Publications by Pekka Pitkänen

Between Science and Speculation: The Story of Old Testament Studies (working title). Gorgias Press, forthcoming. In this book I will compare Old Testament studies in a historical perspective with history and philosophy of science. I will concentrate on looking at how theories about the origins of the Pentateuch have been constructed and evaluated since the enlightenment.

'Babylonian Proverbs', in V. Hurowitz and L. Perdue, eds., Akkadian Wisdom Literature, forthcoming.

'Determining the Ancient Context of Leviticus: Some Issues Involved', in L. Travaskis, ed., Reading Leviticus in its Context, forthcoming.

Joshua. Apollos Old Testament Commentaries, G.J. Wenham & D. Baker, eds. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, in press.

'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? Deuteronomy and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples'. Political Theology, in press.

'Exodus 25-40', in M. Boda and J. Novotny, eds., From the Foundations to the Crenellations: Essays on Temple Building in the Ancient Near East and Hebrew Bible. AOAT, Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, in press.

'Historical Criticism', in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry and Writings, T. Longman III, P. Enns, eds. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 2008.

'Memory, Witnesses and Genocide in the Book of Joshua', in J.G. McConville and K. Möller, eds., Reading the Law: Studies in Honour of Gordon J. Wenham. New York/London: T&T Clark, 2007, pp. 267-282.

'Family Life in Early Israel and in Tobit', in M.R.J. Bredin, ed., Studies in the Book of Tobit. London: T&T Clark, 2006, pp. 104-117.

'Ethnicity, Assimilation and the Israelite Settlement'. Tyndale Bulletin 55.2, pp. 161-182, 2004. Click here for the text.

'From Tent of Meeting to Temple: Presence, Rejection and Renewal of Divine Favour', in D. Alexander, ed., Heaven on Earth. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2004, pp. 23-34.

Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel: From the Settlement to the Building of Solomon's Temple. Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2003. Second Gorgias Press edition 2004.

with J. Skyttä and T. Laakso: 'Comparison of Digital Filter Architectures Using VHDL'. Proc. 2nd European Conference on VHDL methods (EURO-VHDL'91), pp. 172-175, Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 8-11, 1991.

with J. Skyttä and T. Laakso: Comparison of Digital Filter Architectures Using VHDL. Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Signal Processing and Computer Technology Report Series 7, Espoo, Finland, 1991.

Introduction to VHDL and MINT VHDL Simulation Tool with Considerations of the Applicability to Signal Processing. Helsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Signal Processing and Computer Technology Report Series 5, Espoo, Finland, 1990.

Book Reviews

Review of J.A. Kirk, The Future of Reason, Science and Faith: Following Modernity and Post-Modernity. Evangelical Quarterly, forthcoming.

Review of P. Särkiö, Kuningasajalta: kirjoituksia Salomosta ja rautakauden piirtokirjoituksista. Review of Biblical Literature, 2008. Click here for the review.

Review of I. Finkelstein and N.A. Silberman, The Bible Unearthed. El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile, 4/3/2007 (in Spanish); click here for the text of the review, and here for the English original of the text)