"This volume continues the study of intertextuality in the 'Wisdom Literature' initiated in "Reading Job Intertextually "(Dell and Kynes, T&T Clark, 2012). Like that book, "Reading Ecclesiastes Intertextually" provides the first comprehensive treatment of intertextuality in this wisdom text. Articles address intertextual resonances between Ecclesiastes and texts across the Hebrew canon, along with texts throughout history, from Greek cla ..."
"Sitting alongside the partner volumes Reading Job Intertextually (2012) and Reading Ecclesiastes Intertextually (2014) also published in the Library of Hebrew and Old testament Studies, this addition to the series continues the study of intertextuality in the Hebrew Bible. Dell and Kynes provide the first comprehensive treatment of intertextuality in Proverbs. Topics addressed include the intertextual resonances between Proverbs, and te ..."
An Obituary for "Wisdom Literature" The Birth, Death, and Intertextual Reintegration of a Biblical Corpus by WillKynes Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2019 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-877737-3, ISBN: 0-19-877737-X
"An Obituary for "Wisdom Literature" considers the definitional issues long plaguing Wisdom scholarship. Will Kynes argues that Wisdom Literature is not a category used in early Jewish and Christian interpretation. It first emerged in modern scholarship, shaped by its birthplace in nineteenth-century Germany. Kynes casts new light on the traits long associated with the category, such as universalism, humanism, rationalism, empiricism, an ..."
"This volume fills an important lacuna in the study of the Hebrew Bible by providing the first comprehensive treatment of intertextuality in Job, in which essays will address intertextual resonances between Job and texts in all three divisions of the Hebrew canon, along with non-canonical texts throughout history, from the ancient Near East to modern literature. Though comprehensive, this study will not be exhaustive, but will invite fur ..."
My Psalm Has Turned into Weeping (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft) by William L. Kynes Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 2012 by De Gruyter ISBN-13: 978-3-11-029481-1, ISBN: 3-11-029481-8
"Drawing inspiration from the widely recognized parody of Ps 8:5 in Job 7:17 18, this study inquires whether other allusions to the Psalms might likewise contribute to the dialogue between Job, his friends, and God. An intertextual analysis reveals six psalms (1, 8, 39, 73, 107, 139) that serve as subtexts in the Job dialogue. The dialogue thus created between Job and these psalms indicates the concern the book has with the proper respon ..."