James L. Crenshaw

About the Author

James L. Crenshaw is Robert L. Flowers Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School and is the world's leading expert on Old Testament wisdom.

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Library of Biblical Studies

Faith and Scholarship Colloquies

Works by James L. Crenshaw

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Old Testament Wisdom: An Introduction (1981) — Author — 471 copies

Gerhard Von Rad (Makers of the Modern Theological Mind Series) (1978) 179 copies

Ecclesiastes: A Commentary (Old Testament Library) (1987) 152 copies

Joel: A New Translation with Notes (Anchor Bible) (1995) 117 copies

The Psalms: An Introduction (2001) 110 copies, 2 reviews

Education in Ancient Israel: Across the Deadening Silence (1998) 77 copies, 1 review

Trembling at the Threshold of a Biblical Text (1994) 60 copies

Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil (2005) 55 copies

Theodicy in the Old Testament (Issues in religion and theology) (1983) 55 copies

Story and Faith: A Guide to the Old Testament (1986) 54 copies

A Whirlpool of Torment: Israelite Traditions of God As an Oppressive Presence (1984) 53 copies

Samson: A Secret Betrayed, a Vow Ignored (1978) 39 copies

Shall Not the Judge of All the Earth Do What is Right?: Studies on the Nature of God in Tribute to James L. Crenshaw (2000) 37 copies

Resurrection: The Origin and Future of a Biblical Doctrine (Faith and Scholarship Colloquies) (2006) — Author — 22 copies

Genesis to Revelation: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs Student Book (1997) 22 copies

Reading Job: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Reading the Old Testament) (2011) 18 copies

Prophetic conflict : its effect upon Israelite religion (1971) 18 copies

Telephone between worlds (1977) 16 copies

Urgent advice and probing questions : collected writings on Old Testament wisdom (1996) 13 copies

Hymnic affirmation of divine justice : the doxologies of Amos and related texts in the Old Testament (1975) 13 copies

Qoheleth: The Ironic Wink (Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament) (2013) 12 copies

Studies in Ancient Israelite Wisdom (1976) — Editor; Contributor — 12 copies

Prophets, Sages, & Poets (2006) 8 copies

Genesis to Revelation : a comprehensive verse-by-verse exploration of the Bible. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Participant (2017) 5 copies

Dust and Ashes: Poems (Art for Faith's Sake) (2010) 2 copies

Latter Prophets: The Minor Prophets 1 copy

Genesis to Revelation: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs Leader Guide: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs Leader Guide: A Comprehensive Verse-by-Verse Exploration of the… (2017) 1 copy

Monotheism and Wisdom in the Hebrew Bible (Elements in Religion and Monotheism) (2025) — Author — 1 copy

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The Best in Theology, Vol. 1 (1987) — Contributor — 125 copies

The Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible (2001) — Contributor — 63 copies

God in the Fray: A Tribute to Walter Brueggemann (1998) — Contributor — 54 copies

Wisdom, You Are My Sister: Studies in Honor of Roland E. Murphy, O.Carm., on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday (Catholic Biblical Quarterly) (1997) — Contributor — 35 copies

Divine Evil?: The Moral Character of the God of Abraham (2011) — Contributor — 24 copies

Worship and the Hebrew Bible Essays in H: Essays in Honor of John T. Willis (JSOT Supplement) (1999) — Contributor — 18 copies

Biblical Itinerary: In Search of Method, Form and Content. Essays in Honor of George W. Coats (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament) (1997) — Contributor — 16 copies

Scriptural authority in early Judaism and ancient Christianity (2013) — Contributor — 6 copies

Journal of the American Academy of Religion: Fall 1989, Volume 57, Number 3 (1989) — Contributor — 3 copies

Wisdom for life : essays offered to honor Prof. Maurice Gilbert, SJ on the occasion of his eightieth birthday (2014) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Legal name: Crenshaw, James Lee
Birthdate: 1934-12-19
Gender: male
Occupations: Old Testament scholar
Organizations: Duke Divinity School
Duke University
Vanderbilt University Divinity School
Awards and honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Nationality: USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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BeitHallel 2,467 reviews

The Psalms: An Introduction by Mr. James L. Crenshaw

NO OF PAGES: 187 SUB CAT I: Psalms SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Out of his many years of teaching and studying the book of Psalms, James Crenshaw has given us the fruits of his wisdom. This book looks broadly at matters that have to do with composition, collection, types of psalms, and aspects of their poetry and imagery. But Crenshaw's close, detailed look at some particular and often ignored psalms is the best part of the book.NOTES: Purchased from CBD SUBTITLE: An Introduction

Feb 18, 20111 other review

BeitHallel 2,467 reviews

Education in Ancient Israel : Across the Deadening Silence by James Crenshaw

NO OF PAGES: 305 SUB CAT I: Education SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: The author investigates both the pragmatic hows and the philosophical whys of education in ancient Israel and its surroundings. Crenshaw considers the institutions and practices of the ancient Israelite educational system.NOTES: SUBTITLE: Across The Deadening Silence

Feb 18, 2011

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The Psalms: An Introduction by Mr. James L. Crenshaw

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