Includes bibliographical references and index.

Remembering Ron Pirson, by his life-partner / Petra Thijs -- Ron Pir son: memories of a former colleague / Pierre Van Hecke -- Ron Pirson: p ublications -- The eternal liminality of Lot: paying the price of oppos ing the particular in the Sodom narrative / William John Lyons -- The l imits of intercession: Abraham reads Ezekiel at Sodom and Gomorrah / Di ana Lipton -- Changing God's mind: Abraham versus Jonah / T. A. Perry - - Why did God choose Abraham? Responses from medieval Jewish commentato rs / Amira Meir -- Outcry, knowledge, and judgment in Genesis 18-19 / E llen J. Van Wolde -- Legal and ethical reflections on Genesis 18 and 19 / Calum Carmichael -- Keeping the way of YHWH: Righteousness and justi ce in Genesis 18-19 / Megan Warner -- Was Lot a good host? Was Lot save d from Sodom as a reward for his hospitality? / Yitzhak (Itzik) Peleg - - Hospitality compared: Abraham and Lot as hosts / Jonathan D. Safren - - Hospitality and hostility: reading Genesis 19 in light of 2 Samuel 10 (and vice versa) / Nathan MacDonald -- Beyond particularity and univer sality: reflections on Shadal's commentary to Genesis 18-19 / Harlan J. Wechsler -- Does Lot know about Yada'? / Ron Pirson.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2013. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([Ancient Israel and its literature]) ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.