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« Brain D. Russell offersa close, well-informed literary-critical reading of the Song of the Sea in Exodus 15 and an insightful investigation of the Song's interpretive trajectory and theological significance in the development of ancient Israel's scriptural traditions. His analysis brings into clear focus the centrality of the Song in the compositional history and literary structure of the book of Exodus. Beyond this, Russell carefully examines the influence of the Song's distinctive language and themes on later compositions, especially Psalms 74, 77, and 78, whose beadings ascribe them to the Asaphite guild of cultic singers. In response to the contrary position of Martin Brenner in particular, Russell argues that the intertextual evidence favors a twelfth century date for the Song's composition, providing renewed support for the view defended on linguistic grounds by Frank M. Cross and David Noel Freedman a generation ago. Thus, this book makes a contribution both as exegesis of a keynote biblical text and as engagement in an ongoing scholarly conversation about the early history of Israelite literature.

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The Author: Brian D. Russell is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Richmond, Virginia.

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