Imagined Worlds and Constructed Differences in the Hebrew Bible

Jeremiah W. Cataldo is Associate Professor at Grand Valley State University, USA.

• 1. Introduction - Jeremiah W. Cataldo, Grand Valley State University, USA2. Social Sciences Models and Mnemonic/Imagined Worlds: Exploring Their Interrelations in Ancient Israel - Ehud ben Zvi, University of Alberta, Canada3. The Assassination of Amon and the Crisis of Assyrian Imperialism - Bradley L. Crowell, Drake University, USA4. Nehemiah’s Socio-economic Reform: Principles and Accomplishments - Kyong-Jin Lee, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA5. Veiled Resistance: The Cognitive Dissonance of Vision in Genesis 38 - Carolyn Alsen, University of Divinity; Australian Catholic University, Australia 6. Those At Ease Have Contempt For Misfortune: Biblical Approaches To Challenging Anti-Poor Sentiment - Matthew Coomber, St. Ambrose University, USA7. A Taste for Wisdom: Aesthetics, Moral Discernment, and Social Class in Proverbs - Mark Sneed, Lubbock Christian University, USA8. Biblical Strategies for Reinterpreting Crises with “Outsiders” - Jeremiah W. Cataldo, Grand Valley State University, USA9. Multinationality and the Utopian Project: The Case of Actually Existing Israel - Roland Boer, The University of Newcastle, AustraliaNotes on Contributors BibliographyIndex

Exposes the potential of bringing theories and perspectives from social sciences to biblical studies.