Arising from ongoing discussions in the Society's Warfare in Ancient Israel Section, 23 essays explore the exile of ancient Israel and Judah, about 586-539 BCE, in light of modern experiences with and ideas about exile. The topics include the deportation of Jerusalem's wealth and the demise of native sovereignty in the Book of Kings, lost space and revived memory from Jerusalem in 586 BCE to New Orleans in 2009, toward a social-psychological exegesis of exile and war in biblical texts hypermasculinity and feminization in the Book of Ezekiel, and the American myth and the spectral Christ. The Society of Biblical Literature publishes the paperbound edition; Brill publishes the hardbound. Annotation 2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
