A Story of YHWH: Cultural Translation and Subversive Reception in Israelite History

Latest book by Dr. Shawn Flynn investigates expressions of the ancient Israelite deity.

23 October 2019

Dr. Shawn Flynn, Vice-President (Academic) and Dean/Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at SJC, has recently published another book: A Story of YHWH: Cultural Translation and Subversive Reception in Israelite History.

The volume investigates the ancient Israelite expression of their deity, and tracks why variation occurred in that expression, from the early Iron Age to the Persian period. Two interpretive frameworks-cultural translation and subversive reception-are offered for filtering through the textual data and contexts. Comparative study of ancient Near Eastern deities and select biblical texts leads readers through early YHWHism, YHWH's original outsider status, and the eventual impact of urbanization on the expression. Perceived and real pressures then challenge urbanite YHWHism and invite new directions for forming a unique expression of divinity in the ancient world.

For more information, see https://www.crcpress.com/A-Story-of-YHWH-Cultural-Translation-and-Subversive-Reception-through-Israelite/Flynn/p/book/9781138641471