Nine papers, some from a session at the November 1995 Society of Biblical Literature meeting and others written for the volume, offer tribute to Lieberman's contribution to interpreting biblical verses by combining insights derived both from Eastern Mediterranean culture and rabbinic literature. He was a professor of Talmud and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. One of the papers is in Hebrew. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)