Includes essays that focus on various dimensions of what it means to read the Bible, which was the abiding concern of Conrad's work. This title honors the work of Edgar Conrad. It focuses on various aspects of Conrad's work, especially the prophetic literature, the Bible as literature, canonical issues, and engaged readings.

Introduction; Reading Prophets; 1. "I am no prophet!": The Making of Amos - Philip Davies; 2. Filling the Gaps and Putting Huldah to Use - Judith McKinlay; 3. Paradoxes of Prophetic Language in Isaiah - Francis Landy; 4. Cyrus as a Pivotal Character in Understanding the Book of Isaiah as a Whole - Man Soo Choe; 5. Isaiah Redivivus - Norman Habel; 6. The Reconceptualization of the Davidic Covenant in the Books of Jeremiah - Marvin A. Sweeney Reading Literarily; 7. Literality, Metaphor and Intertextuality in Genesis 2 - Johnson Lim; 8. The Anomaly of Interpretation - Roland Boer; 9. Ezra's 'Lost Manuscripts': Narrative Context and Rhetorical Function - Katie Stott; Reading the Canon; 10. The Signifier's Body: Semiotics, Theology, and the Bible - George Aichele; 11. In the Midst of a Hermeneutical Conflict: The Canonical Form or Imagination? - Jang Se-Hoon; Engaged Readings; 12. Hear Then the Parable of the Seed: Reading the Agrarian Parables of Matthew 13 Ecologically - Elaine Wainwright; 13. Getting to Know You: The Curious Convergence of Modern Anti-Homophobic Interpretations of Genesis 19:5 with that of John Calvin - Michael Carden; 14. A Woman is being Beaten and maybe She Likes It?: Approaching Song of Songs 5:2-7 - Julie Kelso; 15. First Peoples, Minority Critics: From Nineveh to Oceania, With Jonah - Jione Havea; 16. Biblical Justice: Recompence, Revenge and Restoration - Paul Morris.

Over the last 40 years this pioneering series has established an unrivaled reputation for cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical Studies and has attracted leading authors and editors in the field. The series takes many original and creative approaches to its subjects, including innovative work from historical and theological perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.