Theology Department Faculty
Jeffrey L. Cooley
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Jeffrey L. Cooley
Ph.D.
Contact
Stokes Hall 427N
Telephone: 617-552-6585
Email: jeffrey.cooley@bc.edu
Education
- A.B., Wheaton College
- M.Phil., Hebrew Union College
- Ph.D., Hebrew Union College
Research Interests
Hebrew Bible and its ancient Near Eastern context; the intellectual history of the ancient Near East
Office Hours
Tuesdays 12:00-1:00 PM or by appointment
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Selected Publications
Names and Knowledge in Ancient Near Eastern Narrative: A Study in Etymology and Epistemology.听Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
鈥淐reation and Divination in Isaiah 2:1-4.鈥� Pages 102-122 in听Laws of Heaven 鈥� Laws of Nature: Legal Interpretations of Cosmic Phenomena in the Ancient World / Himmelsgesetze 鈥� Naturgesetze: Rechtsf枚rmige Interpretationen kosmischer Ph盲nomene in der antiken Welt.听Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 276. Edited by Konrad Schmid and听Christoph Uehlinger.听G枚ttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2016. 听 听
鈥淐elestial Divination in Esarhaddon鈥檚 A拧拧ur A Inscription.鈥澨�Journal of the American Oriental Society听135 (2015): 131-147.
鈥淧salm 19: A Sabbath Song.鈥澨�Vetus Testamentum听64 (2014): 177-195.听
Poetic Astronomy in the Ancient Near East: The Reflexes of Celestial Science in Ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic, and Israelite Narrative. History, Archaeology, and Culture of the Levant 5. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2013.