing Wisdom: The Cognitive Foundation of Biblical Metaphors. AIL 31. SBL Press, 2017.
Ro, Johannes Unsok. Poverty, Law, and Divine Justice in Persian and Hellenistic Judah. AIL 32. SBL Press, 2018.
Finkelstein, Israel. Hasmonean Realities behind Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives. AIL 34. SBL Press, 2018.
Gillmayr-Bucher, Susanne, and Maria Häusl, eds. Prayers and the Construction of Israelite Identity. AIL 35. SBL Press, 2019.
Gault, Brian P. Body as Landscape, Love as Intoxication: Conceptual Metaphors in the Song of Songs. AIL 36. SBL Press, 2019.
Capek, Filip, and Oded Lipschits, eds. The Last Century in the History of Judah: The Seventh Century BCE in Archaeological, Historical, and Biblical Perspectives. AIL 37. SBL Press, 2019.
Hartenstein, Friedhelm, and Konrad Schmid, eds. Farewell to the Priestly Writing? The Current State of the Debate. AIL 38. SBL Press, 2022.
Millar, Suzanna R. Genre and Openness in Proverbs 10:1–22:16. AIL 39. SBL Press, 2020.
Krause, Joachim J., Omer Sergi, and Kristin Weingart. Saul, Benjamin, and the Emergence of Monarchy in Israel: Biblical and Archaeological Perspectives. AIL 40. SBL Press, 2020.
Verde, Danilo. Conquered Conquerors: Love and War in the Song of Songs. AIL 41. SBL Press, 2020.
Lemos, T. M., Jordan D. Rosenblum, Karen B. Stern, and Debra Scoggins Ballentine, eds. With the Loyal You Show Yourself Loyal: Essays on Relationships in the Hebrew Bible in Honor of Saul M. Olyan. AIL 42. SBL Press, 2021.
Schipper, Bernd U. The Hermeneutics of Torah: Proverbs 2, Deuteronomy, and the Composition of Proverbs 1–9. AIL 43. SBL Press, 2021.
Jeon, Jaeyoung, ed. The Social Groups behind the Pentateuch. AIL 44. SBL Press, 2022.
Schmid, Konrad. The Scribes of the Torah: The Formation of the Pentateuch in Its Literary and Historical Contexts. AIL 45. SBL Press, 2023.
Sandoval, Timothy J., and Bernd U. Schipper, eds. Gerhard von Rad and the Study of Wisdom Literature. AIL 46. SBL Press, 2022.
Tsumura, David Toshio. Vertical Grammar of Parallelism in Biblical Hebrew. AIL 47. SBL Press, 2023.
Lancaster, Mason D. Hosea’s God: A Metaphorical Theology. AIL 48. SBL Press, 2023.
Sherman, Tina M. Plant Metaphors in Prophetic Condemnations of Israel and Judah. AIL 49. SBL Press, 2023.
Glanville, Mark R. Adopting the Stranger as Kindred in Deuteronomy. AIL 33. SBL Press, 2018.
Kirk, Alexander T. Agur’s Wisdom and the Coherence of Proverbs 30. AIL 50. SBL Press, 2024.