Andrew Mein is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at the University of Durham, UK.Nathan MacDonald is Reader in the Interpretation of the Old Testament at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St John’s College, UK.Matthew A. Collins is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism at the University of Chester, UK.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsNotes on ContributorsPart 1: Introduction 1. Biblical Scholarship at War, 1914–18 - Andrew Mein, University of Durham, UKPart 2: Individuals and Institutions2. Maintaining the Light of Truth? The Mobilization of University Academics, 1914–15 - Tomás Irish, University of Swansea, UK3. For Christ and Kaiser: Caspar René Gregory and the First World War - Timothy J. Demy, US Naval War College, USA4. Between Prophetic Critique and Raison D’état: Rudolf Kittel on German Jews during the Great War and on Old Testament Hebrews in Biblical Wars - Lukas Bormann, University of Marburg, Germany5. William Sanday, Modernism, and the First World War - Mark D. Chapman, University of Oxford, UK6. SOTS, SBL, and WWI: Anglo-American Scholarly Societies and the Great War - Matthew A. Collins, University of Chester, UK Part 3: Biblical Texts and Themes7. Thou Shalt not Kill, Unless…: The Decalogue in a Kaiserreich at War - Paul Michael Kurtz, University of Cambridge, UK8. Holy War and the Great War in German Protestant Scholarship on the Old Testament - Nathan MacDonald, University of Cambridge, UK9. Psalms, Patriotism and Propaganda: A Favourite Book in Wartime Biblical Scholarship - Andrew Mein, University of Durham, UK10. Ecstasy versus Ethics: The Impact of the First World War on German Biblical Scholarship on the Hebrew Prophets - Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College, USA11. Martyr: Title and First World War Context - Jan Willem van Henten, Free University Amsterdam, Netherlands12. The First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the Fate of Social-Scientific Approaches to the New Testament and Christian Origins - James Crossley, St Mary’s University Twickenham, UK13. A Disconnected Dialogue: Adolf von Harnack, C. J. Cadoux, and the Biblical Case for Peace at the Outbreak of the First World War - Hugh S. Pyper, University of Sheffield, UKPart 4: Response14. The Great War and the Bible: Some Reflections - Suzanne L. Marchand, Louisiana State University, USABibliographyName IndexReferences Index

The anthology is extremely exciting and at the same time ‘sobering’ reading that is strongly recommended to anyone interested in this research’s history. The anthology is extremely exciting and at the same time ‘sobering’ reading that is strongly recommended to anyone interested in this research’s history.