CONTENTSPART 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