Human Interaction with the Natural World in Wisdom Literature and Beyond

Illustrations
Contributors
A Personal Tribute to Tova L. Forti - David A. Glatt Gilad
An Appreciation of the Scholarly Work of Tova L. Forti -Mordecai Cogan and Katharine Dell
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
The Works of Tova L. Forti

Introduction

Part I: The Natural World in Wisdom Literature in the Hebrew Bible

1. âAsk the Plantsâ: Jobâs Dialogue with Floral Metaphors in Psalms 1 and 90 â" Will Kynes, Samford University, USA
2. Godâs View of his Animals in Job 38:40-39:30 - Michael V. Fox, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and Katharine J. Dell, University of Cambridge, UK
3. How Behemoth and Leviathan âSpeakâ (12:7) to Job - Mark Sneed, Lubbock Christian University, USA
4. Of Leeches, Lizards, and Lions: The Humorous Function of Animal Talk in Proverbs 30 - Knut Heim, Denver Seminary, USA
5. âMortals cannot abide in their pomp: they are like the animals that perishâ (Ps 49:2 [Heb. 13]: An Intertextual Approach to Psalm 49:9-21 and Qoheleth - Katharine Dell, University of Cambridge, UK
6. The Functions of Animal Imagery in Ben Siraâs Ethics - Samuel L. Adams, Union Presbyterian Seminary, USA
7. The Astonishing Zoo of Sirach - Nuria Calduch-Benages, Pontifical Gregorian University Rome, Italy

Part II: The Natural World in Non-Wisdom Texts in the Bible and its Interpretive Tradition

8. Complex Attitudes towards Animals in the Hebrew Bible - Yael Shemesh, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
9. Harmony between Humanity and the Natural World in the Song of Songs - Brittany Melton and Megan Alsene, Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA
10. Dove Metaphors in the Song of Songs - Danilo Verde, KU Leuven, Belgium
11. The Relationship between âYou Shall Not Let Your Cattle Mate with a Different Kind (Lev 19:19) and âYou Shall Not Plow with an Ox and Ass Together (Deut 22:10): A Re-examination - Eran Viezel, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
12. Almonds, Flocks and Classical Rhetoric: The Retelling of Num 17:16-26 in LAB 17 - Atar Livneh, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
13. The Thematic Functions of Sheep/Ox to Slaughter Imagery - David A. Glatt-Gilad, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Part III: The Natural World in the Ancient Near East

14. The First Mickey Mouse: The Enigma of the Anthropomorphized Drawings in Ancient Egypt - Nili Shupak, University of Haifa, Israel
15. Instructions of Shruppak: The World's Oldest Collection - Nili Samet, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
16. Wise Kings in Israel and Assyria: Mastering the Natural World in Words and Action - Amitai Baruchi-Unna, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and Mordechai Cogan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
17. Divine Gift: Sacrifice of Game and Domesticated Animals in Hittite and Biblical Cultures - Ada Taggar-Cohen, Doshisha University, Japan
18. Gazelles: Symbols of Power and Vulnerability in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East - Jennifer L. Andruska, University of Manchester, UK

Index of References
Index of Authors