https://aabner.org/ojs/index.php/beabs <p>The journal is the first open-access and forum-peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of biblical studies and cognate fields in its diversity, and it is committed to the principles of the EABS in terms of equal opportunity, non-discrimination, and academic rigor.&nbsp;This journal innovates the way humanities scholarship is published, by utilizing an open peer-review system&nbsp; known as "forum review." In this system all reviewers' comments are visible to all other reviewers. This system enables AABNER to maintain rigor while encouraging innovative approaches and keeping review time to a minimum.&nbsp;</p> <p>The aim of the journal is to provide a high-quality and innovative venue for the open access dissemination of biblical and cognate scholarship from Europe and around the world. The journal will encompass all fields touching on and relevant for the study of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, early Jewish and Christian studies, from ancient times to reception in the present, as represented by the remit of the EABS. Thus, studies involving the Near East and Mediterranean worlds in their own right also fall within this scope.</p> <p>The broad scope of the journal will enable it to function as the premier disciplinary journal, much like the functions of <em>Nature</em>, <em>History</em>, and <em>Communication</em> in their respective fields. Moreover, the journal will seek to avoid methodological stagnation and disciplinary isolation through its deliberate commitment to plurality within its scope.</p> en-US <p>The article's copyright remains with the author(s). The articles are published under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 <a title="CC-BY-NC-ND" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">license</a>. By submitting the manuscript, the author(s) affirm that the material is their own, and that all necessary attributions, citations, and permissions have been secured.&nbsp;</p> aabneresearch@gmail.com (AABNER editors-in-chief) ojs@ub.uni-tuebingen.de (OJS Support) Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:14:10 +0200 OJS 3.1.0.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://aabner.org/ojs/index.php/beabs/article/view/1154 <p>The pericope of 1 Kgs 13 deserves to be re-examined through the prism of true/false prophecy, despite the objections of some scholars. The question is not so much why the prophet lied -&nbsp;thereby formulating a false prophecy&nbsp;- but rather how to explain the man of God's failure to recognize his confrère’s false prophecy. Why didn't the man of God, if truly assisted by God, discern that it was a lie? It may well be that the pericope of 1 Kgs 13 offers some answers to this question, providing a new kind of criterion for detecting a lie and, therefore, false prophecy.</p> Emmanuelle Pastore ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://aabner.org/ojs/index.php/beabs/article/view/1154 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0200 https://aabner.org/ojs/index.php/beabs/article/view/1229 <p>The elusive identity of the beloved in the Song of Songs has long intrigued interpreters. While the allegorical interpretation of the beloved as the people of Israel in the Judaic tradition or the bride of Christ in the Christian tradition is widely recognized, recent scholarship has increasingly explored her role as a representative of diverse female archetypes. Yet, an intriguing avenue remains only partially explored: the possibility of perceiving her as an embodiment of an ancient Near Eastern deity. This article investigates the presence of mythological elements within the character and actions of the beloved. Employing comparative hyleme analysis, it endeavours to illuminate the parallels between the beloved’s qualities and deeds and those of Inanna/Ishtar as chronicled in ancient Near Eastern literature.</p> Zacharias Kotzé ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://aabner.org/ojs/index.php/beabs/article/view/1229 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:08:43 +0200