CONTENTS
PART 1: METHODS, MODELS, AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
What Does Sociology Have to Do with The Bible?
The Bible and Economic Ethics
Social Class as an Analytic and Hermeneutical Category in Biblical Studies
Social Class and Ideology in Isaiah 40–55: An Eagletonian Reading
Ideology and Ideologies in Israelite Prophecy
Periodization, Interactive Power Networks, and Teleogical Constraints in Hebrew Bible Studies
Icelandic and Israelite Beginnings: A Comparative Probe
Structure and Origin of the Early Israelite and Iroquois “Confederacies”
PART 2: TRIBUTES TO COLLEAGUES
James Muilenburg: Superlative Teacher
David Jobling: Fearless Frontiersman
Marvin L. Chaney, Master Social Critic
Jack Elliott: Breacher of Boundaries
