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
- Amos Frish Jubilee Volume, coedited with J. Jacobs abd I. Amar, Bar-Ilan University Press, Forthcoming.
- 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
- Studies in Bible and Exegesis, vol. xi, Presented to Amos Frisch (in preparation)
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- M. Zipor and M. Avioz (eds.), Mehkerei Morashtenu (=Morashtenu Studies II- III): Zvi Betzer – in Memoriam (Rehovot, Moreshet Yaakov College, 2004; Hebrew), 358 pp.
- Coedited with M. Ben Shahar a special issue of JSIJ on Josephus: https://jewish-faculty.biu.ac.il/en/node/1601
Book Chapters
- "The Book of Numbers in Josephus", The Book of Numbers: Composition, Contexts, Interpretation, and Reception, ed. Christian Frevel and Craig A. Evans (Leiden: Brill).
- "The Book of Deuteronomy in Josephus", The Book of Deuteronomy: Composition, Contexts, Interpretation, and Reception, ed. D. Markl / C. Evans / K. Baek (Leiden: Brill)
- "King Solomon in Josephus", Frank Ueberschaer and Jonathan Robker (eds.), Solomon in the Bible, History, and Tradition, Mohr Siebeck.
- King David in Josephus", Oxford Handbook of King David, Oxford (Forthcoming)
- "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
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Josephus’s Reinterpretation of Scripture", The Oxford Handbook of Josephus. Edited by Kenneth Atkinson. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Forthcoming)
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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
- "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.
- "The Abraham Narrative in Josephus' Retelling", in S. Adams (ed.), Abraham in Jewish and Early Christian Literature (London: Bloomsbury, 2019), pp. 93-108.
- "'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.
- "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).
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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
- "The Portrait of Rebecca in Josephus’ Antiquities", REJ 2025
- "Reconsidering haqattan 1 Samuel 16.11", Biblische Zeitschrift 68 (2024): 277-280
- A Reexamination of vehishlakh’ti in Lev 26,22", Biblische Notizen 201 (2024): 55-60
- "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).
- "Josephus' Attitude towards Repetition and Doublets in his Jewish Antiquities", ETL 98 (2022), 205-218
- "The Reception of Jeremiah in Modern Hebrew Literature”, Religions 2022 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/3/215/pdf?version=1646306736
- "1 Samuel 4 In Josephus’ Antiquities 5.355-362", JNSL 47 (2021), pp. 1-17
- "The Chronicler's Use of Sources in His Retelling of the Story of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28)", SJOT 34 (2020), pp. 303-309.
- "The Place of Josephus in Abravanel's Writings", Hebrew Studies 60 (2019), pp. 357-374.
- "Translating חם in Genesis 30", ZAW 131 (2019), pp. 459-463.
- "Geography in Josephuses Antiquities 5-7", REJ 178 (2019), pp. 233-243.
- "The Literary Structure of the Books of Samuel: Setting the Stage for a Coherent Reading", Currents in Biblical Research 16 (2017), pp. 8-33.
- "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].
- "The Missing Oath: 1 Samuel 30, 15 Reexamined", ZAW 128 (2016), pp. 132-135.
- "Why Did Joseph Kiss His Father (Genesis 50,1)? A New Proposal", SJOT 29 (2015), pp. 241-246.
- "The Philistines in Josephus' Writings", Theologische Zeitschrift 71 (2015), pp. 144-155.
- "The Purification of the Levites according to Josephus", ETL 90 (2014), 441-451.
- "Is There a Pre-Trial Procedure in Jeremiah 26", Zeitschrift fur altorientalische und biblische Rechtsgeschichte 19 (2013) [Published in 2014], 249-252.
- "Death, Burial and Mourning in Josephus' Writings", Cathedra 152 (2014), pp. 7-36 (Hebrew).
- "Divine Intervention and Human Error in the Absalom Narrative", Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 37 (2013), pp. 339-347.
- "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
- "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).
- "Josephus' Retelling of the Jonathan Narratives", Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 22 (2012), pp. 68-86.
- "The Names Mephibosheth and Ish-bosheth", JANES 32 (2011), pp. 11-20.
- "Josephus Portrait of Michal", JSQ 18 (2011), pp. 1-18.
- "The Incineration of Saul's and His Sons' Corpses according to Josephus", Journal for The Study of the Pseudepigrapha 18 (2009), pp. 285-292.
- "What Happened at Megiddo? Josiah's Death as Described in the Book of Kings", Biblische Notizen 142 (2009), pp. 5-11.
- "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).
- "An Eye for an Eye according to Josephus", Beit Mikra 54 (2009), pp. 97-108 (Hebrew).
- "The Motif of Beauty in the Books of Samuel-Kings", Vetus Testamentum 59 (2009), pp. 341-359.
- "Moses in the Passover Haggadah", Horizons in Biblical Theology 31 (2009), pp. 45-50.
- "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.
- "'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.)
- "Josephus' Rewriting of 1 Samuel 25", Journal of Jewish Studies 59 (2008), pp. 73-85.
- "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.
- "Josiah's Death in the Book of Kings: A New Solution to an Old Theological Conundrum", Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 83 (2007), pp. 359-366.
- "The Role and Significance of Jebus in Judges 19", Biblische Zeitschrift 51 (2007), pp. 249-256.
- Avioz, Michael. "The Historical Setting of Jeremiah 21:1-10." Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS) 44.2 (2006), pp. 213-219.
- "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).
- "R. Raphael Berdugo's Method of Reconciling Contradictions in the Bible", Review of Rabbinic Judaism 9 (2006), pp. 114-125.
- "The Book of Kings in Recent Research, Part II", Currents in Biblical Research 5 (2006), pp. 11-57.
- "A Rhetorical Analysis of Jeremiah 7:1-15", Tyndale Bulletin 57 (2006), pp. 173-190
- "The Analogies between the David-Bathsheba Affair and the Naboth Narrative", Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages 32 (2006), pp. 115-128.
- "Josephus's Portrayal of Lot and His Family", Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 16 (2006), pp. 3-13.
- "Josephus' Retelling of Nathan's Oracle (2 Sam 7)", Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 20 (2006), pp. 9-17.
- "The Characterization of Solomon in Solomon's Prayer", Biblische Notizen 126 (2005), pp. 19-28.
- "The Book of Kings in Recent Research, Part I", Currents in Biblical Research 4 (2005), pp. 11-55.
- "The Call for Revenge in Jeremiah's Laments (Jer XI-XX) ", Vetus Testamentum 55 (2005), pp. 1-10.
- "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]).
- "The Date of the Destruction of the First Temple in Ancient Versions and in Early Biblical Interpretation", Textus 22 (2005), pp. 87-94.
- "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.
- "When Was the First Temple Destroyed, according to the Bible?", Biblica 84 (2003), pp. 562-565.
- "The Identity of the Enemy from the North in the Book of Jeremiah", Beit Mikra 46 (2001), pp. 322-334 (Hebrew).
- "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
- 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).
- Review of M. Zipor, The Peshitta on Leviticus, Beit Mikra 48 (2004), pp. 373-376 (Hebrew.).
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Review of M. Cogan and S. Ahituv, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Miqra LeYisrael, Haaretz, May 29, 2007 (Heb.).
- Review of Or Lemayer: Meir Gruber's FS, Beit Mikra 55 (2010), pp. 125-133.
- 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
- Review of M. Cogan, 1-2 Kings (Mikra Leyisrael), Beit Mikra 66 (2021), 453-464
- 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
- Review of Wilson, Praying to the Temple: Divine Presence in Solomon's Prayer, RBL 2023, https://www.sblcentral.org/home/bookDetails/1001153