Jehu's Tribute

Jeffrey L. Cooley is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Boston College. He is the author of Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East: The Reflexes of Celestial Science in Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite Narrative, also published by Eisenbrauns. Rannfrid I. Lasine Thelle is Associate Professor of Religion at Wichita State University. Her most recent book is Discovering Babylon.

"From its inception as originally subsidiary to biblical studies, Assyriology has developed into a full-fledged and far-flung discipline that has offered much to its intellectual predecessor. In Jehu's Tribute, a world-class set of scholars reverse that direction of influence, pursuing the gifts biblical studies may offer back to Assyriology. I know of nothing quite like this volume; it is a significant and singular achievement." -Brent A. Strawn, D. Moody Smith Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Professor of Law, Duke University "Jehu's Tribute seeks to overturn a long-standing methodological question by examining how Assyriology might benefit from biblical scholarship. The thirteen contributors comprise a diverse group of scholars, ranging from Assyriologists to biblical scholars and those who straddle both fields. This blend of varied approaches and perspectives results in a stimulating and thought-provoking collection, all unified by an original underlying concept." -Yuval Levavi, coauthor of Late Babylonian Administrative and Legal Texts, Concerning Craftsmen, from the Eanna Archive