WINNERS BAS Publication Awards These prestigious awards have been made possible by a grant from: The Rohr Family in memory of Sami Rohr BEST BOOK ON THE HEBREW BIBLE Deuteronomy and the Material Transmission of Tradition Mark Lester (Leiden: Brill, 2024) Mark Lester’s Deuteronomy and the Material Transmissions of Tradition offers a unique, interdisciplinary approach to the Book of Deuteronomy. Lester challenges traditional theological and literary interpretations of Deuteronomy and studies it as an adaptation of the media aesthetics of ancient Near Eastern treaty tablets and monumental inscriptions. He invites readers to approach Deuteronomy not merely as narrative literature, […]
