Absolutely delighted to see this special issue of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel, on ‘Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Social Scientific Study of Involuntary Migration’ finally out! The essays originated at the conference ‘Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Social Scientific Study of Involuntary Migration‘ co-hosted by the Nottingham Centre for Bible, Ethics and Theology and the Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies. Kudos to my co-editor, Casey Strine, and all the contributors to the conference and the volume for their amazing work!

Contents

C. L. Crouch (Fuller Theological Seminary) and C. A. Strine (University of Sheffield)

Editorial Introduction: Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Social Scientific Study of Involuntary Migration

C. A. Strine (University of Sheffield)

Is ‘Exile’ Enough? Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Need for a Taxonomy of Involuntary Migration

Mark Leuchter (Temple University)

A Resident Alien in Transit: Exile, Adaptation and Geomythology in the Jeremiah Narratives

C. L. Crouch (Fuller Theological Seminary)

Before and after Exile: Involuntary Migration and Ideas of Israel

David Reimer (University of Edinburgh)

There—But Not Back Again: Forced Migration and the End of Jeremiah

Dalit Rom-Shiloni (Tel Aviv University)

Forced / Involuntary Migration, Diaspora Studies, and More: Notes on Methodologies

C. A. Strine (University of Sheffield) and C. L. Crouch (University of Nottingham)

Final Thoughts: Reflections on Methodology

I’ll admit: pretty chuffed by this!

The essay that won the award, ‘Playing Favorites: Israel and Judah in the Marriage Metaphor of Jeremiah 3’, is part of my current project investigating the histories and relationship of Israel and Judah. At the moment my attention is focussed on the crucial years either side of the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BCE.

I’ll be presenting the paper in a panel session at the SBL Annual Meeting in November; stay tuned for details.