In the Name of God

C.L. Crouch, DPhil (2009), is Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Nottingham. She has published on War and Ethics in the Ancient Near East (de Gruyter 2009), Genesis and the prophetic books. Her current research is on identity formation in Deuteronomy.Jonathan Stökl, DPhil (2009), is Lecturer in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at King’s College London. He has published a monograph Ancient Near Eastern Prophecy: A Philological and Sociological Comparison (Brill 2012) and articles on prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East.

"I find this volume to be wonderfully challenging of overly repeated stereotypes in “postcolonial” discussions. There is a general motif of “not so fast” running through this entire volume that is challenging and refreshing. Whether or not one agrees with the arguments put forward—and I suspect there will be considerable debate—this volume succeeds in prodding thought and that, one hopes, will generate more discussion. We owe a great deal of thanks to the writers and editors of this important book."Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, Loyola Marymount University