[Booknews] New and Noteworthy, August 24, 2006

[James Spinti]

BookNews from Eisenbrauns

Eisenbrauns is pleased to announce that Isaac Kalimi's book "The 
Reshaping of Ancient Israelite History in Chronicles" was awarded 
the 2006 R. B. Y. Scott Award by the Canadian Society of Biblical 
Studies. This award is offered annually by the Canadian Society of 
Biblical Studies in recognition of an outstanding book in the areas 
of Hebrew Bible and/or the Ancient Near East written by a member of 
the CSBS and published during the previous two years.  The Award is 
determined by a panel of judges drawn from members of the Society 
with a publishing record in at least one of the areas covered by 
the Award. 

Only 3 days left on our weekly sale: 10-40% off on selected Aramaic, 
Coptic & Hittite References. Don't miss this chance to save on basic 
references on these languages. Watch for our next installment of 
back-to-school savings on Monday.

To see cover graphics and read more information about the new 
titles listed below, please follow this link: 
http://www.eisenbrauns.com/wconnect/wc.dll?ebGate~EIS~~~~NEWNOTES 

This week's otherwise unannounced distribution special is at the 
bottom of this e-mail -- 25% off.
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New from our distribution partners:

>New from Ugarit Verlag:
"Traum und Weltelterleben im antiken Mesopotamien: Traumtheorie 
und Traumpraxis im 3.-1. Jahrtausend v.Chr. als Horizont einer 
Kulturgeschichte des Traeumens"
by Annette Zgoll
Alter Orient und Altes Testament - AOAT 333
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. German.
ISBN: 3934628362
Your Price: $124.00

"Approaching the Babylonian Economy: Proceedings of the START 
Project Symposium Held in Vienna, 1-3 July 2004. Veröffentlichungen 
zur Wirtschaftsgeschichte im 1. Jahrtausend v.Chr. Band 1."
Edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa
Alter Orient und Altes Testament - AOAT 330
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. English, French, and German.
ISBN: 3934628796
Your Price: $107.00

"Vocabulaire des sentiments dans les textes sumeriens: 
Recherche sur le lexique sumérien et akkadien"
by Margaret Jaques
Alter Orient und Altes Testament - AOAT
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. French.
ISBN: 3934628818
Your Price: $152.00

"Unter Olivebaumen: Studien zur Archaeologie Syrien-Palaestinas, 
Kulturgeschichte und Exegese des Alten Testaments"
by Helga Weippert
Alter Orient und Altes Testament - AOAT 327
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. German.
ISBN: 3934628680
Your Price: $117.00

"Totengedenken bei den Nabataeern und im Alten Testament: 
Eine religionsgeschichtliche und exegetische Studie"
by Dagmar Kuhn
Alter Orient und Altes Testament - AOAT 311
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. German.
ISBN: 3934628486
Your Price: $119.00

"Studia Semitica et Semitohamitica: Festschrift für Rainer 
Voigt anläßlich seines 60. Geburtstages am 17. Januar 2004."
by Bogdan Burtea
Edited by Josef Tropper and Helen Younansardaroud
Alter Orient und Altes Testament - AOAT 317
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. German.
ISBN: 3934628737
Your Price: $123.00

"Orientalischer Import in Griechenland 
im fruhen 1. Jahrtausend v.Chr."
by Eva Andrea Braun-Holzinger and Ellen Rehm
Alter Orient und Altes Testament - AOAT 328
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. German.
ISBN: 3934628729
Your Price: $79.00

"Ugarit-Forschungen 36 (2004-2005)"
Edited by Manfried Dietrich and Oswald Loretz
Ugarit-Forschungen - UF 36
Ugarit-Verlag, Cloth. English and German.
ISBN: 3934628656
Your Price: $140.00

>New from Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht:
"Commentatio mortis: 2Kor 5,1-1- auf dem 
Hintergrund antiker ars moriendi"
by Manuel Vogel
Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten 
und Neuen Testaments - FRLANT 214
Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Cloth. German.
ISBN: 3525530781
Your Price: $110.00

"Nathan Soderblom: Brev - Lettres - Briefe - Letters. 
A selection from his correspondence"
Edited by Dietz Lange
Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Cloth. German, French, and English.
ISBN: 3525600054
Your Price: $145.00 

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This week's otherwise unannounced distribution special:
"The Nine Commandments: Uncovering the Hidden Pattern of Crime 
and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible"
by David Noel Freedman
Doubleday, 2002
ix + 217 pages, English, Paper
ISBN: 0385499876
List Price: $16.95 Sale Price: $12.71 (25%)