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<\/h2>\nRevealing Ancient\u00a0Knowledge<\/em><\/h2>\nAn initiative of\u00a0Bible and Religions of the Ancient Near East Collective (BRANE)<\/a>, hosted by Renewed Philology at\u00a0Yale.<\/strong><\/h3>\nMetatron is a journal of modern philology and the ancient imagination offering new vistas on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Named after the mediating angel of Jewish mysticism, it is designed to open cutting-edge research to a broad intellectual community.<\/p>\n
As an open-access journal, Metatron is designed to\u00a0be:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Conversational but Focused: each volume presents a dialogue between scholars on a current topic. Contributors of diverse backgrounds and career stages approach the question from multiple perspectives.<\/li>\n
- Rigorous but Readable: Rather than mystifying readers with bursts of recondite theory or vast footnotes, Metatron focuses on short pieces designed to provoke thought and evoke dialogue. These are combined with companion case studies that share an important text, image, or site and work through it to illuminate new aspects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Scope:<\/strong><\/h3>\nOur scope covers ancient Western Asia and the Near East from the dawn of writing through late Antiquity and from philology and poetics to history and material culture. As an open-access publication, Metatron\u00a0present<\/span>s high quality works-in-progress designed to provoke creative\u00a0discussion. An initial stage of double-blind peer review\u00a0preserve<\/span>s the rigor of traditional publication,\u00a0but an equally vital element of review is the discussions that make up the journal itself.\u00a0The result preserves the scholarly values of traditional publication but focuses not on fully polished works but contributions that raise questions worth having a dialogue on.<\/p>\nVolume 1: Ancient Hebrew Literature Beyond \u201cThe Bible\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nIssue 1 (Winter 2020): Towards a New Map of Second Temple Literature: Revelation, Rewriting, and Genre Before the\u00a0Bible.<\/p>\n
Issue 2 (Spring 2021) What is Scripture? Are canonical texts\u00a0inevitable<\/span>, or can our relationship with sacred writing form multiple patterns?<\/p>\nSubmission\u00a0Guidelines:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
An initiative of\u00a0Bible and Religions of the Ancient Near East Collective (BRANE)<\/a>, hosted by Renewed Philology at\u00a0Yale.<\/strong><\/h3>\nMetatron is a journal of modern philology and the ancient imagination offering new vistas on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Named after the mediating angel of Jewish mysticism, it is designed to open cutting-edge research to a broad intellectual community.<\/p>\n
As an open-access journal, Metatron is designed to\u00a0be:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Conversational but Focused: each volume presents a dialogue between scholars on a current topic. Contributors of diverse backgrounds and career stages approach the question from multiple perspectives.<\/li>\n
- Rigorous but Readable: Rather than mystifying readers with bursts of recondite theory or vast footnotes, Metatron focuses on short pieces designed to provoke thought and evoke dialogue. These are combined with companion case studies that share an important text, image, or site and work through it to illuminate new aspects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Scope:<\/strong><\/h3>\nOur scope covers ancient Western Asia and the Near East from the dawn of writing through late Antiquity and from philology and poetics to history and material culture. As an open-access publication, Metatron\u00a0present<\/span>s high quality works-in-progress designed to provoke creative\u00a0discussion. An initial stage of double-blind peer review\u00a0preserve<\/span>s the rigor of traditional publication,\u00a0but an equally vital element of review is the discussions that make up the journal itself.\u00a0The result preserves the scholarly values of traditional publication but focuses not on fully polished works but contributions that raise questions worth having a dialogue on.<\/p>\nVolume 1: Ancient Hebrew Literature Beyond \u201cThe Bible\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nIssue 1 (Winter 2020): Towards a New Map of Second Temple Literature: Revelation, Rewriting, and Genre Before the\u00a0Bible.<\/p>\n
Issue 2 (Spring 2021) What is Scripture? Are canonical texts\u00a0inevitable<\/span>, or can our relationship with sacred writing form multiple patterns?<\/p>\nSubmission\u00a0Guidelines:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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- Conversational but Focused: each volume presents a dialogue between scholars on a current topic. Contributors of diverse backgrounds and career stages approach the question from multiple perspectives.<\/li>\n
- Rigorous but Readable: Rather than mystifying readers with bursts of recondite theory or vast footnotes, Metatron focuses on short pieces designed to provoke thought and evoke dialogue. These are combined with companion case studies that share an important text, image, or site and work through it to illuminate new aspects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Scope:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Our scope covers ancient Western Asia and the Near East from the dawn of writing through late Antiquity and from philology and poetics to history and material culture. As an open-access publication, Metatron\u00a0present<\/span>s high quality works-in-progress designed to provoke creative\u00a0discussion. An initial stage of double-blind peer review\u00a0preserve<\/span>s the rigor of traditional publication,\u00a0but an equally vital element of review is the discussions that make up the journal itself.\u00a0The result preserves the scholarly values of traditional publication but focuses not on fully polished works but contributions that raise questions worth having a dialogue on.<\/p>\n
Volume 1: Ancient Hebrew Literature Beyond \u201cThe Bible\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Issue 1 (Winter 2020): Towards a New Map of Second Temple Literature: Revelation, Rewriting, and Genre Before the\u00a0Bible.<\/p>\n
Issue 2 (Spring 2021) What is Scripture? Are canonical texts\u00a0inevitable<\/span>, or can our relationship with sacred writing form multiple patterns?<\/p>\n
Submission\u00a0Guidelines:<\/strong><\/h3>\n