Prof. Michael Avioz

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Prof. Michael Avioz List of Publications

February 2025

Books (as Author)

  1.  Legal Exegesis of Scripture in the Works of Josephus (London and New York: Bloomsbury, 2020), 192 pp.
  2.  Josephus' Interpretation of the Books of Samuel (London and New York: Bloomsbury 2015), 272 pp.
  3.  I Sat Alone: Jeremiah among the Prophets (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009) 95 pp. Revised English Translation of my 2005 book: Nevuato shel Yirmiyahu (Tel Aviv: MOD).
  4.  Nathan's Oracle (2 Samuel 7) and Its Interpreters (Bern: Peter Lang, 2005), 230 pp.

 

Editing

  1. Amos Frish Jubilee Volume, coedited with J. Jacobs abd I. Amar, Bar-Ilan University Press, Forthcoming.
  2. From Josephus to Josippon and Beyond. Edited by Michael Avioz, Jan Willem van Henten, and Carson Bay. Journal for the Study of Judaism Supplements. Leiden: Brill, 2024 : https://brill.com/display/title/69894
  3. Studies in Bible and Exegesis, vol. xi, Presented to Amos Frisch (in preparation)
  4. Studies in Bible and Exegesis, vol. xi, Presented to Yaakov Kaduri, coedited with Eric Lawee and Yosef Ofer (Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2020).
  5. Ben Porat Yoseph: Studies in the Bible and Its World Dedicated to Joseph Fleishman, coedited with Yael Shemesh and Omer Minka (Munster: Ugarit Verlag, 2019), 360 pp.  (Hebrew, with an English section).
  6. M. Avioz, E. Assis, and Y. Shemesh (eds.), Zer Rimonim: Studies in Biblical Literature and Jewish Exegesis Presented to Professor Rimon Kasher (Atlanta: SBL, 2013), 706 pp (Hebrew, with an English section).
  7. M. Zipor and M. Avioz (eds.), Mehkerei Morashtenu (=Morashtenu Studies II- III): Zvi Betzer – in Memoriam (Rehovot, Moreshet Yaakov College, 2004; Hebrew), 358 pp.
  8. Coedited with M. Ben Shahar a special issue of JSIJ on Josephus: https://jewish-faculty.biu.ac.il/en/node/1601

 

Book Chapters

  1. "The Book of Numbers in Josephus", The Book of Numbers: Composition, Contexts, Interpretation, and Reception, ed. Christian Frevel and Craig A. Evans (Leiden: Brill).
  2. "The Book of Deuteronomy in Josephus", The Book of Deuteronomy: Composition, Contexts, Interpretation, and Reception, ed. D. Markl / C. Evans / K. Baek (Leiden: Brill)
  3. "King Solomon in Josephus", Frank Ueberschaer and Jonathan Robker (eds.), Solomon in the Bible, History, and Tradition, Mohr Siebeck.
  4. King David in Josephus", Oxford Handbook of King David, Oxford (Forthcoming)
  5. "Hannah and David’s Songs: Intertextuality in Josephus", in B. Johnson and R. Gilmour (eds.), Explorations in the Interpretation of Samuel: Intertextuality and Reception, Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter 2025, pp. 45-53
  6. "The Law of the Sotah (Wayward Wife) according to Josephus”, in S. Jacobs (ed.), The Dynamics of Early Judaean Law: Studies in the Diversity of Ancient Social and Communal Legislation (BZAW; Berlin: De Gruyter; 2025), pp. 149-161.
  7. "Israel's Scriptures in Josephus", in Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings, edited by Matthias Henze and David Lincicum (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing, 2023), 188-205.
  8. "Schalit’s Modern Hebrew Translation of Josephus’ Antiquitates Judaicae: A Reassessment”, in C. Bay, M. Avioz, and J.W. van Henten (eds.), Form Josephus to Josippon and Beyond, Leiden: Brill, 2024, 544-560.
  9. "Josephus’s Reinterpretation of Scripture", The Oxford Handbook of Josephus. Edited by Kenneth Atkinson. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Forthcoming)
  10. "The Septuagint in Josephus's Writings", in M. Meiser and F. Wilk (eds.), Handbuch zur Septuaginta. Handbook of the Septuagint. LXX.H, Vol. 6, Wirkungsgeschichte (Munich: Gutersloher Verlagshaus, 2022), 475-480.
  11. "Josephus’ Retelling of the David and Bathsheba Narrative”. In The Character of David in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; Warrior, Poet, Prophet and King, Edited by Marzena Zawanowska, Mateusz Wilk (Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2021), 403-416.
  12. "The Book of Leviticus in Josephus' Writings", in I. Himbaza (ed.), The Text of Leviticus: Proceedings of the Third International Colloquium of the Dominique Barthelemy Institute Held in Fribourg (Leuven: Peeters, 2020), pp. 227-242.
  13. "King Solomon in Josephus' Writings", in I. Kalimi (ed.), Writing and Rewriting History in Ancient Israel and Near Eastern Cultures (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2020), pp.211-222
  14. "Land, Concept of", T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism, 2 vols. ed. Daniel M. Gurtner; Loren T. Stuckenbruck (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2019), vol. II. pp. 412-414.    
  15. "The Abraham Narrative in Josephus' Retelling", in S. Adams (ed.), Abraham in Jewish and Early Christian Literature (London: Bloomsbury, 2019), pp. 93-108.
  16. "'A Man of Shame': Ridiculing Saul's Son, Ishbosheth", in K. Bodner and B. Johnson (eds.), Characters and Characterization in the Book of Samuel (London: Bloomsbury, 2019), pp. 226-238.
  17. "R. Rephael Bedugo's Attitude towards Textual Criticism", in M. Bar-Asher, E. Westreich, S. Sharvit (eds.), Studies Presented to Professor Moshe Amar, Jerusalem: The Bialik Institute, 2018), pp. 41-54 (Hebrew).
  18. "Jeremiah and His Book in Josephus’s Writings", in Jack Lundbom, Craig A. Evans, and Bradford A. Anderson (eds.), The Book of Jeremiah: Composition, Reception, and Interpretation (FIOTL/VTSup. Leiden: Brill, 2018), pp. 379-393.
  19. "Land Theology in Josephus. A Reappraisal", in K. Berthelot et al. (eds.), The Gift of the Land and the Fate of the Canaanites in the History of Jewish Thought, from Antiquity to the Modern Period, Oxford: OUP, 2014, pp. 36-49.
  20. "The Davidic Covenant in 2 Samuel 7: Conditional or Unconditional?", in G. Galil et al. (eds.), The Ancient Near East in the 12th-10th Centuries BCE: Culture and History. Proceedings of the International Conference Held at the University of Haifa, 2-5 May, 2010 (AOAT 392; Munster: Ugarit-Verlag, 2012), pp. 43-53.
  21. "Echoes of Nathan's Oracle (2 Samuel 7) in the Book of Samuel", in S. Vargon et al. (eds.), Studies in Bible and Exegesis IX: Presented to Moshe Garsiel, vol. 9 (Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2009), pp. 143-166 (Hebrew).

 

Articles in Periodicals

  1. "The Portrait of Rebecca in Josephus’ Antiquities", REJ 2025
  2. "Reconsidering haqattan 1 Samuel 16.11", Biblische Zeitschrift 68 (2024): 277-280
  3. A Reexamination of vehishlakh’ti in Lev 26,22", Biblische Notizen 201 (2024): 55-60
  4. "It Is Known that the Stag Eats Snakes”: Examining the Scientific Knowledge Drawn Upon by Medieval Jewish Interpretations of Psalms 42”, Jewish Studies 56 (2022), 71-78 (Hebrew).
  5. "Josephus' Attitude towards Repetition and Doublets in his Jewish Antiquities", ETL 98 (2022), 205-218
  6. "The Reception of Jeremiah in Modern Hebrew Literature”, Religions 2022 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/3/215/pdf?version=1646306736
  7. "1 Samuel 4 In Josephus’ Antiquities 5.355-362", JNSL 47 (2021), pp. 1-17
  8. "The Chronicler's Use of Sources in His Retelling of the Story of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28)", SJOT 34 (2020), pp. 303-309.
  9. "The Place of Josephus in Abravanel's Writings", Hebrew Studies 60 (2019), pp. 357-374.
  10. "Translating חם in Genesis 30", ZAW 131 (2019), pp. 459-463.
  11. "Geography in Josephuses Antiquities 5-7", REJ 178 (2019), pp. 233-243.
  12. "The Literary Structure of the Books of Samuel: Setting the Stage for a Coherent Reading", Currents in Biblical Research 16 (2017), pp. 8-33.
  13. "The Law of the Rebellious Son (Deut. 21:18-21) according to Josephus", Zeitschrift fur Altorientalische und Biblische Rechtsgeschichte (ZAR), 22 2016, pp. 177-184 [Published in 2017].
  14. "The Missing Oath: 1 Samuel 30, 15 Reexamined", ZAW 128 (2016), pp. 132-135.
  15. "Why Did Joseph Kiss His Father (Genesis 50,1)? A New Proposal", SJOT 29 (2015), pp. 241-246.
  16. "The Philistines in Josephus' Writings", Theologische Zeitschrift 71 (2015), pp. 144-155.
  17. "The Purification of the Levites according to Josephus", ETL 90 (2014), 441-451.
  18. "Is There a Pre-Trial Procedure in Jeremiah 26", Zeitschrift fur altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte 19 (2013) [Published in 2014], 249-252.
  19. "Death, Burial and Mourning in Josephus' Writings", Cathedra 152 (2014), pp. 7-36 (Hebrew).
  20. "Divine Intervention and Human Error in the Absalom Narrative", Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 37 (2013), pp. 339-347.
  21. "The Spring of the Year (2 Chron. 36:10) and the Chronicler's Sources", Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 12 (2012), available at:  www.ihsonline.org/Articles/article 175.pdf
  22. "The Concept of Miracle in the Works of Flavius Josephus", Zutot: Perspectives on Jewish Culture 9 (2012), pp. 1-25. (Published in October 2013 by Brill).
  23. "Josephus' Retelling of the Jonathan Narratives", Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 22 (2012), pp. 68-86.
  24. "The Names Mephibosheth and Ish-bosheth", JANES 32 (2011), pp. 11-20.
  25. "Josephus Portrait of Michal", JSQ 18 (2011), pp. 1-18.
  26. "The Incineration of Saul's and His Sons' Corpses according to Josephus", Journal for The Study of the Pseudepigrapha 18 (2009), pp. 285-292.
  27. "What Happened at Megiddo? Josiah's Death as Described in the Book of Kings", Biblische Notizen 142 (2009), pp. 5-11.
  28. "The Origins of the Term neviim rishonim", Jewish Studies, an Internet Journal 8 (2009), pp. 1-7 (Hebrew) (http://www.biu.ac.il/JS/JSIJ/8-2009/Avioz.pdf).
  29.  "An Eye for an Eye according to Josephus", Beit Mikra 54 (2009), pp. 97-108 (Hebrew).
  30. "The Motif of Beauty in the Books of Samuel-Kings", Vetus Testamentum 59 (2009), pp. 341-359.
  31. "Moses in the Passover Haggadah", Horizons in Biblical Theology 31 (2009), pp. 45-50.
  32. "Saul as a Just Judge in Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews", Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 8 (2008), pp. 1-9. Available: http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/JHS/abstracts-articles.html#A95. Reprinted in E. Ben Zvi (ed.), Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures, V, Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2009, pp. 391-400.
  33. "'He went into the house of the Lord' (2 Sam 12:20): Where Did David Go?", Shnaton: An Annual for Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 18 (2008), pp. 3-12 (Heb.)
  34. "Josephus' Rewriting of 1 Samuel 25", Journal of Jewish Studies 59 (2008), pp. 73-85.
  35. "The Chronicler's Use of Sources in 1 Chronicles 10", Transeuphratene 34 (2007), pp. 11-16 (a revised version was reprinted in: Thinking Towards New Horizons: Collected Communications to the XIXth Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, Ljubljana 2007, ed. M. Augustin and H. M. Niemann (Bern: Peter Lang, 2008), pp. 113-119.
  36. "Josiah's Death in the Book of Kings: A New Solution to an Old Theological Conundrum", Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 83 (2007), pp. 359-366.
  37. "The Role and Significance of Jebus in Judges 19", Biblische Zeitschrift 51 (2007), pp. 249-256.
  38. Avioz, Michael. "The Historical Setting of Jeremiah 21:1-10." Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS) 44.2 (2006), pp. 213-219.
  39. "The Narrative of Jehoiachin's Release from Prison - Its Literary Context and Theological Significance", Shnaton: An Annual for Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 16 (2006), pp. 29-41 (Hebrew).
  40. "R. Raphael Berdugo's Method of Reconciling Contradictions in the Bible", Review of Rabbinic Judaism 9 (2006), pp. 114-125.
  41. "The Book of Kings in Recent Research, Part II", Currents in Biblical Research 5 (2006), pp. 11-57.
  42. "A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeremiah 7:1-15", Tyndale Bulletin 57 (2006), pp. 173-190
  43. "The Analogies between the David-Bathsheba Affair and the Naboth Narrative", Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages 32 (2006), pp. 115-128.
  44. "Josephus's Portrayal of Lot and His Family", Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 16 (2006), pp. 3-13.
  45. "Josephus' Retelling of Nathan's Oracle (2 Sam 7)", Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 20 (2006), pp. 9-17.
  46. "The Characterization of Solomon in Solomon's Prayer", Biblische Notizen 126 (2005), pp. 19-28.
  47. "The Book of Kings in Recent Research, Part I", Currents in Biblical Research 4 (2005), pp. 11-55.
  48. "The Call for Revenge in Jeremiah's Laments (Jer XI-XX) ", Vetus Testamentum 55 (2005), pp. 1-10.
  49. "Could Saul Rule Forever? A New Look at 1 Samuel 13:13-14, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2005) (reprinted in E. Ben Zvi [ed.], Perspectives in Hebrew Scriptures II: Comprising the Contents of Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, vol. 5 [Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2007], 311-316]).
  50. "The Date of the Destruction of the First Temple in Ancient Versions and in Early Biblical Interpretation", Textus 22 (2005), pp. 87-94.
  51. "Nathan's Prophecy in II Sam 7 and in 1 Chr 17: Text, Context and Meaning", Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 114 (2004), pp. 542-554.
  52. "When Was the First Temple Destroyed, according to the Bible?", Biblica 84 (2003), pp. 562-565.
  53. "The Identity of the Enemy from the North in the Book of Jeremiah", Beit Mikra 46 (2001), pp. 322-334 (Hebrew).
  54. "Biography as a Literary Genre in the Bible", Proceedings of the World Twelfth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Division A, Jerusalem 1999, pp. 79-88 (Hebrew).

 

Reviews

  1. Review of G. Gakuru, An Inner-biblical Exegetical Study of the Davidic Covenant and the Dynastic Oracle, Beit Mikra 47 (2002), pp. 373-380 (Hebrew).
  2. Review of M. Zipor, The Peshitta on Leviticus, Beit Mikra 48 (2004), pp. 373-376 (Hebrew.).
  3. Review of O. Lipschits, Jerusalem between Destruction and Restoration Judah under Babylonian Rule, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004-2005) http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/JHS/reviews/review159.htm

Reprinted in: E. Ben Zvi (ed.), Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures II, Piscataway, NJ 2007, 591-592

  1. Review of M. Zipor, The Septuagint to Genesis, Haaretz, https://www.haaretz.co.il/literature/2006-01-01/ty-article/0000017f-e629-d62c-a1ff-fe7b2cbb0000 (Hebrew)
  2. Review of R. Fidler, Dreams Speak Falsely?: Dream Theophanies in the Bible: Their Place in Ancient Israelite Faith and Traditions, Review of Biblical Literature, https://www.sblcentral.org/API/Reviews/4841_5024.pdf
  3. Review of M. Cogan and S. Ahituv, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Miqra LeYisrael, Haaretz, May 29, 2007 (Heb.). https://www.haaretz.co.il/literature/study/2007-05-21/ty-article/0000017f-f162-d487-abff-f3fe931d0000
  4. Review of Or Lemayer: Meir Gruber's FS, Beit Mikra 55 (2010), pp. 125-133.
  5. Review of A.R.P. Diamond and Louis Stulman, eds. Jeremiah (Dis)Placed: New Directions in Writing/Reading Jeremiah”, Review of Biblical Literature 10/2011, https://www.sblcentral.org/API/Reviews/7992_8740.pdf
  6. Review of M. Cogan, 1-2 Kings (Mikra Leyisrael), Beit Mikra 66 (2021), 453-464
  7. Review of Daniel Prokop The Pillars of the First Temple (1 Kgs 7:15-22): A Study from Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, Archaeological, and Iconographic Perspectives, RBL 2021, https://www.sblcentral.org/home/bookDetails/13746
  8. Review of Wilson, Praying to the Temple: Divine Presence in Solomon's Prayer, RBL 2023, https://www.sblcentral.org/home/bookDetails/1001153